Platform 8 by Kotake Create

The Exit 8 creator releases official sequel “Platform 8”, with similar backroom vibes and new gameplay 

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Monster Hunter: World

Monster Hunter: World to finally release on Xbox in Japan, only six years later 

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Hakurei Reimu as seen in Touhou Hopeless Masquerade

Touhou Project creator updates fan game guideline, asks indie creators to refrain from crowdfunding  

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Kingdom Come Deliverance in-game screenshot

Kingdom Come: Deliverance’s ambitious Nintendo Switch port took 2 years of work, lead programmer reveals details

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Dragon Slayer 4 mobile version character sprites

Games you own could become unplayable – a Japanese gamer’s fight to get an old RPG running highlights preservation issues 

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Persona 3 Reload ending scene featuring Aigis

Why does Persona 3 Reload’s protagonist have such a hard time finding love? 

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Monster Hunter Wilds Kubfu encounter

Monster Hunter Wilds trailer drop reveals dynamic world, new mounts, pack-like monster behaviors and much more 

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Protagonist seen in Dynasty Warriors Origins trailer

Dynasty Warriors: Origins announced for Steam, PS5 and Xbox, promising 1 vs. 1,000 hack and slash action 

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Gwynevere as seen in Dark Souls

FromSoftware and Hidetaka Miyazaki revered for their genius amidst recent “big girl boom” in Japan 

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Kaito Royale by DeNa

“We were making 10 million a month with just a two-man team” developer describes the heyday of Japanese mobile/browser games 

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Image of Playstation 5 consoles and controllers

PS5 is the most profitable PlayStation console, Sony reveals 

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Cool Japan official logo

Video games and anime will be the “core industries” of Japan’s updated Cool Japan strategy for economic growth 

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