We may earn a commission from links on this page. Gaming's reached a turning point. Western games have more realistic graphics and physics than Japanese games. This isn't good or bad. It's true ...

As someone who has as-of-yet not visited Japan, I still imagine it is a place where cutting-edge game development technology is lurking around every corner - stuff so far beyond what we have in ...

U ntil the mid 1990s, Japanese game developers were leading the way. With console makers Nintendo and Sega and later Sony acting as gatekeepers, they were often more successful than their western ...

Partly thanks to the crash of the North American video game industry in 1983, Japan ruled for years with franchises like Resident Evil and Final Fantasy. These franchises are alive and kicking ...

Speaking with Gamasutra, Comcept and Intercept founder, Keiji Inafune of ex-Capcom fame, has much to say about the issues he feels are holding Japanese game developers back. Above all, Inafune ...

Japanese Developers Are Aiming To Make A Comeback. November 28, 2012 by Matt Hawkins. Square Enix’s tech director admits that the road ahead is a tough one for the Japanese game industry, ...

Uncategorized — Japanese developers’ reaction to the PS3: meh A recent survey from a Japanese game magazine shows that many developers in … ...

TOKYO -- More Japanese game developers are riding the esports wave that has transformed the business models of many American and Chinese companies, le ...