Japan's new regulations banning "complete gacha" in mobile games could pave the way for stronger growth of alternative games segments and offer opportunities for overseas players, especially from ...

Final Fantasy Brave Exvius shuttered its global servers last October, but it was the announcement that Square Enix's mobile stalwart would follow suit with its native Japanese server later this year ...

In 1999 — some 20 years before the birth of Apple’s App Store when mobile phone owners in the West could only play Snake — people in Japan already had the ability to play games directly onto their ...

Following an investigation, the Japanese Consumer Affairs Agency has issued a ban on "kompu gacha" style online social games. Andriasang reports the CAA has ruled the kompu gacha system qualifies as ...

Japan's Consumer Affairs Agency has formalised the ban on 'complete gacha' mechanics in video games - a move foreseen by several major social developers in the territory. Complete gacha is an ...

Japan's social game makers are tweaking many of their top-grossing titles following a government ban on "complete gacha" sales tactics. The country's Consumer Affairs Agency said last week that the ...

In Japan, gacha machines are those ubiquitous capsule vending machines that dispense random prizes. The concept hasn’t only evolved into video games, but also into the Japanese slang oya-gacha. What ...

Gacha Cafe in the CBD showcases the lucky-dip joys of gachapon: Japanese capsule toys that swoop into your hands after you feed the vending machine tokens. They’ve spun down chutes since the 1960s, ...

T-Arts Company will be releasing a collection of seven puffy key chain designs in stores in Japan from mid-November onwards. As Bluey continues to win the hearts of families across Japan, the globally ...