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◇“Indie World 2021.12.16” will be released around 10:00 am on December 16th. Introducing the latest indie titles to watch on Switch
◇Nintendo hits record sales of Nintendo Switch units in Europe
◇ Making Sanga Stadium a mecca for e-sports --- Agreement between Kyoto Prefecture and related organizations
◇ National high school esports championship, FN division is a high-level battle --- 19th final
◇"Esports Association" and Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan signed a partnership agreement
◇ Participatory game commentary is attractive! What the women's gaming team from "Tokyo Girls Collection" aims for
◇ E-sports to solve hikikomori --- Higashiosaka City agrees with student group
◇ A beta version of the game-specific voice chat app "Peeps" is now available for iOS. Equipped with avatar customization and gift functions
◇ Umehara's achievements in the fighting game world --- looking back on "Beast Road 4"
◇ [CEDEC+KYUSHU 2021] The struggle of Cyber Connect Two, who worked on "Fuga of the Battlefield" from development to the first sale. President Matsuyama speaks frankly from development difficulties to the discovery of a mistake that screamed on the bus
◇ NVIDIA holds an event to explain the importance of "low latency" in games---Let's actually play and win the graphics card!
◇ Tesla to add "Sonic the Hedgehog" to in-car games. Partnership with Sega
◇Interview with CEO of CCP Games
◇ "Roblox", which is very popular among American children, is accused of "exploiting children". Capitalist system too early for children
◇ “Rainbow Six Siege” BAN number and countermeasures in 2021, future plan announcement---Several updates in 2022
◇"Mobile Suit Gundam Online" will end service on March 30, 2022. About 9 years have passed since the service started in December 2012.
◇ "Bessatsu Friend" Unusual 3-print reprint decision --- "Tokyo swastika Revengers" Difficult to obtain before release due to appendix effect
◇While “study manga” is doing well, “children’s manga” is struggling…The “distorted structure” of the children's manga market
◇ Kindle Unlimited, the maximum number of books that can be used at once is 20
◆The charm of a different world beyond logic --- ``Special Setting Mystery'' Flowering [Nikkei Evening Paper 2021/12/14 Page 12]
◇ OPPO, lightweight smart glasses weighing 30g with one eye
◇ Start of "Virtual Cinderella Project" by Sony x bilibili, Creative Director Rino Sashihara
◇ The songs nominated for the “Reiwa 3rd Year Anison Awards” have been announced. Candidates include Umapyoi Densetsu from Uma Musume
◇I think more and more people will spend most of their day in virtual spaces. How do you view the criticism of the Metaverse Association?
◇ Ralph Lauren Enters the Metaverse: The 82-Year-Old Brand Founder Is Ambitious
◇Obligation to disclose where personal information is stored---For major communication apps and SNS
◆ Instagram, creation and business --- representative of Meta Japan corporation "Consideration of live commerce in Japan" [Nikkei MJ 2021/12/15 Page 2]
Human resource development "Dragon Quest" method---learning through programming and games/U.S. IT Japanese version software [Nihon Keizai Shimbun morning edition, December 15, 2021, page 16]
◇Twitter Adds Automatic Subtitles to Video Posts---Also in Japanese
◇ Google to release “Android 12 (Go Edition)” in 2022
◇ New functions for iPhone's "Map" and "Siri", 3D image addition, "Voice road condition confirmation", etc.
◇ LINE, some iOS users cannot open the app
◇ You can carry it with your mobile address as it is ... 3 major companies will launch new services within the month
◇CyberAgent Establishes New Subsidiary "CA Unmanned Store"---Providing and Developing Unmanned Store Solutions
◆ Koei Tecmo HD, aiming for prime [Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun, December 15, 2021, page 5]
◇ Web 2.0 hero Hatena, sales of 4 billion yen
◇ A must-have for all players who are waiting for "ELDEN RING"! Software works are also featured & 3 large appendices included
◇ 3 large appendices included! Pre-release mook "The Overture of ELDEN RING" that unravels the charm of "Elden Ring" will be released on January 27, 2022
◇ The Elden Ring mook book "The Overture of ELDEN RING" will be released on January 27, 2022. In addition to appendices such as cloth posters, a special interview with Mr. Hidetaka Miyazaki is included.
◇ “Famitsu x Lego Super Mario” tie-up project! Famitsu supervises the original course. A special page and special video that fully introduces the appeal of "LEGO Super Mario" has been released!
◇ “Lego Super Mario” Famitsu devised course is born. Yoiko Arino challenges to clear!
◆ 1,396,000 units sold in 3 days of Pokemon's latest release --- Famitsu survey [Weekly Toy News 2021/12/06 Page 7]
◇"Ring" collaborates with "Dead by Daylight"! A new chapter will be delivered in March 2022. Behavior Last minute spoiler hit on Mr. Matthew Court
◇ IT-One Launches "IT-One Quest" Exhibition System for Comparing Digital Contents at "Kadokawa Film Festival"
◆ [Tracking] Bonding through online games, interacting with long-distance friends under the corona... Recreating cultural properties in elementary school classes --- Market size, "Famitsu Game White Paper 2021" [Mainichi Shimbun morning edition 2021/12/15 4 surface]