Struggling Japanese gacha game company secures about $32.7 million through Arab investment firm, plans to invest in new games, crypto and gold
According to the CEO, KLab was on the brink of running out of cash-on-hand prior to the alliances.
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Editor-in-Chief since October 2023.
She grew up playing Duke Nukem and Wolfenstein with her dad, and is now enamored with obscure Japanese video games and internet culture. Currently devoted to growing Automaton West to the size of its Japanese sister-site, while making sure to keep news concise and developer stories deep and stimulating.
Square Enix’s major shareholder drops 100-page presentation criticizing how the company is managed, rallies other shareholders
3D Investment Partners, an activist investor who owns a major stake in Square Enix, is pushing for the company to reconsider its mid-term strategy.
“I don’t care if it doesn’t sell, I just want to make the game I want to make” Japanese streamer-turned-game dev on why he invested $160k into a niche passion project
Yoshinama, the YouTuber-turned-game dev behind Mamon King, talks about why he sacrificed his savings for the monster-raising sim.
Tekken lead Katsuhiro Harada to leave Bandai Namco at the end of 2025
Longtime Tekken series producer Katsuhiro Harada has announced that he will be leaving Bandai Namco at the end of the year.
“Rare pull probability was zero until the 51st draw.” Korean developer fined by antitrust watchdog over deceptive gacha practices
Webzen has been fined after Korea's Fair Trade Commission discovered deceptive gacha mechanics in MMORPG MU Archangel.
Monster Hunter Stories 3 team considered switching from turn-based to a “trendier” action RPG format early on, but decided to stick to the series’ identity
Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection director Kenji Oguro talks about why the subseries has stuck to turn-based battles.
Sequel to “worst game ever made” delayed as Steam approval process draws out
Hong Kong 2097, the official sequel to the infamous homebrew SNES game Hong Kong 97, will not be releasing in December 2025 as originally planned.
One year after launch, Dragon Ball Sparking! ZERO is still attracting over 1 million players every month
After selling 3 million copies within 24 hours of launch, Dragon Ball Sparking! ZERO is seeing enduring popularity, according to the developers.
“For us developers, the higher the console specs, the better.” Japanese creator explains why performance matters even when it seems “underused”
Japanese game director pitches in on how high-performance consoles can reduce development costs, even with games that don't "look" high-spec.
Monster Hunter Wilds director’s offhand comment sparks misplaced outrage among Japanese fans about “Rise erasure” and “internal strife between dev teams”
Monster Hunter Wilds director Yuya Tokuda made a statement during the 2025 PlayStation Partner Awards that some fans weren't happy about.
Japanese video streaming platform abruptly announces “viewing deadline” for anime and shows users have already purchased as it pivots away from single-purchase content
Rakuten TV has been met with public outrage over the way it's phasing out single-purchase content on the platform.
Yes, Ghost in the Shell’s director is obsessed with Fallout 4, but you’ll never guess what he’s actually doing in the game
These are the eccentric self-imposed rules Mamoru Oshii has been using to play Fallout 4, his ideal game, for eight years.