Capcom wins big at Japan Game Awards 2024, netting prizes for Street Fighter 6, Dragon’s Dogma 2 and Monster Hunter Wilds
Three games by Capcom swept up a total of four prizes at the Japan Game Awards 2024, which was during Tokyo Game Show.
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Verity Townsend
Automaton West Editor and translator. She has a soft spot for old-school Sierra adventure games and Final Fantasy VIII (yes, 8!). Can often be found hunting down weird forgotten games and finding out everything about them. Frequently muses about characters and lines from Metal Gear Solid and Disco Elysium. Aims to keep Automaton fresh and interesting with a wide variety of articles.
Here’s how Monster Hunter Wilds’ herds will completely change how you hunt, according to devs
Monster Hunter Wilds introduces dynamic environments and herd-like monster behaviors that strive to mimic the danger and harshness of nature
Square Enix to release mini metal models of retro Sega consoles
The detailed diecast figures of classic Sega consoles, including the Sega Saturn, Mega Drive and Dreamcast, will be released in 2025.
(Updated) Monster Hunter Wilds’ high PC requirements suddenly make PS5 Pro look more affordable to Japanese players
Monster Hunter Wilds' high spec requirements on PC are making Japanese social media users change their minds about getting a gaming PC instead of a PS5 Pro
Tanuki: Pon’s Summer lets you enjoy life in a whimsical, Studio Ghibli-style Japanese village as a BMXing raccoon dog
Deliver mail, befriend quirky villagers and rebuild a shrine in the idyllic Japanese countryside in Tanuki: Pon's Summer- coming in 2025
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom devs reveal why they built the game around “being mischievous”
Echoes of Wisdom’s creators discuss how they balanced high player freedom with accessible gameplay for Princess Zelda's protagonist debut
Nintendo has always communicated through its products, without explaining itself much – Shigeru Miyamoto gives insights into new museum
Shigeru Miyamoto discusses the philosophy behind the new Nintendo Museum and how his signature unintentionally became one of the exhibits.
Silent Hill Historical Society website launches, complete with hardcore quiz and hidden pages
Ahead of the Silent Hill 2 remake launch, the official Silent Hill Historical Society site offers plenty of creepy diversions for both fans and newbies
Konami buffs in-game Shohei Ohtani to keep up with his real-life track-record
Shohei Ohtani gets a stat boost in Konami's Professional Baseball Spirits 2024-2025 to reflect his record-breaking 50-50 achievement
Action Game Maker will let users port their creations to PlayStation, Nintendo and Xbox consoles through partnership with Godot Engine devs’ company
No-programming-required dev toolkit Action Game Maker will enable porting to PS5, Switch and Xbox Series X|S, thanks to W4 Games' partnership
Tekken Tag Tournament’s core concept was based on a joke that accidentally got approved
Katsuhiro Harada reveals that hit PS2 launch title Tekken Tag Tournament was proposed as a joke in response to sudden demands from management.
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth creative director hints at secret about Aerith in Part 3 of the FF7 Remake Trilogy
Tetsuya Nomura says he can't discuss Aerith's role in the last part of Final Fantasy VII Remake- but there are some hints.