Dragon’s Dogma 2 frame rate issues were largely caused by the NPCs’ thinking, developers say
Dragon's Dogma 2 development team talks about the measures they took to improve the game's frame rate issues.
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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: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii release date moved up by a week to give people time for Monster Hunter Wilds
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii will be launching a week earlier than initially announced to avoid overlapping with Monster Hunter Wilds.
Weak sales of the PS5 in Japan will impact Monster Hunter Wild’s domestic performance, says Japanese industry analyst
Japanese game industry analysts expects that Monster Hunter Wilds will sell 8 million copies in its first month, but that this will come mostly from overseas.
Metaphor: ReFantazio and Persona director Katsura Hashino keeps his distance from user feedback to spare his mental health
Metaphor: ReFantazio director Katsura Hashino and Silent Hill creator Keiichiro Toyama talk about their attitudes towards user feedback.
Dragon Ball Sparking! ZERO Xbox players report waiting for hours to get into ranked matches
The Xbox version of Dragon Ball Sparking! ZERO has been suffering from matchmaking issues in its online mode, players report.
Phantom Blade Zero devs say cultural differences are not a barrier in games but a plus, which is why they don’t tone down themes for the West
Phantom Blade Zero producer and S-Game CEO Liang Qiwei talks about bridging cultural gaps between Chinese and Western audiences.
One Piece author Eiichiro Oda faces backlash for comment about making “erotic” AI images
One Piece mangaka Eiichiro Oda has come under fire for comments related to a One Piece caricature app that appears to use generative AI.
Despite unprecedented yearly losses, Japanese game contractor Tose expects that Nintendo’s new console will cause a big turnaround
Major Japanese co-development company predicts that the announcement of Nintendo's new console will help them get back in the black.
Upcoming Switch game is played by shaking a Joy-Con with your butt
Ketsu Battler is an upcoming Japanese fighting game that has the player grip a Joy-Con with their butt to control the character.
Metaphor: ReFantazio was initially supposed to be a conventional Tolkien-inspired high fantasy, but the team couldn’t “get into it”
Metaphor ReFantazio director Katsura Hashino talks about the game's early worldbuilding concepts and why they were scrapped.
Dynasty Warriors: Origins’ devs aimed to put “as many enemies as the PS5 could handle” on-screen
Dynasty Warriors: Origins' producer talks about the process of populating the game's screen with "as many enemies as the PS5 could handle."
The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy will add something Danganronpa fans have always asked for – control over who dies
Kazutaka Kodaka talks about an aspect of The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy that was inspired by player feedback about Danganronpa.