Blue Archive’s former developers made plans to sabotage the game’s development before leaving Nexon, evidence from police raid confirms
Blue Archive's former developers who founded Dynamis One reportedly compromised the game prior to leaving Nexon.
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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.
Palworld developer Pocketpair gives employees special holiday that just so happens to coincide with Monster Hunter Wilds’ release
Palworld developer Pocketpair has announced that tomorrow, February 28, will be a special, non-working day at its offices.
Japan gets new PS5 rental service, charging $6.56 for 8 days and 7 nights with the console
GEO, one of Japan’s biggest video game retailers, has announced that it will be launching an affordable PS5 rental service.
ToHeart remake coming to the West via Steam on June 26
ToHeart's remake will be getting an English release on June 26 for the PC (Steam), published by Shiravune.
Game company founded by former Blue Archive devs raided by police on suspicion of running off with Nexon’s undisclosed game project
Dynamis One, a company founded by former Blue Archive staff, is being investigated by police following the cancellation of Project KV.
Monster Hunter Wilds amusing bug that made everyone’s characters look ugly when holding a shield gets patched out
One of Monster Hunter Wilds hilarious OBT bugs has been patched out in the full-game, reviews confirm.
NieR: Automata creator Yoko Taro talks about ICO’s “epoch-making” impact on video games
NieR: Automata and Drakengard creator Yoko Taro talks about titles that have impacted video games as an art form, including ICO and Undertale.
Nintendo raises Nintendo Switch repair prices in Japan due to rising cost of parts
Citing the rising cost of repair parts as the main reason, Nintendo has announced a revision of its Nintendo Switch repair pricing.
Like a Dragon’s RGG Studio speaks up about women in programming: “We have a lot of women on board, and we have female leaders,” says technical director
Yutaka Ito, the technical director of Like a Dragon developer RGG Studio, talks about women in game programming.
The Pokémon Company reaches costly settlement in copyright infringement lawsuit over Chinese mobile game
The Pokémon Company announced on February 19 that it has reached a settlement in a lawsuit pertaining to the Chinese mobile game Pocket Monster: Remake.
Assassins Creed Shadows: Real-life Japanese shrine officials are “taking action” over Ubisoft’s portrayal of religious site
It's been confirmed that officials of the Itate Hyozu Shrine in Japan are taking action over its portrayal in Ubisoft's Assassins's Creed Shadows.
Persona and Metaphor: ReFantazio composer’s new turn-based JRPG Guns Undarkness to get free demo on February 24
Shoji Meguro's turn-based stealth JRPG Guns Undarkness will be getting a free demo on Steam on February 24.