"An aggressive copyright troll" spent years abusing DMCAs to turn a bizarre Japanese PC game into lost media, until "they f***ed with" preservation-focused historians wit…

"If we care about video games as art and as cultural history, we need to stand up for our legal right to document ...

One Person’s Unhinged Crusade To Erase An Obscure PC Game From Existence Has Finally Been Stopped

Investigative action has freed Cookie’s Bustle from harm. You are free to dance now, Cookie. Free to be happy.
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Japanese Drift Master mixes manga and open-world racing, and it hits PC soon

In most open-world racing games, drifting is an option - you can tune your car or buy a specialized drift machine to slide round bends in a cloud of your own smoke, if you want to. In Japanese Drift ...
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Culture Smash: The State of PC Gaming in Japan

Cold rain drizzles outside. Inside, everything is pink, round, and frilly. The first floor of this otaku (geek) retailer is plastered with release info for new PC games---adult PC games. A young clerk ...
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The Japanese Game Industry

Travel to Japan for an inside look at Japan's game culture and industry. Visit Japanese gaming studios and meet professionals working in the field. Explore how the Japanese gaming industry has ...
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GOG wants to revive more classic Japanese games on PC: 'Working with Japanese partners often requires demonstrating both technical capability and cultural understanding'

I wouldn't hold my breath for Bloodborne, though. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.
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This Week’s Japanese Game Releases: NINJA GAIDEN 4, Double Dragon Revive, Once Upon a KATAMARI, more

NINJA GAIDEN 4 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC, Double Dragon Revive for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC, and Once Upon a KATAMARI for PlayStation 5, Xbox ...
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Resident Evil Requiem Japanese players fight "immersion-breaking" censorship

Resident Evil Requiem players in Japan are complaining of overt censorship of the horror game's goriest scenes.
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Relax after a holiday feast by joining us for a nostalgic tour of old Japanese game mags that blurred the lines between analogue and digital

Pasokon Retro is our look back at the early years of Japanese PC gaming, encompassing everything from specialist '80s computers to the happy days of Windows XP. The exhausting whirl of festive treats, ...