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Cloud and Aerith are not like brother and sister, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’s director speaks out about misinterpretation of his statement
With Final Fantasy VII Rebirth making its PC debut today, AUTOMATON Japan recently sat down with the game’s director Naoki Hamaguchi. In this extended interview, Hamaguchi discussed recent ...
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Nintendo stock hits highest price since listing as Japanese analysts update Switch 2 sales forecasts
Nintendo has risen for three consecutive trading days, temporarily rising to 9,775 yen on January 23. This renewed the company’s highest price since its listing by 371 yen. The previous record was ...
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Nintendo suspends commercials on major Japanese TV network amidst sex scandal
Nintendo announced that it will be discontinuing its commercials on Fuji Television (aka Fuji TV) following reports of a sex scandal that involves the Japanese TV network and Masahiro Nakai – former ...
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Nintendo’s average annual salary decreased in 2024, but ranked second highest in Japanese regional ranking
According to a ranking published by Japanese business journal Diamond Online, Nintendo had the second highest average annual salary among companies in western Japan in 2024. The ranking includes ...
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Pokémon TCG Pocket player shares outcome of hitting the game’s daily spending limit every day since release
Japanese YouTuber Hajimesyacho revealed on January 19 that he has been hitting the daily spending limit in Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket every day since the game released on October 30, 2024. This ...
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Backed by Sony investment, Kadokawa is raising its target for original IP creation to 9,000 titles per year
Sony Group and Kadokawa entered a capital and business alliance following M&A negotiations in December last year. As of January 7, Sony acquired 10% of Kadokawa’s shares, becoming the publishing ...
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Japanese police arrest two people for selling AI generated “obscene” Evangelion posters
Two men in Japan have been charged with violating Japan’s Copyright Act by creating and illegally selling AI-generated “obscene” posters of female characters ...
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Palworld roadmap reveals plans to add crossplay and final boss
To commemorate Palworld’s first Early Access anniversary on Steam, Pocketpair made several announcements regarding their survival/monster-taming game. First, a worldwide survey in which players can ...
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Dynasty Warriors: Origins developers were instructed to “go kill the player” when designing enemies
The Dynasty Warriors series is synonymous with thrilling hack-and-slash gameplay, letting players get drunk on power as they mow down waves of enemies. Dynasty Warriors: Origins, the latest entry in ...
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Marvel Rivals’ upcoming Clash of Dancing Lions limited-time mode bears uncanny resemblance to Overwatch 2’s Lúcioball
To celebrate the Lunar New Year, Marvel Rivals will be holding its Spring Festival event from January 23, 9 am to February 14, 9 am UTC. The event includes new cosmetics for Star-Lord, Iron Fist, and ...
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Capcom is experimenting with generative AI to help generate the “hundreds of thousands of ideas needed for game development”
Resident Evil and Street Fighter series developer Capcom is experimenting with introducing new technology, including generative AI, to tackle the ballooning costs and man-hours required for game ...
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Final Fantasy 7 Remake’s option to speed up cutscenes led to an increase in players, says director
In a recent interview with AUTOMATON Japan, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth director Naoki Hamaguchi talked about the positive impact of last month’s patch that gave players the option to speed up both ...