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Sega president Shuji Utsumi has confirmed that the company is adopting a more modern global focus approach to become a behemoth once again.

The former PlayStation boss, Shuhei Yoshida, says that Japanese games are successful because only Japanese people can develop them this well.

Creatives behind Ghost of Yotei revealed they opted for a female lead because it aligned well with famous Japanese folklore.

A new Japanese Souls-like, Rise of Rebellion, is in development by an ex-FromSoftware developer. It is expected to launch in April this year.

Many huge Japanese game companies are losing their stock values amid the new U.S. tariffs imposed on imports by the new president.

Nintendo has confirmed a different price for the Switch 2 in Japan, revealing a much cheaper model for the country.

The PS4 and PS4 Pro are no longer being shipped in Japan, indicating Sony's shift away from the last generation of PlayStation.

According to a former PlayStation boss, NieR: Automata revived the Japanese gaming industry, which was just following trends before it.

As per Famitsu's charts, Assassin's Creed Shadows sold a mediocre 17.1k copies and sits at 5th place in its debut week.

Japan's AAA presence in the gaming industry has gotten stronger, as 5 of the 8 companies in the region reached record-breaking share prices.

Assassin's Creed Shadows has failed to escape the controversy surrounding Yasuke, as the Japanese audience reviewed the RPG poorly on Amazon.

Does Assassin's Creed Shadows meet the humongous expectations for the series' first entry set in Japan? The answer will largely depend on who you ask. For fans of Ubisoft's RPG gameplay, buying the latest entry is a no-brainer. Between the massive open world and satisfying combat, the game more than delivers on the core tenets of the Assassin's Creed RPG. However, in doing so, it falls into familiar territory, often to its own detriment.