Japan’s new PS5 rental is massively popular, with service fully booked across all regions
Japan's new PS5 rental service is impossible to book right now, no doubt thanks to the popularity of Monster Hunter Wilds.
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Amber V
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.
Suikoden series’ upcoming mobile RPG Star Leap is being designed to offer a console game-like experience, devs say
Suikoden Star Leap’s producer Shinya Fujimatsu and director Yoshiki Takeyama talk about the "console game-like" design of the mobile RPG.
Monster Hunter Wilds’ logo is hiding a secret message the developers are hoping players will figure out after playing the game
Monster Hunter Wilds art director and executive director Kaname Fujioka talks about secrets hidden in the game’s logo art.
Metaphor: ReFantazio director Katsura Hashino receives Japanese government award for remarkable contribution to art
Metaphor: ReFantazio’s creative producer and director Katsura Hashino has been selected for a Newcomer Award from the Japanese government’s Agency for Cultural Affairs.
Tencent increases stake in FromSoftware owner Kadokawa to 7.97%
Tencent has increased its stake in Kadokawa for the first time after its 2021 acquisition of 6.86% of the publisher's shares.
Square Enix’s Naoki Yoshida no longer on company’s board of directors
Final Fantasy 14 producer and director Yoshida Naoki is no longer listed as an executive director of Square Enix as of February 27.
PC gaming shows strong popularity in Japan in 2024 market survey, despite enduring dominance of Nintendo Switch
An independent survey of Japan's gaming trends in 2024 shows the growing popularity of PC gaming and enduring preference for the Switch and PS4.
Former dev from NetEase Games’ Ouka Studio establishes his own company that “won’t push the responsibility of management onto developers”
After leaving NetEase Games' Ouka Studio and directing Visions of Mana, Kenji Ozawa is starting up his own company.
Despite police raid of its offices, game company of former Blue Archive devs is reportedly still posting job listings
Dynamis One, home to former Blue Archive developers, is still posting job listings despite being under investigation for multiple offenses.
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii shows a different side to Goro Majima, but it’s still the real Majima – executive producer explains characterization
"He is objectively crazy, and he is an entertaining character, but his sensibility is very different to that of the average player," Like a Dragon's producer says.
Square Enix announces new management structure meant to speed up business reforms and decision-making
As of April 2025, Square Enix will establish a new management committee dedicated to putting into action the company's new mid-term plan.
Monster Hunter Wilds artist who worked on the game for over 3 years not credited because they left Capcom
A concept artist who worked on Monster Hunter Wilds for three and a half years is not credited on the game because he left Capcom in 2023.