Castlevania stage play draws unprecedented crowds of male visitors to Japan’s all-female Takarazuka theater
Takarazuka's "Castlevania: Awakening in the Moonlight" is based on 1997’s Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.
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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.
Amidst rising development costs, the AI: The Somnium Files series has persevered by prioritizing story and voice acting over graphics and environments, producer says
Spike Chunsoft executive and AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES producer Yasuhiro Iizuka talks about cost-saving measures that have sustained the series.
Palworld developer Pocketpair acquires stake in Bushiroad alongside Animate subsidiary
Bushiroad's CEO is no longer the company's majority shareholder after selling his shares to Pocketpair and Acos.
Japanese game company executive embezzles $2.35 million by sending fake outsourcing job orders to themselves
GungHo is preparing to file criminal charges against the (now dismissed) senior executive-level employee for siphoning company funds.
AI: The Somnium Files’ first entry didn’t sell well at launch, but Spike Chunsoft made the call to keep pursuing the IP. Series producer tells us why
Spike Chunsoft executive and AI: The Somnium Files series producer Yasuhiro Iizuka talks about why his team decided to continue the series despite initial low figures.
Famous Slam Dunk spot in Japan faces “open urination and defecation” problem amidst overtourism
The iconic coastal railway crossing featured in Slam Dunk's opening sequence has seen better days.
Japan’s PC gaming population has decreased by 3 million in the past decade, studies suggest
According to Famitsu Game Hakusho 2025, Japan's active PC gamer population is smaller today than it was ten years ago.
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter takes about 80 hours to complete, doubling playtime of original
The upcoming remake of 2004’s The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky has taken its developers roughly 80 hours to play through.
Nexon-owned game studio enters “indefinite strike” over employee bonuses allegedly being slashed while executive bonuses increased
Neople, the developer of Dungeon Fighter Online and The First Berseker: Khazan, announced that it would expand the scope of its strike.
Sony’s anime business is in its “early PlayStation stage,” executive says
Sony Group's Chief Strategy Officer likens the current stage of Sony's anime business to the early momentum of the PS1.
Epic Games launches trademark dispute against small Korean studio over the name “EPIDGames”
The developer was caught off guard by the legal dispute, expressing anxiety about the burden prolonged legal proceedings will place on them.
Hololive dating sim’s Steam release abruptly postponed one day before planned launch, publishers cite “various circumstances”
Entergram's romance visual novel Okayunyumu! is already out on consoles, but the Steam launch has been delayed.