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Japanese manga and game store Melonbooks becomes the latest Japanese platform to run into trouble with international payment processors. Melonbooks is suspending Mastercard and Visa payments, likely due to demands from international payment processors related to adult content.
Square Enix’s Trials of Mana to get stage adaptation
1 day ago · Trials of Mana is the third game in the Mana (Seiken Densetsu) series. It was originally released exclusively in Japan on the Super Famicom back in 1995. The game was remade in 3D and released worldwide on modern gaming systems in 2020. The stage adaptation will center on the stories of Trials of Mana’s six major characters, including Kevin ...
Devil May Cry 5 and Dragon’s Dogma 2 director Hideaki Itsuno …
1 day ago · LightSpeed Studios announced on November 12 that it has established a new game development studio based in Tokyo and Osaka, Japan. LightSpeed Japan Studio will be led by former Capcom developer Hideaki Itsuno.. Itsuno, who was the director of the Devil May Cry and Dragon’s Dogma series, left Capcom at the end of August 2024 after a …
Yakuza creator says his new game will be an action adventure with …
2 days ago · Former Sega developer and Like a Dragon series creator Toshihiro Nagoshi recently celebrated the 3 rd anniversary of his new game studio. Since leaving Sega and establishing Nagoshi Studio, the creator has assembled a team of 80 experienced staff members and has been quietly working on something. So far, we’ve only been told that the new project is a “high-end” game with a focus on human ...
Shadow Generations will have more alternative routes than …
Oct 10, 2024 · Sonic X Shadow Generations combines a remake of 2011’s Sonic Generations with a brand-new companion game Shadow Generations. At the recent Tokyo Game Show 2024, AUTOMATON spoke with the game’s producer Shun Nakamura and director Katsuyuki Shigihara to find out just what players can expect when the game releases on October 25.
Interview: Dragon Ball Sparking! ZERO is less about balance and …
Aug 23, 2024 · Bandai Namco Entertainment will be releasing Dragon Ball Sparking!ZERO on October 11, 2024 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Steam).. It is the first new game in the Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi series since 2007’s Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3.
Atelier Yumia introduces a seamless open world, real-time action, …
Sep 6, 2024 · Koei Tecmo’s Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land has been announced for a March 2025 release across all major consoles.The latest entry in the long-running Atelier series is more ambitious than previous titles, with a goal of making a …
Exclusive: Like a Dragon rep talks about Gaiden’s sales, Infinite ...
Dec 25, 2023 · Sega released Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased his name in November, and is already preparing to launch Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, a new entry to the main series, on January 26.How has the response to Gaiden been so far? How long is Infinite Wealth and will it be available via Game Pass? We asked Masayoshi Yokoyama, the Director of Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, to find out.
Interview: Dragon’s Dogma 2 boasts the dense open world that …
Mar 6, 2024 · Capcom will release Dragon’s Dogma 2 on March 22 for the PC (Steam), PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Its predecessor, Dragon’s Dogma, launched back in 2012 for the PS3/Xbox 360 and, at the time, was a rare example of a Japanese …
The name of Ghost of Tsushima’s sequel Ghost of Yotei has deep ...
Sep 25, 2024 · 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 game, in Japan’s northern Hokkaido region.