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Great news for “Triangle Strategy” gaming fans as it has been two weeks since the release of the game on the Nintendo Switch. And more than 200,000 copies in Japan and Asia and 800,000 overall in the world (Shipping + Digital Downloads), it seems that Read More …
It was revealed that Ohtani Shohei, the two-way phenom and American League MVP for 2021 will be on the cover of “THE SHOW 22” on PS5, PS4, XBOX Series X|S, Xbox One and the Nintendo Switch. In Japan, baseball fans reacted with excitement. “This is Read More …
After 3 1/2 years, GUST’s smartphone game “Atelier Online” will be ending its service on March 31st at 3:00 p.m. There is no specific reason why the service will be ending, but the company expressed their gratitude to the entire development and operation team and Read More …
Mirin Cake, a member of DetonatioN Gaming collapsed during a gameplay stream of “Minecraft”. While playing, you can see Mirin Cake’s eyes starting to close and then collapsing from his chair to the floor. Umezaki Nobuyuki (CEO of DetonatioN Gaming) wrote on Twitter, “Mirin Cake-san Read More …
Square Enix announced that the cumulative worldwide shipment and DL sales of “BRAVELY DEFAULT II” has exceeded 1 million units. The Nintendo Switch version has also been selected as one of the Top 30 Download Rankings for the First Half of 2021. To commemorate the Read More …
December 17, 2021 marked the 10th anniversary of Sony’s PlayStation Vita. Many chimed in on what’s their favorite PlayStation Vita game. Many fans of the portable console took to SNS to discuss their favorite games and also their memories of getting a PS Vita. FF外から神ゲーですねーー！懐かしい✨個人的にはプロジェクトDIVAfよくやってました Read More …
Sony announced the new Galaxy Collection featuring five different PS5 console covers plus accompanying controllers of the same color. The colors are Midnight Black, Cosmic Red, Nova Pink, Galactic Purple and Starlight Blue. The covers have a suggested retail price of Y6578 and will be Read More …
Midorikawa Hikaru is well-known for doing the voice of Heero Yuy in the “Mobile Suit Gundam Wing” TV series, as well as his voice role as Sanada Akihiko for “Persona 3”, as Kaede Rukawa for “Slam Dunk”, as Zeigadiss Graywords for “The Slayers”, as Kazama Read More …
I absolutely enjoy Japanese visual novels. I think what got me into them was a game called “Tokimeki Memorial”, which I bought in Japan for the Sony PlayStation, which is a dating sim from Konami which eventually would also be used to help me learn Read More …
Retail Pre-orders for Limited ‘Earthmate Edition’ Coming Soon for Nintendo Switch Farming / Life Sim RPG TORRANCE, Calif. – Oct. 7, 2021 – XSEED Games, the independent-minded publishing brand of Marvelous USA Inc., today unveiled the limited retail ‘Earthmate Edition’ for Rune Factory 5, which Read More …
It was announced on October 2nd that “GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-” has been registered as a licensed title of Japan Esports Union (JESU). The first licensed issuance competition for the game will be in February 2022. GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-を一般社団法人日本eスポーツ連合(JeSU)のライセンス認定タイトルとして登録致しました。 また、初のプロライセンス発行大会の開催を2022年2月に予定しております。 皆様に注目いただける競技シーンとして本作を盛り上げていけるよう、今後も取り組んで参ります。#GGST pic.twitter.com/F53qG5YABS — GUILTY GEAR OFFICIAL Read More …
On Sept. 30th, the Tokyo Game Show 2021 kicked off its latest event which will last through October 3rd. Since 2020, the show shifted from a real event held at Makuhari Messe to online due to the Pandemic. Of course, many of us can’t travel Read More …
Biohazard (Resident Evil) fans who have been wanting a game to show up on VR via the Oculus Quest, will now get that opportunity. Famitsu has done a review on the game: 300RT 『Oculus Quest 2版 バイオハザード4』が10月21日配信決定。独特の楽しさはそのままに、VRならではの操作性も加わった同作の魅力を先行プレイレビューでお届けhttps://t.co/unURjTgrFI @famitsu — ファミ通.com (@famitsu) September 27, 2021 According Read More …
Hey! Say! JUMP member Yamada Ryosuke has been talking about wanting to do a YouTube video gaming channel and sure enough, he has. Named “LEO’s Playground”, Yamada posted a teaser video for his upcoming video collab with HIKAKIN and Shibuya Hal, which will stream on Read More …
There is no doubt that Kizuna AI’s “Touch the Beat!” is definitely is one of the better rhythm dance games from Japan on the Oculus Quest/Quest 2 and the virtual idol will be holding a Virtual Fireworks concert on Saturday, September 24th (Friday) at 12:00 Read More …