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2026-01-04 00:01

Digimon Story: Time Stranger may have taken 8 years to make, but the team “is now gradually expanding in scale,” with various ideas for future games 

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2026-01-02 22:00

Minoru Arakawa, the man who never became CEO of Nintendo. Part 1: The humble beginnings of NOA, the creation of Mario, and a legendary lawsuit 

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2026-01-01 22:00

ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs paints a quaint picture of life as a repairman in 2000s Tokyo. Here are our demo impressions

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2025-12-31 22:00

From Atelier Ryza’s thick thighs being a product of the Japanese economic recession, to FGO causing a boom in demand for European 13th century classic: Automaton West’s top 5 most bizarre moments of 2025

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2025-12-30 22:00

“Final Fantasy 7 almost gave me a heart attack.” Japanese developers talk about their most memorable bugs

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2025-12-29 22:00

Stupid Never Dies was built in Unreal engine, but the devs wanted to “leave photorealistic graphics to the big guns.” Everything we know about Devil May Cry and Dragon’s Dogma producer’s new game

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2025-12-28 17:32

Cygames’s beloved JRPG Granblue Fantasy getting global Steam release 12 years after Japan launch 

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2025-12-27 22:00

From shooting your neighbors with baked fish missiles to flipping off cult members: 5 Japanese high-octane/crazy indie games 

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2025-12-27 12:00

Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond: Exclusive preview of new Emperor of Elements card from card set 5, Blossoming Fate. A formidable addition to the Runecraft class 

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2025-12-26 19:30

Silent Hill f Hinako’s name was literally a When they Cry series reference, says writer Ryukishi07. “I think it’s high time somebody noticed”

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2025-12-26 14:04

Key’s new romance visual novel anemoi release postponed to April. Devs “will be making no compromises” until the game reaches intended quality

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2025-12-26 12:37

Magical Girl Witch Trials devs’ “sickly sweet” adventure RPG about hunting down owners of toxic alt accounts to get official English Steam release in 2026 

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