For all its multitasking, Pragmata’s gameplay has a surprisingly forgiving learning curve. Steam demo impressions
Combat in Pragmata is all about multitasking - and while it takes some time to get used to, the learning curve is quite forgiving.
VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
Carlos "Zoto" Zotomayor
Automaton West writer. Zoto has been playing video games for 30+ years now but has only recently come to grips with PC gaming. When he isn't playing video games, he watches romance anime and gets mad when his best girl never wins.
Isekai was the top manga genre among men and women in 2025, one of Japan’s biggest comic reading platforms reveals
Major japanese ebook platform Comic C’moA reveals that isekai was the top manga genre among men and women in 2025.
Tales of Remastered project will focus on even older entries in 2026, producer says
While the last three announced Tales of remasters were of relatively "recent" entries, future ones will revisit older classics.
Chainsaw Man’s Reze Dance becomes second most-liked X post of all time in Japan
Posted by singer songwriter Kenshi Yonezu, the viral Chainsaw Man animated clip was produced by studio MAPPA.
Stellar Blade director Hyung-tae Kim receives award from President of South Korea for contributions to game industry
Hyung-tae Kim, CEO of Stellar Blade and NIKKE developer Shift Up, has been reconized for boosting Korean games on the global scene.
From repairing a broken android to magic crime investigation and dark fairy tale yuri: 5 Japanese indie visual novel games
In this week's indie game showcase, we look at five promising Japanese visual novel games.
Monster Rancher-inspired indie passion project Mamon King tops Steam charts in Japan
To the elation of Japanese YouTuber Yoshinama, his debut indie game Mamon King is seeing impressive sales on Steam and Switch.
The Game Awards 2025: All Winners
Here's a complete list of all the nominees and winners of The Game Awards 2025.
Doki Doki Literature Club! releases for free on mobile; content from expanded edition available as DLC
Doki Doki Literature Club! launches for free for Android and iOS devices. Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! can be purchased as DLC.
“A truly disappointing end.” With Gainax officially dissolved, Hideaki Anno sheds light on past strife with the anime studio
Gainax founding member and former employee Hideaki Anno shares new unfortunate details about the studio's past after it's official dissolution on December 11.
Chilla’s Art are wary of live-action adaptations, but the upcoming film based on their horror hit was handled with enough care to blow away any concerns
Chilla’s Art admit they generally don't have high expectations of live-action movie adaptations of games, but The Convenience Store seems to do their indie hit justice.
Neon Genesis Evangelion Japanese voice actress to make VTuber debut with brand-new avatar
Yūko Miyamura, the voice behind Evangelion's Asuka, is debuting as a VTuber. The actress unveiled her new avatar on December 4.