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Japanese folklore inspired shmup KIKURA is coming to Steam on August 20
KIKURA is a retro-style shmup with time slowing and invincibility mechanics combined with a Japanese folklore aesthetic. The game takes place in a parallel world from our own called Utsushiyochigai where yokai and gods reside.
Attacker-chan! is a cute roguelike action game that’s coming to Steam in August
Attacker-chan! is a short 2.5D roguelike action game where cute girls fight out-of-control mechs. Players control the game’s protagonist, the blond-haired, blue-eyed Attacker-chan, and advance through the enemy base, all the while battling rampaging robots and avoiding shots from satellite guns.
Mystery adventure game Return to Shironagasu Island coming to Switch with full voice acting in November
Return to Shironagasu Island will be coming to the Nintendo Switch with full voice acting on November 17 (JST). Return to Shironagasu Island murder mystery board game was also announced.
A-Train: All Aboard! Tourism to receive a large-scale DLC pack in Japan
New paid DLC for the Nintendo Switch version of A-Train: All Aboard! Tourism called A列車で行こう ひろがる観光ライン (A Ressha de Ikou Hirogaru Kankou Line) will be released in Japan. It’ll expands on the tourism development options with new trains, buildings, and more.
A Final Fantasy arrangement compilation by Vocaloid producers has been announced
Square Enix has announced a new arrangement compilation CD called Electronica Tunes -FINAL FANTASY Series-. The album includes various songs from the Final Fantasy series that have been arranged by a number of different Vocaloid producers.
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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.