Japanese convenience store chain Lawson is putting generative AI in charge of coming up with new food ideas, resulting in some appropriately strange combinations, such as a lemon tart flavored with pickles.
Hiroya Oku, the creator of Gantz, has revealed that he is the author behind the Thunder 3 manga, which he has been writing under the pen name Yuki Ikeda. Oku confirmed the connection on X, explaining that he deliberately used a different name. “Yes.
Microsoft has filed a patent application for a system that could interrupt games with advertisements after boss fights, quests, cutscenes and multiplayer rounds, effectively giving players blocks of gameplay time in exchange for watching ads and serving as the next big step for companies to milk as much cash out of…
Sonic the Hedgehog may be one of Sega’s most recognizable franchises today, but Sonic Team boss Takashi Iizuka says there was once a point when Sega higher-ups wanted to cancel the series entirely.
What happens when a fantasy-world background character finds her world’s fandom wiki? That glitch-in-the-system idea powers The World’s Strongest Witch (Sekai Saikyou no Majo, Hajimemashita). The fantasy adventure gives a native resident the player knowledge usually reserved for an isekai visitor.
