Dynasty Warriors: Origins developers were instructed to “go kill the player” when designing enemies
Dynasty Warriors: Origins' producer Tomohiko Sho talks about his approach to balancing the game's difficulty.
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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.
Palworld developer Pocketpair launches game publishing label to fund developers
Palworld developer Pocketpair announced the launch of their publishing label Pocketpair Publishing on January 23.
Nintendo stock hits highest price since listing as Japanese analysts update Switch 2 sales forecasts
Nintendo has risen for three consecutive trading days, temporarily rising to 9,775 yen on January 23. This renewed the company’s highest price since its listing.
Capcom is experimenting with generative AI to help generate the “hundreds of thousands of ideas needed for game development”
Capcom's technical director talks about their experimental system for using generative AI to streamline the brainstorming process.
Kojima Productions announces Death Stranding year-round photo mode campaign
Kojima Productions announced the start of The 2025 Death Stranding Annual Photo Mode Campaign on January 22. The first theme is "Vehicles."
Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact developer Eighting sees massive 192% growth in profit compared to last year
Eighting, the developer of DNF Duel, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and Hunter x Hunter: Nen Impact has seen massive growth in the past year.
Sega opens registrations for its “Sega Account” online service for Sega and Atlus games
Sega officially opened registrations for their Sega Account online service on January 22. Users who sign up quickly will be awarded in-game bonus DLC items.
Dynasty Warriors: Origins didn’t include character customization, but the feature is not off the table for future entries, according to producer
Dynasty Warriors: Origins producer Tomohiko Sho explains Omega Force's decision not to include character creation in the game.
Backed by Sony investment, Kadokawa is raising its target for original IP creation to 9,000 titles per year
Kadokawa plans to increase its output of manga, light novels and other publications to 9,000 per titles year by fiscal year 2027.
New Gundam co-produced by Evangelion’s studio Khara rakes in 598 million yen in three days, taking top spot at box office
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- sees explosive popularity in its opening weekend, taking the No. 1 spot at the Japanese box office.
Pokémon TCG Pocket player shares outcome of hitting the game’s daily spending limit every day since release
Japanese YouTuber Hajimesyacho has been purchasing the daily limit in Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket for over 80 days.
Koei Tecmo stocks rebound as Dynasty Warriors: Origins nears 70k concurrent players and tops best-seller rankings
Koei Tecmo Holdings' share price rebounded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on January 20 in response to the strong performance of Dynasty Warriors: Origins.