Composer Kohta Takahashi has released a new album called REIWA TYPE 4 on Bandcamp and BOOTH. Takahashi says they imagined what a new Ridge Racer might be like and composed the songs with that concept in mind.
Cosmic Fantasy Collection (tentative title) is in development for the Nintendo Switch. Cosmic Fantasy Collection will include ports of two RPGs from the Cosmic Fantasy series: the 1990 released Cosmic Fantasy: Bouken Shounen Yuu and the 1991 released Cosmic Fantasy 2.
Many gamers are knowledgeable about the released games they’ve played, but how much do they know about how they were made? PushDustIn, who runs PR at the Kyoto-based VR/AR game developer CharacterBank, took to Twitter to poll game developers about what they wished the public knew about making games.
Rōnin Trail is an open world adventure game where players take on the role of a samurai in Japan. The game takes place during Japan’s Edo-period where a masterless samurai, or rōnin, is left to wander the countryside searching for their purpose.
The official Twitter account for the soccer manga and anime Captain Tsubasa has notified fans that NFTs featuring art from the series are being illicitly sold. "All Captain Tsubasa related NFTs issued by FOOTBALL METAVERSE and MANGAVERSE are illegal. Rights regarding Captain Tsubasa are exclusively managed by TSUBASA Co., Ltd."
Japanese game development studio Treasure welcomed their 30th anniversary and revealed that they are developing "'that' highly requested title" with the aim of announcing it this year.
Head of Dragami Games Yoshimi Yasuda has revealed that Lollipop Chainsaw will be making a comeback. Lollipop Chainsaw is an action game that was released in 2012 for the PS3 and Xbox 360. It was directed by Goichi Suda, known for games such as the No More Heroes series.
Mofu Mofu Sensen will be coming to the Nintendo Switch on June 16 (JST). Mofu Mofu Sensen is a furry fighting game being developed by a single person using SmileBASIC.
Was that Li-Fen in the Street Fighter 6 trailer? Fans seem to think so. She has appeared in a number of previous games in the series and is heavily involved in Chun-Li’s storyline. Chun-Li’s character profile for Street Fighter 6 mentions that she looks after Li-Fen and that they enjoy going shopping together.
Nintendo sent an email introducing the Mario Strikers: Battle League First Kick event to Nintendo Switch users, but instead of saying Mario Strikers: Battle League, the email mentioned Mario “Kart” Strikers: Battle League as the game's title. This has drawn attention on social media in Japan.
LED gaming chopsticks are now available to purchase in Japan for 580 yen (around $4.50). The gaming chopsticks provide the benefit of being able to light up the inside of your bag of snacks, making it easier to see in a dark room.
SteamDB has published a ranking of the top-selling games of the week up to May 22. As pointed out by Daniel Ahmad, a senior analyst at the gaming market research firm Niko Partners, the list is dominated by titles backed by the Chinese tech giant Tencent.
