“Nearly half of them are fake.” NieR creator Yoko Taro says not to buy his autographs online
Nier and Drakengard creator Yoko Taro addresses issue of false autographs being resold online, warns against buying them.
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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.
Dragon Quest 7’s dark and sorrowful story may resonate with players now more than it did back in the day, remake producer says
Dragon Quest VII Reimagined producer Takeshi Ichikawa talks about how players' evolving tastes influenced his team's decision to remake DQ7.
Creator of one of Japan’s first open-world action RPGs struggled with unemployment in his 50s due to age discrimination in the industry
Game designer Tokihiro Naito opens up about the difficulties of finding employment amidst age bias in Japan's game industry.
Manga cancelled over author’s child pornography arrest resumes publication after 4 years
The Please Tell Me! Galko-chan manga is resuming publication on Kadokawa's webcomic platform four year after author Kenya Suzuki's arrest.
Blue Archive’s former co-director and staff members sent to prosecutors over alleged development data theft
The CEO and other members of Dynamis One, a game studio formed by former Nexon staff, were referred to the prosecution following a police raid.
Thanks to Suikoden’s anime adaptation being made in-house, the developers don’t have to take a backseat as mere supervisors, says series producer
Suikoden series producer Rui Naito and IP/game director Takahiro Sakiyama talk about the perks of producing an anime adaptation in-house.
Dead or Alive creator Tomonobu Itagaki passes away
Tomonobu Itagaki, known for his work on Koei Tecmo’s Dead or Alive series, has passed away at the age of 58.
Strict ban on Nintendo Switch 2 listings extended on major Japanese online marketplace, Pokémon Legends: Z-A bundles to be banned as well
Months after the Switch 2's launch, Japan's major e-commerce platform Yahoo! Auctions is maintaining a ban on all listings involving the console.
Hideo Kojima says no one was accepting his free Death Stranding 2 tissues on the streets of Tokyo until he tweeted about it online
Hideo Kojima looks back on his unusual tissue marketing campaign for Death Stranding 2 and why he chose it.
Resident Evil’s new strategy mobile game does away with paid gacha in favor of direct purchases. Developers detail monetization model
Resident Evil Survival Unit's developers shed light on the RTS mobile game's monetization model and gacha system.
Hotel Dusk: Room 215 author’s new mystery adventure Dark Auction coming to the West in January 2026. Free demo out now
Dark Auction is a new mystery adventure game coming from Hotel Dusk: Room 215 and Another Code: Two Memories author Rika Suzuki.
Japanese martial arts instructor recreates Ghost of Yotei’s unreal back unsheathing motion
An instructor of the Tenshinryuu martial arts school attempted to recreate Ghost of Yotei's much discussed odachi back (un)sheathing.