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Japanese + western video game news by @salromano . Email: editor @gematsu .com.

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is a video game news website. We specialize in Japanese game news, but also cover everything else. We're both detailed and to-the-point. We also have an extensive events calendar, game pages, and more. Give us a follow if you like!
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Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time rated for PS4, Xbox One in Taiwan
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Yuji Horii (Dragon Quest creator) on Akira Toriyama's death:
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鳥山さん‥
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Persona 4 Golden coming to PC on June 13
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Square Enix trademarks Ever Crisis, The First Soldier, and Shinra logo in Japan
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Bushiroad Games and Eighting announce 'full-scale Hunter x Hunter fighting game'
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Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name description, screenshots, and release date appear on ...
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Mad Father remake announced for Switch, PC
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Nintendo acquires Next Level Games
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It's January 31 in Japan. 25 years ago today (January 31, 1997), Squaresoft released Final Fantasy VII for PlayStation.
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Castlevania Advance Collection rated for PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC in Taiwan
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It's March 24. Bloodborne first launched for PlayStation 4 seven years ago today.
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Danganronpa creator Kazutaka Kodaka to announce new title on December 9
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Full circle:
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Rumor: Persona 3 remake and new Jet Set Radio game footage appears online
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It's December 17 in Japan. XIII years ago today, Final Fantasy XIII launched for PlayStation 3 in Japan.
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Tales of series character designer Mutsumi Inomata dies at age 63
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Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion coming to PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC on November 14
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Live service games canned in the past weekish: - Apex Legends Mobile - Battlefield Mobile - CRIMESIGHT - CrossfireX - Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai: A Hero’s Bonds - Echo VR - Knockout City - Love Live! School Idol Festival (tbf though this one doesn't count) - Rumbleverse
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Azur Lane developer announces Azur Promilia for PS5, PC, iOS, and Android - creature companionship fantasy RPG
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Bandai Namco trademarks Ultimate Ninja Storm CONNECTIONS in Europe
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Rumor: Resident Evil 3: Nemesis remake due out in 2020
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No Man's Sky 'Orbital' update now available
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Square Enix to make announcements at E3 2021
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First screenshots of Need for Speed Unbound via Japanese retailer Neowing, which listed it early: Launches Dec. 2. Currently only listed for PS5 (this is Japan---no Xbox physical edition). No PS4 version listed. Possibly new-gen-only?
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Yakuza 3, 4, and 5 remasters announced for PS4
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Rumor: Persona 3 remake and new Jet Set Radio game footage appears online
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miHoYo announces ‘urban fantasy action RPG’ Zenless Zone Zero for PC, iOS, more
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New Yakuza title to be announced on September 27
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It's January 31 in Japan. 26 years ago today, Final Fantasy VII launched for PS1. #gameanniversary
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NEO: The World Ends With You announced for PS4, Switch
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20 years ago today in Japan (March 4), Sony Computer Entertainment released PlayStation 2.
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Tales of Arise shipments and digital sales top one million
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It's February 11 in Japan. 25 years ago today (1999), Square released Final Fantasy VIII for PlayStation.
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Metal Gear, Metal Gear Solid, Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance, and Konami Collector’s Series: Castlevania and Contra rated for PC in Taiwan
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Capcom to release “multiple major new titles” by March 31, 2021
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Persona 5 Strikers coming west for PS4, Switch, and PC on February 23, 2021
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With the announcement of Soul Hackers 2 today, here's a friendly reminder that there should be Persona news within the next seven days as well. (Watch ATLUS save it for the 28th.)
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25 years ago today (January 23, 1998), Capcom released Marvel vs Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes in arcades. The first console release would follow on Dreamcast one year later.
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English version of Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers listed by Asian retailers for February 23, 2021 release
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Taiwan ratings – The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles for PS4, Switch, and PC; Tales from the Borderlands for Switch; more
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Guilty Gear: Strive PS5 and PS4 open beta test set for February 19 to 21
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Square Enix to offer permanent work-from-home program as of December 1
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Konami trademarks Castlevania, Metal Gear Rising in Japan
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Street Fighter 6 launches June 2, 2023
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Square Enix filed a trademark for "Subarashiki Kono Sekai" (The World Ends with You) in Japan on June 1, which just went public today Reminder that the Anime Expo Lite 2020 key visual features The World Ends with You
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Suikoden I & II HD Remaster: Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars just popped up on Steam!
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Touhou Project action game Koumajou Remilia: Scarlet Symphony coming to Switch, Steam in 2021
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Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers is launching February 20, 2020 in Japan via retailer listings Trailer is debuting nowish
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SEGA filed the following four trademarks on December 6 in Japan, which were made public today: Altered Beast: Eternal Champions: Jet Set Radio: Kid Chameleon:
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ATLUS has released a new Persona series brand commercial for winter 2023 featuring official ambassadors Haruna Kawaguchi and Jun Shison. Watch it here:
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Avatar: The Last Airbender competitive multiplayer fighting game announced
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Capcom to release "multiple major new titles" by March 31, 2023
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Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[cl-r] rated for PS4, Switch in Taiwan
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Dokapon Kingdom: Connect announced for Switch
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Both and are now returning 404s, which likely means they're being configured. P3RE is likely for Persona 3 remake, which Gematsu can confirm exists. P5T may be for a new Persona 5 spinoff. Thanks to @Persona_Central for spotting!
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Castlevania Advance Collection (PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC) rating in Taiwan updated with icon / logo
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No More Heroes rated for Switch in Taiwan
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@Wario64 Fun fact: The "3" in E3 actually stands for the amount of companies participating.
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Team NINJA announces Three Kingdoms thriller Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, and PC
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SNK vs. Capcom: The Match of the Millennium rated for Switch in Korea
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Disgaea 7 announced for PS5, PS4, and Switch
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It's September 11 in Japan. 20 years ago today, Square Enix released Drag-On Dragoon (Drakengard) for PlayStation 2.
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It's March 29 in Japan. 25 years ago today, Square Enix released Parasite Eve for PlayStation.
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From Software has two unannounced titles in development
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Tales of Vesperia 10th anniversary remaster website discovered
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SNK’s Yasuyuki Oda: ‘Both parties interested’ in SNK vs. Capcom revival
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Mortal Kombat Kollection Online rated for PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC in Europe
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Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection announced for PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC
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A message + illustration from Tetsuya Nomura on the announcement of NEO: The World Ends with You
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ゲームの公式Twitterがないのでお邪魔します。来年4月放映が決まったアニメの続編となるゲームは来年夏となります。続編主人公のデザインをした時にはマスクが普通の世界になるとは思わず。後謎のスマホの記号はNEOという意味でした。では来年 #すばせか をよろしくお願いします。良いお年を@野村
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Hola, folks. This is the last time I'm doing this, so please bear with me. But it appears that t̶h̶e̶ ̶w̶o̶n̶d̶e̶r̶f̶u̶l̶ @nichegamer 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒖𝒆𝒔 to grab content from Gematsu.
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Silent Hill: The Short Message rated in Korea
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*Update* Screenshots of Spyro Reignited Trilogy for PS4 have leaked
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Capcom sales update: Monster Hunter Rise at 10.3 million, Devil May Cry 5 at 5.7 million, more
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Elden Ring goes gold
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Kingdom Hearts II launched for PlayStation 2 15 years ago today in Japan (December 22, 2005). ( @KINGDOMHEARTS / @_KINGDOMHEARTS )
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Bandai Namco trademarks Waffuu Encore and 1&2 Encore in Japan; miHoYo trademarks Honkai: Star Rail
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10 years ago today in Japan (September 22, 2011), @fromsoftware_pr released Dark Souls for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. #gameanniversary
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Capcom COO Haruhiro Tsujimoto on acquisitions and whether he would entertain an acquisition offer from Microsoft: --- Bloomberg: We saw Microsoft acquiring Activision. There's been some whispers in the industry about some more deals. What is Capcom's thinking when it comes to…
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It's November 11, 2006 in Japan, where 15 years ago today, Sony Computer Entertainment released PlayStation 3.
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Persona 3 Reload and Persona 5 Tactica announcement trailers leaked by ATLUS West
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Amazon pre-orders for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth are up: Pre-orders have also gone up at Best Buy and Target over the past 24 hours.
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Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot to feature the Cell Saga, Goku and Piccolo driving episode
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Suikoden creators announce RPG Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes for PS5, Xbox Series X, Switch, and PC
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So ATLUS messed up.
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The Devil May Cry series celebrates its 20th anniversary today (August 23) in Japan. The original game launched for PS2 on August 23, 2001.
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Witch on the Holy Night for PS4 and Switch launches in December in Japan, includes English subtitles
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Dragon Quest III in HD-2D development "progressing quite steadily," says Yuji Horii
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Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance rated in Korea
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Square Enix Asia just uploaded trailers for an Asian release of Dragon Quest X Offline in spring 2024, which *could* mean a western English release is about to be announced. The Asian trailers only list PS5, PS4, and Steam as platforms, which could indicate that Nintendo is…
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My Hero Academia: One’s Justice announced for PS4, Switch
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Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection announcement leaked
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Final Fantasy VII Remake demo and Patapon 2 Remastered PlayStation Store listings leaked
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Ys X: Nordics announced for PS5, PS4, and Switch
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Sony Interactive Entertainment trademarks PS6, PS7, PS8, PS9, and PS10 in Japan
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P5R / P4G / P3P website updated: New: P5R: PS5, Steam P4G: PS4 P3P: PS4, Steam No PS5 for P4G + P3P makes me wonder if the Xbox Series versions aren't native at all, as most Xbox One-only games are also listed for Xbox Series now. I'll ask.
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The PS5 and Xbox Series versions of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt were rated in Europe today. More info likely coming soon.
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The cover of the latest issue of Weekly Famitsu featuring Catherine: Full Body + preview page
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KLONOA Phantasy Reverie Series announced for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC
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Crypt of the NecroDancer DLC character Hatsune Miku announced
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It's December 19 in Japan. 10 years ago today, Square Enix released Drakengard 3 for PlayStation 3. #gameanniversary
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