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ATLUS has launched a new countdown teaser website, as well as an official Twitter account, that teases a new Soul Hackers game. The countdown is set to end at 7 pm GMT+8 on 21 February 2022. The website opens with the following ‘loading’ text: Hello HUMAN We want to collect your information > Checking device compatibility >...
An analyst has claimed that Microsoft will have trouble acquiring big Japanese game studios due to cultural factors but it’s still not out of the question. In the past, Microsoft gaming boss Phil Spencer has expressed interest in acquiring an Asian game developer, “particularly a Japanese studio,†but Dr. Serkan Toto, CEO of T...
Hololive will be hosting its 2022 major VTuber concert dubbed Hololive Super Expo 2022. The concert will feature virtual streamers and stars will be performing a variety of songs on stage. It's also the third fest VTuber concert that's existed so far. Here are the major details. More information will be added over time: Date & Time: 19...
Studio Ghibli is one of the most famous animation studios in the world, and just like Disney, they will soon be opening their own theme park. It will officially open to the public on 1 November 2022 (via Twitter). The park is being built within the Expo 2005 Aichi Commemorative Park, near Nagoya in Central Japan on a site that is 200 hectares (4...
For the next few days, we'll be unveiling our 30 best games of 2021 bit by bit. Here's number 8. #8: Fuga - Melodies Of Steel Platforms: PC, Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch We would never have thought a CyberConnect2 game, which is usually an anime license fighter title, would end up on our prestigious list. Honestly we never dream that...
2022 is starting off really strong if film masterpieces like Mamoru Hosoda's Belle are of any indication. From the director and writer who brought you heartfelt anime films like The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Mirae, and Wolf Children comes Belle, which is part Beauty of the Beast (both the 1756 French tale & the peerless Disney animated mu...
Square Enix has announced that Fullmetal Alchemist Mobile will launch for iOS and Android devices sometime in summer 2022 in Japan as a free-to-play title. Pre-registration is available now at the official website. However, there is no word yet on if or when the game will be coming to the rest of the world outside of Japan. According to the o...
The Kunio-kun series lives on, not just in a River City Girls sequel but in 2D 16-bit graphic pixel format on a brand new game. River City Saga: Three Kingdoms, the next Kunio-kun game from Arc System Works featuring 2D beat-em-up action and some RPG elements, will be out on 16th December for Nintendo Switch in Japan. No Western release date has...
Square Enix has opened up pre-orders for a Chrono Trigger jazz arrangement album in Japan. It was bound to happen, given the love everyone has for Chrono Trigger. The new album is the fifth in the Square Enix Jazz album series, which so far have been top-notch stuff featuring great arrangements for SaGa and Final Fantasy's music. The album costs...
Nexon has released a new trailer for the upcoming fighting game DNF Duel, which is inspired by the Dungeon Fighter franchise. The game is developed by three studios, including Arc System Works, Eighting and Neople. Arc System Works is best known for their Guilty Gear fighting games and Dragon Ball FighterZ, while Eighting co-developed Ultimat...
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Stone Ocean was originally announced back in early November 2021 and now Warner Bros. Japan has announced that they will be holding a special pre-streaming event for the anime on 28 November 2021. The company will host the event via the official Warner Bros. Japan Anime YouTube channel, starting from 6pm Japan Sta...
Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio (RGG Studio) has been on a roll for the past few years with Yakuza Like A Dragon and most recently, Lost Judgment. According to a new interview, the Japanese developer is working on a brand new IP that's not related to the Yakuza or Judgment franchises. Speaking to Famitsu (as transcribed by ryokutya), RGG Studio director Ma...
Tier One Entertainment, the gaming and esports entertainment pioneer and leader in Southeast Asia, announced its first foray outside the region by expanding its footprint to Japan. The expansion is part of Tier One Entertainment’s strategic move when it signed an investment deal with its investors, KAYAC, a Japan-based internet firm, and War...
The folks behind Killer 7 and the No More Heroes series is now joining one of the world's biggest Chinese gaming conglomerates. That company is NetEase Games, who bought Grasshopper Manufacture from GungHo Online Entertainment for an undisclosed amount of money. The transfer was signed on 31st May. For those who are worried whether the Chinese c...
The Japanese national football team has collaborated with the One Piece anime for special jerseys. You can reserve your own by heading over here. Check them out below: Japan National Soccer Team 2020 Home Replica Uniform "ONE PIECE" Luffy Limited Print A uniform printed with the graphic of Monkey D. Luffy, the captain of the "Str...
Nintendo has announced that its Super Nintendo World theme park in Universal Studios Japan in Osaka will be getting an extra expansion. The park will receive a Donkey Kong-themed expansion later in 2024. The expansion will have guests "take a walk on the wild side through the lush jungles where Donkey Kong and his friends live". The expansion wi...
Would you line up for 5 hours in a queue under sweltering heat in a theme park just for an exclusive popcorn bucket? That's what a lot of Japan anime fans and collectors did in Universal Studios this weekend. Fans lined up for 5 hours or so at Universal Studios Japan (via Hachima Kikou) to get the limited edition Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba p...
ufotable founder, representative director, and president Hikaru Kondo has admitted to committing the crime of tax evasion. According to NHK (via Anime News Network), he has been charged with violating the Corporation Tax Act and Consumption Tax Act by failing to pay 138 million yen (about US$1.25 million) in taxes at a preliminary hearing by the...
IzanagiGames has announced details about cast members and much more regarding their special program that will air live from Makuhari Messe from 10pm GMT+8 on 30 September 2021. The company has also provided details about the novelty goods giveaway at the Yurukill: The Calumniation Games Demo Booth that will be up and running from 30 September t...
Back in July 2021, Sony announced that the PS5 has sold more than 10 million units worldwide. Now, Famitsu (via Gematsu) has reported that total sales for the PlayStation 5 have surpassed one million units in Japan alone. As of 5 September 2021, the PS5 has sold 1,012,656 units in Japan. This number includes 847,421 units of the standard model a...
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