Tales of Legendia fans hopeful for a remaster or remake as the title gets dedicated anniversary event in July 2025
2005's Tales of Legendia, one of the Tales series' most underrated entries, will be getting a dedicated event this year.
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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.
Japanese archive of out-of-print manga crowdfunded back into existence following Visa and Mastercard suspensions
The digital manga archive Manga Library Z is officially coming back in April 25, after readers crowdfunded its re-launch.
Death Stranding 2 dominates top four spots on Japan pre-order ranking
In its first week of pre-orders, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach was the most pre-ordered game in Japanese charts.
Madoka Magica Magia Exedra zooms past 1 million pre-registered players ahead of launch
Aniplex's new licensed Madoka RPG has achieved a whopping 1 million pre-registrations ahead of its March 27 launch.
Japan’s AAA game industry performs strongly as 5 out of 8 major companies hit record-breaking share prices
Five out of eight of Japan's major publicly traded AAA game companies have seen share prices reach all-time highs in the past two months.
Atelier Yumia’s development scale was the largest in the franchise’s history, according to Koei Tecmo
According to a Koei Tecmo Games executive officer, Aterlier Yumia was Gust's largest undertaking to date in terms of development scale.
Like a Dragon cleverly avoids complaints about reused assets by getting players emotionally attached to its recurring locations
RGG Studio developers talk about how they give locations emotional significance, avoiding player dissatisfaction about reused assets.
Visions of Mana director talks about premature closure of NetEase Games’ Ouka Studios and his experience working there
Visions of Mana co-director Kenji Ozawa addresses closure of NetEase Games-owned Ouka Studios following establishment of his own company.
Japanese shrine once repaired thanks to Ghost of Tsushima fans bans all tourists after “unforgivable act of disrespect”
The Watazumi Shrine, which has ties to Ghost of Tsushima, has banned all tourists from its sacred grounds following a serious incident.
Ender Lilies had strong rivals like Hollow Knight in the metroidvania genre, but it sought to distinguish itself with its anime-style art
Ender Lilies and Ender Magnolia director Keisuke Okabe on how Live Wire and Adglobe sought to stand out among other metroidvanias.
Former Devil May Cry and Dragon’s Dogma producer on why it’s vital to choose your target audience, whether Japanese or overseas, and stick to it
Veteran Capcom producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi talks about the role of a game producer and how it has changed with the years.
What made Ender Magnolia “Overwhelmingly Positive”? A balance between story and gameplay rarely seen in metroidvanias was one factor, devs say
Ender Lilies and Ender Magnolia lead game designer Yasuhiro Yokoyama talks about the series' balance of gameplay and narrative.