Yakuza 0 Director’s Cut’s new scenes will give fans “refreshing” sense of closure, according to cast
Yakuza 0 Director's Cut voice actors talk about how its new scenes add to the original story and tie up loose ends players were curious about.
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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.
Danganronpa creator’s new murder mystery Shuten Order was tricky to localize due to protagonist’s hidden gender
In Shuten Order, you play as the resurrected victim of a murder case tasked with finding their own killer, but there's another catch to your identity.
Capcom to continue upsizing workforce by 100 employees each year
In a recently published video presentation, Capcom laid out its plans for expansion of both its offices and workforce.
Monolith Soft’s leadership emphasizes autonomy of its development teams in “bottom-up” management style, according to devs
Monolith Soft game developers and R&D engineers talk about the company's borderless communication culture and bottom-up leadership style.
US publisher “calls dibs” on Japanese fighting game IP in original creator’s absence, asserts ownership even within Japan
San Francisco-based publisher eigoMANGA claims to be the sole owner of the Vanguard Princess IP, while the original creator is missing in action.
Persona5: The Phantom X already has over 800k pre-registered users
Sega has announced new freebies in celebration of Persona5: The Phantom X hitting the 800,000 pre-registration milestone.
Nintendo Switch 2 chip supply strong enough to ship over 20 million units by March next year
Bloomberg's sources say that working with Samsung will allow Nintendo to ship more than 20 million Switch 2s by March 2026.
Stellar Blade’s director has always wanted to make a game like Yakuza
Stellar Blade director Hyung-tae Kim considers RGG Studio's Like a Dragon series to be "true adult entertainment."
Nintendo Switch store blocks indie dev’s release over “in-game advertising” for including references to previous titles in series
The developer of the 2000s anime inspired platformer series Kokoro Clover has been warned for "advertisting" their own games through parodic commercials.
Square Enix considered ending Final Fantasy 11 in 2024, but player interest was high enough to keep it alive even after 20+ years
According to Final Fantasy 11 producer and director Yoji Fujito, the MMORPG could have ended support or even shut down completely.
This TPS is brutally difficult because its sexy clothes damage system can’t work if players don’t get hit
Scar-Lead Salvation producer Hiroshi Aoki tells us about the wild origin story of Compile Hearts' new hardcore TPS.
Japanese gacha game studio asks 100 full-time employees to quit in large-scale downsizing
KLab currently has a total of 389 employees, meaning that it’s looking to let go of 1/4 of its workforce.