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Stellar Blade
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2026-01-13 13:58

Stellar Blade director says using AI will be essential for competing with overwhelming manpower of China and US developers 

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2026-01-09 23:00

Blue Archive producer says the creative industry is facing an “AI slop” problem, linking to consumer distrust. “Of course they’re going to react negatively”

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2026-01-09 22:00

Pokémon: The First Movie’s English dub criticized in Japan 30 years later for heavily altered dialogue that compromises core themes 

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2026-01-09 18:27

Umamusume developer Cygames establishes dedicated AI studio for creating “safe and secure” in-house models

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2026-01-09 17:00

Solo-developed Japanese open-world RPG Elin sells over 350,000 copies on Steam. Overseas playerbase steadily growing too, says dev

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2026-01-08 23:00

Indie games have the highest growth potential in the Japanese “otaku market” in 2026, study suggests

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2026-01-08 22:00

Monster Hunter Wilds’ buying price drops to $0.11 USD in Japanese used goods store

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2026-01-08 19:04

Trails developer Nihon Falcom to shift focus on increasing number of released titles per year and publishing more Switch 2 ports. Six unannounced titles currently in development

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2026-01-08 16:25

Needy Streamer Overload devs’ new supernatural “little sister” visual novel gets over 10,000 Steam Wishlists on its first day

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2026-01-08 12:50

Japanese statue manufacturer announces life-sized Berserk bust, statues of King of Fighters Mai Shiranui, Ghost of Yōtei Atsu, and 27 other game and anime characters

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2026-01-07 22:00

Sword Art Online director believes Japanese anime has the potential to replace Hollywood, but “focusing too much on global appeal could lead to failure”

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2026-01-07 18:58

AI-generated isekai novel that won a literary contest Grand Prize and Reader’s Choice award has its book publication and manga adaptation cancelled

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