Japanese Pokémon players long for a cozy sandbox game, not more battles
Japanese Pokémon players discuss their ideal Pokémon game, and it's not more battle.
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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.
One of Palworld’s ace devs was scouted at 20 years old with 0 industry experience
The story about how one of Palworld's devs rose from unemployed middle school graduate to full-time developer of a best-selling game has been gaining attention on social media.
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth will not have any streaming restrictions, just don’t spoil things
Sega has revealed guidelines regarding streaming/uploading gameplay videos of Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, and some users are surprised by how lax they are.
This UE5 Death Stranding parody game is about a dirty, balding otaku saving the world
Nicknamed "The Dirty Death Stranding" this Japanese UE5 action game boasts a "multidimensional world" and a dirty old otaku protagonist.
Palworld’s release not faced with legal issues, according to dev
Faced with rumors about plagiarism and legal issues, Palworld representative Takuro Mizobe assures that the game has passed legal reviews with no action taken by other companies.
Palworld dev says their game isn’t like Pokémon at all, but rather like ARK
Palworld developer Takuro Mizobe says the game isn't at all that similar to Pokémon as it is to ARK: Survival Evolved.
Danganronpa creator teases “insane” new game, possibly collab with Zero Escape writer
Danganronpa creator Kazutaka Kodaka has possibly teased the announcement of Extreme x Despair, calling its scenario "insane."
Square Enix regrets making too many games that fall between AAA and indie, plans to “narrow down” lineup
Square Enix CEO Takashi Kiryu commented that the company has been making too many titles that “fall somewhere between” AAA and indie games, and will be focusing on fewer and more high quality titles in the future.
Why are one-time purchase mobile games getting rarer? Japanese dev explains
Japanese developer explains why the mobile game market is seeing less and less of one-time purchase game releases, in favor of free-to-play games with frequent microtransactions.
“Take secrets to the grave” Japanese dev’s take on game industry confidentiality causes controversy
A Japanese creator's warning to aspiring game devs about keeping internal secrets has sparked discourse about unethical confidentiality practices in the game industry.
Nintendo Switch “hentai” game influx shocks Japanese users
Japanese My Nintendo Store users have been noticing an influx of foreign 17+ Switch games that include the word “Hentai,” and it hasn't been received well.
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth dev shows off game’s C++ code, other Japanese devs join the trend
Yutaka Ito, Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio’s Technical Manager, shared a snippet of the actual source code of Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, garnering a huge response and starting a trend among devs.