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News2025-08-26 18:25Devil May Cry and Dragon’s Dogma director Hideaki Itsuno’s new triple-A action game “combines the best of everything he’s worked on” Amber VNews (Japan-related)
News2025-08-26 16:46Final Fantasy 14’s Yoshi-P says there’s no real need for new hardware among gamers – people are happy with what’s out there, and buying new tech is expensive Carlos "Zoto" ZotomayorFinal Fantasy / News (Japan-related)2
News2025-08-26 14:04Capcom replaces disqualified Street Fighter 6 art contest winning entry with its own art Carlos "Zoto" ZotomayorNews (Japan-related)
NewsNon-Gaming News2025-08-26 00:01Dandadan’s “copyright infringement” controversy should be a wake-up call for the Japanese manga industry, says famous lawyer. “Manga should be made under global standards”Đorđe PAnime / News (Japan-related) / Non-Gaming News1
News2025-08-25 22:00Illegal Nintendo DS and pirated game bundle mistakenly put up for auction by Japanese prefectural government Carlos "Zoto" ZotomayorNews (Japan-related) / Nintendo
News2025-08-25 14:41Nintendo Switch 2 game-key cards not eligible for preservation by Japan’s National Diet Library, officials say Amber VNews (Japan-related)3
