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Danganronpa creator says game devs should write their own scenarios rather than outsource, even if they’re not good writers
Danganronpa series creator Kazutaka Kodaka talked about his views on game scenario writing in a recently aired talk show.
Street Fighter’s legendary artist Akiman addresses Red Dead Revolver’s miraculous revival
Akiman, who worked on Red Dead Revolver’s character designs, recalls how Rockstar took over the prequel to Red Dead Redemption from Capcom.
Berserk official account calls out fan animation project for unauthorized use of Kentaro Miura’s IP
Hakusensha, the publisher of the Berserk manga series, calls out Studio Eclypse’s fan animation project for unauthorized use.
Atelier Yumia producer explains why the game’s sleek and sexy character designs pursue a more modern look than previous titles
Producer Junzo Hosoi explains how the character designs in Atelier Yumia are part of efforts to evolve the Atelier series and appeal to more players worldwide.
Dragon Quest series creator Yuji Horii is 70 years old, but has no plans to retire yet
Dragon Quest series creator Yuji Horii responds to questions about his age and potential retirement from game making.
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Non-gaming news
Attack on Titan voice actor Yuki Kaji releases official voice synthesizer to counter people feeding his voice to AI without permission
Top Japanese voice actor Yuki Kaji has crowdfunded and released official synthesized voices to tackle unauthorized generative AI use.
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.
2024-11-22 11:34
Toby Fox is releasing a new build of Deltarune Chapter 1 and 2
2024-11-21 12:17
Japanese indie dev issues warning about sophisticated Steam Key scam
nintendo
Pokémon Red and Green are no longer the top selling Pokémon games in Japan
Nintendo reveals that the highest selling Pokémon game generation in Japan has changed for the first time in 28 years.
