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Japanese indie publisher PLAYISM looks back at 2020: the reasons for their breakthrough, and their biggest concerns
Japanese indie publisher PLAYISM looks back at 2020: the reasons for their breakthrough, and their biggest concerns.
10 things that photography sim Umurangi Generation gets right, according to a real photographer
10 things that photography sim Umurangi Generation gets “exactly right”, according to a real photographer
Indie game sells fewer than 10 copies its first week on Steam
Indie game KONSAIRI sells fewer than 10 copies its first week on Steam. Was it lack of marketing?
Popular Persona 3 song, “Burn My Dread”, distributed as “Burn My Bread” due to a typo
Popular Persona 3 song, “Burn My Dread”, distributed as “Burn My Bread” due to a typo.
Elon Musk’s Twitter post raises suspicions of him playing The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls
Elon Musk’s Twitter post raises suspicions of him playing The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls.
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Non-gaming news
Japan’s first fairly-trained certified AI image generation model is released, with the concept of a cute VTuber at art school
Mitsua Likes is a new AI image generation model trained solely on authorized images, valuing transparency and crediting source image creators.
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.
