“I’m sorry I doubted you, you’re a real Suikoden game.” Japanese players weigh in on Suikoden Star Leap following domestic launch
Japanese Suikoden fans discuss Star Leap's story, gacha system and faitfullness to the series.
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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.
Bankruptcies among Japanese mobile game developers surge to record pace in 2026, data shows
In just the first six months of 2026, ten Japanese game companies involved in mobile game development filed for bankruptcy.
Square Enix sees 88% profit growth, citing strong performance across all categories of its video game business
Fantasy VII Rebirth and "The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales" drove profits in the HD game/console sector.
Japanese ethics watchdog deliberates on a “certain anime featuring a cat-eared heavy smoker” after viewers complain about problematic content
While the committee had somewhat mixed opinions, the topic will not be pursued any further.
Wo Long 2 producer talks about open-world design, increased three-dimensionality in combat, and addressing parry criticism from the previous game
Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember producer Masakazu Hirayama on some of the game's new and inherited features.
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
The developers ask fans to "keep looking forward to what comes next."
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
Several months after the Shogakukan Manga One scandal, a 106-page investigation report on the case has been published by a third-party committee.
Renya Setoguchi, author of “Overwhelmingly Positive” visual novel Hira Hira Hihiru, announces new project Hyakubyaku
This will be studio BA-KU's second self-published title.
Debanked adult game developers in Japan face tax nightmare as they still get taxed on income they’re blocked from receiving, indie creator says
The developer believes that receiving overseas revenue from adult games has grown significantly more difficult over the past five years.
Azur Lane to sell premium rice balls made from rice that listened to gyaru ASMR throughout its entire cultivation
The ASMR was "administered" to the rice through speakers installed at the rice fields as well as individually, by headphones.
Drunken Rogue, a dungeon-crawling RPG where heroines get stronger the drunker they become, launches on Steam on August 21
Drunken Rogue follows adventurer Lita as she sets out to find precious booze hidden in the Vampire King's Castle.
Upcoming anime survival horror shooter ANOMALITH is seeing unprecedented popularity outside of Japan, and developer FuRyu wants to know why
Since the start of ANOMALITH's demo period, Wishlists from English-speaking users have been pouring in.