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Report: Over half of Japanese firms are using AI in game dev News Sep 29th, 2025

Report: Over half of Japanese firms are using AI in game dev

32 per cent of respondents are using teh tech for their game engines

PlayStation vet Yoshida reckons Nier Automata "revived" Japanese games industry News Mar 31st, 2025

PlayStation vet Yoshida reckons Nier Automata "revived" Japanese games industry

The game sold over nine million copies beating expectations

Report: Tencent and NetEase reconsidering Japanese bets News Aug 30th, 2024

Report: Tencent and NetEase reconsidering Japanese bets

Firms have had had less return on investment than they had apparently hoped for

PTW's Side sets up shop in Tokyo News Nov 15th, 2023

PTW's Side sets up shop in Tokyo

Will focus on Japanese audio services, including dialogue

Square Enix stock has dropped 30% since Final Fantasy 16 launch News Sep 13th, 2023

Square Enix stock has dropped 30% since Final Fantasy 16 launch

That represents around $2 billion in value

PlayStation vet to head up Xbox's Japanese partnerships team Job News Aug 31st, 2023

PlayStation vet to head up Xbox's Japanese partnerships team

Kato vows to support Microsoft's partners in the region globally

NetEase Games reveals new Japanese studio PinCool Job News May 30th, 2023

NetEase Games reveals new Japanese studio PinCool

Headed up by Dragon Quest vet Ichimura

Capcom opens new studio in Osaka News Apr 11th, 2023

Capcom opens new studio in Osaka

Facility outfitted with two motion capture studios

Square Enix to relocate to Shibuya News Mar 7th, 2023

Square Enix to relocate to Shibuya

Move won't be taking place until at least November 2024

Report: Japan's PC games market sees huge growth News Nov 7th, 2022

Report: Japan's PC games market sees huge growth

Between 2018 and 2021, the sector "roughly doubled"

NetEase Games establishes new Japanese studio GPTRACK50 News Nov 1st, 2022

NetEase Games establishes new Japanese studio GPTRACK50

Developer focused on original IP

Tokyo Game Show 2022 will be a physical event News Mar 1st, 2022

Tokyo Game Show 2022 will be a physical event

First time it has taken place since 2019

Sega sets up shop in Sapporo Job News Jan 11th, 2022

Sega sets up shop in Sapporo

Japanese firm establishes development hub outside of Tokyo

Capcom wants to make PC its main games platform News Oct 4th, 2021

Capcom wants to make PC its main games platform

Firm wants the hardware to make up half of its total sales by the end of 2022

SNK appoints Sega vet Matsubara as CEO Job News Jul 30th, 2021

SNK appoints Sega vet Matsubara as CEO

The new exec left the Sonic firm 12 months ago

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