Palworld’s major update Feybreak releases on December 23
Palworld’s next major update, with a new island six times bigger than Sakurajima, is scheduled to drop on December 23 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.
Like a Dragon’s RGG Studio is working on new game Project Century, set in 1915 Japan
The developers of the Like a Dragon series have revealed that they are working on a brand-new game, tentatively titled Project Century.
Elden Ring NIGHTREIGN, a new co-op survival game by FromSoftware, announced for 2025
FromSoftware and Bandai Namco Entertainment just announced Elden Ring NIGHTREIGN, a brand-new co-op spin-off to Elden Ring.
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth coming to PC on January 23, 2025
Square Enix announced that the PC version of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth will be released on January 23 on Steam and Epic Games Store.
Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, developed by the creators of Blasphemous, announced for Summer 2025
Dotemu announces Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, a new entry to Koei Tecmo's Ninja Gaiden series. The title is being developed by the Game Kitchen.
Level-5 warns that harassment of their employees will not be tolerated in new user policy
In response to cases of excessive language and behavior towards their employees, Level-5 published a new “Customer Harassment Policy."
HoYoverse wins $1.5 million lawsuit against hacker who made Genshin Impact cheat tools
A "self-proclaimed hacker" has been ordered to pay $1.5 million in damages to Genshin Impact publisher HoYoverse.
A rare game Japanese collectors have been buying for millions of yen just released on the Switch for $40 dollars
SNK's newly launched ACA NEOGEO Selections 1 and 2 include a rare game that's fetching prices around 3 million yen among collectors.
Credit card restrictions are spreading even to Japanese platforms for women’s adult content, including audio dramas and BL doujinshi
The recent trend of payment processors suspending Visa and MasterCard payment on Japanese platforms has spread to womens' adult entertainment.
Nintendo now owns 100% of Monolith Soft
Nintendo has finally acquired the remaining 4% of Monolith Soft's shares, making it a wholly-owned subsidiary.
Japanese game developer COLOPL partners with Stable Diffusion’s developer, garnering criticism
Colopl, known for co-developing Square Enix's Dragon Quest Walk, is partnering with Stability AI to introduce gen AI into their development.
Kadokawa’s employees are reportedly optimistic about a Sony buyout because they’re itching for a change in leadership
Statements by Kadokawa employees offer a new perspective on the publisher's potential acquisition by Sony Group.