


A video series for upcoming RPG development tool RPG Maker MV has given potential buyers a proper visual representation of all its new features, demonstrating the ever growing flexibility of the RPG Maker franchise and sure to aid any aspiring developer into creating the RPG they most desire (as long as it involves top-down retro graphics from two decades ago).
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The first trailer for upcoming RPG creation tool “RPG Maker MV” has at last shown its new features in action, giving developers some insight into whether or not the program is suitable for their needs – while hopefully maintaining its reputation for being beginner-friendly.
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Gaming rag Famitsu has unveiled that a brand new RPG Maker game, “RPG Maker MV”, is in the works for the PC, bound to offer a multitude of new tools and conveniences to help aspiring developers create the games they truly desire – while likely delivering an even higher learning curve than ever before.
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The world’s foremost virtual idol Hatsune Miku has finally graced the English speaking world with her angelic presence, in the form of the long-awaited and much delayed Hatsune Miku English V3.
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Chinese search giant Baidu’s efforts to guilt-trip Japanese users of its IME software into not uninstalling it by having a cute nekomimi maid beg them for forgiveness has been attracting much attention of late – most of it scathingly negative.
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Microsoft’s efforts to hawk Windows to otaku using the power of moe look to have reached their zenith with Windows 7’s Madobe Nanami, and quite possibly their nadir with the pair of generic ‘blobs trotted out to support sales of Windows 8, apparently the most loathed Windows OS since Vista.
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SMART disk monitoring package CrystalDiskInfo’s special “Shizuku” edition has been attracting attention amongst otaku for letting cute little Shizuku watch over their disks and even offer suitably saccharine spoken warnings of impending data loss…
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Microsoft is bundling a free copy of Visual Studio 2010 Professional with MSDN together with its ¥173,250 Claudia figure – or as Microsoft would have it, buyers of their VS2010 bundle also get a charming figure of Azure mascot Claudia Madobe.
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Microsoft Taiwan’s Silverlight mascot Hikaru returns to wish benighted users of Microsoft’s Flash clone a merry Christmas – complete with gorgeous wallpapers.
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After introducing adorable Windows 7 mascot Madobe Nanami, Microsoft has followed up with an official mascot for Silverlight, Hikaru. She is being hailed as even more charming than Madobe…
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Frequent users of the search features on the main site or Sankaku Channel may be interested in some new functionality enabling searching straight from most major browsers in only two clicks, with no plugins or other devilry required.
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It has been known for some time that Microsoft’s unique nude filter technology allows its market leading Internet Explorer browser to display certain images in erotic detail lesser browsers can only dream of; a dozen of those special images are presented below.
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