Nobunaga’s Ambition series’ player base dominated by users past their 40s and 50s
The Nobunaga's Ambition series user base is growing older each year, with players aged 40 to 50 being a majority.
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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.
Blue Archive anime’s whole first episode aired as a YouTube ad
Yostar is earning praise for its most recent oddball marketing strategy for Blue Archive The Animation, which shows the whole first episode.
“Buy the game, you piece of s**t,” indie dev applauded for dissing Steam Key beggars
A Japanese indie studio's blunt official stance towards people begging for free Steam Keys has gone viral in the community.
Pixiv bans all images indistinguishable from photographs, likely to tackle malicious deepfakes
The art platform Pixiv has revised its guidelines to tackle malicious deepfake images, but the new prohibitions are being criticized.
Hacked Pokémon seller arrested by Japanese police
Japanese police have arrested a man for selling hacked rare Pokémon from Pokémon Scarlet and Violet online.
Marfusha: Sentinel Girls’ source code is messy, but it gets the job done
The Japanese developer behind Marfusha: Sentinel Girls has shared some of the game's source code in Unity, receiving mixed reactions.
Splatoon Wii U players loophole their way into the game after server shut down
Even after Nintendo shutting down Wii U and Nintendo 3DS servers, players have been able to access Splatoon online.
Sonic co-creator Yuji Naka accuses Square Enix producer of lying in court
Yuji Naka, who was charged with insider trading in 2023, has accused Square Enix's Yu Miyake of submitting falsehoods in court.
Palworld’s Bellanoir raid: How to avoid setting yourself up for failure
Palworld just got its first raid, and there are some important precautions to take if you don't want to destroy your base or fail for no good reason.
Adult content platform DLsite disables Visa/Mastercard payment after attempt to outsmart credit card companies
Major Japanese doujinshi and game platform DLsite has temporarily disabled payment via Visa/Mastercard. They had previously received requests from credit card companies related to adult content.
Akira Toriyama’s IPs brought in $10 billion in mobile game revenue in the past 10 years
Mobile games that use Akira Toriyama's IPS have made at least $10 billion in the past ten years, according to a report by Sensor Tower.
Armored Core and Gundam-inspired mech shooter to have a 60-player battle royale mode
The Gundam series inspired shooter Mecha Break focuses on co-op play, and its battle royale mode will put 60 players up against each other.