Blue Archive terminates event suspected of violating Steam policies, apologizes for “inconvenience”
Blue Archives players will not be receiving promised in-game freebies in exchange for the game reaching 10,000 Steam reviews.
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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.
Major Japanese co-development studio Tose decides to prioritize console game development in face of mobile market’s saturation
As Japan's mobile market grows increasingly saturated, contract developer Tose will be prioritizing orders for console games over mobile games.
Pokémon card shop robbed of valuable cards by other Pokémon card shop a few blocks away
The manager of a trading card shop threatened a fellow shop-owner with a knife and stole $94,000 dollars worth of Pokemon cards and cash.
Despite existing for 22 years and facing a multi-million-dollar scandal over rigged loot boxes, this MMORPG is more popular than ever
After losing players' trust in a loot box scandal in 2021, Wiznet and Nexon's MMORPG MapleStory is seeing its second heyday in Korea.
Koei Tecmo made significant investments in further development of its in-house game engine, the Katana Engine
Koei Tecmo is committed to developing its own Katana Engine, as opposed to relying on third-party engines like Unity or Unreal Engine.
NIS America saw a large-scale decline in profits in the past year
NIS America's financial results for the fiscal year ended March 2025 showed a 59.4% decline in ordinary profit and 61.3% decrease in net profit.
Nintendo ace Shigeru Miyamoto’s background in industrial design explains his pragmatic “product, not art” approach to making games, former colleague says
A look into Shigeru Miyamoto's roots in industrial design and how this has shaped his and Nintendo's approach to making games.
LoveR dating sim series to release in English for the first time with LoveR Kiss Endless Memories
Sweet One's dating sim and photography game LoveR Kiss Endless Memories will get a Steam release in English - a first for the series.
Final Fantasy 9 director hints at connection between 2001: A Space Odyssey and the game’s Trance system
Final Fantasy 9 director shares a mysterious bit of trivia regarding the origin of the game's unique Trance system.
Why does Umamusume: Pretty Derby have specific rules against sexual or violent fanart?
A look into Cygames' guidelines for Uma Musume: Pretty Derby fanart and why it's important for the game's survival.
Developers of multibillion-dollar game Dungeon Fighter Online go on strike, accuse company of slashing bonuses despite record-high revenue
The labor union of Neople - developer of Dungeon Fighter Online and First Berseker: Khazan has been on strike since June 26.
(Updated) Valve cooperates in blocking Steam mod in Korea for depicting “historical revisionism”
Valve complied with a request from South Korea’s Game Rating and Administration Committee to locally block a Mount & Blade: Warband mod, after which its author deleted it.