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Sonic the Hedgehog is still homeless, Sega confirms
There’s a general consensus among Sonic the Hedgehog fans that Sonic doesn’t really have a home, drifting from place to place instead. This has also been confirmed in the past through spin-off media ...
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Interview: Suda51 on the resurrection of Shadows of the Damned, his undying love for Zelda, and getting more directly involved in game development
The classic plot structure, and the fact that it’s my first love story. I pondered how to portray the romance between Garcia and Paula a lot. In fact, there were originally a lot more scenes involving ...
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Legend of Zelda devs tried to make Link talk for the first time in Echoes of Wisdom, but it felt too wrong
Link has been a stoic and silent protagonist for the entirety of The Legend of Zelda series, and although we get to read his inner monologue and dialogue with NPCs from time to time, we’ve never heard ...
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Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP’s sales surpassed targets by large margin, Dragami Games’ parent company reports
Extreme, the parent company of Dragami Games, is revising its consolidated earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2025 after Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP significantly exceeded initial sales ...
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“All staff have changed their Jobs to ‘Hero'” Clinic in Japan shuts up shop to play Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake
Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake released today, prompting RPG fans all over the world to get stuck into the revamp of Enix’s 1988 classic. In Japan, one business’s dramatic response to the game’s ...
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The First Descendant to get a jiggle physics update in response to community demand
This week, Nexon announced that it plans to add jiggle physics to its FTP looter shooter The First Descendant. This feature has been repeatedly requested by the community for a while. The actual ...
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Devil Reversi is a wicked take on traditional Reversi that lets you stack game pieces on top of each other, coming to Steam on November 21
Japanese novelist and game creator Roman Kitayama will release Devil Reversi on November 21 for the PC (Steam). The game will be available in English and Japanese. Devil Reversi is a competitive ...
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The First Descendant and MapleStory drive Nexon’s record-breaking Q3 results
In their most recent financial report, Nexon revealed that they achieved record-breaking quarterly revenue and operating income in the third quarter of 2024 (July 1 to September 30). This was thanks ...
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Japanese gamers suggest using League of Legends or Overcooked to expose your partner’s true colors before marrying them
It’s a wonderful thing when you can enjoy video games with your significant other. Still, according to Japanese gamers, the true test of a relationship comes from playing League of Legends (LoL) or ...
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“If this fails, I won’t be able to stay in the industry” Dragon Quest III HD-2D’s devs talk about the pressure of remaking a legendary game
Dragon Quest III HD-2D launches today, bringing back the classic JRPG after 36 years. Developed by Square Enix’s Team Asano and Artdink, the remake revamps the original 1988 NES title, blending 2D ...
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Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP to get framerate fix update on Nintendo Switch
Dragami Games CEO Yoshimi Yasuda has announced an update for Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP’s Nintendo Switch version. The performance patch will address the framerate drops that some players have been ...
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Suda51’s statement about Metacritic scores blew up more than expected, but he doesn’t really care about that either
In a recent interview with AUTOMATON, Shadows of the Damned and No More Heroes creator Goichi Suda (Suda51) addressed the huge social media response to his previous comments about Metacritic scores ...