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

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

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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

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

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

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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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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

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

Interviews

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

Interviews

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

Interviews, PR

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

Interviews

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

Interviews

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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Pumpkin Festival game available now: Carve pumpkins & share your creations

Mayor Bones Proudly Presents: Ghost Town’s 1000th Annual Pumpkin Festival is available now on itch.io. Carve pumpkins and share your creations.

Sayoko Narita

2021-10-21 22:58

Murder House’s Nintendo Switch icon is brimming with horror, becoming a hot topic

Puppet Combo’s Murder House Nintendo Switch icon is brimming with horror, becoming a hot topic. The game was removed from the Nintendo eShop in Japan, possibly due to rating related issues.

Taijiro Yamanaka

2021-10-21 14:09

Graveyard Keeper – Better Save Soul DLC announced, coming to PC on Oct. 27

Graveyard Keeper – Better Save Soul DLC announced, coming to PC (Steam/GOG.com) on Oct. 27. Better Save Soul will include 6-12 hours of gameplay, along with “remote craft control” feature.

Aki Nogishi

2021-10-21 11:43