Navinosuke

Metal Slug’s dev team made a GPS-based game 15 years before Pokémon Go, but never got to release it 

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Yoko Taro laments loss of sexy NieR: Automata cosplayers as they switch to cosplaying Goddess of Victory: NIKKE

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Stellar Blade

The biggest reason for Stellar Blade’s success is its combat, says former Sony chief 

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How Deltarune and Undertale use manual story progression to make you laugh

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Bandai Namco 021 Fund

Bandai Namco to invest more heavily in game studios through its startup investment fund 

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Stellar Blade

Stellar Blade is number one on Steam’s Top Sellers chart in Japan 

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 makes parrying and dodging easier in Story Mode, allowing for a more traditional turn-based RPG experience 

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Metal Slug

Metal Slug veterans to unveil “phantom game” they made 20 years ago but never announced 

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Hideo Kojima was harassed by hordes of autograph hounds at SXSW 2025. “It was like a zombie movie”

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The Hundred Line Last Defense Academy

The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy writer recommends what to play next if you liked the Killing Game Route

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Gradius 5

Konami’s Gradius 5 delisted from PS3 with slim chances of future port or re-release 

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Shiro Neko Project

Japanese game developer says 80% of staff uses generative AI in their work 

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