Game DevelopmentNews2025-12-30 22:00“Final Fantasy 7 almost gave me a heart attack.” Japanese developers talk about their most memorable bugsĐorđe PNews (Japan-related)
Game DevelopmentNews2025-12-24 22:00“Players hate them, and they won’t even try to look for them until they absolutely have to.” Japanese game developers discuss the pitfalls of tutorials Amber VNews (Japan-related)19
Game DevelopmentNews2025-12-18 23:00Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s battle system was designed around the premise of “no frustrating deaths” and “a game you can clear without taking a single hit,” director says Amber VNews (Global)5
Game DevelopmentNews2025-12-17 22:00“They burned millions but got nothing.” Japanese game font provider’s aggressive price hike could be result of parent company’s alleged AI failure and financial struggle Hideaki FujiwaraNews (Japan-related)4
Game DevelopmentNews2025-12-10 22:00Game font provider who replaced $380 annual license plan with $20,500 plan reconsiders move following countless inquiries from Japanese game developers Amber VNews (Japan-related)4
Game DevelopmentInterviews2025-12-08 22:00“I don’t care if it doesn’t sell, I just want to make the game I want to make” Japanese streamer-turned-game dev on why he invested $160k into a niche passion project Amber VNews (Japan-related)8
Game DevelopmentNews2025-12-04 23:00“For us developers, the higher the console specs, the better.” Japanese creator explains why performance matters even when it seems “underused” Amber VNews (Japan-related)5
Game DevelopmentInterviews2025-12-02 22:00The Like a Dragon series still can’t be called mainstream in the West, developers say. “There’s an audience, but we still have a long way to go” AUTOMATON WESTNews (Japan-related)2
Game DevelopmentInterviews2025-12-02 00:01New VIRTUA FIGHTER Project is fully aiming for GOTY. A game that’s “fundamentally fun,” beyond the confines of the fighting game niche AUTOMATON WESTNews (Japan-related)1
Game DevelopmentNews2025-12-01 22:00Japanese game developers face ridiculously high font license fees following US acquisition of major domestic provider. Live-service games to take the biggest blow Amber VNews (Japan-related)3
Game DevelopmentInterviews2025-11-26 23:00“Interrupting gameplay for visual flair is unacceptable in a fighting game.” New VIRTUA FIGTHER Project producer talks about the title’s pursuit of “reality” AUTOMATON WESTNews (Japan-related)1
Game DevelopmentInterviews2025-11-25 15:25Rune Factory 4’s creators are doing everything they left undone in their new life sim RPG Farnia Village. We ask them what comes after the massively successful Kickstarter Ayuo KawaseNews (Japan-related)2
