Japan’s game market grew steadily in 2023, with the PC game market expanding by 25%
Japan's game market experienced steady growth in 2023, with PC game sales and console sales rising (particularly the PS5 and Nintendo Switch)
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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.
Pixiv warns about influx of fake artist and employee accounts engaging in phishing and art theft
On August 21, Pixiv warned users about fake accounts and phishing attempts in connection with an online community for illustrators
Tekken’s Katsuhiro Harada wants future fighting games, including Tekken, to be freed from constraints established in the 90s
The Tekken Project leader spoke at CEDEC about the future of fighting games and what AI and community-related changes we will probably see
Final Fantasy 10 has an unbelievably random connection to oranges in Japan
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Street Fighter 6’s new Terry Bogard trailer sneaks in some nostalgic references to both the Fatal Fury and Street Fighter series’ roots
The Terry Bogard gameplay trailer is full of homages to Fatal Fury and Street Fighter's interconnected history
Japanese game and VTuber companies see influx of violent threats, some of which falsely assume VTuber identities
Japanese police are investigating a spate of malicious threats sent to Nijisanji and other companies under assumed identities
Nintendo Museum opens in October 2024, here’s how to get tickets
The Nintendo Museum in Kyoto will offer various interactive games that let you get hands-on with the company's many products and long history.
Nintendo to reveal new attraction in tomorrow’s Nintendo Direct broadcast
August 2024's Nintendo Direct broadcast will give fans a sneak peak at Nintendo's new museum, opening this fall in Japan's Kyoto Prefecture.
Capcom veteran artist runs Kickstarter for new India-inspired game
Street Fighter II pixel artist Satoru Yamashita is raising funds for Dhalman, a side-scrolling metroidvania game meets curry shop management sim.
The First Descendant highlighted as high-potential source of revenue in Nexon’s financial report
Nexon's new games Dungeons & Dragons Mobile and The First Descendant perform strongly for the video game publisher and developer.
Shiren the Wanderer 6 is getting even more content, devs tease
Spike Chunsoft urges players to hang on to their copies of Shiren the Wanderer 6, hinting that new content is on the way.
Capcom devs explain how they used analogue special effects in Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess
Coffee grounds and mini fireworks: Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess's devs reveal how they combined real-life miniatures and practical effects with CGI to create a unique world.