Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection performs brilliantly in Japan
The Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection is performing well in Japan, with physical copies of the game being sold out in many locations. The collections are available on PC (Steam), PS4 and Nintendo Switch.
Street Fighter 6 CPU praised for playing like a human
A PS4/PS5 demo for Street Fighter 6 is now available, and the game’s strongest Lv8 CPUs have been garnering attention for their human-like play that can serve to show players what high-level play looks like.
Sunsoft announces remake of Ufouria: The Saga
Sunsoft announced a remake of Ufouria: The Saga. The original Ufouria: The Saga is a NES game released in 1991. Sunsoft describes the game as "a Metroidvania that was ahead of its time.”
UE5 Anime Tokyo demo lets you explore anime-fied Japan
Freelance artist Yan Ru released a free demo for Anime Tokyo, which features an incredibly realistic recreation of Tokyo made using Unreal Engine 5.
New ChatGPT plugin for RPG Maker MZ lets you auto-generate NPC dialogue
The ChatGPT_APIMZ plugin for RPG Maker MZ lets users implement ChatGPT generated dialogue into their games.
Former FGO creative director teases a new game with Aniplex [Update]
Fahrenheit 213 and Aniplex have released a teaser visual for their upcoming "new indie game." [Update: Murder Mystery Paradox: Fifteen Years of Summer officially announced]
Shinji Mikami finishes the Resident Evil 4 remake and has good things to say
Shinji Mikami has finished playing through the Resident Evil 4 remake. He completed the game in two weeks and showed his approval by posting a tweet that said, “I enjoyed it very much.”
Elden Ring’s Cursed-Blood Slice quickly nerfed. No more pushing Malenia around
FromSoftware has released update Version 1.09.1 for Elden Ring. In addition to a couple of bug fixes, the update also nerfs the Cursed-Blood Slice skill, which had only very recently been buffed in Version 1.09.
Why is Rajang so common in Sunbreak’s Event Quests? There are 10 of them now
There are total of ten Event Quests that feature Rajang/Furious Rajang in Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak. The new Event Quest Food Fight also includes a Rajang as one of the targets.
Live A Live remake dev makes a game using Unreal Editor for Fortnite
Japanese game developer historia has released a map code for LAVA DEATH RUN, a game made with Unreal Editor for Fornite.
List of games Japanese fans want translated and are willing to fund
An English to Japanese translator decided to create a spreadsheet of titles that gamers want translated into Japanese, and the amount of money they would be willing to provide for funding.
Konami employee arrested for attempted murder of former boss
Police in Japan announced the arrest of an employee of Konami Digital Entertainment on suspicion of attempted murder. The suspect is said to have hit their former boss on the head with a fire extinguisher.
Whale Fall is a beautiful UE5 ocean-exploration game coming this summer
UE5 ocean-exploration game Whale Fall will be releasing in summer 2023 for PC (Steam/Epic Games Store). Whale Fall is a game where players become marine creatures and travel around its world.
Tokyo’s new skyscraper resembles Yakuza’s Millennium Tower
The Tokyu Kabukicho Tower is set to open in Tokyo’s Kabukicho district on April 14. For many gamers, the new skyscraper has brought to mind the Millennium Tower that appears in the Yakuza series.
RE4 remake has no fall damage to the surprise of some players
Players of the Resident Evil 4 remake have taken notice of the fact that protagonist Leon does not take any damage when he falls, a concept that is conventional to the series.
Forspoken update 1.12 lets Frey run in safe zones as QoL improvement
Square Enix has released patch 1.12 for Forspoken. The new update now makes it possible to sprint in places like Pilgrim's Refuges, the Archives, and the Mausoleum.
Ib real-life Guertena art exhibit lets fans feel like they are in the game [event report]
To commemorate the release of the Nintendo Switch version of Ib, an art exhibition was held in Tokyo, Japan. The exhibition featured 39 paintings by Weiss Guertena that appear within the game.
Pokémon Bank still keeps your Pokémon even if your pass expired
The Pokémon Company clarifies that all Pokémon have been kept in the Pokémon Bank regardless of how long they have been there or the status of any paid passes.
Square Enix’s next president shares his love for FFXIV
Square Enix's soon to be new president, Takashi Kiryu, joined a Final Fantasy XIV (FFXIV) stream and expressed his love for the game.
Can ChatGPT help you beat Dark Souls? One player put it to the test
A player has attempted to tackle Dark Souls using advice provided by ChatGPT.
ChatGPT used to make AI-powered interrogation game
Indie game developer released an AI-powered interrogation game that makes use of ChatGPT. Players take the role of a police officer interrogating an AI murder suspect.
Princess Connect’s auto battler game to be re-released on April Fools’ Day
Cygames has announced that it will re-release Priconne! Grand Masters in Japan for a limited time. From April 1 to April 10, the game can be downloaded for free on iOS and Android.