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GAME DEVELOPMENT

What game developers want the public to know about making games

Game Development 2022-06-22 15:22

Translators in Japan discuss the importance of LQA in video games

Game Development 2022-06-21 17:00

One indie game developer saw surprising sales numbers on Nintendo Switch and spoke about their success

Game Development 2022-06-08 13:14

INDIE GAMES

Morodashi Sumo, a game developed by Japanese YouTubers, is out now on Steam

Indie Games 2022-08-08 16:46

Gigabash launches with a pricing error on PS Store. The second game in around a week to face this issue [Update]

Indie Games 2022-08-05 16:02

Pixel art open world RPG Oblige Of CHAOS coming to Steam on September 1

Indie Games 2022-08-03 16:48

NON GAMING NEWS

FIMMIGRM is an AI track generator that automatically creates original songs

Non-Gaming News 2022-08-04 19:17

Can’t decide what to read? An online bookstore in Japan now offers a book gacha

Non-Gaming News 2022-08-04 09:40

Students who game longer have lower test scores on Japan’s national achievement test

Non-Gaming News 2022-08-03 18:14

INTERVIEWS

Little Noah: Scion of Paradise developer interview. Cygames’ earnest foray into roguelites

Interviews 2022-07-01 11:59

Ground Divers! developer interview – Arc System Works’ new roguelike strategy game

Interviews 2022-06-30 16:25

How CRI Middleware’s HCA codec aids the development of Final Fantasy and other Square Enix titles [PR]

Interviews 2022-06-09 00:05

COLUMN

“Beating” arcade-style games and the coveted 1CC

Column 2022-06-27 09:43

Readers who don’t want criticism in a game review. Thoughts on what a new generation of gamers in Japan want

Column 2022-06-23 19:16

The Kirby characters that never left Japan

Column 2022-06-02 18:54

IMPRESSIONS

Zero Wing: Is the game behind the meme any good?

Reviews & Impressions 2022-07-05 11:22

Give Sol Cresta time to marinate and it will take you on a fantastic ride

Reviews & Impressions 2022-04-06 18:15

Ghostwire: Tokyo is filled with humor most players won’t understand

Reviews & Impressions 2022-03-30 12:56

FINAL FANTASY

Tactics Ogre: Reborn developer makes “Mustached Sakaguchi Spinal Cord Sword”

News 2022-08-05 17:43

A Final Fantasy arrangement compilation by Vocaloid producers has been announced

News 2022-07-27 20:30

FFXIV VTuber Nora gets criticism after ostracizing a stranger in their party, with an unrelated company even making a statement

Final Fantasy 2022-07-21 01:00

ELDEN RING

Elden Ring Ver.1.06 is now live, nerfing Bloodhound’s Step and Corpse Piler while adding new functions to matchmaking

News 2022-08-09 18:29

Elden Ring is tagged as “Relaxing” on Steam. What could be more relaxing than kicking back in the Lands Between?

News 2022-07-25 13:07

Elden Ring’s “Turtle Pope” Miriel continues to be revered by fans

News 2022-07-23 02:50

LATEST

Unreal Engine 5 used to create a Japanese townscape in stunning detail

News 2022-08-13 13:20

Tower of Fantasy players thought “JP Fuc Test Server” was an insult, prompting devs to explain its meaning

News 2022-08-12 19:31

Sunsoft says they’re back and will be announcing upcoming titles on August 18

News 2022-08-12 15:09

Tower of Fantasy players recreate characters from Genshin Impact, Valorant, and even a hololive VTuber

News 2022-08-12 14:22

Splatoon 3: Was the Splattershot nerfed from a 3-hit kill to a 4-hit kill weapon? New footage sparks a discussion

News 2022-08-12 13:56

Sengoku Basara producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi has left Capcom and joined NetEase Games

News 2022-08-12 11:44

Square Enix’s The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story gets an update that makes it easier to play

News 2022-08-11 17:03

Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak’s latest update brings back a skill from Frontier

News 2022-08-11 14:31

Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak’s Twin Vine is the perfect counter to Lucent Nargacuga

News 2022-08-11 12:23

Bridget boosts Guilty Gear Strive’s player count as the character’s gender identity becomes a hot topic

News 2022-08-10 22:04

Bandai Namco doesn’t want to implement NFTs for speculative investment purposes in its Gundam metaverse

News 2022-08-10 14:42

Gaming snacks made of 70% mackerel called Gaming SABACHi will soon be sold in Japan

News 2022-08-10 14:23