Famous Mangaka Spreads Positivity in the Face of Loss After Earthquake

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has said the company won't be increasing its investment into VR due to poor sales of Assassin's Creed Nexus VR.

The original version of Ys, one of the most influential JRPGs ever created, is finally getting a proper rerelease that's likely to launch worldwide - but it might not be in your native language.

Koei Tecmo and Team Ninja have released the first behind-the-scenes episode for Rise of the Ronin, providing new details and outlining several facets of development. It also showcases some new gameplay while providing more context on the player’s role in the story. Check it out below.

On January 4, I received an email I had both been anticipating and dreading for months. My copy of Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, one of my most anticipated games of 2024, had dropped into my inbox. Usually, that moment would give me a jolt of energy. I love critiquing games that have real substance, and I was still chewing on 2020’s unforgettable Yakuza: Like a Dragon several years later. That RPG tells a thematically rich story about an unlikely hero finding his confidence amid a quest to take on Japan’s criminal underworld.

Stealth tactics game Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun, a PC game with Overwhelmingly Positive reviews, is currently available for 90% off on Steam. Steam has established itself as the top digital distribution platform for PC gamers, and its incredible deals are a big reason why.

A hastily deleted video posted to a Universal Studios Instagram account for employees shows Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma overseeing some sort of construction at the park, prompting a whole lot of speculation that the long-rumored Zelda expansion to Super Nintendo World is finally underway.

As Nintendo has proven over the last several years, they’re dedicated to not just making the best video games possible featuring their IPs but trying to take those IPs and bring them to new places so that they can “lure in” new people to check them out. Last year, they released the first of what might be a grand movie slate, with Mario’s first animated feature not only getting nominated for awards but also bringing in over 1.3 billion dollars! Then, there’s Super Nintendo World, the amusement that Nintendo has built with Universal Studios. The park already has locations in Japan and California, and Orlando is set to drop soon.

Following a lengthy investigation, the United States Justice Department is set to file a lawsuit against Apple for potentially breaching antitrust laws. The department alleges Apple is using hardware and software limitations that make it harder for rival companies to compete with iPhones and iPads. If the filing goes ahead, it will mean each of the “big four” tech companies – Amazon, Meta, Google and Apple – will have been sued by the US federal government within the past five years for monopolistic business practices.

Monster Hunter Rise no longer works on Steam Deck hardware, after its latest update added new DRM software.

2024 had a rough start for Japan, beginning with a 7.6 earthquake at 16:10 on New Year's Day in Ishikawa Prefecture. The earthquake did a significant amount of damage and even caused a minor tsunami along the coastline. Less than a month later, Ishikawa Prefecture is still rebuilding and recovering, and now there is something special and easy that anime fans can do to help.

The Japanese video game industry have come together to help their country, after a major disaster has left them shaken.

Nintendo has announced that it’s making a donation to the Japanese Red Cross Society to support those affected by the Noto Peninsula earthquake, which struck Japan on January 1.