Masafumi Takada

In The Hundred Line, even the “everyday” song is designed to fill you with unease. Masafumi Takada on creating “pop dissonance” and drawing from ancient Japanese music 

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Elin State of the Game January 2026

Steam open-world roguelike Elin publishes official newsletter for January. Latest updates, community news, and an open call for ASMR submissions 

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Assassins Creed: Shadows

Former Ubisoft Osaka employee dismisses claims about shares plummeting “because of DEI” 

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Umigari

Chilla’s Art’s creepy fishing game UMIGARI coming to Steam on February 4 

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This Game is Not Real

From slipping into unhealthy relationships to playing as a self-debugging game: 5 Japanese psychological horror indie games 

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Japanese indie game in which you use your stupid little hamster as a war weapon of mass annihilation launches to Very Positive score on Steam

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Beast of Reincarnation

Beast of Reincarnation director explains why Japan was the perfect setting for the game 

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Palworld

Palworld developer Pocketpair requires game designer candidates to provide screenshots of their Steam libraries and playtime, according to CEO 

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Welcome to the Outcast's Restaurant! OrderRush

Welcome to the Outcast’s Restaurant! series gets restaurant management mobile game 

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Valve rules Japanese blackjack-based RPG not guilty of “bikini armor crimes.” Brave x Junction’s Steam version now back in previously banned regions

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Horii Yuji Abashiri Ambassador

Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii appointed Japanese city’s tourism ambassador after revitalizing its popularity with his 1984 murder mystery 

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Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties

The story of Yakuza Kiwami 3’s Dark Ties spin-off was based on the Yakuza Online mobile game, according to series producer 

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