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Tokyo Game Show pulled due to coronavirus News May 11th, 2020

Tokyo Game Show pulled due to coronavirus

Will have a digital replacement

Japanese game rating board CERO to reopen tomorrow News May 6th, 2020

Japanese game rating board CERO to reopen tomorrow

Organisation to move to working from home amid new state of emergency

Sega has launched a music brand News Apr 30th, 2020

Sega has launched a music brand

Launching soundtracks via other labels in Japan

Capcom confirms that employee has contracted coronavirus News Apr 3rd, 2020

Capcom confirms that employee has contracted coronavirus

Japanese giant taking precautions to stop further spread

Platinum is opening a brand new Tokyo studio News Feb 26th, 2020

Platinum is opening a brand new Tokyo studio

Outfit to work on new wholly-owned IP Project GG

PlatinumGames secures investment from Chinese giant Tencent News Jan 7th, 2020

PlatinumGames secures investment from Chinese giant Tencent

Undisclosed sum going to help the studio's move into self-publishing

THQ Nordic opens up shop in Japan News Oct 21st, 2019

THQ Nordic opens up shop in Japan

Three employees formerly of Worker Bee take top jobs

E3 2019 - Microsoft's Spencer would like to buy an Asian developer, wants to show Xbox's commitment to PC News Jun 12th, 2019

E3 2019 - Microsoft's Spencer would like to buy an Asian developer, wants to show Xbox's commitment to PC

Big M's games boss points to Japanese talent appearing on its stage time and time again

Keywords snaps up Tokyo-based HTML5 dev Wizcorp News May 13th, 2019

Keywords snaps up Tokyo-based HTML5 dev Wizcorp

The Irish services studio has purchased Wizcorp for $1.07 million

Konami is building a 12-storey esports centre to drive Japan’s competitive gaming scene News Mar 12th, 2019

Konami is building a 12-storey esports centre to drive Japan’s competitive gaming scene

"Compared to esports pioneers America and Europe, Japan has still a long way to go"

Playbrain raises nearly $2 million in a push for League of Legends esports in Japan News Feb 28th, 2019

Playbrain raises nearly $2 million in a push for League of Legends esports in Japan

“With a $19 billion games market, Japan is a sleeping giant in esports and is finally waking up"

Square Enix to streamline business following disappointing Q3 results News Feb 20th, 2019

Square Enix to streamline business following disappointing Q3 results

11 business units to be reduced to four, won’t result in any workforce reduction

How Trion made Trove a success in China and Japan Interviews & Opinion Sep 20th, 2018

How Trion made Trove a success in China and Japan

CEO Scott Hartsman tells us how it has adapted the game for Asian markets, as well as how Defiance 2050 and Rift are doing

Zero Escape and Danganronpa veterans go indie with Too Kyo Games News Sep 12th, 2018

Zero Escape and Danganronpa veterans go indie with Too Kyo Games

The seven-person team already has three games and an anime series in production

Two years on, how is Spike Chunsoft's new PC games business going? Profile Jan 26th, 2018

Two years on, how is Spike Chunsoft's new PC games business going?

Having focused on console for its first four years, the Japanese publisher has dipped its toes into a new and lucrative market

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