Silent Hill creator Keiichiro Toyama joined forces with game designer Junya Okura (Gravity Rush, Siren) and game designer / producer Kazunobu Sato (The Last Guardian, Siren). The trio announced a new studio called Bokeh Game Studio.

On December 1, 2020, Square Enix will kick off a permanent work-from-home program to all executive officers and employees.

A federal jury in Marshall, Texas, ruled that Supercell’s titles like Clash of Clans, Clash Royale and Brawl Stars infringe four patents held in the US by Japanese studio Gree. Supercell will now have to pay $8.5 million in royalties to Gree.

Bandai Namco announced the acquisition of Montreal-based Reflector Entertainment, co-founded by ex-Creative Director at Ubisoft. The studio is now making its first game Unknown 9: Awakening.

Nintendo is yet to reveal the next Switch model, but insiders have already shared some information on the hardware.

Apple has come under fire in Japan. Dozens of local developers have criticized the App Store’s policies. Now the tech giant will be investigated by Japan’s antitrust regulator. Surprisingly, it’s not about Apple’s 30% commission.

Following the recent investment from Tencent, French hypercasual publisher Voodoo is launching new offices across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.

The Japanese release of Cyberpunk 2077 will be heavily censored when the game comes out on November 19.

On May 22, 1980, Pac-Man debuted on arcade machines in Japan.

Japan’s Computer Entertainment Rating Organization (CERO) will resume its review process on May 7.