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Hunter x Hunter’s Gungi (軍儀) recreated as an actual board game. The Gungi board game was used in the Chimera Ant arc of Yoshihiro Togashi’s Hunter x Hunter series.

Astro Boy Japan NFT announced: usable in a Play-to-Earn NFT card game called NFTDUEL. It's collaborating with local cities in Japan to attract tourism and support the local economies affected by the ongoing COVID-19 situation.

The English version of Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent is coming to North America and Europe in 2022. It serves as a prequel to the 2018 title Octopath Traveler.

Bandai Namco will invest $130 million to develop “a metaverse for each IP.” The company also announced that the color of the new corporate logo has changed.

Bandai Namco Studios stated that they’re currently working on an in-house game engine capable of use in large-scale projects, such as open world games.

Hideo Kojima started a new podcast called HIDEO KOJIMA’S RADIOVERSE on Amazon’s Audible. The first guests are members of 2BRO (Anija, Otoja, and Otsuichi).

Cho Aniki rhythm game Dancing of Cho Aniki released for iOS/Android in Japan. Iconic music tracks from the series, such as Sexy Dinamite and Doitsu Jin German, are included.

There’s an online game program in Japan called Ninchishou Sekai no Arukikata Play! that lets you experience what it’s like to have dementia and understand their symptoms better.

PlatinumGames’ Sol Cresta to release on February 22 for $39.99 (Steam, PS4, and Nintendo Switch). The announcement was made during the Sol Cresta Release Date Forum live stream.