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Level 5 boss admits using AI for Professor Layton, Yo-Kai Watch reveals
CEO apologises for using generative AI for recent Level 5 showcase
Yo-kai Watch is a long-running RPG franchise spanning Nintendo 3DS, mobile platforms, and Nintendo Switch since its 2013 debut. The series has expanded across multiple game formats, including the mobile puzzle RPG Yo-kai Watch Puni Puni.
Recent activity shows the franchise remaining active through collaborations and event updates. Yo-kai Watch Puni Puni announced a crossover with the Rent-A-Girlfriend series, featuring character Chizuru Mizuhara and special Bingo activities arriving in August 2026. Meanwhile, the IP continues appearing in other gaming spaces - Final Fantasy XIV recently brought back a Yo-kai Watch-themed event as part of its ongoing content updates, indicating the wider cultural presence the franchise maintains.
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Yo-kai Watch 2: Haunted Domain also coming to PS5, PC
The newly announced Yo-kai Watch 2 series remake Yo-kai Watch 2: Haunted Domain will launch for PlayStation …
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Yo-kai Watch 2: Haunted Domain confirmed as in development
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Yo-kai Watch Announces a Rent-A-Girlfriend Collab for Some Reason
Level-5 has announced that the mobile puzzle RPG Yo-kai Watch Puni Puni is getting a mini collaboration with the anime and manga series Rent-A-Girlfriend, bringing Chizuru Mizuhara on August 17, 2026. The event will introduce a special Mini Collaboration Bingo activity. Players c…
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Final Fantasy XIV bolsters Occult Crescent quests, preps Yo-Kai Watch event’s return in today’s update
It’s a long way to go between now and the time when players can punch enemies with gunshields, but Final Fantasy XIV has added some fresh things to do today, assuming you’re the kind of player who is looking to continue to progress through the Occult Crescent content and allied s…