Umamusume: Pretty Derby’s English release is our third biggest hit, says Cygames’ parent company
CyberAgent's game business made the largest contribution to their recent profit, with Umamusume as their third best-selling title.
VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
Đorđe P
Automaton West Editor
“Not all manga has to be from Japan,” Major manga publisher Kadokawa looks for new manga artists overseas amidst labor shortage
Kadokawa’s overseas manga editorial team emphasize the necessity of broadening the talent pool of manga authors in Japan and overseas.
Ninja Gaiden 4’s structure and game cycle are based primarily on Ninja Gaiden 2, as proposed by PlatinumGames
Ninja Gaiden 4 director shares that PlatinumGames proposed using Ninja Gaiden II as the axis for the new installment's development.
Nintendo composer reveals Metroid’s ending theme was made to impress one debugger on the team. “I composed the theme specifically for him”
Metroid composer Hirokazu "Chip" Tanaka reminisces about the time he composed the ending theme for the 1986 game.
Final Fantasy X programmer doesn’t get why devs want to replicate low-poly PS1 era games. “We worked so hard to avoid warping, but now they say it’s charming”
Koji Sugimoto, veteran programmer who worked on Final Fantasy, Xenogears and Threads of Fate comments on recent "modern" retro-game trends.
Suikoden: The Anime was made using Konami’s game technology, with anime staff receiving advice from the dev team
Suikoden: The Anime producers talk about how the animation staff implemented Konami’s game technology when creating the adaptation
Nintendo-owned titles excluded from Japan’s biggest speedrunning event after organizers were told they had to apply for permission for each game
Speedruning event RTA in Japan gets warned over "unauthorized usage" of Nintendo's games in the competition.
Silent Hill f features more action gameplay to avoid being a Silent Hill 2 “clone,” but also to appeal to younger audiences, producer says
Silent Hill f developers say they leaned into more action-oriented gameplay to avoid making a Silent Hill 2 "clone."
The Pokémon Company claims full responsibility for TCG Pocket card plagiarism issue, asks fans not to criticize artist
The Pokémon company sheds light on the production process of the cards, taking full responsibility for the recent "plagiarism" issue.
To battle the “smell problem” of TCG tournaments, a Japanese company is trying to crowdfund a specialized shampoo for card gamers
A Japanese company recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for a specialized shampoo for TCG players in order to help battle "the smell."
Nintendo of America really did suggest giving Pikachu large feminine breasts at one point, Japanese media confirms
Japanese media outlet confirmed that the claim about "Pikachu with large breasts" was not just a mistranslation.
New top 100 ranking of Japanese people’s favorite games dominated by domestic classics like Mario and Pokémon – except for the number one spot
Japanese TV program showcases Japanese people's top 100 games after conducting a 3000-participant survey covering different age groups.