Saya no Uta to receive stage play adaptation in Japan
Saya no Uta will be adapted into a reading-drama style stage play with choreography. Performances will run from June 4 to 14 in Tokyo.
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.
From giant maids wrecking cities to magical dungeon demolition: 5 Japanese indie games where you destroy things
Weekly Showcase of recent and upcoming Japanese indie games. This week's games are all about chaos and destruction.
Japanese streamer who spent $160k USD to make his dream game breaks even in just a month, plans to invest everything into next game
Mamon King creator Yoshinama announced that he was able to recoup the full amount he invested into the game after hitting 80,000 copies sold in just a month.
RGG Studio responds to concerns over Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties demo’s graphics issues and bugs
Like a Dragon developer RGG Studio assured fans that Yakuza Kiwami 3's recent demo does not reflect the final game's presentation.
Manual of Japanese retro game alone valued at over $1,400 USD for including photos and commentary by late celebrity Ai Iijima
The official manual of the 1995 Japanese side-scrolling platformer Magical Pop'n is so sought-after by collectors it can sell for over $1.4k.
Taimanin series’ new free-to-play turn-based RPG amasses over 200,000 pre-registrations in just one month since initial reveal
Published by GremoryGames and developed by Lilith, Taimanin Squad is set to release in the first half of 2026.
Resident Evil Requiem pushes the limits of its age rating in Japan, but it’s not gory just for the sake of it, director says
Resident Evil Requiem director Koshi Nakanishi on why the game will be releasing only as a CERO Z title in Japan.
Ex-Capcom developers’ PvP mobile game Outrankers to end services after just three months
Developed by Street Fighter 2 producer Yoshiki Okamoto alongside other ex-Capcom names, Outrankers will end service on February 27.
Japanese indie studio spends over 300 hours making a 30-minute-long end credits scene after promising to credit over 60,000 names
Japanese indie dev reveals it took over 300 hours to add 64,901 names into the 30-minute credits scene for their game Twilight Moonflower.
Former Ubisoft Osaka employee dismisses claims about shares plummeting “because of DEI”
Kensuke Shimoda, a former Ubisoft Osaka game designer, has recently addressed rumors about the company's plummeting shares being a result of "devotion to DEI."
Chilla’s Art’s creepy fishing game UMIGARI coming to Steam on February 4
UMIGARI, a surreal first-person fishing game by horror indie game developer Chilla's Art, is coming to Steam on February 4.
From slipping into unhealthy relationships to playing as a self-debugging game: 5 Japanese psychological horror indie games
Introducing five upcoming or recent Japanese indie games in the psychological genre horror - including hidden gems and much-awaited releases.