Erotic gay web novel suspended for allegedly basing protagonist on pro League of Legends player Faker
A South Korean BL web novel has been delisted following controversy over its protagonist, which people think is based too closely on Faker.
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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.
Tribe Nine has officially ended services, but its story isn’t over. Everything we know about the original creators’ revival project “Neoneon Tribe”
Latest information about the Neoneon Tribe project, which aims to depict the conclusion of the prematurely shut down Tribe Nine.
Atlus and Square Enix were the biggest clients of “ghost developer” Tose in the past year
According to recent documents published by Tose, Atlus was the developer's biggest client in the past year, accounting for 22.3% of total revenue.
“Console game music is full-course dining; live-service music is delicious fast food.” Octopath Traveler 0 devs on creating the game’s addictive soundtrack
Octopath Traveler series composer Yasunori Nishiki presents his unique view on composing for console vs mobile games.
Two insanely dedicated gacha gamers awarded for logging into game for five thousand consecutive days ever since its launch 13 years ago
Two players of the Japanese gacha game Puzzle & Dragons have been awarded exclusive honors for logging in for 13 years without missing a day.
Shift Up signs global publishing deal for new multiplatform game Project Spirits
Shift Up has teamed up with NIKKE publisher Level Infinite for global publishing of its upcoming title Project Spirits.
Japan’s DLsite launches experimental service for playing SFW and adult doujin PC games on mobile devices
Over 20,000 PC doujin games hosted on DLsite are available for cloud streaming through the service. The campaign will run until November 30.
Gundam GQuuuuuuX was responsible for 20% of Japan top 100 viral buzzwords in 2025
20 out of 100 viral buzzword nominees in Japan are related to Gundam GQuuuuuuX, which is more than any other single franchise.
Chef Kawasaki “micro bikini” ride deleted from Kirby Air Riders Machine Market, immediately replaced by succubus Chef Kawasaki
As players lament the loss of micro bikini Chef Kawasaki, succubus Chef Kawasaki has replaced it as the priciest custom ride in Kirby Air Riders.
Thigh clapping rhythm game MOMO Crash gets new songs, improved jiggle physics and limited-time free DLC
In celebration of Japan's Good Thigh Day, the developers of MOMO Crash have released free DLC and a major update to the base game.
Koei Tecmo releases 80 minutes’ worth of Atelier Ryza ASMR featuring a slightly aged-up Ryza
Koei Tecmo surprise-dropped an 80-minute long Atelier Ryza binaural ASMR compilation on DLsite. It's designed from Klaudia's POV.
Chef Kawasaki’s cursed “micro bikini” look from banned Kirby fangame sees resurgence in Air Rider’s custom Machine Market
A custom ride in Kirby Air Riders referencing Chef Kawasaki's famous "micro bikini" look has risen to the top of the game's Machine Market.