Keiichiro Toyama, the creator of games like Silent Hill, Siren and Gravity Rush, has just unveiled a brand-new video game studio called Bokeh Game Studio. A short video released on YouTube reveals that aside from Toyama, Bokeh’s other co-founders are director Junya Okura (Siren, Gravity …Read more »
Square Enix, the video game company behind iconic titles like Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest, will allow its employees to work from home permanently going forward. The change is a result of a survey of employees at home temporarily due to the COVID-19 pandemic: some …Read more »
It was big news when Sega announced it was closing one of its arcades. Unfortunately, it didn’t stop there. The Silk Hat Ikebukuro arcade will be shuttering next month. The arcade has been important enough to the area that you can even see a glimpse …Read more »
KonoSuba: Fantastic Days, a mobile game set in the KonoSuba-verse, is headed worldwide in 2021. Here to promote the upcoming release are two of the stars of the series: Jun Fukushima (Kazuma) and Sora Amamiya (Aqua). The two VAs appeared in English-subbed promo videos to …Read more »
Another year, another opportunity for Japanese company U-Can to poll folks to find out the top 10 buzzwords for the past 365 days. While many thought the now-postponed Olympics would make this year’s edition extra sporty, the results ended up reflecting the state of the …Read more »
SaGa Frontier Remastered, an updated take on the RPG from 1998, is set to hit multiple consoles next summer. The remastered version of SaGa Frontier is set for PlayStation 4, Switch, PC, iOS and Android. Says Square Enix: The 1998 classic is back: SaGa Frontier is …Read more »
The official Pokémon Twitter account took a moment to be thankful on Thanksgiving, and one of the key reasons was the upcoming Pokémon 25th anniversary celebration. According to the tweet, the fun kicks off in 2021, so it seems we might have something big to …Read more »
When it comes to absurdly powerful intergalactic villains like Frieza, it usually takes someone as strong as Goku to have a fighting chance against them. That hasn’t stopped others from trying, and the most recent contender is a popular 43-year-old enka singer, Kiyoshi Hikawa, who …Read more »
Square Enix revealed some big news for The World Ends With You anime today, but it didn’t stop there. In addition to confirming a start month for the adaptation, Square Enix also announced a long-awaited sequel to the original game, titled NEO: The World Ends …Read more »
The 2020 Game Awards nominees are here! It’s no surprise that Final Fantasy VII Remake has been nominated for Game of the Year, Best Game Direction, Best Narrative, Best Art Direction, Best Score and Music, and Best Role Playing. But Final Fantasy VII Remake is …Read more »
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot game’s “New Power Awakens – Part 2” DLC launches today, and yesterday Bandai released a trailer to let us know what the game is all about. Right at the beginning we see a very iconic scene from the anime that’s been …Read more »
Japan outdoes itself again. The latest Japanese invention to leave us gaping is a smartphone app that combines gaming with digestive health. The app is called UnColle, which combines unko, a Japanese word that translates to “poop,” with “collection.” Here’s how it works: do your business, …Read more »
Imagine, if you will, Sonic the Hedgehog by way of the Yakuza series. It may be tough to picture, but if the planets align just right it could happen, because Yakuza series producer Daisuke Sato would love to take a crack at it. Sato recently …Read more »
You might’ve heard of the Japanese practice of enjo kosai, or compensated dating, where (usually) men pay (usually) young women to go out with them (and sometimes a bit more). Well, move over, compensated dating: now we’ve got compensated gaming. This via a new site …Read more »
Sega’s arcades in Japan have taken a major hit because of coronavirus and social distancing. Unfortunately, it’s such a big hit that it is hurting the entire company, and Sega’s parent company Sega Sammy Holdings is asking some of its employees to voluntarily leave the …Read more »
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