1 week, 3 days
U.S. Helps Vietnam Arrest 7 People Allegedly Involved in One of the Largest and Most Popular Free Streaming Sites for Anime
1 week, 3 days
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No more sailing the seven seas?
1 week, 4 days
The Pokémon Company Just Matched Each of Japan's Top Professional Soccer Teams to a Pokémon
1 week, 4 days
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"Evolution! The J League is evolving."
1 week, 4 days
ChatGPT Fiction Prompt Researchers Accidentally Stumble Upon a Super User Repeatedly Requesting Stories Featuring Pregnant Characters From Doki Doki Literature Club
1 week, 4 days
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Baby boom.
2 weeks
The View From Japan: PlayStation's Push for an All-Digital Future Raises Concern From Gamers and Developers — and a Well-Timed Retweet From Hideo Kojima
2 weeks
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"Owning things seems like it's becoming a value from the past."
2 weeks
Nintendo Brain Training Professor Explains Why Driving a Manual Transmission Car Is Better for Your Brain Than an Automatic
2 weeks
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Shifting gears.
2 weeks, 4 days
Steam Hit Meccha Chameleon Was Made by Just 2 People in 2 Months — and Now It's Sold Over 10 Million Copies With Zero Marketing
2 weeks, 4 days
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Not blending in.
2 weeks, 4 days
Japanese Theme Park Gets Escape Room Experience in Which Participants Wear a 'Bomb Collar' That Gives a Real Electric Shock
2 weeks, 4 days
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Head off at the pass.
2 weeks, 4 days
Hideo Kojima and More Pay Tribute to Akihiro Miwa, the Iconic Japanese Singer and Actor Behind Wolf Goddess Moro in Princess Mononoke, Who Has Died Aged 91
2 weeks, 4 days
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"A truly unique person."
3 weeks
PS5 Exclusive Ghost of Yotei Triggers Tourism Push in Hokkaido, Japan, With Plans for Curated Tours of Locations Featured in the Game
3 weeks
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"We want to focus these promotional efforts on seasons other than winter."
3 weeks
'A Historic Moment in the History of Manga' — Struggling Japanese Artist's Debut Manga Gets Official English Release After 'Can Barely Afford Cheap Coffee' Post Goes Viral
3 weeks
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"This is something we achieved together."
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3 weeks, 4 days
Resident Evil Creator Shinji Mikami Says It's on Developers to Make Games People Want to Play, Not Just Stream
3 weeks, 4 days
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"It's our job."
4 weeks, 1 day
Final Fantasy Tactics Remaster Adds New Game+, but War of the Lions Content Still Missing
4 weeks, 1 day
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Good job.
4 weeks, 1 day
Final Fantasy 14 Rewards Japanese Players for Paying Their Real-Life Taxes With a Giant Dog
4 weeks, 1 day
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Barking up the wrong tree.
1 month
Elden Ring Director Insists FromSoftware Is Free to Make the Games It Wants To, Teases 'Unannounced Titles'
1 month
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"Focus as much as possible on game development."
1 month
Resident Evil Veronica Producer Says Capcom Will Adjust the Story to Fit Series' Timeline
1 month
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"So that players can clearly feel how all of these titles are part of one cohesive series."
1 month
Final Fantasy 7 Revelation Director Says Gameplay Streams Pose a Huge Challenge to RPGs
1 month
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"The world is changing, and entertainment must evolve with the times."
1 month, 1 week
Japan Gets Dating Sim Where Hot Anime Guys Turn Into Swole Cockroaches
1 month, 1 week
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Beware of roaches bearing gifts.
1 month, 2 weeks
Resident Evil Series May Finally Set Future Game in Japan, Producer Says
1 month, 2 weeks
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"There are still many things we'd like to do..."
1 month, 2 weeks
Dragon Quest 12: Beyond Dreams Update
1 month, 2 weeks
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"... it's going to be a bit longer until it's in your hands."
1 month, 2 weeks
Official Metal Gear Solid 4 Remaster Retains Classic Real-World Brands and Meta Jokes
1 month, 2 weeks
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!
1 month, 3 weeks
Final Fantasy 11 Team Explores Adding New Areas as Player Count Explodes
1 month, 3 weeks
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"We reached an audience we hadn’t reached before."
1 month, 3 weeks
The Pokémon Company Considers Government ID Check to Combat Trading Card Scalping in Japan
1 month, 3 weeks
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Pack it in.
1 month, 4 weeks
Final Fantasy Creator Hironobu Sakaguchi Addresses Backlash for Sharing AI Final Fantasy 6 Remake Video
1 month, 4 weeks
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"I just kind of intuitively reacted to the potential."
1 month, 4 weeks
Forza Horizon 6 Dev Explains Why Shrines, Temples, and Cherry Blossom Trees Are Indestructible
1 month, 4 weeks
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"We tried really hard to get people to course correct us if we were drifting."
2 months
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls' 10-Hour Story Mode Will Feature Gameplay After All
2 months
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No Cap.
2 months, 2 weeks
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth on Nintendo Switch 2 Goes Minimalist by Removing Most of the Interior Decor and Background Props
2 months, 2 weeks
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"Do you want food or frames?"
2 months, 2 weeks
Attack on Titan Creator Reveals Ending Regrets: 'I Feel There Remains a Sense of Insincerity in the Story's Conclusion'
2 months, 2 weeks
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Giant in his field.
2 months, 2 weeks
A Japanese Store Has Come Up With a Fun Way to Combat Pokémon Card Scalpers: Forcing Customers to Pass a Quiz Before They Buy
2 months, 2 weeks
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Special Conditions.
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2 months, 3 weeks
'Godzilla World' Is Japan's Version of Hollywood's 'MonsterVerse' — and It Sounds Like Godzilla Minus One Is Just the Start
2 months, 3 weeks
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Quite the reaction.
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2 months, 3 weeks
Japanese Website Owner Fined $6,300 for Posting Godzilla and Overlord Spoilers
2 months, 3 weeks
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Nuclear option.
2 months, 3 weeks
Manga Artist's Struggles Go Viral, Fans Donate Over $5,600
2 months, 3 weeks
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Something's brewing.
3 months, 1 week
Attack on Titan Studio to Redraw Opening of Latest Anime Series After Investigation Reveals Gen AI Usage, Apologizes to Fans
3 months, 1 week
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Back to the drawing board.
3 months, 1 week
Japanese Pen Containing Live Parasite Goes Viral, Catching the Attention of Resident Evil Fans Who Know How This Goes
3 months, 1 week
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The writing's on the wall.
3 months, 2 weeks
Killer of Pokémon Store Clerk Was Ex-Boyfriend Who Was Arrested for Stalking Her Earlier This Year, Japanese Media Report
3 months, 2 weeks
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Pokémon Center Mega Tokyo remains closed.
3 months, 3 weeks
Pokémon Center Store Clerk in Tokyo Fatally Stabbed
3 months, 3 weeks
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Local police are currently investigating.
3 months, 3 weeks
Capcom Apologizes for Street Fighter 6 Alex and Patricia 'Incest' Controversy, Announces Patch on the Way
3 months, 3 weeks
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Kissing cousins?
3 months, 3 weeks
Dragon's Dogma 2 Fans Think Capcom Is Teasing an Expansion Set in the Game's Northern Region
3 months, 3 weeks
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Hopes Arisen.
3 months, 3 weeks
Resident Evil Requiem Developer Capcom Insists It Won't Use AI-Generated Assets in Its Games, but Will Harness Tech to Make Game Development Processes More Efficient
3 months, 3 weeks
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Face the music.
3 months, 3 weeks
Move Over Sony? Activist Investor Who Urged Nintendo to Charge 99 Cents Just to Get Mario to Jump Higher Acquires Significant Stake in Parent Company of Elden Ring Dev FromSoftware
3 months, 3 weeks
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Hard times.
3 months, 4 weeks
Pokémon Card Owner in Japan Swindled Out of Over $300,000 After Falling for One of the Oldest Fake Money Tricks in the Book
3 months, 4 weeks
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"I thought that sort of thing only happened in anime."
3 months, 4 weeks
Sony Takes Aim at Studio Ghibli AI Slop, Developing Tool to Stop Copyright Infringing Content and Compensate Original Creators
3 months, 4 weeks
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Spirited away.
4 months
Now Yu-Gi-Oh! Is Upset With the White House, After It Used Anime Footage Without Permission
4 months
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"No permission was granted for the use of this intellectual property."
4 months, 1 week
The Pokémon Company Is Actively Recruiting PhD Holders With Backgrounds in Ecology to Work in Tokyo
4 months, 1 week
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Special research.
4 months, 1 week
One Piece Author Eiichiro Oda Literally Hid the Manga Series' Final Secret at the Bottom of the Ocean
4 months, 1 week
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True treasure.
4 months, 2 weeks
Resident Evil Requiem Criticized for 'Immersion-Breaking' Gore Censorship in Japan
4 months, 2 weeks
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Blacked out.
4 months, 3 weeks
Resident Evil Requiem's Umbrella Corp Escalates Fake Lawsuit Against the Real-Life Nissin Noodles — Complete With Over-the-Top Ad Campaign
4 months, 3 weeks
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In hot water?
4 months, 3 weeks
Pokémon Reveals 1025 Logos for 30th Anniversary Featuring Every Single Species — and Here's How You Can 'Catch' One
4 months, 3 weeks
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Farfetch'd idea.
4 months, 3 weeks
Neon Genesis Evangelion Gets Brand New Anime Penned by Nier Automata's Yoko Taro
4 months, 3 weeks
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You can advance.
4 months, 3 weeks
Resident Evil Requiem Has a Bizarre Ultra-Limited Edition With Exercise Equipment in Japan — and It Sold Out Almost Instantly
4 months, 3 weeks
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"Huh? They’re actually selling this?!"
5 months
Castlevania Veteran Koji Igarashi Vows to Finish Making Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement to Honor Deceased Director Shutaro Ida's Vision
5 months
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"We will take on his aspirations for the game and see that it is properly completed, so as not to disappoint him."
5 months
Hideki Sato, the 'Father of Sega Hardware,' Passes Away Aged 75
5 months
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"He was a hearty and straight-forward good guy."
5 months
Slowpoke Has a Pokémon Company-Approved Job Promoting Japan’s Smallest Prefecture and Revitalizing Its Traditional Craft
5 months
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Regenerating interest.
5 months, 1 week
'I Play Kojima's Latest Game Then I Return to Fallout 4': Ghost in the Shell Director Mamoru Oshii Says He's Racked Up 10,000 Hours While Avoiding the Main Quest
5 months, 1 week
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"There are no other games I want to play."
5 months, 1 week
Japanese Developer Behind Tech That Studio Ghibli's Hayao Miyazaki Called an 'Insult to Life Itself' to Release Cosy God Sim Game
5 months, 1 week
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"I think if it had had cute creatures like this from the start, Hayao Miyazaki wouldn't have got angry."
5 months, 1 week
Pokémon Character Designer Reveals Ultra Beasts Were Inspired by Rejected Pokémon
5 months, 1 week
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"They are like a collective manifestation of my own resentment, which is kind of scary."
5 months, 2 weeks
Silent Hill f Actors Appointed Tourism Ambassadors for Japanese City That Inspired the Game
5 months, 2 weeks
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Homecoming.
5 months, 2 weeks
Dragon Ball Villain Majin Buu's Japanese Voice Actor, Kozo Shioya, Passes Away at 71
5 months, 2 weeks
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"I have nothing but fun memories of him."
5 months, 2 weeks
'High Likelihood' PS6 Will Launch After 2028, According to New Analyst Forecast, as Sony Focuses on Extending PS5 Lifecycle
5 months, 2 weeks
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Time extended.
5 months, 3 weeks
Mario Kart Series Veteran Hideki Konno Retires After Almost 40 Years at Nintendo
5 months, 3 weeks
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"The people who defined an era are leaving Nintendo."
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5 months, 3 weeks
Dragon Ball 40th Anniversary Event: Everything Announced
5 months, 3 weeks
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Two new anime TV series, a new game, and a “massive” new DLC.
5 months, 3 weeks
Palworld Developer Pocketpair Reveals Unusual Hiring Requirement for Its Game Designers: It Wants 'True Steam Players'
5 months, 3 weeks
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"We basically turn down those who have played zero Steam games."
5 months, 3 weeks
Dragon Ball 40th Anniversary Event to Reveal What’s Next for the Franchise After Death of Creator Akira Toriyama — Including a New Game
5 months, 3 weeks
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It’s Just Getting Exciting!
6 months
'It's Such a Miracle It Lasted That Long' — Fans Bid Farewell as Nintendo Deletes Animal Crossing: New Horizons Japanese Adults-Only Island
6 months
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"I'll treasure my screenshots."
6 months
Will Nintendo Raise the Price of Switch 2 Amid Surging Memory Costs? 'I Cannot Comment on Hypotheticals,' Nintendo Boss Responds
6 months
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"We must monitor the situation closely."
6 months, 4 weeks
Eiji Aonuma Hints That Next Zelda Game Will Be Inspired by Elements of Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment
6 months, 4 weeks
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"Please picture this while playing Age of Imprisonment, and look forward to our new Zelda game."
7 months
Leon Kennedy's New Look for Resident Evil Requiem Makes Him a 'Hot Uncle' Heartthrob Among Japanese Fans
7 months
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"He's turning into a hot older guy, like Keanu Reeves!"
7 months
Neon Genesis Evangelion Studio Gainax Dissolved, Creator Hideaki Anno Speaks Out on 'Lack of Respect' and 'Truly Disappointing End'
7 months
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"I feel deep disappointment from the bottom of my heart."
7 months, 2 weeks
'You Shouldn't Ask That!' — Yuji Horii Was Asked About a Chrono Trigger Remake and He Didn't Deny It, Reigniting Hope in Japan
7 months, 2 weeks
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"I'll get told off!"
7 months, 2 weeks
Metal Gear Solid 4 Remake Would Be 'Quite a Challenge,' Says Konami's MGS Series Producer
7 months, 2 weeks
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Kept you waiting, huh?
7 months, 2 weeks
Metroid Prime 4 Beyond Amiibo Unlocks Special Movie That Normally Requires You to 100% the Game
7 months, 2 weeks
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Sylux will save you some time.
7 months, 2 weeks
OpenAI and Sora 2's Use of Anime IPs Could 'Destroy Japan's Content Production Culture and Ecosystem,' Says Japan's Biggest Broadcasting Association
7 months, 2 weeks
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Surprised Pikachu.
7 months, 3 weeks
Japan Police Accuse Man of Unauthorized Use of AI-Generated Image in Landmark Copyright Case
7 months, 3 weeks
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Painting a picture.
7 months, 3 weeks
Can You Walk Up 110 Steps Without Help? The Pokémon Theme Park in Japan Has Some Strict Safety Rules That Could Exclude Many Visitors
7 months, 3 weeks
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Forbidden Forest.
7 months, 4 weeks
Japanese Business Media Believe Sony Created the Cheaper Japan-Only PS5 to Regain Market Share in Its Home Country, Where Nintendo Now Dominates
7 months, 4 weeks
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The price is right.
8 months
Tributes for One Piece and Dragon Ball Anime Director Tatsuya Nagamine, Who Has Passed Away
8 months
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"He was the kind of person who poured his soul into his work. Not just his soul, but his very life."
8 months
Kojima Productions to Release Actual Wearable Death Stranding 2 Exoskeleton in Latest Collab
8 months
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Bridging game and reality.
8 months
Pokémon to Get First Permanent Theme Park in Tokyo February 2026
8 months
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Will feature over 600 Pokémon.
8 months, 1 week
Konami and Cygames Settle Umamusume: Pretty Derby Patent Lawsuit
8 months, 1 week
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Stable diffusion.
8 months, 1 week
Dragon Quest Creator Yuji Horii Becomes First Video Game Creator Awarded Order of the Rising Sun by Japanese Government
8 months, 1 week
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"It's a great honor, I'm surprised… but I didn’t do it alone."
8 months, 2 weeks
Indie Game Gets 'The Best Accidental Marketing' in Japan After Title Mistranslated to 'Sh***y Dungeon'
8 months, 2 weeks
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Craptastic.
8 months, 2 weeks
Japanese Organization Representing the Likes of Bandai Namco, Square Enix, and Studio Ghibli Demands OpenAI Ceases Unauthorized Training of Sora 2 on Their IPs
8 months, 2 weeks
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What next for Sam Altman's "interactive fan fiction?"
8 months, 2 weeks
Nintendo and The Pokémon Company's Monster Capture Patent Rejected, May Signal Problems for Their Palworld Lawsuit
8 months, 2 weeks
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Lacks originality.
8 months, 2 weeks
Battle Arena Toshinden, the Forgotten PS1 Fighting Game Series, to Get Re-Release on Modern Consoles
8 months, 2 weeks
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Fighting talk.
8 months, 3 weeks
SaGa Series Creator Reveals Inspiration Behind Final Fantasy II Character, 37 Years Later
8 months, 3 weeks
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Strategic insight.
9 months
'Is There Anything More Cruel?' — Japanese Pokémon Legends: Z-A Players Are Debating the Rights and Wrongs of Eating Food in Front of Your Pokémon
9 months
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Hungry for more?
9 months
Masahiro Sakurai, Katsuhiro Harada, and More Japanese Video Game Developers Pay Tribute to Dead or Alive Creator Tomonobu Itagaki, Who Has Died Aged 58
9 months
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"Carrying Itagaki's words with me, I want to keep pushing forward and continue to create new works."
9 months
Japanese Government Calls on Sora 2 Maker OpenAI to Refrain From Copyright Infringement, Says Characters From Manga and Anime Are 'Irreplaceable Treasures' That Japan Boasts to the World
9 months
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"We are a country that has captivated the world with the creative power of anime, games, and music."
9 months, 1 week
Wondering Where Metal Gear Creator Hideo Kojima Got His 'Future-Oriented and Globalized Outlook?' A 'Life-Changing' Expo He Attended in 1970
9 months, 1 week
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"Without that Expo... Metal Gear and Death Stranding would not have come into being."
9 months, 1 week
Ghost of Yotei Praised in Japan for How Quintessentially Hokkaido It Feels
9 months, 1 week
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"They really know how to hit the right note for Japanese audiences."
9 months, 2 weeks
Former Capcom Designer Yoshiki Okamoto Sparks Backlash in Japan by Saying Palworld Has 'Crossed a Line That Should Not Be Crossed'
9 months, 2 weeks
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Perfect parry.
9 months, 3 weeks
Sony Says PS5 Is the 'Most Successful' PlayStation Generation Ever, Making $136 Billion in Sales So Far
9 months, 3 weeks
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Money talks.