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.
Pokémon TCG Pocket’s trading feature requires you to sacrifice a bunch of rare cards before you can even trade, disappointing players
Trading is now live in Pokémon TCG Pocket, but it comes with a currency system that players find to be kind of at odds with the concept of trading itself.
Sony stocks hit new record high in Japan following corporate restructuring announcement
On January 29, Sony, updated its highest price since listing. Earlier in the day, the company announced changes to its management structure.
Sega XD launches “brain rental” service, letting companies rent its game developers to brainstorm ideas and write up projects
Sega XD, Sega’s gamification subsidiary, has launched a peculiar new service that lets you “rent the brains” of professional game designers.
Award-winning Japanese adult game developer directly hit by credit card restrictions as VISA payment gets suspended on their web store
Japanese bishōjo game developer Yuzusoft announced that Visa cards can no longer be used on their web store, where they sell their games and merchandise.
PlatinumGames on Ninja Gaiden 4: We’re not making it for Team Ninja, we’re making it together with them
Koei Tecmo's Team Ninja and PlatinumGames talk about the nature of their collaboration on the upcoming Ninja Gaiden 4.
Virtua Fighter doesn’t intend to compete with other popular fighting game franchises, but rather stand out as its own genre, according to dev
Seiji Aoki, producer of Sega’s Legacy Virtua Fighter Project, talks about what distinguishes the Virtua Fighter series from its rivals.
Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O: Adding rollback netcode to 13-year-old source code seemed impossible at first, but we knew it was absolutely necessary, says dev
Seiji Aoki, producer of Sega's Legacy Virtua Fighter Project, talks about the daunting task of adding rollback netcode to Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O.
Koei Tecmo saw a 26% drop in operating profit during the past nine months, but its full-year forecast remains unchanged as new releases perform strongly
Koei Tecmo saw net sales decrease by 14% and operating profit decrease by 25.8% compared to last year, but the company remains optimistic for the full-year.
Koei Tecmo shares lifetime sales figures for Ninja Gaiden, Dynasty Warriors and other franchises
Koei Tecmo provided updated lifetime sales figures for its console and PC game franchises like Ninja Gaiden, Nioh and Dynasty Warriors.
Ramen with a side of lawsuit? Someone is trying to open a “Mario Ramen” joint right across The Nintendo Museum in Japan
In an act that can only be described as playing with fire, someone is trying to open a "MARIO Ramen" shop right under Nintendo's nose.
Goro Majima isn’t actually that interesting on paper. It’s that voice and those moves that bring everything together, says RGG Studio’s head
Like a Dragon series executive producer Yokoyama Masayoshi talksa bout what it’s like to write Goro Majima.
Bandai Namco files new Tales of the Abyss trademark
Bandai Namco Entertainment has filed a new trademark for the 2005 RPG Tales of the Abyss, sparking hope for a modern remaster.
Blue Protocol meets it untimely demise, but not without a massive virtual dance party by its devoted player base
Bandai Namco’s Blue Protocol ended service on January 18 without ever making it to the West. Japanese players bid it farewell in a spontaneous virtual dance party.
Tired of Google and Apple taking a huge chunk of mobile game revenue, Japanese companies are thinking up ways to let players spend money “out of app”
Game8, a major Japanese game walkthrough site, has partnered with Sony Payment Services to launch S8 Plus, a company that will offer gamers an direct way to make purchases related to mobile games.
Assassin’s Creed: Shadows will be censored in Japan to comply with CERO
Ubisoft has announced that the Japanese version of Assassin’s Creed: Shadows will include censorship, unlike the North American and EU versions.
“I respect mods. They breathe life into the PC market” Final Fantasy VII Rebirth director Naoki Hamaguchi reveals a more personal perspective on mods
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth director Naoki Hamaguchi shares a deeper insight into what he personally thinks about mods.
Dynasty Warriors: Origins developers were instructed to “go kill the player” when designing enemies
Dynasty Warriors: Origins' producer Tomohiko Sho talks about his approach to balancing the game's difficulty.
Palworld developer Pocketpair launches game publishing label to fund developers
Palworld developer Pocketpair announced the launch of their publishing label Pocketpair Publishing on January 23.
Nintendo stock hits highest price since listing as Japanese analysts update Switch 2 sales forecasts
Nintendo has risen for three consecutive trading days, temporarily rising to 9,775 yen on January 23. This renewed the company’s highest price since its listing.
Capcom is experimenting with generative AI to help generate the “hundreds of thousands of ideas needed for game development”
Capcom's technical director talks about their experimental system for using generative AI to streamline the brainstorming process.
Kojima Productions announces Death Stranding year-round photo mode campaign
Kojima Productions announced the start of The 2025 Death Stranding Annual Photo Mode Campaign on January 22. The first theme is "Vehicles."
Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact developer Eighting sees massive 192% growth in profit compared to last year
Eighting, the developer of DNF Duel, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and Hunter x Hunter: Nen Impact has seen massive growth in the past year.