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In more encouraging news for Microsoft's ambitions in Japan, Amazon's second wave of pre-orders in the country have sold out in a matter of hours

While most events remain as wholly-digital affairs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Nordic Game appears to be the first to return to in-person events.

Bundle includes: AVICII Invector, Dear Esther: Landmark Edition, Fractured Minds, GRIS, Meadow, RiME and The Town of Light

"...help them in this transitional period where friends might be using different hardware"

“Devolver has acquired Croteam...or maybe Croteam has acquired Devolver...who could really know at this point in the relationship”

Fancy relocating to Tokyo?

also women of Xbox, Game Pass for indies, Fall Guys and more

The 25+ age group spend nearly 20 per cent longer in their most used games, and access them 10 per cent more frequently.

“In order to build another brand-new RTS, it felt like the opportunity to do it externally was too good to pass up."

Mobile analyst Sensor Tower has just published a report showing that Japan continues to spend huge amounts on mobile games. Looking at the year to date (and what a year it’s been for mobile revenue) Japan accounted for 22 per cent  of all global mobile game player spending from the …