Digimon Time Stranger

Digimon Story: Time Stranger contributed to highest ever Digimon IP annual profits, surpassing the 2000s anime, according to Bandai Namco

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Japanese ethics watchdog deliberates on a “certain anime featuring a cat-eared heavy smoker” after viewers complain about problematic content

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Super Real Mahjong Venus Returns

Super Real Mahjong Venus Returns developers practiced stripping in office “as reference” for the game’s meticulous 3D undressing scenes

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Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember

Wo Long 2 producer talks about open-world design, increased three-dimensionality in combat, and addressing parry criticism from the previous game 

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Taiko no tatsujin

Taiko no Tatsujin’s upcoming font rehaul might be related to Monotype’s controversial rise of font license fees for Japanese developers, users speculate

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Saya no Uta creator Gen Urobuchi’s debut visual novel Phantom of Inferno coming to Steam on September 4

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Apathy new title trailer

Apathy visual novel series creator Takiya Iijima shares positive stance on AI in indie development after new title’s trailer garners controversy

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Octopath Traveler 0

The Octopath Traveler team doesn’t have anything to announce quite yet, but is aware of the sky-high expectations for Octopath Traveler III, Asano says

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Dragon Quest VII gameplay

Square Enix debuts AI-powered QA testing platform in new collaboration with Google Gemini, built with backing from Japanese government

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Dead by Daylight devs advise the Obakeidoro team: Should developers trust data or user sentiment? Why is the Japanese player base so unique?

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Third-party investigation deems Shogakukan’s rehiring of convicted manga author as “complicity in a human rights violation.” Editor-in-charge draws criticism with new apology

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Kodansha launches project to turn “anime openings” for non-existent series into original IPs

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