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On-site indie game exhibit Tokyo Game Dungeon announced
On-site indie game exhibit Tokyo Game Dungeon announced. The first exhibit is scheduled to take place on August 7 JST at the Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Trade Center Hamamatsucho-Kan.
Needy Streamer Overload surpasses 200,000 sales and a troupe of buff dudes dance to celebrate
Needy Streamer Overload (known as NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE in Japan) surpasses 200,000 sales and a troupe of buff dudes dance to celebrate.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel has surpassed 10 million downloads
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel has surpassed 10 million downloads. And to celebrate passing the 10 million mark, Konami has announced plans for an in-game campaign where players will receive 1,000 gems for logging in.
Pokémon Legends: Arceus players are posting “physics gone wild” moments
Pokémon Legends: Arceus players are posting “physics gone wild” moments. From Alpha Snorlax flying off to Alpha Stantler circling around the trunk of a tree like a propeller.
Bandai Namco Studios is developing in-house game engine capable of making open world games
Bandai Namco Studios stated that they’re currently working on an in-house game engine capable of use in large-scale projects, such as open world games.
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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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Pokémon Red and Green are no longer the top selling Pokémon games in Japan
Nintendo reveals that the highest selling Pokémon game generation in Japan has changed for the first time in 28 years.