Resident Evil’s new strategy mobile game does away with paid gacha in favor of direct purchases. Developers detail monetization model
Resident Evil Survival Unit's developers shed light on the RTS mobile game's monetization model and gacha system.
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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.
Hotel Dusk: Room 215 author’s new mystery adventure Dark Auction coming to the West in January 2026. Free demo out now
Dark Auction is a new mystery adventure game coming from Hotel Dusk: Room 215 and Another Code: Two Memories author Rika Suzuki.
Japanese martial arts instructor recreates Ghost of Yotei’s unreal back unsheathing motion
An instructor of the Tenshinryuu martial arts school attempted to recreate Ghost of Yotei's much discussed odachi back (un)sheathing.
Japanese government urged to “immediately” boost support for video game, anime and manga industries, crack down on piracy
The Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) requests immediate and long-term measures from the government for promoting popular content IPs.
Silent Hill f tops Japanese retailer’s best-seller ranking for September, based on data from 1,000 physical stores
According to data from 1,000 GEO video game stores across Japan, Silent Hill f was the top selling title in September.
Another major Japanese adult comic platform opts for diversifying local payment options amidst Visa and Mastercard censorship
After having Visa and Mastercard transactions abruptly suspended on the platform, Japanese adult doujinshi platform Toranoana introduced a local alternative.
Hideo Kojima says Metal Gear and Death Stranding wouldn’t exist without the globalist and futuristic outlook he learned from 1970’s Osaka World Expo
Hideo Kojima reminisces on a formative experience from his childhood which he considers to have indirectly led to Metal Gear and Death Stranding being born.
Chronoscript: The Endless End is an artistic Metroidvania coming from Sony veterans who worked on Bloodborne and the PS3’s Rain
A look at the core development team behind Chronoscript: The Endless End, Shueisha Games' hand-drawn 2D Metroidvania.
Japanese game and comic platform DLsite launches its own payment alternative following Visa and Mastercard suspensions
Following suspensions of transactions via Visa and Mastercard, DLsite has launched a semi-in-house payment alternative.
Like a Dragon “goes through 10 to 20 times more legal and ethical checks” than a typical game, RGG Studio chief says
RGG Studio director and Like a Dragon series executive director Masayoshi Yokoyama talks about the strict procedure each Yakuza game faces.
Yakuza Kiwami 3 fundamentally changes the meaning of the term “Kiwami,” developers say. It’s no longer just a technical upgrade
Like a Dragon series developers on how their philosophy on producing Kiwami remakes has changed with Yakuza Kiwami 3.
Final Fantasy 7 Remake’s progression boosts and sped-up cutscenes can reduce playtime to under 10 hours. Director Hamaguchi tells us why he personally pushed for them
Final Fantasy VII Remake series director Naoki Hamaguchi on why he pushed for Streamlined Progression despite inevitable mixed reactions.