A small fire reportedly breaks out at Nintendo headquarters’ Development Center
A small fire broke out at Nintendo’s Corporate Headquarters Development Center, NHK reports. Some desks and chairs were partially burned, but no one was injured.
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Unreal Engine 5 used to create a Japanese townscape in stunning detail
Unreal Engine 5 was used to create a Japanese townscape in stunning detail. By looking closer at 3D artist Ranjeet Singh's creation, we can start to pinpoint just what region of Japan it might represent.
Sengoku Basara producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi has left Capcom and joined NetEase Games
Hiroyuki Kobayashi recently took to his personal Twitter account to announce that he left Capcom at the end of March and joined NetEase Games. There have been a number of career Japanese game creators moving to the Chinese company NetEase Games recently, including Yakuza series creator Toshihiro Nagoshi.
Square Enix’s The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story gets an update that makes it easier to play
Square Enix has released update v1.0.3 for The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story. The update fixes issues that players had regarding the tempo and replayability of the game.
Mario is showing his nipples off this summer in a proper return to form
Nintendo recently sent their summer greeting email to Nintendo account holders in Japan. And as usual, the email includes an image of Mario. This time having some summer fun with his nipples on display for all to see.
Cthulhu Mythos ADV announced, drawing inspiration from the legend of the cosmic horror
Cthulhu Mythos ADV is a 2D adventure game inspired by Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos. The protagonist of the game wakes up in an abandoned hospital, and together with their companions, must face off against strange monsters and make their escape. It's the first original game by Gotcha Gotcha Games, the company behind RPG Maker.
Cygames has acquired the Metal Max IP and is planning a reboot with the original creator
Cygames has announced the acquisition of the Metal Max IP from Kadokawa and Kadokawa Games. The Metal Max series creator Hiroshi Miyaoka is also transferring to Cygames to work as a director.
A-Train: All Aboard! Tourism to receive a large-scale DLC pack in Japan
New paid DLC for the Nintendo Switch version of A-Train: All Aboard! Tourism called A列車で行こう ひろがる観光ライン (A Ressha de Ikou Hirogaru Kankou Line) will be released in Japan. It'll expands on the tourism development options with new trains, buildings, and more.
Adult game developer reports large amounts of fraudulent sales from Argentina on Steam
Developer of the adult game Hero's Journey (Under the Witch) reports large amounts of fraudulent sales from Argentina on Steam. The developer says that they were suffering damages due to Steam users disguising their country of residence to buy games cheaper.
Persona 5 Royal’s Japanese FAQ states there will be no PS5 upgrade plan for those who own the PS4 version
Atlus published a new Japanese FAQ page for the upcoming remasters of Persona 5 Royal. The FAQ reveals that an upgrade plan will not be provided for those who already own the PS4 version, which is rare as most PS4 games with PS5 versions have at least some sort of avenue to upgrade.
Dungeon crawling RPG Nevergrind Online’s popularity soars in Japan, causing servers to go down
Dungeon crawling RPG Nevergrind Online’s popularity soars in Japan. “By the time your readers see this article, Japan will be #1 in units sold for Nevergrind Online. Within the last week, 87% of units sold have been in Japan.”
Monster Create is a monster creation and castle building battle game by the creator of Freakyforms
As the name implies, Monster Create is a game where you create your very own monsters to battle with. Monster Create is being developed by PICTOY, a game studio established by Hiroshi Moriyama, the director of Freakyforms and Castle & Dragon.