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Escape the “backrooms” of a Japanese subway station in upcoming UE5 indie game

Koutaro Sato - 2023-11-06 14:59

Drum Roll – a game in which you roll a drum around before it violently explodes will be out October 19th

Koutaro Sato - 2023-10-05 17:50

Pokémon: The Teal Mask – strange phenomenon makes Okidogi gradually retreat behind camera after using certain move

Koutaro Sato - 2023-09-19 16:13

Cult Japanese game show Takeshi’s Castle gets official Roblox version

Koutaro Sato - 2023-09-01 18:48

Japanese mobile game reveals monthly server cost of $13.6k and users must top this sum in purchases for the game to survive

Koutaro Sato - 2023-08-03 12:38

Japanese game implements mysterious counter users must maintain to keep the game alive

Koutaro Sato - 2023-07-18 15:39

Twitter has been so unstable that a top game publisher in Japan has decided to end account binding

Koutaro Sato - 2023-07-04 12:28

Street Fighter 6: What’s the throw escape bug Capcom is rushing to fix?

Koutaro Sato - 2023-06-29 14:46

Nintendo warns Splatoon 3 players against inappropriate and offensive nicknames

Koutaro Sato - 2023-06-19 16:39

Kenny Omega & Like a Dragon: Ishin! producer discuss all things Yakuza

Koutaro Sato - 2023-05-17 22:01

Pokémon Bank still keeps your Pokémon even if your pass expired

Koutaro Sato - 2023-04-04 18:21

Splatoon 3’s Splatfest Top 100: Rise of the Neo Splash-o-matic

Koutaro Sato - 2023-04-04 12:19

Does Splatoon 3’s latest update finally make the Angle Shooter viable?

Koutaro Sato - 2023-04-03 15:25

Splatoon 3’s new Kraken Royale is already a force to be reckoned with

Koutaro Sato - 2023-03-02 13:46

Splatoon 3’s Ver. 3.0.0 update modifies maps to provide more cover

Koutaro Sato - 2023-03-01 13:36

Japan’s Ibaraki Prefecture promotes diversity with free browser game

Koutaro Sato - 2023-02-15 17:26

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet official Tera Type icons chart released for confused players

Koutaro Sato - 2023-02-01 16:47

Mahjong Soul player sends death threat to the publisher in frustration over losses

Koutaro Sato - 2023-01-25 19:41

Splatoon 3: Triple Inkstrike buff might make it actually useful

Koutaro Sato - 2023-01-19 16:14

Greninja is coming to Pokémon Scarlet and Violet via Tera Raid Battles

Koutaro Sato - 2023-01-16 14:43

Splatoon 3: The Splash-o-matic dominates the Splatfest again in Japan

Koutaro Sato - 2023-01-09 19:03

Street Fighter 6’s real-time commentary has the potential to improve your streams

Koutaro Sato - 2022-12-20 16:00

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Zelda

U-shaped block and Stabilizer construction in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom players discover baffling high-speed flying glitch

News 2023-12-01 15:54

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom player creates diabolic elevator of death

News 2023-11-30 12:51

Tears of the Kingdom recreation of Godzilla using his spiral heat ray attack

Tears of the Kingdom: Godzilla makes a convincing appearance in Hyrule

News 2023-11-27 14:11

Pokémon

Fanmade graphic of fake Pokemon Regitube

Unofficial Pokémon Regitube makes a huge splash

News 2023-11-29 17:30

Pokémon: The Teal Mask – strange phenomenon makes Okidogi gradually retreat behind camera after using certain move

News 2023-09-19 16:13

Pokémon Sleep to tackle issue of Helper Pokémon always being tired and sad with upcoming updates

News 2023-09-15 18:36

SPLATOON

New Splatoon 3 special weapon reminds everyone of Catalyst’s ultimate in Apex Legends

News 2023-11-16 16:46

Splatoon 3 update Ver. 5.1.0: Game Balance Tweaks and Changes to Mahi-Mahi Resort & Spa

News 2023-10-17 16:27

Splatoon 3: Update 5.0.0 makes the Zipcaster a one-hit kill weapon

News 2023-09-01 14:38

FINAL FANTASY

Final Fantasy VII: Real-life counterpart of The Shinra Building faces demolition

News 2023-11-20 14:56

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth scenario writer urges fans to stop asking for characters to be “killed off”

News 2023-11-07 16:21

FFVII Remake director reveals he had snuck his beloved pet cat into the game

News 2023-10-30 15:39

COLUMN

Some say Tears of the Kingdom & Elden Ring are similar, but are they?

Column 2023-05-30 10:49

The reason Honkai: Star Rail needed to have turn-based battles

Column 2023-05-23 12:40

What does “high degree of freedom” mean in games?

Column 2023-04-14 10:23

INTERVIEWS

The developer of Vivid Knight talks about the upcoming sequel Vivid World, promising new story elements, revamped party-building and more

Interviews 2023-11-27 14:02

Ito Junji interview featuring the developer of WORLD OF HORROR – Ito talks H.P. Lovecraft, adaptations and future work

Interviews 2023-11-15 13:19

The Like a Dragon producers talk about how to get people to buy a $70 game (it’s not through TikToks)

Interviews 2023-11-01 12:20

NON-GAMING NEWS

Weekly Shonen Jump reveals shockingly high manuscript rates for beginner artists

News 2023-11-06 13:19

Why a Japanese supermarket letting employees dye their hair is more revolutionary than it may seem

News 2023-10-27 17:16

Use of “AI actress” in Japanese commercial causes controversy amidst ongoing international strikes in the industry

News 2023-10-25 17:51

AI ART

Sega develops “voxel-style 3D monster generation AI” in joint project with Japanese start-up

News 2023-11-09 21:18

Use of “AI actress” in Japanese commercial causes controversy amidst ongoing international strikes in the industry

News 2023-10-25 17:51

User prompts Bing’s AI to report itself for infringing on Nintendo’s copyrights

News 2023-10-02 14:40

NEWS (JP/GLOBAL)

The Exit 8 - a horror game that traps you in an infinite underground passageway

Latest Steam hit horror game The Exit 8 sells over 30,000 copies within a day of release

News 2023-12-01 18:21

Japanese grandma racks up hours on the Nintendo Switch playing Suika Game

News 2023-12-01 17:03

U-shaped block and Stabilizer construction in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom players discover baffling high-speed flying glitch

News 2023-12-01 15:54

Parasocial by Chilla's Art

Chilla’s Art to release another game in 2023

News 2023-12-01 12:39

Spiderman crawling across building windows in Marvel's Spider-Man 2.

Are there really rooms behind every window in Marvel’s Spider-Man? This is how developers create the illusion

News 2023-12-01 11:30

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom player builds breathtakingly convincing steam locomotive

News 2023-11-30 19:06

Armored Core meets roguelite elements in upcoming indie TPS

News 2023-11-30 14:43

SANABI Korean promotional image

This indie game is many Japanese players’ personal pick for Game of the Year

News 2023-11-30 14:37

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom player creates diabolic elevator of death

News 2023-11-30 12:51

This PlayStation 5 water-cooling unit costs more than the console itself

News 2023-11-29 17:52

Fanmade graphic of fake Pokemon Regitube

Unofficial Pokémon Regitube makes a huge splash

News 2023-11-29 17:30

Which SoulsBorne boss has left the most players broken? We analyzed trophy data to find out

News 2023-11-29 16:03