VERACITY IN GAMING
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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.
Danganronpa devs and Akatsuki Games reveal “extreme” action RPG Tribe Nine for Steam and mobile
Danganrona creators Too Kyoo Games and Akatsuki games announced the action RPG Tribe Nine for Steam and mobile platforms.
Taito makes big post-pandemic recovery with over 60% increase in operating profit
Square Enix owned subsidiary Taito Corporation has seen exponential growth in the past three financial years.
Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree DLC will finally change the blinding white Bandai Namco logo screen
Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree DLC will finally do away with the notorious white background Bandai Namco Entertainment logo.
Like a Dragon: Yakuza live-action adaptation to premiere on October 24
RGG Studio and Amazon Prime Video have announced an original series based on the Like a Dragon video game series.
Nintendo’s late CEO Iwata considered a divided response to be better than a positive one – “things that are praised don’t sell”
According to an executive, Nintendo's late CEO Satoru Iwata once said that products that divide audiences are the ones that sell.
Monster Hunter: World to finally release on Xbox in Japan, only six years later
Japanese Xbox users will finally be able to play Monster Hunter: World and Monster Hunter World: Iceborne starting June this year.
Touhou Project creator updates fan game guideline, asks indie creators to refrain from crowdfunding
The Touhou Project series' creator ZUN has updated his derivative works guideline, adding more platforms for indie creators.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance’s ambitious Nintendo Switch port took 2 years of work, lead programmer reveals details
Kingdome Come: Deliverance's port to the Nintendo Switch came 6 years after the game's initial release, and it took two years to optimize.
FromSoftware and Hidetaka Miyazaki revered for their genius amidst recent “big girl boom” in Japan
A frenzy for big girls and giantesses on the Japanese side of X has reignited admiration for FromSoftware game characters and Miyazaki.
“We were making 10 million a month with just a two-man team” developer describes the heyday of Japanese mobile/browser games
A Japanese developer gives interesting insights into the early days of what grew to be today's huge mobile/social game market.
Like a Dragon dev says simultaneous worldwide multi-platform releases helped reduce crunch culture
A developer of Sega's Like a Dragon series says simultaneous worldwide multi-platform releases have changed work practices for the better.
Koei Tecmo’s investors lower expectations due to small number of major titles in 2024/25 pipeline
Koei Tecmo’s shares have been on a continuous decline, as reported by Kabutan. Investment giant Nomura Securities has downgraded its investment rating from “Buy” to “Hold” and significantly lowered its price target. The investor’s analysts cite that Koei Tecmo reduced…
Azur Lane forced to censor illustrations on X, publisher says X’s standards are a “mystery”
Azur Lane was forced to censor character illustrations posted to the official Japanese X account, while the global account is unaffected.
The Japanese government made a metaverse to combat loneliness and it went horribly wrong
The Japanese Cabinet Office made Plat-verse, a metaverse to battle loneliness where you can't talk to others or do anything.
SaGa: Emerald Beyond’s dev removed healing from the game to avoid wasting players’ time
Akitoshi Kawazu, the director of SaGa: Emeralnd Beyond says doing away with healing was his way of not wasting players' time.
Did Armored Core’s Ranked Match update spoil the fun for PvP players? User points out decrease in players after 1.05 update
Armored Core 6's 1.05 update introduced Ranked Matches and other changes to the game's environment, but did it deter PvP players?
“Do you get excited every time you see something pink?” Like a Dragon creator talks about his fight for freedom of expression
Like a Dragon series creator Toshihiro Nagoshi recalls a ridiculous fight he had while trying to stay true to Yakuza's adult themes.
Like a Dragon creator talks about Sega “flat out rejecting” the first Yakuza game thinking it wouldn’t sell
Toshihiro Nagoshi, the creator of the Yakuza/Like a Dragon series recently talked about what it took to get the first Yakuza game approved.
Stellar Blade’s director says an extensive photo mode and even more costumes are on the way
Stellar Blade director Hyung-Tae Kim has commented that Shift Up is working on a high quality mode with "all kinds of functions."
Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP devs will bring the remaster to more platforms
Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP's producer Yoshimi Yasuda has revealed that Dragami Games plans to bring the remaster to more platforms.
Japanese publishers’ habit of region locking games in Japan may finally be changing
For years, Japanese game publishers have been region locking Steam releases of certain from Japanese users. This may be changing.
Suda51 tried to make Sony’s iconic character fat, and it almost worked
Creator of Lollipop Chainsaw Suda51 once pitched an idea to Sony that almost changed the image of their unofficial mascot.