Verity Townsend (AUTOMATON WEST の投稿者)

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2023-12-21 18:42

Popularity of Steam sales leaves developers in a game pricing dilemma

Hyogo Onimushi is a Japanese indie game developer who created the visual novel adventure game Return to Shironagasu Island, available on Steam. In a recent post on X, he discussed how Steam’s advance notifications of large-scale and genre-specific sales have…

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2023-12-21 12:08

Dragon Ball creator’s Sand Land manga gets open-world ARPG adaptation

Bandai Namco is adapting Akio Toriyama's Sand Land into a sprawling, story-driven action RPG. Latest trailer shows off the Unicycle vehicle and combat against various monsters in the vast desert.

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2023-12-20 13:44

Like a Dragon funeral event lets fans offer flowers to deceased characters and see their spirits

Ryu ga Gotoku Like A Dragon The Fallen Men Exhibit Parco

Sega will hold an unusual memorial event dedicated to characters from its popular Yakuza games at Parco Department stores across Japan.

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2023-12-15 18:03

Anger in Japan as violent death threats lead to cancellation of game and anime events

Persistent death threats have caused Nintendo and AniLoca events in Japan to be cancelled or postponed, prompting angry and determined reactions from organizers and commenters.

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2023-12-15 15:40

Noir FPS Mouse and zany space adventure Galaxi Taxi are brimming with retro cartoon nostalgia

Fumi Games Mouse and Galaxi Taxi cartoon style indie games

Fumi Games to release two cartoon-inspired games; swinging 1930s noir FPS Mouse and wacky, colorful space adventure Galaxi Taxi, which should appeal to Cuphead fans.

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2023-12-14 21:40

Big booty Korean game Nikke is a consistent money-maker in Japan, butt is that the only reason?

A year since its release, shooter RPG Goddess of Victory: Nikke continues to maintain a high playerbase with some surprises. But is it due to the sexy Nikkes?

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2023-12-13 18:37

Popular Gaming VTubers Chihiro Yuuki and Momo Azuchi to leave Nijisanji

Nijisanji announced that their game streaming VTubers Chihiro Yuuki and Momo Azuchi will be graduating on January 31, 2024.

Game Development News
2023-12-13 13:52

Japanese game developer Level-5 reveals how they use generative AI like Stable Diffusion

Ni no Kuni and Professor Layton developer Level-5 demonstrate exactly how they use generative AI to assist game development and promotion.

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2023-12-12 15:40

Speedrunners are glitching their way through The Exit 8 in less than a minute

Players have been exploiting a looping glitch to zoom through Japanese indie walking simulator The Exit 8, with no-glitch runs also making impressive time.

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2023-12-11 13:25