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Over 50% of Phantom Blade Zero’s Wishlists come from outside of China, according to developers
2+ hour, 29+ min ago (225+ words) After celebrating over 1 million Wishlists in December, S-GAMES has announced that Phantom Blade Zero's Wishlists continue to grow steadily, with significant global interest. Beijing-based developer S-GAME will release the dark'kung-fu'action RPG'Phantom Blade Zero'on September 9'for PC and PS5. After'hitting'more than'1 million'Wishlists'on'December…...
Beast of Reincarnation’s graphics "weren’t made with domestic nor overseas audiences in mind," says director. The photorealistic style came naturally
18+ hour, 6+ min ago (244+ words) Beast of Reincarnation director Kota Furushima talks about the reasons behind the game taking on a "surprisingly" photorealistic style. This year's Xbox Developer Direct brought us some new footage and information on Game Freak's upcoming action RPG Beast of Reincarnation,…...
Chilla's Art's creepy fishing game UMIGARI coming to Steam on February 4
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (172+ words) UMIGARI, a surreal first-person fishing game by horror indie game developer Chilla's Art, is coming to Steam on February 4. UMIGARI'appears'to be more about the experience'of sailing and'making'new, surreal discoveries rather than'scaring'the pants'off you.'With unique locations to'explore (is that an…...
Japanese indie game in which you use your stupid little hamster as a war weapon of mass annihilation launches to Very Positive score on Steam
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (221+ words) Japanese publisher Kodansha and solo developer Zxima released MOCHI-O on January 19, to a Very Positive Steam review score. In addition to the cute pet-rearing gameplay that awaits you between each battle, the game also features many different interactions and dialogue…...
Palworld developer Pocketpair requires game designer candidates to provide screenshots of their Steam libraries and playtime, according to CEO
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (183+ words) Joining a discussion among devs on X, Pocketpair CEO Takuro Mizobe recently shared some tidbits about how the company hires game designers "At'Pocketpair," he writes'on his'personal X account,we ask game designer'candidates to'submit'screenshots of their playtime history on Steam.'In…...
Valve rules Japanese blackjack-based RPG not guilty of “bikini armor crimes.” Brave x Junction’s Steam version now back in previously banned regions
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (311+ words) Brave x Junction's Steam port returns to all worldwide regions, including ones where the game was removed due to the "frequent nudity" tag. In December last year, Rideon Japan announced that the Steam version of their blackjack-inspired RPG Brave x…...
The story of Yakuza Kiwami 3’s Dark Ties spin-off was based on the Yakuza Online mobile game, according to series producer
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (133+ words) Dark Ties, Yakuza Kiwami 3's Mine-centric spin-off game, uses Yakuza Online's story as the basis of its narrative. "That story (from Yakuza Online) is'essentially the'foundation. Since it worked so well, I always wanted to properly develop it for consoles someday....
“Drawing inspiration from great games” is what’s holding developers back. Megami Tensei original writer on why taking inspiration from other media is crucial
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (138+ words) Nishitani Aya, writer of the original Megami Tensei novel, discusses theory on how favoring popular genres influences the game industry. The indie game boom has been propped up by the short-form content culture of TikTok and peoples" shortening attention spans,…...
A Western Perspective On Mecha Games. Armored Core 3: A Brilliant Game That Renewed My Faith In The Series
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (1022+ words) A column on Armored Core 3 by Ollie Barder. Greetings, my name is Ollie Barder. I'm from the UK and work in the game industry as both a game designer and a journalist in Tokyo. My area of expertise is mecha…...
Spicy gacha game BrownDust2 disappears from Vietnam Google Play store due to “local regulations”
1+ week, 1+ day ago (135+ words) On January 17, NEOWIZ announced that BrownDust2 is currently unavailable to access via Vietnam Google Play Store due to "local regulations." South Korean developer NEOWIZ announced on January 17 that their "full burst" gacha RPG BrownDust2 is currently not visible nor available for download…...