G-Smash hopes to bring VR developers together and grow the Japanese market for everyone

G-Smash hopes to bring VR developers together and grow the Japanese market for everyone

At a time when VR is showing signs of vulnerability and instability globally, the Japanese industry has fared somewhat better than most. It may still be small, but being wary of producing high-risk, high-reward titles has helped them weather the storm, leaving the studio mired in underperformance. There are other social factors that can help …

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No one sees the Taiwan crisis

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The next crisis in the Taiwan Strait may not come with warships or missile tests. This may come through border negotiations. Japan and the Philippines recently announced plans to hold talks on demarcating maritime boundaries in waters east of Taiwan — a move that has drawn protests from Taipei and Beijing. It has exposed Taiwan’s …

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