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One small indie developer has accidentally saddled itself with almost 65,000 extra people to thank after initially asking for 100 names to pad out its credits

That's a lot of special thanks.

PC Gamer · Nov 14, 2025

Approximately 2,555 days after a 'day one' giveaway, people are finally receiving copies of a game they won 7 years ago

Turns out "day one" was several years and eight delays away.

PC Gamer · Nov 4, 2025

Stellar Blade studio swears it wasn't doing anti-small-penis 'hate speech' in art that had men in a tizz, and promises it won't ever 'tolerate' it in future

Targeting potential "crab hand" gestures has caught out several companies in South Korea.

PC Gamer · Nov 4, 2025

Ghost of Yotei only lets you pet the fox because of its "proper" research into Japanese history, says expert, but you might get a tapeworm if you tried it today

Don't pet the fox, OK?

GamesRadar · Oct 6, 2025

OpenAI hastily retreats from gung-ho copyright policy after embarrassing Sora video output like AI Sam Altman surrounded by Pokémon saying 'I hope Nintendo doesn't sue us'

OpenAI updates its policy for copyrighted content in Sora after a wave of viral videos containing Japanese IP.

PC Gamer · Oct 5, 2025

"We don't need a gacha system": Like a man boldly arguing fire burns, dev says gacha garbage is not fun and "getting rid of gacha" in their anime action RPG "is beneficial for developers too"

Duet Night Abyss ditching gacha mechanics does bring some "concerns," but devs say it's worth it

GamesRadar · Oct 3, 2025

Resident Evil: Requiem "conveys the romanticism of a delicate girl fighting with a rugged revolver," director says, but its RE2-style boss battles prioritize subtlety over "gun shooting action"

Keep your rugged revolver to yourself

GamesRadar · Oct 2, 2025

TGS players try Ananta, the game that looks like an anime GTA, Spider-Man, and Yakuza hybrid, and shockingly report that it feels like an anime GTA, Spider-Man, and Yakuza hybrid

While some worry the similarities may result in a Palworld situation

GamesRadar · Sep 29, 2025

Over half of Japanese game companies are using AI in development according to a new survey, including Level-5 and Capcom

A survey of Japanese game companies showed that AI use has reached a tipping point.

PC Gamer · Sep 27, 2025

Japan's space agency officially ends decade-plus mission that carried Hatsune Miku into space one year after losing probe somewhere above Venus

JAXA's Akatsuki Venus orbiter has officially been shut down well over a decade after launch.

PC Gamer · Sep 21, 2025