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21 hours ago · Bandai Namco Holdings released their consolidated earnings report for the first nine months (April 1 to December 31, 2024) of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025. As with their first quarter and second quarter results, Bandai Namco’s sales and profits soared, prompting the company to revise its ...

Dec 5, 2024 · Yatsunagi, the sole developer behind the sleeper Japanese indie horror romance game Homicipher, recently announced on their Note creator page that they would be releasing one more update that includes an extra ending before wrapping up development on the project entirely. While Yatsunagi initially planned for regular updates, the amount of fan requests and feedback for Homicipher has become ...

Oct 1, 2024 · At Tokyo Game Show 2024, Danganronpa series creator Kazutaka Kodaka hosted a special program dedicated to Too Kyoo Games and Media.Vision’s upcoming new tactical RPG The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy, showcasing the title’s gameplay.Slated for an April 23 release next year, The Hundred Line is Kodaka’s long-awaited passion project.

Nov 11, 2024 · 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 ...

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.

Oct 30, 2024 · Samurai, ninja and feudal warlords have always been popular themes in media, but as far as overseas depictions of Japan go, historical inaccuracies and awkward cultural misunderstandings are a common issue.

Oct 1, 2024 · GPTRACK50 is a game development studio fully funded by NetEase Games and headed by former Capcom veteran Hiroyuki Kobayashi. AUTOMATON recently had the opportunity to interview Kobayashi about GPTRACK50 and the mysterious new title the studio is currently working on.