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."
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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.
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.