Korean game dev testifies before National Assembly about gacha odds manipulation and leaking player information to Chinese government
South Korean MMORPG developer Webzen was summoned to testify at a state audit about several controversial topics.
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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.
Monster Hunter Wilds multiplayer lobbies can hold up to 100 people
Capcom's Official Online Manual for the Monster Hunter Wilds open beta test reveals interesting multiplayer features.
Former FromSoftware and Square Enix game designer establishes new game company to “make games for game lovers”
Former Bloodborne and Final Fantasy 16 game designer Sho Igarashi has established a new game company called Studio Velux.
Level-5’s Development Blog will provide information on IPs other than Inazuma Eleven starting next month
In a message commemorating Level-5's 26th anniversary, Akihiro Hino announced an upgrade to the company's development blog.
VTuber company behind Hololive warned by Japanese government for violations of subcontractor laws
Cover Corp, the company that owns the VTuber agency Hololive, has been issued guidance for violating Japan's Subcontract Act.
Is Nintendo’s Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete the “perfect” way to end a live-service game?
Nintendo's Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp is set to end service and be replaced by an offline, buy-to-play version of the game.
Blue Archive developers announce new interactive 3D game Project RX
Blue Archive developer Nexon Games has announced a new interactive 3D "sub-culture" game titled Project RX.
The original Silent Hill 2’s camera “was not a compromise,” director talks about navigating technical limitations with deliberate direction
Silent Hill 2's original director Masashi Tsuboyama shares insights about how the game's camera was designed.
Hideo Kojima wants to make the kind of games aliens will call cool centuries from now
Death Stranding creator Hideo Kojima talks about his mindset on game development and what it means to leave something behind as a creator.
Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero devs to tackle long matchmaking times and save data corruption issues next
Bandai Namco has notified players that they are currently investigating issues like vanishing save data and long matchmaking times.
Nintendo made a mom cry tears of joy by carefully salvaging the old stickers on her kid’s Switch
In a viral post on X, a Japanese mom talks about an astonishingly kind gesture from Nintendo's "godly" customer support.
Metaphor: ReFantazio director Hashino Katsura says Atlus is full of “eccentric people”
Metaphor: ReFantasio and Persona series director Katsura Hashino talks about how he joined Atlus and what awaited him there.