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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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PS3/PS Vita: credit cards and other payment methods will no longer be usable on PS Store when accessed from PS3/PS Vita, starting Oct.27

PS3/PS Vita: credit cards and other payment methods will no longer be usable on PS Store when accessed from PS3/PS Vita, starting Oct. 27. Making CERO Z (18 or above) games unavailable for purchase through PS3/PS Vita in Japan

Taijiro Yamanaka

2021-10-05 19:58

Fighting sleep in Exhausted Man and fighting as Noel in MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA [Now Gaming]

Fighting sleep in Exhausted Man and fighting as Noel in MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA. Plus, finally completing Tales of Arise [Now Gaming]

AUTOMATON WEST

2021-10-05 14:48

Animal Crossing: New Horizons [October 2021] – everything you’ll be able to do this month

Animal Crossing: New Horizons [October 2021] – everything you’ll be able to do this month. List of seasonal items & events including Halloween, along with some changes in the critter lineup.

Tetsuya Yoshimoto

2021-10-04 16:51