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Maciej Gaffke, 19 December 2023, 05:16

The director of Rise of the Ronin revealed some new details of the game in a recent interview. Team Ninja's upcoming game will provide us with a story ending that will depend on our choices.

Wiktor Szczesny, 05 April 2023, 11:31

For many months we have been watching the dispute between Microsoft and Sony unfold. The Japanese oppose the merger of the Redmond giant with Activision Blizzard for fear of it monopolizing the game market. Meanwhile, U.S. politicians are drawing attention to an interesting aspect of the issue.

Adrian Werner, 07 November 2022, 14:18

PC games are doing better and better in Japan. Revenues from the segment have doubled in just a few years.

Jacob Blazewicz, 27 October 2022, 13:09

The Callisto Protocol may give rise to a new series. Unfortunately, Japanese gamers won't even see the first game from Striking Distance Studios.

Miriam Moszczynska, 01 April 2022, 12:58

Capcom, on a wave of success, is making management changes. One of them is to increase employee salaries by 30%.

Miriam Moszczynska, 11 March 2022, 11:38

Hideo Kojima received an award from Japan's Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology for Death Stranding: Director's Cut. This is the second time in history that this unique award has gone to a video game developer.

Jacob Blazewicz, 08 February 2022, 10:54

Who will be Microsoft's next acquisition after Activision Blizzard? Not likely a studio or publisher from Japan, as Serkan Toto of Kantan Games doesn't believe Xbox is likely to make a successful „purchase” in that country.

Hubert Sledziewski, 13 December 2021, 13:03

Playing for the story, preferring single player games, loving RPGs, owning a Switch - do you know what these traits have in common? They describe the average Japanese gamer.

Martin Nothing, 31 August 2021, 13:02

The popularity of vending machines in Japan transcends western imagination. So it's no surprise that the local market also offers machines, where you can draw the latest AMD Ryzen 5000 processors.

Ignacy Ziarkiewicz, 20 August 2021, 13:48

Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut received its first reviews. Journalists emphasize the game's high quality and an interesting new story chapter.

Bart Swiatek, 06 April 2021, 14:16

Microsoft established cooperation with popular Japanese vtubers Shishiro Botan and Himemori Luna. They will advertise Xbox Game Pass in their country.

Karol Laska, 23 March 2021, 20:24

Cyberpunk 2077 is not the only game that electrifies gamers so much that they impatiently await the launch. In a few days, another such hit will debut. In connection with this release, the CEO of one of Japanese companies decided to give employees time off.

Filip Wegrzyn, 05 March 2021, 22:30

According to a statement from Capcom, the Japanese version of Resident Evil: Village will be censored according to the standards of the country's CERO organization.

Lukasz Stefaniak, 23 February 2021, 13:31

According to recent reports, Sony has decided to introduce censorship of violent scenes in some PlayStation games. It has to do with the desire to reach a wider audience.

Karol Laska, 04 February 2021, 19:45

Japan has begun prosecuting people who violate fair competition rules and sell digitally modified Pokémon on the black market. One of the offenders has already been caught red-handed.

Paul Musiolik, 01 February 2021, 11:48

PlayStation 5 shortages in Japan are causing quite a stir. Police were called to one of Yodobashi Camera stores in Tokyo to calm an angry mob that nearly trampled the employees.

Arkadiusz Strzala, 19 January 2021, 21:09

Shortages of PS5 persist all over the world. It would seem that in Japan - the home of Sony's console - the situation should be better. However, the opposite is true and this state of affairs has persisted for some time, which strongly annoys the local gamers.

Jacob Blazewicz, 11 January 2021, 21:31

A fundraiser for the reconstruction of a monument on Tsushima island was a great success. As it turns out, a large part of Ghost of Tsushima fan community willingly supported the action.

Paul Musiolik, 05 January 2021, 15:51

The poor availability of PS5 in Japan annoyed the local gamers. The choir of discontent was joined by analysts who presented sales data for Sony's console, suggesting that the Japanese company has given up its home market.

Karol Laska, 12 October 2020, 15:39

A Brazilian 3D graphic designer boasted on the web a trailer of his production, inspired by Japanese tokusatsu shows from the eighties and nineties. Each scene uses CGI and easily outshines the quality of average Hollywood work.

Jacob Blazewicz, 05 October 2020, 19:25

...but only in one country. The players from Japan will have to get used to the new button layout, forgetting their reflexes honed for almost 30 years.

Karol Laska, 26 September 2020, 21:25

A Godzilla theme park is being built in Japan, and one of its main attractions will be a humongous replica of the monster itself. The progress of work is visible in the photos available on the web. And there is plenty to see.

Karol Laska, 23 September 2020, 13:57

The Japanese robot created by Gundam Yokohama Factory can no longer only move its limbs, but also use its body to perform more complex tasks.

Karol Laska, 03 August 2020, 14:30

The Japanese still surprise with their technological ideas. This time, the 18-meter replica of the iconic Gundam mecha they've been constructing in recent years has performed limb movent tests.

Milosz Szubert, 30 July 2020, 20:34

During a recent stream on Sega's official YouTube channel, Toshihiro Nagoshi, producer of the Yakuza series, made a very positive statement on Ghost of Tsushima. Furthermore, he revealed that such a game would probably not have been made in Japan.

Adrian Werner, 17 March 2020, 11:35

The risk posed by the novel coronavirus will most likely prevent schools from organizing graduation ceremonies, a very important event for students in Japan. That's why a group of students organized their own graduation in Minecraft.

Milosz Szubert, 04 March 2020, 12:04

Bauhutte designed... a gaming bed. The full set includes, among other things, a special suit forgaming. The gadget was initially priced at 113,250 yen (approx. $1000). So far, it is not known whether it will be available outside Japan.

Adrian Werner, 09 January 2020, 14:33

Thanks to Famitsu, we have learned the scale of Nintendo's domination on the Japanese market. As many as 76% of the consoles sold last year were models from the Switch family.

Krzysztof Kaluzinski, 05 November 2019, 15:03

The Japanese branch of Microsoft conducted an experiment to reduce working time to four days a week. This not only reduced power consumption, but also improved staff satisfaction and productivity.

Konrad Serafinski, 29 October 2019, 10:00

Sony has applied for trademarks in Japan for PS6, PS7, PS8, PS9 and PS10. There are of course only placeholders, but it is worth noting that the company only once registered more than one trademark. It was in 2006 with PS4 and PS5.

Conrad Hazi, 17 August 2019, 22:36

Due to death threats against its employees, the publisher has decided to cancel four Starwing Paradox tournaments, which were to be held in Japan in the near future. This is yet another incident of this type that has recently affected Square Enix.

Bart Swiatek, 04 January 2019, 13:58

An amendment in the Unfair Competition Prevention Act was passed in Japan, penalizing serial code auctions and tempering with game saves.