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Splatoon 3’s blue ink causes visibility issues for many players during the Splatfest
Splatoon 3 is holding a new Splatfest to celebrate the impending release of Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet. However, not long after the Splatfest began, many players began to report that the blue ink was making things difficult to see.
Sword Art Online-style fan-made app launcher is praised by users on Steam
SAO Utils 2: Progressive is a customizable 3D app launcher for PC inspired by popular light novel and anime series Sword Art Online. It has proven to be a very popular tool, both in terms of its Sword Art Online-style design and its practical use.
Shinonome is Breath of Fire character designer’s new haunted house roguelike escape game
Shinonome is a roguelike escape game based around the concept of a haunted house in the Edo period. The game was created by WODAN, a studio formed by Kenichi Iwao (FFXIV, Resident Evil) and Tatsuya Yoshikawa (Breath of Fire).
Metroid Prime devs once had to cool a GameCube in a freezer to test a hardware bug
Former Retro Studios member Zoid Kirsch has been looking back on his memories from the development of Metroid Prime and is sharing a number of stories on social media. One of the stories that is drawing a lot of attention is about the time they had to put a GameCube dev kit in a freezer.
Like a Dragon 8: More celebrity cameos revealed on a Japanese radio program
Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio representative Masayoshi Yokoyama has revealed that Utamaru of RHYMESTER and Risa Unai, would be appearing in Like a Dragon 8.
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Yaranaika meme’s source manga Kuso Miso Technique banned in Japan by Amazon
Kuso Miso Technique, the manga that inspired the immortal Yaranaika meme and recently crowdfunded an OVA adaptation, has been banned from Amazon in Japan.
Indie games
Learn Japanese by taking photos in this cozy new game (Updated)
Shashingo: Learn Japanese with Photography is a fun new language learning game that helps you learn everyday Japanese by taking photos.
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Nintendo and The Pokémon Company file lawsuit against PocketPair’s Palworld
A patent infringement lawsuit has been filed against Palworld dev PocketPair by Nintendo and The Pokémon Company.