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Silent Hill Historical Society website launches, complete with hardcore quiz and hidden pages
In the run up to the Silent Hill 2 remake’s October 8 release, an ominous website has popped up. Made by creative group Daiyonkyokai (The Fourth Boundary) in collaboration with Konami Digital ...
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The name of Ghost of Tsushima’s sequel Ghost of Yotei has deep historical implications, according to Japanese scholar
Sucker Punch and Sony just announced Ghost of Yotei, a sequel to Ghost of Tsushima that’s slated to launch sometime in 2025. The new title takes place in 1603 – 300 years after the events of the first ...
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Shift Up apologizes for plagiarism accusations, revises Goddess of Victory: Nikke character designs
Shift Up, the Korean developer and publisher behind games such as Stellar Blade and Goddess of Victory: Nikke, issued a public apology to Japanese artist neco for using characters that were similar to ...
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What’s the “killer patent” Nintendo is suing Palworld for? Japanese patent attorney offers in-depth analysis
Nintendo and The Pokémon Company announced on September 19 that they have filed a lawsuit against PocketPair over their monster catching survival game Palworld. To the surprise of many, Nintendo ...
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The Monster Hunter series has always been “strongly conscious of female players,” producer says
In a recent interview with The Sankei Shimbun, Capcom’s veteran video game designer and producer Ryozo Tsujimoto talked about the early days of the Monster Hunter series and the factors that ...
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Marvel Rivals’ Psylocke looks more Japanese than in the comics – here’s why
Psylocke’s character design in Marvel Rivals looks more Japanese than her regular appearances in comics – and with good reason. NetEase Games and comic artist/writer Peach Momoko have confirmed that ...
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Tekken Tag Tournament’s core concept was based on a joke that accidentally got approved
In his “Harada’s Bar” series on YouTube, Tekken Project director Katsuhiro Harada revealed that the long-running fighting game series’ PlayStation 2 launch title, Tekken Tag Tournament, actually ...
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Tetsuya Nomura makes sure his protagonists look attractive because people don’t want to look ugly in the game world too
Legendary Square Enix game creator Tetsuya Nomura was recently interviewed by Young Jump about his distinctive character designs- particularly the cast of Final Fantasy VII (which was the first time ...
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The Pokémon Company wins $15 million copyright infringement lawsuit against China-based game developers
The Pokémon Company announced on September 17 that it has won a lawsuit against several Chinese companies that were accused of copyright infringement and intellectual property theft (source: GameBiz).
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Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 allows for some great Soulslike combat
Despite the playable characters carrying guns that are twice the size of their forearms, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 puts a good amount of emphasis on melee fighting. While cutting and bashing ...
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Tetsuya Nomura’s writing process for Kingdom Hearts might explain both its cohesion and convolution
In addition to revealing a ton of insights about Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and the original Final Fantasy VII (such as why the characters are so good-looking), Square Enix artist, designer, producer, ...
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Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven will keep its powerful enemies, but running away won’t make them progressively stronger, producer says
Square Enix’s Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven, slated for launch on October 24, will bring a JRPG classic from 1993 to modern platforms. The original game is known for the high complexity of ...