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Konami is selling Castlevania NFT art to celebrate the series’ 35th anniversary
Konami is selling Castlevania NFT art to celebrate the series’ 35th anniversary. the “KONAMI MEMORIAL NFT” includes game scenes from past titles, BGMs, and newly drawn visuals.
Japanese developer abandons a successfully crowdfunded shmup project, supposedly due to lack of payment
Japanese developer abandons a successfully crowdfunded shmup project, supposedly due to lack of payment. The contractual details between related parties are unknown.
Genshin Impact female characters get less revealing outfits, possibly due to regulations in China
Genshin Impact sees 4 female characters get less revealing alternate outfits. These new outfits may become the default in China.
Pro gamer Justin Wong gets Daigo’d to start the new year
Pro gamer Justin Wong gets Daigo’d to start the new year. Recreating the legendary EVO 2004 moment.
Pokémon Sword and Shield Ranked Battle Series 12 allows for two restricted Legendary Pokémon
Pokémon Sword and Shield Ranked Battle Series 12 allows for two restricted Legendary Pokémon. Series 12 will run from February 1 to September 1.
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Attack on Titan voice actor Yuki Kaji releases official voice synthesizer to counter people feeding his voice to AI without permission
Top Japanese voice actor Yuki Kaji has crowdfunded and released official synthesized voices to tackle unauthorized generative AI use.
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.
nintendo
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.
