All except for one character in particular who SNK has made clear no longer has a place in their flagship fighting franchise.
The character in question, K9999, first debuted in King of Fighters 2001 …

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SoftBank will take control of embattled work space company WeWork, according to people familiar with the matter.
The deal will value WeWork between $7.5 billion to $8 billion on a pre-funding basis a…

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DesignArt Tokyo is in full swing this week.
The annual celebration, now in it’s 3rd iteration, converts Tokyo into a massive museum with galleries, retail stores and event venues all joining in.
And …

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Japan's Emperor Naruhito makes his appearance during a ceremony to proclaim his enthronement to the world, called Sokuirei-Seiden-no-gi, at the Imperial Palace on October 22, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan.
Ge…

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Anuman Interactive announced today that it is changing its name to Microids, a move signalling a big year for the French game publisher.
Microids will also be opening an office in Japan, a country th…

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All that changed in 2015 with the release of Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth, a game that rekindled my love of Digimon and is being reissued today alongside Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Hacker’s Memory for…

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The franchise has been around now close to 25 years, and is indisputably, the head honcho in the monster collecting genre.
The game had better graphics than the original Pokemon games by virtue of be…

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Review: It seems a bit weird that Super remains on the lineup, leading off the block even, despite ending last week.
I had heard about the horror stories regarding Season 2, especially the visuals, b…

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While Halloween in Shibuya might get lots of attention because of the massive crowds (and chaos), Kyoto has an annual yokai parade that sure looks like spooky fun.
The parade, which was held this yea…

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It’s not Halloween yet, but the weekend before drew big crowds in Tokyo’s Shibuya.
Update: November 1 - 6:30am: According to Japan Today , thirteen men were arrested last night for alleged theft and …

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