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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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“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.
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Super Nintendo World’s new Donkey Kong Country area finally unveils its entrance in Japan
The entrance to Super Nintendo World’s new Donkey Kong Country expansion in Universal Studios Japan, Osaka has finally been unveiled.