Zero Escape creator Kotaro Uchikoshi has revealed Crash Keys, a studio founded in March 2025, after a game it spent about a year and a half on was canceled. He is asking for work and investors, as he did in 2014.
Square Enix offers 300 million yen for first place and 1 billion yen across 15 games. Only Japan residents can enter, of any nationality, and winners transfer half their copyright with no release guaranteed.
Godot has moved on Japan with a CRI Middleware partnership. Why an engine at 5% in GDC's 2026 survey gets called the third engine, why its MIT licence stops at the console door, and what Unity and Unreal actually cost.
A Japanese developer has built a full Sengoku strategy game that runs inside the Vim text editor. Set in 1560, it holds 41 provinces, 32 clans and 256 historical generals in one 2,371-line file.
Shueisha Games — the gaming arm of Japan's iconic Weekly Shonen Jump publisher — has reopened a worldwide pitch program with one striking condition: you don't need to be a game developer. Just a proposal and a portfolio. Here's what the deal actually looks like.
Free iOS collection ONE-DOT GAMES, built on the minimalist concept Kenji Eno (D, Enemy Zero) left behind in 2009, launched on May 17, 2026. University students who never knew him are now carrying the torch.
Toei, the studio behind Dragon Ball and Sailor Moon, just announced the first 3 games from its new publishing label Toei Games: KILLA, HINO, and DEBUG NEPHEMEE. All are original indie titles, not legacy IP. Here's a deep dive into why Japan's film giants are betting on fresh creators.