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Dead or Alive Venus Vacation Prism minigames will include Hand-push Sumo and Water Splashing with the girls
Koei Tecmo has revealed two of Venus Vacation Prism’s minigames and how they will let you get closer to the Dead or Alive girls.
Upcoming bishoujo game gets particularly heavy censorship in Japanese PlayStation release due to tightened regulations
Seifuku Kanojo 2 censored across Japanese PC, Switch and PS4 releases, with “Horny meter” changed to “Flirt meter” and other alterations.
Mini PlayStation controllers and handhelds released as capsule toys for PlayStation’s 30th anniversary
To tie in with PlayStation’s 30th anniversary celebrations, capsule toys featuring iconic Sony handhelds, controllers and Astro Bot are coming out
Japan’s first fairly-trained certified AI image generation model is released, with the concept of a cute VTuber at art school
Mitsua Likes is a new AI image generation model trained solely on authorized images, valuing transparency and crediting source image creators.
Pole To Win is an established leader in game debugging, but their new concept is “More Than Just Debugging.” We asked them about what’s changed
Pole to Win is a leader in Japan’s debugging industry, but that’s not all they do. The company exhibited at TGS 2024 in September under the tagline of “More Than Just Game Debugging.” AUTOMATON spoke with Pole to Win’s Teppei Komiya during the event to find out more about where the company is headed.
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Japan’s first fairly-trained certified AI image generation model is released, with the concept of a cute VTuber at art school
Mitsua Likes is a new AI image generation model trained solely on authorized images, valuing transparency and crediting source image creators.
Indie games
Learn Japanese by taking photos in this cozy new game (Updated)
Shashingo: Learn Japanese with Photography is a fun new language learning game that helps you learn everyday Japanese by taking photos.
nintendo
Japanese convenience store gives Donkey Kong Country Returns HD buyers a real banana
Those who buy the upcoming Switch game Donkey Kong Country Returns HD at Lawson stores in Japan get a surprise potassium-packed snack.
