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Crackdown on Japanese mobile game cheat makers and buyers found successful
Japanese game developer PONOS has announced that charges were filed against 19 suspects who allegedly created or purchased tampered game data of The Battle Cats, a free-to-play tower defense game.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel releases on PC and consoles as a free-to-play title
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel releases on PC and consoles as a free-to-play title. Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel lets players play the official Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game digitally.
PLAYISM GAME SHOW 2022 to be held on Jan. 22 (PST)
Japanese indie game publisher PLAYISM has announced the schedule for their online event PLAYISM GAME SHOW 2022. It is scheduled to take place on January 22 at 23:00 PST (January 23 at 16:00 JST).
Banjo-Kazooie is coming to Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack on Jan. 20
Banjo-Kazooie is coming to Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack on January 20. Banjo-Kazooie is a 3D action game initially released for the Nintendo 64 in 1998.
Japanese politician reacts to Forza Horizon 5 livery of himself
Japanese politician Taro Kono reacts to Forza Horizon 5 livery of himself. Some Twitter users seem to think it’s a picture of a real car.
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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.