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Play-to-Earn MMORPG MIR4’s poor Steam reviews haven’t stopped the game from topping 20,000 concurrent players
Play-to-Earn MMORPG MIR4’s poor Steam reviews haven’t stopped the game from topping 20,000 concurrent players. MIR4 lets you earn cryptocurrency, and has a plan to introduce NFT in the near future.
Apex Legends’ new Security Analyst is now monitoring the APAC servers & accepting cheat-related reports in JPN/ENG
Apex Legends’ new Security Analyst Rin Matsuoka is now on duty, monitoring the APAC servers & accepting cheat-related reports in Japanese/English. Matsuoka seems to be the “JP counterpart” of Security Analyst Conor Ford.
New Kunio-kun game has been announced, set in the world of Three Kingdoms
New Kunio-kun game has been announced, set in the world of Three Kingdoms. Kunio-kun no Sangokushi dayo Zen’in Shuugou! will be developed by APlus, who has previously worked on River City: Rival Showdown and River City: Tokyo Rumble!
Animal Crossing: New Horizons – everything you’ll be able to do this September
Animal Crossing: New Horizons – everything you’ll be able to do this September. List of limited seasonal items & events along with major changes in the critter lineup.
Food Delivery Battle, an Uber Eats-esque action game is now available on Steam
Food Delivery Battle, an Uber Eats-esque action game is now available on Steam. The game is compatible with VRoid Hub, meaning, you can import characters created by other users.
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Japan Air Self Defense Force’s furry mascots stir up controversy among Japanese politicians
Japan’s Ministry of Defense unveiled the cover of the February issue of their official magazine, which has caused some controversy for featuring sexualized furry characters.
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
Japanese convenience store gives Donkey Kong Country Returns HD buyers a real banana
Those who buy the upcoming Switch game Donkey Kong Country Returns HD at Lawson stores in Japan get a surprise potassium-packed snack.