Disney Pixel RPG developer’s shares soar following announcement
After Disney Pixel RPG was revealed on July 8, Gungho Online Entertainment's share prices reached their highest point so far this year.
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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.
EA Japan reminds users to report User Agreement violations in wake of “Apex Legends Hostess Club” incident
Unofficial Apex Legends Hostess Club that trended on Japanese X last week is likely the reason for EA Japan's stern reminder to players.
Konami is intent on region locking Japanese players out of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
The July 4 GOG.com release of the 2013 action game was promptly made unavailable in Japan moments after launch
Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP will let players choose Juliet’s voice
Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP will feature at least four different voices for zombie slayer Juliet, including a new Japanese voice by Yukari Tamura
Kadokawa cyberattack: legal action to be taken against anyone spreading leaked data
Dwango state that they will take legal action against those who maliciously distribute leaked data from the cyberattack on Kadokawa.
Japanese “Overwatch Hostess Club” gets banned, lewd “Apex Legends Hostess Club” takes its place
Mere hours after an Overwatch Hostess Club on Japanese X was banned likely for breaching Blizzard's terms, a similar Apex Legends account popped up.
Nintendo runs out of Wii U spare parts in Japan, ends repair service
Nintendo Japan has discontinued its repair services for the Wii U, sparking concerns about console preservation on social media
Final Fantasy creator looks back on Square’s genius programmer Nasir Gebelli
Final Fantasy series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi looks back on Nasir Gebelli, the talented programmer who worked on Square's NES games.
Review: Here’s why Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess just shot to the top of my wishlist
Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess combines beauty and brains with its mystical Japanese setting and compelling strategic gameplay.
Kadokawa confirms that all Dwango employees’ personal data was likely leaked in cyberattack
Kadokawa reveal more about the extensive data that is likely to have been leaked following last month's ransomware attack.
Gundam Breaker 4 announces global open network test and reveals gameplay trailer
Bandai Namco have announced an open network test for Gundam Breaker 4, giving players a chance to try online multiplayer and mech customization
FromSoftware parent company Kadokawa reports possible additional data leak from cyberattack
Kadokawa reports that the Black Suits hacker group claims to have leaked more stolen data on July 2 2024.