Sega avoided gacha and pay-to-win mechanics in Sonic Rumble because they know overseas players don’t like them
Sonic Rumble's developers Makoto Tase and Takashi Iizuka talk about the upcoming party game's monetization model.
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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.
Monolith Soft is working on an in-house game engine that builds upon the Xenoblade engine for use in other titles
Monolith Soft COO and lead engineer talk about the developer's efforts to introduce new technology, including an expanded Xenoblade engine.
(Update) Former Team Ninja leader Tomonobu Itagaki’s game studio Itagaki Games quietly shuts down
Tomonobu Itagaki's game studio Itagaki Games has shut down silently four years after its establishment, having made no game announcements.
Comments about Dragon Quest 3’s censorship were mistranslated and maliciously taken out of context, according to statement by Yuji Horii and Torishima’s talk show account
Yuji Horii and other creators' comments regarding changes made to Dragon Quest 3's remake were mistranslated and taken out of context, according to the talk show's official statement.
After over 12 years of development, the anime-style science adventure game Nonuple Nine: Asymptote nears completion. We asked its solo creator about the painstaking process
We talk to the creator of Nonuple Nine: Asymptote - an ambitious 2D animated mystery game that's been in development for the past 12 years using the obsolete Adobe Flash.
Palworld to get a mobile game by PUBG publisher KRAFTON
South Korean publisher Krafton has signed a license agreement with Pocketpair for the development of a mobile version of Palworld.
Level-5 was hesitant about a new Professor Layton game, but received a strong push from within the industry, says CEO
Level-5's CEO hints at Nintendo giving strong encouragement for the development of Professor Layton and the New World of Steam.
To battle PS5 Pro 30th Anniversary Edition scalpers, Sony imposes conditions for ordering the console, but only in Japan
Sony requires people in Japan hoping to preorder the limited-edition PS5 Pro to clear certain conditions, likely to battle scalping.
Danganronpa creator says his upcoming new RPG has so much content you might be put off
Danganronpa writer Kazutaka Kodaka recently commented on the volume of Too Kyoo Game's The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy.
Devil May Cry and Dragon’s Dogma producer says his upcoming 3D action RPG will be unlike any of his past titles
Hiroyuki Kobayashi is working on a new 3D single-player action RPG that is unlike his past titles, including Dragon's Dogma and Devil May Cry.
Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact delayed to 2025 because of rollback netcode
Bushiroad and Eighting's Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact will not be launching in 2024 anymore as the team has decided to add rollback.
Nintendo seems to be preparing to sue Palworld in the US too, but this will prove difficult, according to expert
Based on Nintendo and The Pokemon Company's pending patents in the US, they seem to be planning a lawsuit against Palworld overseas.