VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
Amber V
Novice Editor-in-Chief since October 2023.
She grew up playing Duke Nukem and Wolfenstein with her dad, and is now enamored with obscure Japanese video games and internet culture. Currently devoted to growing Automaton West to the size of its Japanese sister-site, while making sure to keep news concise and developer stories deep and stimulating.
Elden Ring inspired Harvestella’s devs to double the damage dealt by floors
The developers of Square Enix's Harvestella drew inspiration from an unlikely game - FromSoftware's Elden Ring.
Japanese PvP hero shooter Brazen Blaze has a predominantly North American playerbase with very few players from Japan, devs say
The developers of the Japanese PvP Brawler/Shooter Brazen Blaze say that the game is predominantly played by North American users.
Capcom has no plans to phase out physical game releases
Great news for fans of packaged releases! Capcom currently has no plans of eliminating physical games from their sales strategies.
Terry Bogard was so majestic in Super Smash Bros that people don’t know how to feel about his face in Street Fighter 6
Capcom's take on Terry Bogard in Street Fighter 6 has created massive hype, but Smash players have mixed feelings about his face.
Cult of the Lamb’s iconic cult leader blacks out drunk in Japan after missing the last train home, earning unlikely response from crazy mascot Chiitan
The Lamb from Digital Devolver's Cult of the Lamb got wasted and earned a response from Chiitan, giving people crossover ideas.
Former Chibi-Robo! devs want their new game to be the Japanese equivalent of American ninja movies, with a setting that looks like the real thing but isn’t
The Chibi-Robo! devs' upcoming new game is set in "Brocklyn, New Yock City," and this unusual setting has an interesting idea behind it.
Palworld has been watched on Twitch for over 78 million hours, making it the platform’s most popular release of 2024
Palworld has topped Twitch charts in terms of the most streamed new releases of 2024 with a peak viewership of 434k.
Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP digital preorders open in early August, along with “surprise news”
Lollipop Chainsaw RePop's producer Yoshimi Yasuda says digital preorders, as well as "surprise news" await fans in early August.
Despite his love for Square Enix, Reynatis director says he joined FuRyu because of its rare culture of letting young developers make their own games
Reynatis director and producer Takumi Isobe says FuRyu is a rare game company that allows young creators to make their own games.
Spike Chunsoft reports steady annual growth thanks to Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE and Shiren the Wanderer 6
Game publisher Spike Chunsoft reports their third consecutive year of growth and highest profit margin in the last 12 years.
Square Enix’s Tetsuya Nomura has a huge stock of game proposals “lying dormant”
Kingdom Hearts creator Tetsuya Nomura talks about how he makes a new IP from scratch and his "stock" of potential game projects.
Sega takes legal action against individual for harassment of its employee and warns that a similar response awaits anyone else who tries
Sega is earning praise for its firm attitude against malicious harassment of employees, which includes taking legal action.
Danganronpa creator left Spike Chunsoft so that he could do unlimited overtime work and take on risks without fearing bankruptcy
Danganronpa's creator Kazutaka Kodaka revealed interesting ideas behind the founding of his new company Too Kyoo Games.
Taiko no Tatsujin arcade machines coming to North America in November 2024
Starting November this year, Taiko no Tatsujin's arcade version will be releasing for the North American market for the first time.
Reynatis aims to be accepted as a purely Japanese RPG, without adapting to overseas audiences, director says
Reynatis's director Takumi Isobe wants his upcoming title to encompass good old JRPG goodness without being conscious of overseas audiences.
RPG Maker devs to release Action Game Maker, a Godot-based toolkit that doesn’t require programming
Gotcha Gotcha Games, the creators of the RPG Maker series, have announced Action Game Maker, a dev toolkit for 2D action games.
Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster will keep the term “psychopath” and ramp up gore, devs say
The producers of Capcom's Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster have addressed the topic of censorship in the upcoming title.
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves’ first playable demo announced for EVO 2024
The first playable demo for Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves and its new REV system has been announced for SNK's EVO 2024 booth.
Major co-development studio Tose does not expect to receive compensation for games cancelled at clients’ convenience
Co-development studio Tose "does not expect any compensation" for games cancelled by a major client in the past 9 months.
Koei Tecmo settles lawsuit for malicious copyright infringement against Chinese game company
Koei Tecmo settles lawsuit against Yoozoo Games for unauthorized use of copyrighted game assets and music in advertisements.
Why does Final Fantasy 14 live past the “2-year expiry date” of MMOs? Yoshi-P comments
Final Fantasy XIV's producer and director Naoki Yoshida analyzes the success of the MMORPG with 4chan owner Hiroyuki Nishimura.
Palworld does not use generative AI, PocketPair CEO assures
Palworld's AI accusations have been ongoing since the game's launch, but PocketPair's CEO has come out to deny any use of generative AI.