Gematsu

This Week’s Japanese Game Releases: Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection, Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park, more

Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC, and Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel ...
Windows Report

Microsoft Plans Xbox Japan Expansion With New Regional Lead Hiring

Microsoft is hiring an Xbox regional lead in Japan to improve developer relations and expand its presence in the market.

Microsoft is hiring a new Xbox publishing director for Japan

Xbox has historically struggled in Japan, but it has arguably been doing better than ever in recent years. Microsoft is keen to keep the train going.

We’ve Finally Seen Crimson Desert Running on Base PS5

For weeks now, it feels like the technical performance of Pearl Abyss’ ambitious open-world game Crimson Desert is all anyone has wanted to talk about. We’ve seen it running on high-end PCs, as well ...
IGN India

Resident Evil Requiem Now the Series' Fastest-Selling Game Ever, as It Passes New Sales Milestone

Resident Evil Requiem has now sold six million copies, making it the fastest-selling instalment of the horror game since it ...
Gematsu

This Week’s Japanese Game Releases: Crimson Desert, RUSHING BEAT X: Return of Brawl Brothers, more

Crimson Desert for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC, and RUSHING BEAT X: Return of Brawl Brothers for PlayStation 5, Xbox ...
Pure Xbox

Forza Horizon 6 Dev Wants A 'Rich' Tokyo, Japan As Team Admits FH5 Map Didn't Resonate

In Playground Games' latest collaboration with IGN, the team discusses building Tokyo / Japan for the Forza Horizon 6 map, and how it's taken feedback on board from past Forza Horizon titles to create ...

'Fallout 76' Xbox players in Japan have been blocked from Fallout 1st for months — Microsoft finally responds

There's no explanation, but Microsoft says the Fallout 1st subscription will return "later in 2026." As for what's going on ...
The Outerhaven

ROG Xbox Ally X Japan Price Rises ¥30,000, Adding Nearly $200 to Handheld’s Cost

Xbox has seemingly introduced a price hike for the ROG Xbox Ally X, reportedly due to rising RAM costs, as first spotted by VGC. Ever since we started tracking the spike in RAM pricing and watching ...
eTeknix

ROG Xbox Ally X Price Increases by Nearly $200 in Japan

It is not clear why the price has been adjusted only for the higher-end model, considering that the ROG Xbox Ally is still available at 89,800 yen, but there is a real possibility that the issue is ...
gfinityesports

Years Into the Generation, Xbox Still Can’t Turn Japan Around

Xbox Series X and Series S hardware had an extremely rough year in Japan in 2025, with annual sales shrinking by nearly three quarters compared to the year before. Full-year totals place the combined ...
eTeknix

PS4 Almost Outsells Xbox Series X in Japan During the Last Two Weeks

As you can see, the best-selling title during the period was Momotaro Dentetsu 2, a kind of Japanese board game similar to Monopoly. However, when versions are split across platforms, Mario Kart World ...