Microsoft

The game is in hand: Japanese developers bring their legendary craftsmanship to new Xbox devices

When Xbox debuted in 2001, it was a newcomer to a scene dominated by Japanese-made games and consoles. At that time, Sega, Nintendo and Sony were household names to anyone who’d ever touched a ...
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New report suggests that there are 3 million fewer PC gamers in Japan than 10 years ago, despite the market having at least tripled in size

As reported by Automaton, Famitsu has released a preview of its annual Famitsu Game Hakusho, a survey of the games industry by Kadokawa ASCII Research Laboratories. One confounding takeaway from the ...
GamesIndustry

51% of Japanese game makers use generative AI

51% of Japanese developers use generative AI in game development. In new research from Tokyo Game Show organizer Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association (CESA), as reported by The Nikkei, of the ...
gematsu

This Week’s Japanese Game Releases: Kirby Air Riders, R-Type Delta: HD Boosted, more

Kirby Air Riders for Switch 2 and R-Type Delta: HD Boosted for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC are the highlights of this week’s Japanese video game releases. Get the full ...
Gematsu

This Week’s Japanese Game Releases: Crimson Desert, RUSHING BEAT X: Return of Brawl Brothers, more

Crimson Desert for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC, and RUSHING BEAT X: Return of Brawl Brothers for PlayStation 5, Xbox ...
TechSpot

This open-source tool uses AI to translate Japanese retro games on the fly

In context: Most modern games are designed for a global audience, often including English localization, a sharp contrast to older releases that remained Japan-only. Some hidden Japanese gems still ...