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After asking the Japanese public to help it find its first ever claw machine game, Taito instead found its second
After conducting a nationwide search for its first ever claw machine, Taito has instead found its second.Last October the video…
Should Japanese game devs focus on a Japanese style? Nioh 3 leads say it's "one of our strengths," but blindly "sticking with that Japanese style isn't good" on its own
Nioh 3, a samurai action RPG about fighting demons in fantasy Japan, is one of the most Japanese games you’ll…
Two classic Japanese horror series crossover as Fatal Frame 2 Remake gets free Silent Hill F DLC today
Two of the most iconic Japanese survival horror video game series have crossed paths.Koei Tecmo and Konami have teamed up…
Disgaea dev's spooky new Stardew Valley-like is finally confirmed for a western release months after its Japanese announcement
Honogurashi no Niwa, a cozy but spooky new farming sim announced for launch in Japan back in July 2025, is…
Nintendo Switch is more popular among Japanese teens than Disney, Pokémon and Nintendo itself, survey finds
Nintendo Switch is the second most popular brand among Japanese teenagers, beating out the likes of Disney and Pokémon.That’s according…
Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii: English translations of Japanese games lose ‘flavour’ because it’s ‘a simple language’
Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii has said that Japanese games typically lose some “flavour” when they’re translated to English, because…
Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii says English is "a simple language," so "the flavor tends to get lost in many ways" when translating games from Japanese
Localization is a tricky process. You’ve got humor, tone, and social dynamics to contend with amid the surface translation. JRPG…
I’ve been looking forward to a game called Screamer for a little while now. Out at the end of March…
"An aggressive copyright troll" spent years abusing DMCAs to turn a bizarre Japanese PC game into lost media, until "they f***ed with" preservation-focused historians with a legal team
If you’ve heard of Cookie’s Bustle, it’s likely because of a long-standing campaign to erase most traces of its existence…
Armored Core 6 is an otome game if you squint at the mecha in the right light and admit he's handsome, Japanese fans of the FromSoftware game decide: "Yeah, I get it"
Fine, its post-apocalypse wasteland isn’t as sexy as the thigh-high boots you’ll find in a comparable game like Stellar Blade,…