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Morrigan for Spooky Month ('23)

Japan Names 1st Voice Actor Masako Nozawa, Manga Creator Keiko Takemiya as Persons of Cultural Merit Dancer/actor Min Tanaka, playwright/actor Hideki Noda also honored

Masako Nozawa becomes the first voice actor honored by Japan as a Person of Cultural Merit! The government also honors Toward the Terra manga creator Keiko Takemiya:

I want to see the contract between Bandai Namco and ASW, because DBFZ getting an update with a new character, balance changes and new mechanics 8 years after release is nuts.

It’s official: EA is going private.

The leveraged buyout will be financed by a staggering $20 billion of debt, which likely means some *aggressive* cost cutting is ahead for EA in the coming months and years.

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Capcom announced an arcade gun game based on the RE2 remake, and it'll be on location this winter in NA & spring next year in Japan 🇯🇵 I mostly mention it for the sake of emphasising that Bandai-Namco Experience in Japan is making it, ie it's not a Raw Thrills joint

Exclusive | Videogame Giant Electronic Arts Near Roughly $50 Billion Deal to Go Private Investors including Silver Lake are eyeing a deal that would likely be the largest leveraged buyout ever.

Megaton: EA is close to a $50 billion deal to go private, WSJ reports www.wsj.com/business/dea...

Nine The Phantom - ナイン＝ザ＝ファントム
BLAZBLUE - ブレイブルー

Fan art of Kan'u Uncho from the Koihime Muso series.

Kan'u Unchou from #koihimeenbu
恋姫演武より関羽雲長

Tekken and Street Fighter Fight Money, with the Evo logo and a shot of the championship in action.

As government money tightens its grip on fighting games, the push back to grassroots events gains momentum

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THE ヤンキーブラザー 新世代ヤンキーの

‪new SIMPLE Series game coming to Switch/PC on Nov.27, ¥2000: THE Yanki Brother / BADBOY BROTHER, a brawler with mahjong hand-themed roguelike elements, a goofy titling system, etc www.d3p.co.jp/simple_switc... Ritsu Yamaguchi's ('00s-era KOF animator, 3DS-era Kunio director) studio ZOC is on dev't

He also voiced Dr. Doom in the upcoming Marvel Tokon, though they probably have to recast him now

The Japanese voice actor of Slayer, Takaya Hashi, in Guilty Gear Xrd and Strive has passed away.
Probably the first VA death which hits harder for me since he also voiced Archer Moriarty in Fate, and he became one of my favorite JP VA thanks to this role... www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-08...

Voice Actor Takaya Hashi Dies at 72 Voice of Fist of the North Star's Toki died on August 27

RIP voice actor Takaya Hashi, CEO of Apte Pro and voice of Fist of the North Star's Toki

Capcom veteran Itsuno hires Devil May Cry, Street Fighter royalty for new studio | VGC The Dragon’s Dogma director is expanding Lightspeed Japan with an Osaka office…

Former Capcom director Hideaki Itsuno has announced a second, Osaka-based branch of his new studio, and the hiring of further Devil May Cry and Street Fighter veterans.

www.videogameschronicle.com/news/capcom-...

AI Killed My Job: Translators Few industries have been hit by AI as hard as translation. Rates are plummeting. Work is drying up. Translators are considering abandoning the field, or bankruptcy. These are their stories.

Since 2023, translators and interpreters have seen work dry up, rates plummet and their jobs reduced to editing AI-generated output. Some are leaving the field, others are considering bankruptcy. All despite any major upgrade in translation quality.

This is how AI is killing translation work:

the producer of the recent Cooly Skunk SFC/SNES cartridge release is now crowdfunding a test project for a new "GAME-LED" FC cartridge format, as a warm-up for the production of a brand-new FC RPG programmed by an industry legend mastodon.social/@gosokkyu/11...

本日の一枚。（竹先生）
@takeoekaki.bsky.social‬ #カプコンアートワーク #CAPCOM #ARTWORK #ジャスティス学園

Former Dead or Alive director is leaving Bandai Namco Studios and Tekken 8 team  - AUTOMATON WEST Dead or Alive series director Yohei Shimbori has left Tekken 8 two years after announcing his involvement.

Former Dead or Alive director is leaving Bandai Namco Studios and Tekken 8 team
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#C107 申し込みました。

NINJA GAIDEN 4 ‘Story’ trailer Publisher Xbox Game Studios and developers Team NINJA and PlatinumGames have released the story trailer for NINJA GAIDEN 4.

NINJA GAIDEN 4 ‘Story’ trailer

Publisher Xbox Game Studios and developers Team NINJA and PlatinumGames have released the story trailer for NINJA GAIDEN 4.

都市型オープンワールドRPG『NTE: Neverness to Everness』の最新映像が発表、PS Storeでウィッシュリスト登録が可能に
https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2508202q

A new hunt is on the horizon! ⚔️

Announcing the FINAL FANTASY XIV x Monster Hunter Wilds Collaboration coming to FFXIV in early October!

#FFXIV x @monsterhunter.capcomusa.com

Free-to-play team survival hero shooter Time Takers announced for PC Publisher NCSOFT and developer Mistil Games have announced Time Takers, a free-to-play team-based third-person shooter coming to PC via Steam. A release date was not announced, but a Steam playtest is coming soon.

Free-to-play team survival hero shooter Time Takers announced for PC

Publisher NCSOFT and developer Mistil Games have announced Time Takers, a free-to-play team-based third-person shooter coming to PC via Steam. A release date was not announced, but a Steam playtest is coming soon.

"Nobody wants to spend money on AI-generated images," Blue Archive producer says, suggesting AI's role lies in reducing non-creative labor - AUTOMATON WEST "Even I feel a strong aversion towards spending money on images that are generated with a simple click," said Blue Archive producer.

“Nobody wants to spend money on AI-generated images,” Blue Archive producer says, suggesting AI’s role lies in reducing non-creative labor

“Even I feel a strong aversion towards spending money on images that are generated with a simple click”
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イズミ参戦！　#UNI2 #inbirth

Outlaws + Handful of Missions: Remaster announced for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC Nightdive Studios has announced Outlaws + Handful of Missions: Remaster, a remastered version of LucasArts' 1997-released Wild West first-person shooter. It will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, GOG, and Humble Store on November 20.

Outlaws + Handful of Missions: Remaster announced for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC

Nightdive Studios has announced Outlaws + Handful of Missions: Remaster, a remastered version of LucasArts' 1997-released Wild West first-person shooter. It will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox…

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice anime adaptation Sekiro: No Defeat announced Kadokawa Corporation, Crunchyroll, Qzil.la, and ARCH have officially announced Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice anime adaptation Sekiro: No Defeat. It will stream exclusively on Crunchyroll worldwide, excluding Japan, China, Korea, Russian, and Belarus. An air date was not announced.

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice anime adaptation Sekiro: No Defeat announced

Kadokawa Corporation, Crunchyroll, Qzil.la, and ARCH have officially announced Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice anime adaptation Sekiro: No Defeat. It will stream exclusively on Crunchyroll worldwide, excluding Japan, China, Korea,…

Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion demo now available A demo for Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion is now available for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, and PC via Steam, publisher Marvelous and developer First Studio announced.

Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion demo now available

A demo for Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion is now available for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, and PC via Steam, publisher Marvelous and developer First Studio announced.

Monster Hunter Wilds x Final Fantasy XIV collaboration revealed at gamescom 2025 for Title Update 3 in Monster Hunter Wilds and early October for Final Fantasy XIV: www.rpgsite.net/news/18188-m...