Nintendo had its own internal “social media” to streamline the massive workload during Tears of the Kingdom’s development
Nintendo sheds light on internal infrastructure used for the development of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
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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.
Tekken’s developers hope that AI will be able to assist future 3D stage creation as development costs reach all-time high
Tekken 8's producer Katsuhiro Harada says environment development costs are currently at their peak, and that AI may help with this issue in the future.
Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake renames town called Isis in original 1988 game
Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake will rename the town Isis to Ibis, but the new name has a surprisingly deep connection to the original.
Silent Hill 2’s original art director brings up the game’s lack of popularity in Japan compared to the West as he observes the same thing happen with the remake
Silent Hill 2 art Director Masahiro Ito comments on the game's lasting lack of popularity in Japan when compared to the West.
One Piece is approaching exactly 5 years after Eiichiro Oda announced his 5-year ending timeframe for the series
On August 30, it will have been exactly five years since Eiichiro Oda's statement about ending One Piece in the next five years.
Legendary 4chan-user-made VN Katawa Shoujo is Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam with over 800 reviews only four days after launch
Katawa Shoujo, the visual novel born on 4chan 12 years ago, has finally met a wider audience on Steam, and its reception is overwhelming.
Atlus is looking for a new producer for the Persona team, job listing suggests
According to a new job listing posted by Atlus, the developer is looking for a new producer to join the Persona team.
Romancing SaGa 2’s original creator feared only one thing about the remake – a shift to the action genre
Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven's talks about conflicts that arose during development and how they were resolved.
Japanese analyst says Nintendo Switch’s successor will be priced at $499 or under and launch in the first half of 2025
A report by Toyo Securities' analyst indicates that Nintendo's Switch successor will launch in the first half of next year and cost up to $499.
Yokotaro gets told to do less ramen-posting and work more on games by savage roastbot
Yokotaro hopped on the bandwagon of having an AI analyze your social media account and roast you, and the results were beautifully offensive.
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth made Yuffie more Asian-looking, according to devs
A feature on the development of Square Enix's Final Fantasy VII Rebirth reveals subtle changes made to the characters, including Yuffie.
Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven started out as a 20 to 30-hour game, but will end up offering 40 to 50 hours of gameplay, producer says
Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven's producer talks about what has caused the remake to grow in volume.