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Earth Defense Force 6 to release August 25 in Japan. hololive VTuber decoys announced as early-purchase bonuses
Earth Defense Force 6 to release August 25 in Japan. hololive VTuber (Shirakami Fubuki, Nakiri Ayam, and Ookami Mio) decoys announced as early-purchase bonuses.
R-Type Tactics I & II remakes are in development, and they’ll likely support online multiplayer
Remakes of R-Type Tactics (known as R-Type Command in the West) and R-Type Tactics II: Operation Bitter Chocolate are in development. The developer Granzella considers online multiplayer support to be an essential feature for the remakes.
Japan: record-breaking 55 new games launched in a single day for the Nintendo Switch
A whopping 55 new titles launched on April 28 for the Nintendo Switch in Japan. That’s a record-breaking number of new releases happening on the same day, as far as we can check.
River City Saga: Three Kingdoms to release on July 21 for Steam, PS4, and Switch
Beat ‘em up RPG River City Saga: Three Kingdoms is launching outside of Japan on July 21, 2022, for PC (Steam), PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch. The price is set at $29.99.
Yuji Naka sued Square Enix for removing him from Balan Wonderworld’s directorial role
Yuji Naka of Sonic the Hedgehog fame has stated on Twitter that he prosecuted Square Enix for discharging him from Balan Wonderworld’s directorial role just six months before launch. Naka went on to say that the trial is now finished and explained why he thinks Square Enix doesn’t care about their fans.
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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.