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Is Story Important For Japanese Role Playing Games? Ask This Lady

7:00PM May 27, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

Miwa Shoda joined Squaresoft, now Square Enix, in 1995 and went on to write Japanese Legend of Mana and Final Fantasy XII. Those are big games with big stories — something that they apparently do not need. More »


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When Polls Go Wrong: The Most Popular Monster Is…

6:00PM July 10, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Japanese game maker Jaleco invited the internet to submit monsters for upcoming role-playing-game WIZmans World. The creation with the most votes will be included in the game. More »


In Real Life

Is This How A Jaleco Poll Backfires?

9:00PM July 7, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Japanese game company Jaleco has started a new poll regarding an upcoming project. Users are able to submit designs of non-playable-characters, and other folks can vote for their favourites. More »


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Yes, Yes, The Jaleco Name Lives On

9:00PM March 25, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Earlier this year, Jaleco Holdings announced that it was leaving the video game business. And the company has — poof, it’s gone and moved on.

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Japanese RPG Ad With Added Golden Girl Bottom

1:00PM March 4, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Before Jaleco was purchased for one yen, the game company was working on Wii role-playing game Ougon no Kizuna (“Golden Bonds”). There are two ads — one pedestrian, the other anything but.

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