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Japanese developers on Steam can’t receive revenue from adult games due to Japanese banks blocking transfers
Japanese developers of adult-oriented games on Steam are having their money transfers blocked by Japanese banks- but why is this happening?
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Masahiro Sakurai tweets a single syllable, unleashing avalanche of Super Smash Bros. 6 requests
On February 5, Nintendo revealed the date and time for their next Direct broadcast. Kirby and Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai reposted the announcement on X, accompanied by a simple ...
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Bandai Namco Studios staff silently reduced by over 100 people, Japan Pension Service database shows
The number of staff at Bandai Namco Studios, the developer of Tekken 8, Scarlet Nexus and Blue Protocol, has decreased by 117 between April 2024 and February 2025. This is according to the online ...
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Bandai Namco announces reshuffling of leadership in pursuit of new IP-driven mid-term plan
Alongside its third quarter earnings report, Bandai Namco Holdings announced that they will be changing their line-up of Representative Directors with the aim of achieving the company’s new mid-term ...
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Sega’s forecast for the year is a mix of ups and downs as Sonic and Metaphor: ReFantazio triumph and Football Manager 2025 gets cancelled
Sega Sammy Holdings have revised their consolidated earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025. Groupwide net sales and net profit are expected to drop below previous targets, while ...
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Capcom will end support for Resident Evil Re:Verse, but there’s still time to experience this bizarre multiplayer celebration of the franchise
After 3 years of providing Resident Evil fans with a means to vent their frustrations in a multiplayer game mode, Resident Evil Re:Verse is finally shutting down on June 29, 2025 at 11:59 pm PDT. The ...
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Dragon Ball is Bandai Namco’s best-selling IP this year, with sales almost doubling thanks to Dragon Ball Sparking! ZERO’s success
Bandai Namco Holdings revealed today that Dragon Ball has been their top selling IP over the last nine months (April 1 to December 31, 2024), breaking previous quarterly records for the franchise. In ...
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Monster Hunter Wilds PC system requirements lowered
Capcom updated the minimum and recommended system requirements for Monster Hunter Wilds on February 5. The GPU requirements have been lowered compared to the previously published specifications.
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Square Enix reports 9.9% drop in game sector operating profit despite strong sales of Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail and Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake
On February 7, Square Enix published its consolidated financial results for the first nine months of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025. Revenue-making highlights were the Final Fantasy XIV ...
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RPG Maker VX Ace is free on Steam as part of RPG Maker Festival 2025
Gotcha Gotcha Games has made their game developing program RPG Maker VX Ace available for free on Steam between February 4 and 11, 2024. What’s more, anyone who downloads it to their Steam account ...
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Football Manager 25 is cancelled, but this does not spell the end for the series
Sega and Sports Interactive announced Football Manager 25’s cancellation on February 7. The game was originally due to launch in November last year, before being postponed to March 2025. Now it has ...