As 2024 comes to a close, here is an overview of how some of Japan’s major game companies have performed this year. Please note that these summaries are not comprehensive and mostly focus on each ...
If you were asked to name the creator of the Famicom (NES), who would come to mind first? Was it Masayuki Uemura, who was in charge of development? Or perhaps the President of Nintendo Hiroshi ...
During a December 26 broadcast on the official RGG Studio YouTube channel, studio director Masayoshi Yokoyama made new comments about the recently announced Project Century (as reported by GamesTalk).
This week, it was revealed that Pokémon took the top spot in a ranking of Japan’s most wide-reaching entertainment brands in the year 2024. The ranking is based on a comprehensive domestic study ...
Gift Ten Industry recently launched an official website for their upcoming puzzle-solving adventure game MR ELEVATOR. The website (in Japanese) gives insight into the development of this award-winning ...
Fighting game fans waiting for Guilty Gear Strive ’s release on Nintendo Switch this coming January 23 will be happy to hear that Queen Dizzy will be available to all players for free just one month ...
A Japanese indie developer recently recounted the stressful experience of having their game repeatedly flagged as a virus, and gave some helpful information for others who might find themselves in ...
The official X account for Nukitashi the Animation, an adaptation of the adult-oriented visual novel game Nukitashi, recently published comments from the anime’s production committee. Of note is the ...
Japanese indie developer LaFrontier has been consistently updating the Early Access version of sandbox RPG Elin (playable on Steam). The latest Elin update (EA23.67) adds various stability fixes and ...
As spotted by Bloomberg reporter Takashi Mochizuki, NetEase Games seems to have shut down the official website of Ouka Studios, the developer of Square Enix’s Visions of Mana. Ouka Studios is a ...
DeNA announced an upward revision of their predicated earnings for the current fiscal year (April 2024 to March 2025) due to significant profit increases in their game sector. This is thanks to the ...
On December 27, Toei announced that a movie adaptation of hit Japanese indie game The Exit 8 will be coming out sometime in 2025. Made by Japanese solo developer Kotake Create, The Exit 8 is a walking ...