Taijiro Yamanaka

CRI Middleware has announced that their products sold under the CRIWARE brand now support Unreal Engine 5. They also plan to update CRIWARE to make it easier to work with UE5-specific features.

Ninja JaJaMaru: The Great Yokai Battle + Hell is coming to Steam on May 12. Ninja JaJaMaru: The Great Yokai Battle + Hell is the latest title in the popular Ninja JaJaMaru-Kun side-scrolling action series that was originally released by Jaleco in 1985.

Goonect will launch for free on Steam May 27. Goonect is a two-player cooperative 3D action game that’s being developed by GYAAR Studio, Bandai Namco Studios’ indie game label.

PiXEL has announced that Fire Dragon Fist Master Xiao-Mei will be launching in Japan on May 19 for the Nintendo Switch. It's a retro kung fu action game and a homage to the 16-bit games of old.

Japan’s Xbox Game Studios Publishing team is expanding. “We are working with top-class developers on truly groundbreaking product for Xbox,” says Matt Smith, a senior producer at Xbox Game Studios Publishing.

Bandai Namco Entertainment has announced the establishment of a new start-up investment fund called Bandai Namco Entertainment 021 Fund. It'll invest in areas related to their metaverse project.

Capcom has announced Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium for PC and consoles. It'll bring yet another 32 arcade classics including SonSon and Three Wonders.

Signs of change one month after Japan’s PS Store allows IARC ratings. 41 of the 92 new releases on Japan's PS Store have used the IARC rating system since its introduction.

Teachers in Japan can use Puyo Puyo Programming to teach students the basics of programming. It now has supplementary materials that follow school curriculum guidelines

Bandai Namco has announced that the free-to-play Mobile Suit Gundam: Battle Operation 2 is scheduled to release on PC (Steam) this year. Network tests will be held in mid-April.

D3 Publisher has released the survival roguelike action game Ed-0: Zombie Uprising on Steam Early Access for $19.99.

Acquire has announced Kamiwaza Tourai for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch. It’s a remastered version of the original PS2 game Kamiwaza that was released in Japan back in 2006.

Capcom has announced that the company will revise its compensation system in Japan. The revision consists of “an average base salary increase of 30% (includes the portion for pay raises) ."

Bandai Namco reveals its vision for the Gundam metaverse. They'll first create a virtual Gunpla colony/community and then set out to make an eSports colony in 2023.

Arc System Works has announced the release date for DNF Duel. It’s coming out on June 28 for PC and consoles, including PS4 and PS5.

Sega’s Astro City Mini V to release on July 28 in Japan. Astro City Mini V contains 22 classic titles with a focus on vertical shooting games, including Out Zone, Dogyuun, Moon Cresta, Truxton, and more.

19th century Japan zombie roguelike Ed-0: Zombie Uprising enters Steam Early Access on April 4. Ed-0: Zombie Uprising is a roguelike action game that takes place in a fictional Edo-period Japan.