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Japan entertainment giant Toei is forming its own gaming division | VGC
2+ hour, 30+ min ago (224+ words) The Kamen Rider and Power Rangers owner will first make games using original IP Japanese entertainment giant Toei Company has formed its own gaming division. Founded in 1949, Toei is involved in film, television, and animation. It's best recognized for its…...
For the second month, Square Enix has shut down a Japanese content creator for "harassing" Final Fantasy 14 staff | VGC
21+ hour ago (615+ words) A news blogger and video creator have both agreed to pay compensation For the second month in a row, Square Enix says it has shut down a content creator it accused of "harassing" Final Fantasy 14 development staff. Last month the…...
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 is finally coming, with designs by the late Akira Toriyama | VGC
1+ day, 41+ min ago (282+ words) The first sequel in a decade was revealed at an event this weekend Bandai Namco has officially announced Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3, the latest installment in its fighting game series. Revealed during the annual Dragon Ball Games Battle Hour event in…...
Ghost of Yotei star Erika Ishii says she'd "jump' at the chance to play Atsu again | VGC
4+ day, 21+ min ago (336+ words) Ishii is nominated for a BAFTA for Performer in a Leading Role Erika Ishii has said that she'd "jump" at the chance to play Atsu again. Ishii is nominated for Performer in a Leading Role at the 2026 BAFTA Games Awards,…...
Beat "em up pioneer and Double Dragon creator Yoshihisa Kishimoto has died at 64 | VGC
2+ week, 2+ hour ago (439+ words) Kishimoto also created the Kunio-kun (River City) series and directed WWF Wrestlefest Yoshihisa Kishimoto, credited as one of the main pioneers of the beat "em up genre, has died aged 64. Kishimoto"s career as a developer started in the early…...
A Switch 2 version of Devil May Cry 5 has been rated | VGC
3+ week, 3+ day ago (314+ words) It's going to be called Devil Hunter Edition, according to the Taiwanese ratings board Capcom's Devil May Cry 5 could be coming to Switch 2. That's according to the Taiwan Entertainment Software Rating Information website, which recently listed a Switch 2 version of…...
Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii: English translations of Japanese games lose "flavour" because it"s "a simple language" | VGC
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (457+ words) The intricacies of Japanese dialogue are lost when translating to English, he says Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii has said that Japanese games typically lose some "flavour" when they're translated to English, because of the language's relative simplicity. In an…...
Wario Ware series director Goro Abe has left Nintendo | VGC
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (321+ words) Abe will be taking on a new role as a university professor The director of the Wario Ware series has announced that he has left Nintendo. Goro Abe posted a message on X confirming that he resigned from the company…...
A game from the team that offended Studio Ghibli's Hayao Miyazaki with its AI zombie animation is out next week | VGC
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (303+ words) The viral clip from 10 years ago had Miyazaki call its work "an insult to life itself" The company behind a famous viral clip that saw it offending animation legend Hayao Miyazaki has a game out next week. The clip, from…...
10 years after Mighty No 9, Keiji Inafune's studio, Comcept, has officially dissolved | VGC
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (250+ words) Former Mega Man producer's studio was behind the much-criticised Kickstarter campaign Comcept, the Mighty No 9 studio founded by Mega Man producer Keiji Inafune, has been dissolved. According to public documents uncovered by Japanese site Game Biz, a "Notice of Dissolution…...