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Amber V
Novice 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.
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.
Another Japanese game company is asking staff to voluntarily quit their jobs amidst financial losses
Japanese game developer Enish is asking an undisclosed number of its employees to voluntarily resign as it enters its 10th consecutive year of losses.
Making remasters is a lot harder than you think. Like a Dragon technical lead Yutaka Ito shares insight into RGG Studio’s approach to remakes and remasters
Like a Dragon series technical lead Yutaka Ito does myth-busting about remasters being "easy to make" and shares insights into RGG Studio's way of working.
Demon Slayer: The Hinokami Chronicles 2 to launch in 2025 with all 9 Hashira as playable characters
Aniplex has announced that Demon Slayer: The Hinokami Chronicles 2 will be launching simultaneously worldwide in 2025 for the PC (Steam), PS4/PS5, Nintendo Switch and Xbox One/Xbox Series X❘S.
Capcom to hold first ever game development contest using their in-house RE Engine
Today, Capcom announced that they will be holding the Capcom Games Competition, a game development contest using their proprietary RE Engine.
Japanese police arrest man for hacking and selling Pokémon save data for the Nintendo 3DS
A 32-year-old man from Saitama, Japan was arrested on December 5 for selling hacked Pokemon Sun save data for $35 dollars a copy.
Bandai Namco’s unsuccessful MMORPG Blue Protocol to be reincarnated as Star Resonance by Chinese studio
Chinese developer BOKURA has announced Star Resonance, a new anime MMORPG based on Bandai Namco's Blue Protocol.
Evangelion’s Hideaki Anno is only providing support for new Gundam GQuuuuuux, its real creator is FLCL director Kazuya Tsurumaki, staff emphasizes
While Hideaki Anno is credited as a co-writer on Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX, a member of the team has stepped in to redirect the spotlight to Kazuya Tsurumaki, the anime’s director.
Nitroplus mecha girl action game Dolls Nest postponed to Spring 2025 to ensure higher quality
The 3D mech customization action game Dolls Nest will be releasing in Spring 2025 on Steam. Nitroplus postponed the launch date to make quality improvements.
Monster Hunter Wilds’ NPC Support Hunters are balanced to be less time-efficient than human players, and you can even customize them so that they don’t steal your spotlight
Monster Hunter Wilds director Yuya Tokuda talks about how the AI-driven NPC hunters are balanced in the game.
“Repair costs are through the roof, please buy my game” After having their home and car wrecked by their mom, a Japanese solo developer is sending a heartfelt plea for support
Japanese solo indie developer behind the story-driven adventure game Goodbye World is in need of support after a traumatic event.
We asked the Australian Classification board why Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact was banned. They said it suggests “sexual violence against minors”
The Australian rating board has responded to our inquiry about why Hunter x Hunter: Nen Impact was denied classification.
Nintendo shares rise for 8 consecutive days, reaching record high in response to Saudi Arabian fund lowering its stake to 5.26%
Nintendo's stock price has reached a record high since listing, fueled by the reduction of the PIF's stake and speculation about the Switch 2.
For the sixth consecutive year, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is the best-selling second-hand game in Japan
Major Japanese video game and console retailer GEO publishes best-seller rankings for January 1 to November 15, 2024.
New Gundam anime to be co-produced by Evangelion’s studio Khara, with a scenario by Hideaki Anno
Bandai Namco has announced the brand-new Gundam TV anime series, titled Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX (Sieg Axe).
Monster Hunter Wilds director says the game is already much better optimized than it was in the beta, with further improvements to performance and appearance planned
Monster Hunter Wilds director Yuya Tokuda looks back on the game's performance during the November beta and talks about future targets.