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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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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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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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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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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth creative director hints at secret about Aerith in Part 3 of the FF7 Remake Trilogy
In a recent interview, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’s creative director Tetsuya Nomura hinted that there was something he couldn’t reveal yet about Aerith in Final Fantasy VII Remake’s hotly awaited ...
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Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP devs announce revision of pricing on Steam
Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP producer Yoshimi Yasuda announced on September 19 that Dragami Games is currently requesting region-based price revisions for the title’s Steam version. Since its initial ...
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Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Operations: how to defeat the Helbrute miniboss
The Helbrute is one of the three minibosses that you can find yourself up against in Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2’s Operations PVE mode. Unlike the Carnifex and Neurothrope minibosses which share ...
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(UPDATE) Palworld faces the difficult choice of whether to become a live-service game or stay buy-to-play, PocketPair’s CEO says
Update (September 15, 2024 9:45 JST): PocketPair has issued the below statement, letting players know that Palworld will not be switching to the F2P or GaaS business model. The developer has ...
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After lengthy delays, Chained Echoes physical copies are finally in stock for PS4
The long-awaited “Regular Edition” of Chained Echoes – including the disc, a high-quality case, fold-out map, and lengthy manual– is now in stock for PS4, according to the game’s creator, Matthias ...
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Starnaut to officially launch on November 9 with a new story that ties into El Shaddai
Crim has announced that STARNAUT will officially launch on November 9. The game has been in Early Access on Steam since February this year. Developed by El Shaddai creator Sawaki Takeyasu, Starnaut is ...
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Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii announced for February 28, with Goro Majima as the protagonist
During the RGG Summit livestream held on September 20, Sega’s RGG Studio announced Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, the latest entry in the Like a Dragon Series. The upcoming title is an action ...
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The upcoming Tales of series remasters were made possible by giving up on chronological order, producer says
Bandai Namco Entertainment recently announced Tales of Graces f Remastered, which will revitalize the original 2010 RPG with new graphics and a variety of QoL improvements. This will be the first game ...