Japanese PC-98 bishojo game that looks like an otaku’s fever dream revived on Steam with English support
Publisher Fakku announced Cocktail Soft's 1992 adventure game Dengeki Nurse for PC (Steam), with English language support.
VERACITY IN GAMING
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Emmett Harris
Emmett Harris is a lifelong fan of all things Japanese. Whether it's retro or bleeding edge, his passion for video games, anime, manga and beyond drives him to share as much as he can with anyone who's willing to listen. His dream is to one day finally conquer his enormous gaming backlog.
Kadokawa lets go of 154 employees following call for voluntary early retirement
Aiming for a "leaner" organizational structure, Kadokawa will be letting go of over 150 employees who applied for voluntary redundancy.
even if TEMPEST, a dark witch trial otome game with Danganronpa-style mystery solving, is finally coming to PC
even if TEMPEST is a time rewinding, dark fantasy otome game in which you investigate witch trials alongside four handsome partners.
A cult 2000s flip-phone JRPG that did the “NEET gets isekai’d” plotline before it was cool is now playable on PC globally
2006 cult JRPG Bravest! has received a full remaster and Steam port, becoming playable again after a long time.
Bizarre Japanese property listing includes a three-story building stuffed with manga for under $12,000
An old manga library in Japan has been listed on a real estate website for just under $12,000, and it's actually filled with books.
This Japanese visual novel is a time-bending mystery that offers a chilling look into an AI dominated future. A look at Dusk Index: Gion
Our impressions of Bushiroad's suspense visual novel Dusk Index: Gion.
“Zero programing required” RPG development tool Bakin gets Live2D support
SmileBoom's RPG Developer Bakin now has a free Live2D ToolKit for importing Live2D models.
$800 Dragon Quest music box sells out in less than 24 hours
One of Square Enix's premium pieces of merch for Dragon Quest's 40-year anniversary shocked fans with its price tag, but it didn't stop it from selling out.
Jirai-kei yuri visual novel Menhera Maiden puts you at the mercy of three “landmine girls” as an international student researching Japanese culture
Menhera Maiden, the debut title from developer MOONHERA, is a yuri romance where all the heroines are jirai-kei menhera girls.
Japanese psychological horror visual novel lets you step into the role of a teacher visiting the homes of mentally unstable hikikomori girls in your class
The psychological horror visual novel Spring at Dawn, I Am a Monster is set to be released on Steam sometime later this year.
A prefecture in Japan will offer single people money to use matchmaking apps
Kochi prefecture, which launched the initiative, is one of the least populous prefectures in Japan.
Tomonobu Itagaki’s former collaborator reminisces about the late game creator’s life, including that one time they were held at gunpoint by the Los Angeles police
In a recent interview Kengo Aoki shares some of his memories with late Dead or Alive and Ninja Gaiden director Tomonobu Itagaki.