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Elden Ring player beats the game while over-encumbered
YouTuber Iron Pineapple uploaded a video titled “Can You Beat Elden Ring While Over the MAX Equip Load?” and as the title suggests, they challenged themselves to clear the game in an over-encumbered state, which comes with a great deal of hardship.
Nintendo Switch games are being used for fraud on Japanese CtoC marketplace Mercari [Update]
Japanese marketplace Mercari has updated its guidelines to state that all sales of Nintendo Switch download cards/codes are now prohibited to prevent fraud.
Weak yen causes the prices of Razer products to go up in Japan
Razer has announced that the company will revise the prices of its products in Japan, starting May 10. The prices of over 40 Razer products are going up due to a sharp fluctuation in the exchange rate.
Bandai Namco Research’s 3D motion datasets are available for free & can be used for AI R&D purposes
Bandai Namco Research has made a portion of its 3D motion datasets available for free on GitHub. They are meant to be used for AI research and development, and can’t be used for commercial purposes.
MaidSouls, a monochrome katana-wielding maid action game, is in development
MaidSouls is a third-person action game set in a monochrome world. You play as a katana/gun wielding maid. An alpha version is available on PC.
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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.