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The latest game event to fall afoul of US visa rules is a live concert for horse girl racer Umamusume: Pretty Derby
Umamusume: Pretty Derby has turned out to be one of the most popular games in the world, partly due to being a gacha game and partly due to making pretty girls out of very real Japanese racehorses (which introduces a unique mourning when the real horse passes away and the anime girl lives on). A new kind of mourning faces the Umamusume fanbase now, as an upcoming stop on the game's The Stage: World Tour at Los Angeles' Peacock Theater has been cancelled right before it was supposed to open this
Umamusume: Pretty Derby Los Angeles concert cancelled last minute due to US visa issues, despite exploring "every possible option"
The developers of Umamusume: Pretty Derby have announced a sudden cancellation of an upcoming LA concert, laying the blame on an inability to receive the proper visas despite exploring "every possible option".
Umamusume: Pretty Derby Los Angeles concert cancelled last minute due to US visa issues, despite exploring "every possible option"
The developers of Umamusume: Pretty Derby have announced a sudden cancellation of an upcoming LA concert, laying the blame on an inability to receive the proper visas despite exploring "every possible option".
Umamusume 1.5-year anniversary interview with Cygames: The “difficult undertaking” of bringing the Independent Training mode overseas so early, brand-new Career Scenario, and more
AUTOMATON WEST interview with Umamusume: Pretty Derby developer Cygames.
Never doubt the commitment of horse-girl fans: Umamusume cosplayers are having actual races at tracks around the world
Real-life races have taken place in Malaysia, Thailand, Peru, and the US.
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Steam apologizes for technical bug that gave Umamusume: Pretty Derby an 18+ age rating in Indonesia while adult Japanese games like Saya no Uta got rated 3+
Valve recently apologized for Steam showing erroneous IGRS ratings following enactment of a new Indonesian government video game policy.