Game8, a major Japanese game walkthrough site, has partnered with Sony Payment Services to launch S8 Plus, a company that will offer gamers an direct way to make purchases related to mobile games.

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23 hours ago · Capcom recently published its consolidated earnings report for the first three quarters of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025. In a presentation for shareholders, the company provided updated lifetime sales figures for its major video game IPs, as well as a list of best-selling titles during the fiscal year (as of December 31, …

Oct 1, 2024 · At Tokyo Game Show 2024, Danganronpa series creator Kazutaka Kodaka hosted a special program dedicated to Too Kyoo Games and Media.Vision’s upcoming new tactical RPG The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy, showcasing the title’s gameplay.Slated for an April 23 release next year, The Hundred Line is Kodaka’s long-awaited passion project.

23 hours ago · Capcom has published its consolidated earnings report for the first three quarters of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 (as reported by GameBiz).During the period between April and December 2024, Capcom saw net sales decrease by 16% and operating profit decrease by 35% compared to last year.

1 day ago · In a joint media interview following the initial announcement (reported on by GameWatch), the two developers talked about the nature of their collaboration.The interview was given by Yuji Nakao, Ninja Gaiden 4’s co-director and co-producer from Platinum Games, and Fumihiko Yasuda, the title’s co-producer at Team Ninja.

Jan 23, 2025 · 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 development. In a recent interview with Google Cloud Japan, Kazuki Abe, a technical director at Capcom ...

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Nov 28, 2024 · Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, the latest entry in Sega’s Like a Dragon series, sold over one million units worldwide within a week of its release, breaking the franchise’s past records.But the grander the scale of a title, the easier it is for the individual efforts behind it to go unnoticed. That’s why we collaborated with SEGA to interview members of …

Nov 20, 2024 · Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, the latest entry in Sega’s Like a Dragon series, sold over one million units worldwide within a week of its release, breaking the franchise’s past records.But the grander the scale of a title, the easier it is for the individual efforts behind it to go unnoticed. That’s why we collaborated with SEGA to interview members of …