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Shield surfing evolves into shield skateboarding in Tears of the Kingdom
Players use new features in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom to make fun and convenient skateboards out of their shields.
Two AI NPCs’ conversation turns uncanny with ChatGPT plugin for RPG Maker MZ
A game developer has used the ChatGPT_APIMZ plugin for RPG Maker MZ to experiment with what it would be like to have two AI NPCs talk to each other.
Donkey Kong Country composer talks about his creative process in interview
David Wise, composer famous for the Donkey Kong Country 2 OST, shares insights about his creative process in an interview with a Japanese comedy duo.
Steward Constructs in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom are simply adorable
The Steward Constructs that appear in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom have been gaining attention on social media lately for their cuteness.
Naoki Yoshida spotted playing Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom during FFXIV broadcast
"Yoshida Zelda" started to trend on Twitter in Japan thanks to FFXIV producer and director Naoki Yoshida making an appearance in a livestream while playing The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom on his Nintendo Switch.
Koroks are being bullied in Tears of the Kingdom, facing dreadful fates
Link's new powers in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom brings infinite ways to bully Koroks during quests, much to the amusement of players.
Yoshinori Ono gifts Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom to his employees
Lasengle's Yoshinori Ono gave away copies of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom to the company's employees.
Whistle sprint is gone in Tears of the Kingdom and players lament the loss
The convenient whistle sprint glitch that players had discovered and used in Breath of the Wild has been fixed in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
Do game devs prefer high sales with bad reviews or vice versa?
Do game devs prefer high sales with bad reviews or a few diehard fans? A question posed by one game developer to other developers on Twitter has been gaining a lot of attention.
Japan: Tears of the Kingdom lottery has office workers carrying Master Swords to work
Unexpected winners of the currently ongoing The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom lucky draw face the awkwardness of carrying a Master Sword with them to their workplace
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VTuber Shishiro Botan offers new voice lines for Idol Showdown mid livestream
VTuber Shishiro Botan offered new voice lines for the newly released Idol Showdown and the developer's response was exceptionally quick.
Nintendo gives a heads up on Tears of the Kingdom’s large 16GB file size
Nintendo has released a notice regarding the amount of free space that will be necessary to download the digital version of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
Street Fighter 6 got help from fully blind players to enhance accessibility
ePARA, a Japan-based barrier-free e-sport business collaborated with Capcom to make Street Fighter 6 accessible to players with visual impairment.
Composer Ryo Nagamatsu has left Nintendo (Splatoon’s Salmon Run, etc.)
Composer Ryo Nagamatsu (Splatoon's Salmon Run, etc.) revealed that he is no longer working at Nintendo as of April 30.
Xenoblade Chronicles dev gave big pay increase to staff
Xenoblade Chronicles developer Monolith Soft has announced that it substantially increased the base pay of its employees beginning in April.
The Idolmaster Shiny Colors: Song for Prism announced for iOS and Android
Bandai Namco Entertainment has announced The Idolmaster Shiny Colors: Song for Prism, an idol training simulation & rhythm game, and the latest title in The Idolmaster Shiny Colors series.
Classic visual novel ONE. comes to Switch and PC in December
Classic visual novel ONE. will be released in Japan on December 22 for the Nintendo Switch and PC. The original ONE is known as the pioneer of the Nakige genre.
Should YouTube & Twitch share revenue with game devs? One creator speaks out
Game dev Hiromichi Takahashi voices his concerns about the fact that YouTube and Twitch don't share revenue with game devs for let's play videos and streaming.
Rapid-fire legend Takahashi Meijin’s StarGagnant shmup arrives in May
Regista and Takahashi Meijin have announced that StarGagnant will be released on the Nintendo Switch in Japan on May 25. StarGagnant is a vertical scrolling shoot’em up supervised by Takahashi.
This Steam Dev Cheat Sheet includes tips on how to improve your sales
Veteran game developer Matt Hackett has created a “Steam Dev Cheat Sheet” that offers tips for releasing a game on Steam. The sheet has caught the attention of many fellow developers.
Square Enix’s AI tech preview is speedrun in only 5 min using a clever strategy
A player has attempted a speedrun of SQUARE ENIX AI Tech Preview: THE PORTOPIA SERIAL MURDER CASE and completed the game in under 5 minutes using Japanese input.
RPG Maker Unite to finally launch on April 27 after multiple delays [Update: Delayed]
[Update] Gotcha Gotcha Games has launched RPG Maker Unite on May 8 after multiple delays. It's currently available on Unity Asset Store for $99.99 USD (excl. taxes).