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Dynasty Warriors: Origins’ series producer attends game’s Saudi Arabia launch event
Masatomo Oba, series producer on the Dynasty Warriors franchise, recently attended the XP25 launch event for Dynasty Warriors: Origins in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (as reported by GameBiz). The latest ...
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Shuhei Yoshida shares theory on why Sony hasn’t done anything with Bloodborne
PlayStation pioneer and Sony executive Shuhei Yoshida recently shared his opinion on why Bloodborne has yet to receive a remaster or a sequel, despite vocal demand from the game’s passionate fanbase.
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Japanese man arrested for selling modded Nintendo Switch consoles, setting a new precedent
A 58-year-old Japanese man was arrested on January 15 on suspicion of violating the Trademark Act by selling illegally modified Nintendo Switch consoles (source: NTV News). According to multiple ...
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Bandai Namco’s Synduality Echo of Ada lets you “steal” other people’s pre-order DLC items through PVP, leading to chaos
SYNDUALITY Echo of Ada, Bandai Namco’s new sci-fi extraction shooter, is playable in early access as of today, and things are already getting heated among Japanese players. Those who purchased the ...
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Nintendo’s attorney weighs in on what makes emulators illegal
At the Tokyo eSports Festa 2025 held from January 10 to 12, Nintendo participated in a joint lecture hosted by Japan’s Association of Copyright for Computer ...
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Tales of Graces f Remastered helped save Japanese support studio Tose from financial struggle
Bandai Namco Entertainment released Tales of Graces f Remastered today. It was also revealed that prolific Japanese support studio Tose was responsible for the remaster’s development (as reported by ...
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Video game patents are not a way to monopolize game mechanics, but to recover development costs, say Sega, Capcom and Konami legal experts
At the Tokyo eSports Festa 2025 held from January 10 to 12, a joint conference on the topic of “The Importance of Intellectual Property Rights in the Game Industry ...
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Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP to get long-awaited Photo Mode in February 2025 update
Dragami Games have announced a major free update for Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP, coming to all compatible platforms in early February 2025. According to the announcement, the new update will bring a ...
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Marvel Rivals to add Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 suit to celebrate the latter’s PC launch
To commemorate the upcoming launch of Insomniac Games’ Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 on PC, Marvel Rivals will release the Advanced Suit 2.0 costume for Spider-Man on January 30, 9:00 UTC. The Advanced Suit 2 ...
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Dragon Quest 3: Five-year-old gets real Mark of Erdrick for beating the game
Since its release last November, Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake has become a big hit for Square Enix. The remake also gives new generations an easy and accessible way to enjoy the classic 1988 RPG with ...
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Should developers be making the games they want or the games the industry needs? Masahiro Sakurai shares his insight
Super Smash Bros. and Kirby series creator Masahiro Sakurai recently gave an in-depth interview for Japan’s Nikkei x TREND. When asked about the precarious balance creators need to maintain between ...
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Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ Japanese Steam page drops term “samurai” from Yasuke’s description
Following last week’s postponement of Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ release from February 14 to March 20, Ubisoft updated the game’s Steam page accordingly. However, for the Japanese page alone, it seems ...