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RGG Studio's programmer team

Like a Dragon’s programmers talk about the struggles involved in making game-breaking mechanics like Kiryu’s Dragon Resurgence

Suda51

Interview: Suda51 on the resurrection of Shadows of the Damned, his undying love for Zelda, and getting more directly involved in game development

Steam Deck

The Steam Deck has seen widespread success, but it’s not stopping there. We ask Valve about the Steam Deck’s challenges and future goals

Project SEKAI feat. H

The secret behind Project SEKAI COLORFUL STAGE! feat. Hatsune Miku’s super expressive animations. We asked the devs how Live2D makes it happen

GPTRACK50

Led by Japanese industry veterans, studio GPTRACK50 uses an unusual development style its members have “always wanted to try out”

Master Detective Archives Rain Code

Interview: From abilities that transcend human understanding to fully 3D scenes that left no room for error, Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE involved challenges incomparably bigger than Danganronpa

Sicko Snap

Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth’s Sicko Snap was created to solve a very real problem during development. Series director and lead planner talk about the behind-the-scenes of Yakuza content-making

RGG Studio's programmer team

Like a Dragon’s programmers talk about the struggles involved in making game-breaking mechanics like Kiryu’s Dragon Resurgence

Interview: Suda51 on the resurrection of Shadows of the Damned, his undying love for Zelda, and getting more directly involved in game development

The Steam Deck has seen widespread success, but it’s not stopping there. We ask Valve about the Steam Deck’s challenges and future goals

Project SEKAI feat. H

The secret behind Project SEKAI COLORFUL STAGE! feat. Hatsune Miku’s super expressive animations. We asked the devs how Live2D makes it happen

Led by Japanese industry veterans, studio GPTRACK50 uses an unusual development style its members have “always wanted to try out”

Master Detective Archives Rain Code

Interview: From abilities that transcend human understanding to fully 3D scenes that left no room for error, Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE involved challenges incomparably bigger than Danganronpa

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Warhammer 40000 Space Marine 2 Soulslike

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 allows for some great Soulslike combat

Warhammer 40K Space Marine 2’s melee combat offers accessible Soulslike gameplay- but you can always whip out the big guns if you are struggling.

Carlos “Zoto” Zotomayor

2024-09-24 11:53

Chained Echoes

After lengthy delays, Chained Echoes physical copies are finally in stock for PS4

The long-awaited “Regular Edition” of Chained Echoes is now in stock for PS4, according to the game’s creator.

2024-09-20 13:24

Editor’s choices

Japanese Street Fighter 6 players can’t rename themselves after Terry Bogard’s Triple Geyser because it has the word “gey” in it

Japanese Street Fighter 6 players can’t rename themselves after Terry Bogard’s Triple Geyser because it has the word “gey” in it

Pokémon size variations create surprisingly different impressions in Scarlet and Violet

Pokémon size variations create surprisingly different impressions in Scarlet and Violet

Non-gaming news

Indie games

Shashingo: Learn Japanese with Photography PC Nintendo Switch indie language learning game

Indie Games, News

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.

new Deltarune chapter 1 and 2 Toby Fox

2024-11-22 11:34

Toby Fox is releasing a new build of Deltarune Chapter 1 and 2

nintendo

Super Nintendo World Japan Shigeru Miyamoto and Donkey Kong pose

2024-11-12 11:18

Nintendo to open new Donkey Kong Country area at Super Nintendo World in Japan and the USA