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What’s the “killer patent” Nintendo is suing Palworld for? Japanese patent attorney offers in-depth analysis
Nintendo and The Pokémon Company announced on September 19 that they have filed a lawsuit against PocketPair over their monster catching survival game Palworld. To the surprise of many, Nintendo ...
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Double Dragon Revive has no respect for the original series, former developers say
Ahead of Tokyo Game Show 2024, Arc System Works released a new trailer and in-game screenshots of their upcoming belt-scroll fighting game Double Dragon Revive. The new take on the longstanding Double ...
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After lengthy delays, Chained Echoes physical copies are finally in stock for PS4
The long-awaited “Regular Edition” of Chained Echoes – including the disc, a high-quality case, fold-out map, and lengthy manual– is now in stock for PS4, according to the game’s creator, Matthias ...
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Tetsuya Nomura makes sure his protagonists look attractive because people don’t want to look ugly in the game world too
Legendary Square Enix game creator Tetsuya Nomura was recently interviewed by Young Jump about his distinctive character designs- particularly the cast of Final Fantasy VII (which was the first time ...
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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth creative director hints at secret about Aerith in Part 3 of the FF7 Remake Trilogy
In a recent interview, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’s creative director Tetsuya Nomura hinted that there was something he couldn’t reveal yet about Aerith in Final Fantasy VII Remake’s hotly awaited ...
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The Pokémon Company wins $15 million copyright infringement lawsuit against China-based game developers
The Pokémon Company announced on September 17 that it has won a lawsuit against several Chinese companies that were accused of copyright infringement and intellectual property theft (source: GameBiz).
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Tetsuya Nomura’s writing process for Kingdom Hearts might explain both its cohesion and convolution
In addition to revealing a ton of insights about Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and the original Final Fantasy VII (such as why the characters are so good-looking), Square Enix artist, designer, producer, ...
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Danganronpa creators and Akatsuki Games to release a 20-hour demo of Tribe Nine for a limited time
Akatsuki Games and Too Kyoo Games announced that they will be launching a free demo for their upcoming “extreme death game” ARPG Tribe Nine. The demo will be available for a limited time as part of ...
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Palworld addresses lawsuit filed by Nintendo and The Pokémon Company
PocketPair has issued a statement addressing the lawsuit filed against Palworld by Nintendo and The Pokémon Company. On the morning of September 19th, Nintendo and The Pokémon Company announced that ...
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Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi’s Steam Library is surprisingly hardcore (sort of)
Veteran game creator Hironobu Sakaguchi is known for the epic RPGs he has brought into the world – but what games does he play? A recent post on Sakaguchi’s X account about the September 17 launch of ...
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(UPDATE) Palworld faces the difficult choice of whether to become a live-service game or stay buy-to-play, PocketPair’s CEO says
Update (September 15, 2024 9:45 JST): PocketPair has issued the below statement, letting players know that Palworld will not be switching to the F2P or GaaS business model. The developer has ...
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Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven will keep its powerful enemies, but running away won’t make them progressively stronger, producer says
Square Enix’s Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven, slated for launch on October 24, will bring a JRPG classic from 1993 to modern platforms. The original game is known for the high complexity of ...