Remake of 23-year-old romance visual novel D.C Re:Tune will offer an authentic taste of Japanese culture and school life to global audiences
D.C. Re:Tune director Hayashi talks about what's new in the 2002 classic romance VN's upcoming full remake.
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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.
Rune Factory devs created Guardians of Azuma as a way to experiment with the IP before tackling a new mainline entry
Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma developers talk about their efforts to prevent the long-running series from stagnation.
Nintendo’s Game-Key Cards and pricing are not about greed, ex-Capcom dev argues. “They are acting to protect the industry”
Composer and former Capcom developer Masakazu Sugimori offers views on Nintendo's recent controversial decisions.
Nintendo’s hiring exam is so brutal they don’t even need to filter by academic background, says guy who couldn’t get in
A former failed Nintendo applicant (who is now a science PhD) gives a rare account of the company's rigorous hiring process for new graduates.
Koei Tecmo to significantly lower regular price of action JRPG Fate/Samurai Remnant
Fate/Samurai Remnant's digital editions will have regular prices lowered by nearly half price, effective September 16.
Japanese gamers’ average gacha spending per user high enough to offset mobile market shrinkage, study shows
Sensor Tower's analysis of the Japanese mobile game market in the past year highlights "exceptionally" high average revenue per user.
Credit card companies’ censorship of video games is thriving on people’s lack of awareness, Japanese politician says
Former Japanese assemblyman offers analysis of the deliberately "invisible" mechanism of censorship by credit card companies.
Super Robot Wars studio’s primary target remains Japan. New boss addresses rebranding, development policy
President of Bandai Namco Forge Digitals (previously B.B. Studio) talks about the company's future, including focus on Super Robot Wars.
Konami’s AI project backfires, Yu-Gi-Oh! videos deleted over unauthorized use of popular actress’ voice
An open-source voice synthesis AI model used by Konami is suspected of being trained on Hibiku Yamamura without her consent.
Japanese gacha RPG has to “correct” possibly all in-game assets released since 2023. App Store blocks updates
Twinkle Star Knights was initially denied an update on Apple's App Store on August 22, but the issue has since escalated.
At Nintendo, “every developer is a director.” If you make excuses, you get removed from the team, veteran says
Former Nintendo veteran Motoi Okamoto talks about the company's "everyone's a director" approach to game development.
Konami’s erasure of P.T. let the indie hit The Exit 8 slip into its place, Hideki Kamiya says
Game designer Hideki Kamiya talks about the huge influence of P.T. on game design and why we shouldn't forget it.