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Why Do Japanese Games Take So Long to Reach the West?
Persona 5 took seven months to reach English players. Trails into Reverie took three years. Why Japanese games arrive late, and why the gap is finally…
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Solarpunk: 250,000 sold from 1.2M wishlists
Solarpunk came out on 8 June 2026. A two-person German team turned 1.2 million wishlists into 250,000 sales by telling players exactly how small the…
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Why Yakuza Cabaret Clubs Changed: RGG's Casting Shift Explained
Yakuza 0 and Kiwami 2 cast real AV actresses as hostesses. Gaiden ran an open audition and called it the last. Here's what changed around RGG.
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Why studios get closed right after a hit
A hit pays for the last game, not the next one. Tango, Monolith and Bluepoint all learned that the hard way, and Japan plays by different rules.
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September 2026

What Happened to Netflix Games? Why It Still Isn't Working in 2026
They bought studios, talked AAA, then shut the good rooms and kept party games on the TV. Here is what is actually left.
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A cartoon dog is outselling your game
A 31-year-old CEO stopped milking one cat, pushed Kuromi and friends, and turned a shrinking licence shop into a money printer. Game companies still…
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Baka Mitai Meaning: The Yakuza Song Behind the Dame Da Ne Meme
Written for Yakuza 5 karaoke. Shoved into prequels and remakes later. Then Dame Da Ne ate the internet.
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Why Most AI-Generated Games Still Feel Like Trash in Late 2026
Steam is full of AI-tagged games. Most of them look finished in the trailer and empty in your hands. Here is why.
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Why Sega Stopped Making Consoles - And How Its Games Survived
Sega died as a console maker in 2001. They lived as a games company. Sonic, Yakuza, Persona. That is the whole trick.
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Why Players Are Quitting Live-Service Games in 2026
Live-service burned people out. Ranked queues burned people out. Now Steam is drowning in farms, repair shops, and “no combat” wishlists.
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[Farming Simulator 25] Sold 5 Million Copies With Free Mods: The Business Model Explained
A Swiss studio keeps selling tractors, season passes, and free mods while everyone else chases live-service. Here is how Giants actually works.
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[Farming Simulator 25]: The Short Guide Instead of a 4-Hour Video
Skip the 4-hour YouTube setup. These are the FS25 mods that actually turn trees, dirt, and fields into money.
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