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2024-05-30 15:37

“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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2024-05-30 14:51

PS5 is the most profitable PlayStation console, Sony reveals 

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2024-05-30 11:43

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

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2024-05-30 11:36

Bleach Brave Souls coming to Xbox and Nintendo Switch with some tweaks 

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2024-05-29 19:10

Raise aquatic macho dudes in this cozy aquarium sim

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2024-05-29 18:50

A Japanese dev compared Koei Tecmo’s musou games to PowerWash Simulator, and it’s oddly accurate 

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2024-05-29 16:23

Like a Dragon dev says simultaneous worldwide multi-platform releases helped reduce crunch culture 

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2024-05-29 14:53

Shonen Jump praised for “imitating” Nintendo Direct 

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2024-05-29 12:43

Why did Metal Gear Solid 2’s main protagonist get so much hate? 

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2024-05-29 12:41

Koei Tecmo’s investors lower expectations due to small number of major titles in 2024/25 pipeline 

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2024-05-28 18:51

“60% to the developer, 40% to the publisher.” We asked a solo dev about their bold public pitch to game publishers 

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2024-05-28 15:44

Azur Lane forced to censor illustrations on X, publisher says X’s standards are a “mystery” 

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