Synduality Echo of Ada

Bandai Namco’s Synduality Echo of Ada lets you “steal” other people’s pre-order DLC items through PVP, leading to chaos 

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Osamake anime adaptation

Becoming an immortal meme doesn’t mean success: Japanese author’s series stopped selling after its anime adaptation went viral for awkward animation 

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Dragons Dogma 2 combat

Video game patents are not a way to monopolize game mechanics, but to recover development costs, say Sega, Capcom and Konami legal experts 

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Tales of Graces f Remastered Tose

Tales of Graces f Remastered helped save Japanese support studio Tose from financial struggle 

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Marvel Rivals Spider-Man 2 outfit update

Marvel Rivals to add Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 suit to celebrate the latter’s PC launch 

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Dragon Quest 3 Zoma Dragon Quest III HD 2D Remake Mark of Erdrick

Dragon Quest 3: Five-year-old gets real Mark of Erdrick for beating the game  

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Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP

Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP to get long-awaited Photo Mode in February 2025 update 

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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Should developers be making the games they want or the games the industry needs? Masahiro Sakurai shares his insight

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Assassins Creed Shadows Yasuke

Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ Japanese Steam page drops term “samurai” from Yasuke’s description 

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Dynasty Warriors: Origins

Dynasty Warriors: Origins dominates Steam rankings in Japan  

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Street fighter 2 art Capcom veterans working on new game Kamitsuku Project under cave

Street Fighter 2 designer and other Capcom veterans working on new battle game under shmup dev Cave  

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Super Mario Bros. Wonder gameplay screenshot

Nintendo’s attorney weighs in on what makes emulators illegal 

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