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Bandai Namco’s free co-op action game Goonect to release on May 27
Goonect will launch for free on Steam May 27. Goonect is a two-player cooperative 3D action game that’s being developed by GYAAR Studio, Bandai Namco Studios’ indie game label.
Chilla’s Art’s new Japanese horror game The Bathhouse announced for Steam
Chilla’s Art has opened a Steam page for their new horror game The Bathhouse. The release date has yet to be announced.
El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron is coming to Nintendo Switch [Update]
El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron is coming to Nintendo Switch. El Shaddai initially launched on PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2011, followed by a PC release in 2021.
Samurai Bringer is off to a good start, even selling well outside of Japan
Samurai Bringer is showing strong sales out of the gate. While PLAYISM didn’t provide us with numbers, they did say that the game is selling at a higher pace than they anticipated.
A fatal server failure causes a game in Japan to end service 5 months after launch
A fatal server failure causes Sensaku Sangokushi (戦策三国志) , a Three Kingdoms themed game, to end service in Japan 5 months after launch.
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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.