Game DevelopmentInterviews2025-08-16 01:00Danganronpa’s creator wasn’t sure if anyone would partner with him to publish SHUTEN ORDER, his new visual novel “built around religious cults and dismemberment” AUTOMATON WEST
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Game DevelopmentNews2025-08-05 22:00Resident Evil 1 experimented with action mechanics like charged attacks before the devs realized it was “comical” and ruined the fear factor Amber VNews (Japan-related)
Game DevelopmentNews2025-08-04 12:00Like a Dragon’s devs get spooked looks from industry peers when they say they juggle up to 3-4 titles simultaneously with one team Amber VNews (Japan-related)3
Game DevelopmentNews2025-07-30 00:01Capcom veteran says Nintendo was the only one making steady revenue from NES game carts. Capcom’s profits really took off with the PS1 Amber VNews (Japan-related)
Game DevelopmentNews2025-07-25 22:00Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 uses Kawaii Physics, which comes as a pleasant surprise to the plugin’s creator Amber VNews (Japan-related)
Game DevelopmentNews2025-07-10 22:00Koei Tecmo made significant investments in further development of its in-house game engine, the Katana Engine Amber VNews (Japan-related)
Game DevelopmentNews2025-07-09 22:00Nintendo ace Shigeru Miyamoto’s background in industrial design explains his pragmatic “product, not art” approach to making games, former colleague says Amber VNews (Japan-related) / Nintendo
Game DevelopmentNews2025-06-28 00:01Level-5 CEO explains why delays happen so much and why “just announcing things later” isn’t always a solution Amber V
Game DevelopmentNews2025-06-27 00:01Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time owes its success to critical game design changes made only 1 year before launch, Level-5 CEO says Amber VNews (Japan-related)1
Game DevelopmentNews2025-06-23 22:00Masahiro Sakurai explains why his company doesn’t hire employees. “There is a conflict between game development and business management” Amber VNews (Japan-related)
Game DevelopmentNews2025-06-21 00:01Digimon Story: Time Stranger took 7-8 years to make, fueled by the “madness” of its passionate dev team Amber VNews (Japan-related)
