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2026-01-17 00:00

Almost 80% of Japanese game developers say their annual income has increased in the past year, according to CEDEC survey report

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2026-01-16 23:00

Yakuza 3 was a game with many rough edges, and making a good remake meant confronting that reality, says director  

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2026-01-16 22:00

Keep Digging developers to sponsor real-life national hole-digging competition in Japan 

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2026-01-16 17:06

Historical eroge TRPG Sengoku Rance gets Steam store page 

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2026-01-16 12:34

Stellar Blade developer Shift Up makes donation to local families in need, intends to stay “committed to fulfilling social responsibilities”  

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2026-01-16 12:00

The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy was actually “two games in one” all along, publisher reveals

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2026-01-16 02:00

Gunpla-inspired model kit assembly simulator Mech Builder 3D releases on Steam 

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2026-01-16 01:00

Days with My Stepsister author explains why some anime never end up getting a second season. “Even if we had the budget, it would be too difficult to assemble the original team again”

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2026-01-16 00:01

Japanese studios like Nihon Falcom can’t compete with China and Korea in development scale and capital, but they can in individuality and creative spirit, CEO says

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2026-01-15 23:00

Nintendo bans infamous Japanese “Adult Only” Animal Crossing island. Creator says “Thanks for turning a blind eye all these years”

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Jujutsu Kaisen The Culling Game
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2026-01-15 22:00

More sequels, and even more remakes of 90s and 00s hits. Anime industry research report predicts eight major trends for 2026 

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2026-01-15 14:52

Former Blue Archive developers’ studio working on new RPG following cancellation of controversial Project KV 

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