Twitch will be shutting down its services in South Korea in February 2024 due to the high operational costs. They have been operating with significant losses due to network fees imposed by Korean providers.
Twitch will be shutting down its services in South Korea in February 2024 due to the high operational costs. They have been operating with significant losses due to network fees imposed by Korean providers.
Developed by Japanese IT venture Preferred Networks, Omega Crafter is an open-world crafting survival game that incorporates programming into its gameplay. We asked the developers about how the project came to be.
Omega Crafter by Japanese IT venture Preferred Network is an open-world crafting survival game that incorporates programming into its gameplay.
Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism recently uploaded a video that demonstrates a dam project that is currently underway in southwestern Japan. There’s something unique about the recreation though – it has been created entirely using Minecraft.
In The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, players have succeeded in creating a “flying broomstick” using Ultrahand and a dash of “Stake Nudging.”
Japanese indie developer NEOLAVI revealed the first teaser for their 3D arena fighter game MACHO SPINNER on November 9. The game is planned for release for the PC (Steam) and will be available in English.
A Twitch streamer has broken the Super Mario Bros. Wonder spreedrun record, setting a new high of 1 hour, 34 minutes and 28 seconds. They seem to have received the assistance of some convenient glitches.
Part two of an interview with the creators of Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name and Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth. Masayoshi Yokoyama and Hiroyuki Sakamoto talk about marketing and feedback.
Users have analyzed the specs of Masahiro Sakurai’s Shoryuken, and it seems to be a tad sluggish compared to Ryu’s in Super Smash Bros. and Street Fighter 6.
An interview with the creators of Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name and Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth. Masayoshi Yokoyama and Hiroyuki Sakamoto talk influences and fandom behavior.
The Japanese romance VN developer Yuzusoft revealed that their title Senren * Banka has sold over 400,000 copies worldwide, surprising the community. The title is often referred to as a “god-tier” game.
Super Mario Bros. Wonder players have been discovering ways to perform “infinite jumps” using certain combinations of power-ups, allowing them to jump over entire stages.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has entered its seventh year upon launch, but the esports community formed around it is still very much alive and thriving. We ask Japan’s top player Kusaan about what keeps the game’s competitive community so hooked.
Nintendo has announced Splatoon’s latest update, Ver. 5.1.0, with changes to Mahi-Mahi Resort & Spa and weapon strength adjustments. This update is expected to be released on October 17 (UTC).
A scene form the latest trailer for Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros. Wonder has people grieving for Yoshi, who has to carry the weight of Elephant Mario.
Nintendo released the Ver.5.0.0 update for Splatoon 3 on August 31. Among the various additions and changes, the adjustments made to the Zipcaster have been causing waves in the community in particular, as they take the weapon to a whole new level.
One player has made an unexpected discovery regarding the propulsion provided by Rockets in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. It appears that if you attach Rockets at an angle rather than perpendicular to the direction of travel, they surprisingly provide an increased level of propulsion.
A player of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom reported hearing a mysterious voice with no apparent source on a certain in-game location. The unsettling sound quickly became a topic of discussion among players, who quickly uncovered the unexpected source of the voice.
The topic of layouts and notations of buttons on video game controllers being different based on platforms has once again livened up, with many agreeing that notating buttons based on the four cardinal directions North, East, South and West could be an ideal solution.
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