DeNA has announced that Touhou Danmaku Kagura will end service on October 28 (JST). The game continued to underperform in terms of expected sales.
DeNA has announced that Touhou Danmaku Kagura will end service on October 28 (JST). The game continued to underperform in terms of expected sales.
hololive ERROR the Game is a first-person 3D horror game that allows players to experience the world of hololive ERROR, which is a cross-media horror project featuring the female VTuber group hololive.
Massage Freaks gets backlash in Japan over its risqué subject matter prompting the developer to respond. There are critical opinions of the game being shared online, with some saying it shows discrimination against women, is a sexually exploitative game, and reminds some of sexual crimes that have happened recently in Japan.
Cats Yakuza is an online card game where players compete against one another using cards that feature images of real cats. The game is set to launch on July 30 (JST) for PC (Steam), iOS, and Android.
Kadokawa has announced they are holding a short story contest with RPG Maker developers Gotcha Gotcha Games and are seeking stories that can be used as an outline for a game.
Square Enix announced gluttony (working title), a disaster movie themed online multiplayer game where humans and monsters battle. While it looks cute on the outside, these monsters use their overwhelming power to prey on humans who must cooperate to survive.
Japanese game developer 838s Maniacs has announced that Brutal Japan, a game they released to Steam Early Access last month, will be delisted. Brutal Japan is a survival horror game that takes place in present-day Japan.
As the name implies, Monster Create is a game where you create your very own monsters to battle with. Monster Create is being developed by PICTOY, a game studio established by Hiroshi Moriyama, the director of Freakyforms and Castle & Dragon.
Publisher 3goo has announced that The Rumble Fish and The Rumble Fish 2 will be released worldwide for modern consoles this winter. This marks the first time that the series has been released outside of Japan.
Massage Freaks is a rhythm game where players perform massages on various girls. By using the hidden massage techniques, players will relieve customers of their troubles and increase their affection toward the protagonist.
A method of fun using Insta-Block first became possible in Monster Hunter Generations. The Insta-Block was brought back in Monster Hunter Rise, and even though time has passed, it seems like players are carrying on the tradition of having some fun with it.
Ken Akamatsu, the first manga artist elected to Japan’s House of Councillors, wants a legal framework for preserving games and keeping them playable.
Voice actor Kikuko Inoue released a statement regarding a response she gave to a question at an event in Saudi Arabia. Her answer had been reported as suggesting a new title in the Metal Gear Solid series which she says is not the case.
Japan once again took the top spot in the “Top 10 Countries Tweeting Most About Gaming” for the first half of 2022, something it also achieved last year. The country has been the king of gaming tweets in recent times, also topping the yearlong rankings in both 2021 and 2020.
Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is looking into developing mods for Cities: Skylines. The plan for their development looks to be related to another project being led by the ministry, Mogura VR News reports.
Konami Digital Entertainment announced that they are preparing to bring back the temporarily delisted titles in the Metal Gear Solid series after certain games were taken off of storefronts in November of last year.
Exit Veil is an occult-themed JRPG with 3D exploration, a healing-focused turn-based combat system, and tarot cards all brought together. The team behind Exit Veil is Cherrymochi, an indie studio known for their debut game Tokyo Dark.
Nintendo’s Japanese customer support Twitter account recently tweeted out a warning reminding users not to play their Nintendo Switch consoles in high temperature areas. Japan is continuing to experience record breaking heat, with some areas reaching 40.2°C (104°F) during the month of June, the highest June temperature recorded in Japan.
Like Dreamer is a bullet hell shooter with a social media theme. In the game’s world there’s a popular bullet hell social media platform called Bulletolk, and by showing off impressive gameplay, users can receive “likes” from others. Like Dreamer is set to launch on July 21 for PC (Steam).
Japanese solo game developer Yanase experimented with reducing the frequency of ads that appeared in their mobile games to unsatisfactory results. We reached out to Yanase to learn more.
To create the delicious looking anime ramen, game developer Harry Alisavakis used his own self-made “cel-shading” shader which allowed him to add a hand-drawn feel to the 3D models. The noodles, bowl, and other ingredients are all modeled individually.
“I have come to believe that games with leveling systems are a complete waste of time.” This is the title of an opinion piece posted to a Japanese anonymous blog site that has struck up a discussion among Japanese gamers and developers.
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