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Monochrome Mobius: Rights and Wrongs Forgotten is coming to Steam October 20 [UPDATE]
Monochrome Mobius: Rights and Wrongs Forgotten, a new JRPG being developed by Aquaplus to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Utawarerumono series, is coming to Steam on October 20.
A glimpse of Katamari creator Keita Takahashi’s new game has been revealed
Publisher Annapurna Interactive has released a short teaser trailer for a new title from Uvula, a studio led by Keita Takahashi. As of now, the title is listed as “???” and no information regarding supported platforms or a release date have been revealed.
Cygames has acquired the Metal Max IP and is planning a reboot with the original creator
Cygames has announced the acquisition of the Metal Max IP from Kadokawa and Kadokawa Games. The Metal Max series creator Hiroshi Miyaoka is also transferring to Cygames to work as a director.
A monster illustration contest judged by Vanillaware is going on now
A fantasy monster illustration contest is currently being held with the winners being selected by Nippon Ichi Software and Vanillaware. GrimGrimoire OnceMore, a game both companies were involved with, was recently released in Japan.
Lost Epic resumes sales on the PS Store after being delisted due to a pricing error
One or Eight and Team EARTH WARS have resumed sales of the PS4/PS5 version of Lost Epic after correcting its price. The game was released on July 28 but when it became apparent that it was listed on the PlayStation Store at an incorrect price, the game was temporarily delisted.
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“Let’s meet again in hell” Japanese out-of-print manga archive Manga Library Z begrudgingly shuts down, but swears to be back
After having all of its payment options disabled, Manga Library Z officially shut down on November 26, but J-Comi promises to bring it back.
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.
nintendo
Nintendo cracks down on Switch game piracy, seeking information disclosure from Google and Reddit to identify suspects
Nintendo of America hopes to gain information from 8 tech companies to identify individuals involved in Nintendo Switch game piracy.
