The PS5 demo for Forspoken gives players an early taste of the kind of gameplay that they can expect from the full game when it arrives in January. There are a wide variety of options available in the demo, and one called “Cuff Chat Frequency” has been gaining a lot of attention.

Ichiro Mizuki, a Japanese singer best known for his work on anime songs, passed away on December 6 due to lung cancer. He was 74 years old.

The icon of a mysterious weeping man's face that suddenly filled Twitter has become a hot topic in Japan. Many people are puzzled, but this is actually a "crying campaign" to celebrate the 5th anniversary of DeNA's smartphone RPG, Megido 72.

Former Square Enix employees Yuji Naka and Taisuke Sazaki arrested again on suspicion of insider trading. Both suspects were previously arrested in November. This new arrest is for a separate incident.

An eConstruction machinery event was held in Japan last month. Following the event, construction companies voiced their acknowledgment of esports players, saying, “We have confirmed that the abilities of esports players can indeed be used in the remote operation of construction machinery.”

In the original versions of Bayonetta and Bayonetta 2, both games start with English text that says, “In a universe of light and dark, where perception is reality…” However, in the Japanese subtitles for Bayonetta 2, the line is different.

A man was arrested in Japan for copyright infringement against Nintendo and Koei Tecmo Games. The suspect illegally copied games from Koei Tecmo Games and Nintendo to a microSD card. The card containing the game data was then sold on an auction site.

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is an action-adventure game by FromSoftware that’s considered difficult even when just playing normally, but one player has now cleared the game while playing on two screens simultaneously with one controller.

The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors office has announced the arrest of game creator Yuji Naka on suspicion of insider trading. While Naka was employed at Square Enix in 2020, he reportedly knew that Dragon Quest Tact was being jointly developed by Square Enix and Aiming. Naka reportedly purchased 10,000 shares of Aiming before this information was made public.

Granzella has started a crowdfunding campaign to fund the development of additional content for the upcoming R-Type Tactics I・II Cosmos. R-Type Tactics I・II Cosmos is a remake of R-Type Command and its Japan-exclusive sequel R-Type Tactics II: Operation Bitter Chocolate in one package.

The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office has announced the arrest of a former Square Enix employee on suspicion of insider trading. According to Nippon TV NEWS, they are suspected of purchasing stock in Aiming before it was officially announced that the company would be working on Dragon Quest Tact.

East Japan Railway Company (JR East) has officially released JR EAST Train Simulator on Steam. JR EAST Train Simulator is the official train driving simulation game from major Japanese railway company JR East.

The schedule for RTA in Japan Winter 2022 has been released. RTA in Japan is a biannual speedrunning event that was first held in 2016. The upcoming winter event will run for six days, from December 26 to 31 (JST), and will include 80 speedruns.

Bubbles is a simulator that lets players make, touch, and play with bubbles right in their web browser. It was made by saharan who is developing numerous projects while studying as a graduate student at Tokyo University.

Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio representative Masayoshi Yokoyama has revealed that Utamaru of RHYMESTER and Risa Unai, would be appearing in Like a Dragon 8.