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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

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

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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

Interviews

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

Interviews

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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Chinese game regulation: Genshin Impact, Shin Megami Tensei and Naruto cited in leaked document

Chinese game regulation: Genshin Impact, Shin Megami Tensei and Naruto cited in leaked document. “Japanese anime culture” and “Giving the player the option of choosing between good and evil” falls under the target as well.

Yuki Kurosawa

2021-10-01 19:29

Dusk Diver 2 will release in 2022, with new features & more collaboration with Taipei eateries

Dusk Diver 2 will release in 2022, with new features & more collaboration with Taipei eateries. More playable characters, more places to visit.

Keiichi Yokoyama

2021-10-01 18:18

Are Genshin Impact’s 1-year anniversary rewards enough? It depends on which region you ask

Are Genshin Impact’s 1-year anniversary rewards enough? It depends on which region you ask. Genshin Impact players in Japan seem to have had a generally positive reaction.

Sayoko Narita

2021-10-01 13:51