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Most Japanese game news never leaves Japan. We’re here to change that. Every day: indie gems, developer talks, and the stories you won’t find elsewhere. Follow for the Japanese games scene, in English (and more). ↓ Latest digests & discoveries
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Romancing SaGa 3: Destinies United adds two Formations new to the SaGa series. One boosts the front three's melee attacks and the back two's ranged attacks; the other raises everyone's speed. The US Xbox Store lists February 16, 2027. xbox.com/en-US/games/store/R…
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South Korea's Library of Ruina holds the Guinness World Records title for the longest videogame campaign. Its main story runs about 113 hours, roughly 12 more than the previous holder, Persona 5 Royal. A turn-based card battler with English support. store.steampowered.com/app/1…
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SNK's motion capture studio for FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves has 44 cameras. Mai Shiranui's body model wears high heels, so her ninja outfit left her feet floating. The fix: animations that cover the same distance at any heel height. Now on Switch 2. snk-corp.co.jp/us/press/2026…
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Pokémon UNITE shuts down on March 22, 2027 at 8 p.m. Eastern Time. Aeos gem sales and new UNITE Club Membership sign-ups have already stopped. Download your data from the in-game library before then to still view some earned items and match records. unite.pokemon.com/en-us/news…
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One creator said lockdown cut them off from friends, so missing someone became the game's core. In the 2024 demo, touching glowing yellow flowers cleared vines from empty streets. #tky_stories
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Pikmin 4's Switch 2 Edition, out November 12, adds a new mode, Dandori Academy: unlimited practice, one weekend exam per stage. Switch owners can upgrade with an upgrade pack. #Pikmin4
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Silent Hill's fog was a fix. Lighting was too demanding to show more than part of a house, so a coder turned the darkness effect into fog. Keiichiro Toyama told this to Alone in the Dark's Frédérick Raynal. Why start that game in the attic? #SILENTHILL xokura.com/news/keiichiro-to…
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SONIC PICO PARK sends up to eight players to one goal. Hold a ring and a hit won't take you out. In June's demo, one player grabbed a ring and took the spikes for the team. #SONICPICOPARK
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Three new SSR Nikke arrive for GODDESS OF VICTORY: NIKKE's 4th anniversary. Marian: Queen hits many enemies at intervals, Rapunzel: Sanctuary heals allies and boosts attack, and a third deals piercing damage. The event MARIA-n begins too. press.levelinfinite.com/en-U…
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About 207 million ways to train, by Denfaminicogamer's count. A new Career scenario in Umamusume: Pretty Derby's Japanese version starts October 26, set at a festival held once every 12 years. No word yet on the English version. apps.apple.com/us/app/umamus…
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Your spells fire on their own, blasting through walls and monsters. In DUNGEON RAZE, every broken wall opens up space. When time runs out, a powerful enemy appears. Made by Kotaro Yoshida, creator of Half-Minute Hero. On Steam and iOS. store.steampowered.com/app/3…
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Kids try every trick to catch Mew for their Pokédex in the music video for 1996, a new song from Project VOLTAGE, the Pokémon and Hatsune Miku collaboration. Lyrics, music and arrangement by ryo (supercell). project-voltage.jp/
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The hero has 66 days left to live. Phantom Blade Zero, a wuxia action game from China, launches October 29 on PC (Steam) and PS5. Parry with timed blocks; defeated enemies stay dead. In the harder mode on repeat runs, each death costs Soul a day. pbz.s-game.com/en-US/
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Out November 5, the Switch 2 remake adds a hall lined with monster statues, where you can rematch bosses. Hum a song or play a real instrument, and the mic cues Link's ocarina. #Zelda
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The first Mana world map was drawn by hand on graph paper. Koichi Ishii kept using paper even after PCs: without it, he says, he can't see the whole game. Yoshinori Kitase, hired off a Star Wars parody video, turned it into data. #ManaSeries xokura.com/news/mana-series-…
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