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Nintendo is so full of geniuses, even Zelda and Star Fox veteran Takaya Imamura felt a “constant sense of inferiority” working with them Another former Nintendo programmer described people working there as "celestial beings" automaton-media.com/en/news/nint...

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Former Devil May Cry dev’s anime superhero action game Mightreya launches open playtest automaton-media.com/en/news/form...

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Hello Kitty company Sanrio receives business idea from 8-year-old shareholder automaton-media.com/en/nongaming...

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Tokimeki Memorial’s “NTR bug” that lets you steal you best friend’s girlfriend finally patched out automaton-media.com/en/news/toki...

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Level-5 CEO explains why delays happen so much and why “just announcing things later” isn’t always a solution automaton-media.com/en/game-deve...

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Death Stranding 2's Kojima-related Easter Eggs were all self-inserted, because Kojima's team refused to humor him "When I'd ask them to put something in, they'd look at me like 'Huh?' and pretend they didn't hear anything (laughs)" automaton-media.com/en/news/deat...

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Nintendo games completely excluded from Japan’s biggest speedrunning event, raising eyebrows automaton-media.com/en/news/nint...

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Street Fighter 6 is increasing the value of its Fighting Passes for Fighting Ground and Battle Hub players automaton-media.com/en/news/stre...

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Street Fighter 6’s Outfit 4 content will provide swimsuits for 7 characters in August Several of the designs are inspired by past Capcom artwork automaton-media.com/en/news/stre...

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Elden Ring Nightreign player pushes attack damage to very limit, reaches godhood for a moment before glitching out and becoming completely defenseless automaton-media.com/en/news/elde...

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Kadokawa wants all its animation staff to be “able to afford a Benz” as it shifts to higher-budget, global anime production automaton-media.com/en/nongaming...

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Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time owes its success to critical game design changes made only 1 year before launch, Level-5 CEO says Hino's team implemented an open-world map in only 2 months automaton-media.com/en/news/fant...

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Sega says Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii is “selling well” as it reports highest companywide profit figures in recent years automaton-media.com/en/news/sega...

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Square Enix’s non-committal nod to shareholders is not them promising a big comeback of turn-based RPGs, nor praise of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Recent statements got lost in translation automaton-media.com/en/news/squa...

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Bricked Switch 2s already a risk for people buying second-hand consoles automaton-media.com/en/news/bric...

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After silently deleting disputed claim of ownership of Vanguard Princess, US publisher eigoMANGA is changing its story again The publishers claim they were granted “usage rights” for the Japanese version, as opposed to previously asserted "ownership" automaton-media.com/en/news/afte...

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“Square collapsed after he left.” Final Fantasy composer on how Hironobu Sakaguchi’s innate leadership skills held the company together “To put it simply – he is the big boss. Always has been and always will be.” automaton-media.com/en/news/squa...

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Final Fantasy Tactics’ political messaging is just as relevant now as it was 30 years ago, director says. “Sadly, the world has not changed” automaton-media.com/en/news/fina...

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Krafton to acquire major Japanese company behind over 300 anime titles automaton-media.com/en/news/kraf...

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Bandai Namco Studios significantly lowers last year’s large-scale deficit automaton-media.com/en/news/band...

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Nippon Ichi Software faces losses over prolonged contract work for other companies, announces further shift to its own IPs automaton-media.com/en/news/nipp...

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Shin Megami Tensei artist Kazuma Kaneko reveals he left Atlus 10 years ago to pursue mobile game development “My previous company had titles that incorporated online features and tech, but I never got the chance to work on them" automaton-media.com/en/news/shin...

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ToHeart developer Aquaplus is being sold off by parent company – currently in talks with multiple parties automaton-media.com/en/news/tohe...

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Dead or Alive Xtreme Venus Vacation gets new character Azusa automaton-media.com/en/news/dead...

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Pocketpair’s new title Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse drops Early Access release in favor of full launch Valuable player feedback from the demo period allowed the devs to refine the game for full release automaton-media.com/en/news/pock...

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Masahiro Sakurai says there is a shortage of "all-rounder" game directors in the industry, with devs becoming increasingly specialized in narrow fields "[In the current game industry,] there is no fertile ground for all-rounder game directors to grow." automaton-media.com/en/news/masa...

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Interview: Meet the creepiest publisher in indie games. Critical Reflex are “midwives bringing monsters into the world,” by backing the projects no one else dares to touch automaton-media.com/en/news/meet...

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Masahiro Sakurai explains why his company doesn’t hire employees. “There is a conflict between game development and business management” automaton-media.com/en/news/masa...

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Deltarune’s Tenna was created all the way back in 2016, but Toby Fox abandoned his “tremendously bad” 3D prototype automaton-media.com/en/news/delt...

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Volcano Princess devs announce new martial arts-themed daughter raising sim Moon Princess automaton-media.com/en/news/volc...

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Mario Kart World doesn’t need guest racers from other Nintendo titles with how big its Mario roster is, producer says Characters from other franchises would create a mismatch with the very Mario-themed open world automaton-media.com/en/news/mari...

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Indie horror Saeko: Giantess Dating Sim gets “Very Positive” rating on Steam after selling 10,000 copies in its first week automaton-media.com/en/news/indi...

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New Shadowverse game is Mostly Negative on Steam after topping sales charts and peaking at over 100k concurrent players automaton-media.com/en/news/new-...

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Gundam series original creator teases new work with unexpected twist, because “people don’t think anymore” “People very easily detach themselves from thinking. They fidget with Gundam models and say - 'Oh how cool'. That’s how it is in this day and age" automaton-media.com/en/news/gund...

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Digimon Story: Time Stranger took 7-8 years to make, fueled by the “madness” of its passionate dev team automaton-media.com/en/news/digi...

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In a bizarre case, a Japanese sex doll museum has banned major VTuber agency Nijisanji from future visits. The museum owner has published a scalding public announcement asking them never to come again automaton-media.com/en/news/japa...

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Onimusha: Way of The Sword will launch without differences between regions. “We want everyone to have the same experience,” director says automaton-media.com/en/news/onim...

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Nintendo Switch’s infamous “Hentai Girls” series gets renamed due to possible shadowban by eshop automaton-media.com/en/news/nint...

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Atelier Resleriana will take “completely different direction from Yumia,” bringing back classic mechanics of Atelier Sophie 2, devs say automaton-media.com/en/interview...

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Stellar Blade director reveals his favorite fanmade mod – and it’s wholesome automaton-media.com/en/news/stel...

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Steam Next Fest disappoints Japanese indie devs with meager Wishlist gains – but there’s an important catch to how the algorithm works automaton-media.com/en/news/stea...

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Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour sheds light on lesser-known feature of the Joy-Con grip: it stands upright After all these years, Switch owners are realizing they could have been storing their Joy-Cons a lot more economically automaton-media.com/en/news/nint...

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Elden Ring Nightreign gets its first limited-time enhanced Nightlord, Gaping Jaw The "extremely challenging" enemy will be available for a week, before the next Everdark Sovereign appears automaton-media.com/en/news/elde...

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The original Final Fantasy Tactics was built around one non-negotiable requirement: 60 fps The dev team worked backwards towards this goal as they navigated the PlayStation 1's technical limitations automaton-media.com/en/news/the-...

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Onimusha: Way of the Sword is “not a soulslike and not open-world,” director says. Instead, it expands on what the series is known for automaton-media.com/en/interview...

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Koei Tecmo’s new AAA Studio is a way for it to try out new things without disappointing Team Ninja and Omega Force fans automaton-media.com/en/news/koei...

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Dying Light: The Beast's gameplay was inspired by a surprisingly family-friendly classic: Pac-Man automaton-media.com/en/news/dyin...

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Stellar Blade Switch 2 port not confirmed yet, Shift Up clarifies in response to rumors The studio has reportedly acquired a Nintendo Switch 2 devkit and gifted all its employees a console automaton-media.com/en/news/stel...

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Deltarune creator Toby Fox didn’t expect new character Tennas to be so well-liked by fans During development, Fox was worried he might get dismissed as a "budget" version of another character automaton-media.com/en/news/delt...

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NieR: Automata creator Yoko Taro says there are less “weird” people in the gaming industry nowadays “I’ve been a part of the gaming industry for 30 years, but I feel there’s less ‘weird people’ now." automaton-media.com/en/news/nier...

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