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.
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.
Capcom’s The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles tops 1 million global sales
Capcom have updated their Platinum seller list to include The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles. The title has officially topped 1 million sales.
Elden Ring: What’s the maximum damage you can do at Level 1? Player pushes the limits with 450k+ damage in one hit
An Elden Ring player blows past the limit of the amount of damage a level 1 player can deal in one blow with masterful use of buffs.
Japanese developers avoid black loading screens for a genius reason
Developers of Japanese romance simulators for women have long had an unwritten rule against pure black loading screens.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows earns ire of Japanese people with inaccurate architecture, costumes and etiquette
Rather than the selection of Yasuke as a main character, Assassin's Creed Shadows has offended Japanese people with its historical inaccuracy.
Death Stranding 2 filming completed, according to Hideo Kojima
Hideo Kojima has revealed that all filming and recording with the cast of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach has been completed.
Masahiro Sakurai emphasizes “not wasting a second of the player’s time” in games
In a recent event, Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai emphasized the importance of developers not wasting players' time.
Yokotaro accidentally breaks Grok AI with one question
NieR:Automata creator Yokotaro breaks Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok with one question, which fans liken to a "Logic Virus" infection.
Tetsuya Nomura comments on Reynatis and NEO: The World Ends With You collab and why he agreed to it
The developers of Reynatis and NEO: The World Ends With You recently revealed new details about the collab
Square Enix halves microtransaction prices in low-performing Foamstars
After reporting the game's underperformance, Square Enix has announced a revision of Foamstar's DLC pricing.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows: How are Japanese users reacting to Yasuke?
The black samurai Yasuke being chosen as the main protagonist of Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Shadows has caused a lot of discourse, but what do Japanese users think?
Japanese netizens and Nigerian engagement farmers form miraculous friendship – what happened?
A mysterious plea for engagement farmers on X to be "more halal" and learn Japanese has brought harmony on Japanese X/Twitter.