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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.
A nearly $12,000 Final Fantasy VI Statue even has series creator Sakaguchi bewildered
Square Enix has begun accepting preorders for their “SQEX MASTERLINE FFVI” statue. The statue is priced at a whopping 1,485,000 yen, which is around $11,592.
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Non-gaming news
“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.
