Nintendo Switch modder handed down suspended prison sentence in Japan for the first time
A 58-year-old Japanese man has been sentenced to two years in prison, suspended for three years, for modding and selling Switch consoles.
VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
Amber V
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.
Super Robot Wars, Bomberman development studio files for bankruptcy after 35 years in the industry
Bandai Namco and Hudson Soft contract developer A,I, which is credited on 14 Super Robots Wars games, declared bankruptcy in March this year.
SaGa series creator says giving players gameplay-driven “highs” matters more than a well-written story
Akitoshi Kawazu, creator of Square Enix's SaGa series, wants each player to go through a completely unique experience driven by gameplay, rather than a shared one driven by story.
This two-player game will expose any power imbalances in your relationship and possibly make things even worse. We asked the dev why he’d do something so twisted
BOKURA developer Tokoronyori talks about how the new BOKURA: planet will put friends and couples though the wringer.
Chainsaw Man director’s next project is a Roblox horror game
Chainsaw Man director Ryu Nakamura's next project has taken a direction no one could have predicted - a Japanese-style horror Roblox game.
Rune Factory creator’s new guild life JRPG Progress Orders has a concept that’s hard to put into words. We asked him what players should expect
Yoshifumi Hashimoto's new RPG brings back the warm, fantasy vibes his fans are used to, but its system explores new grounds.
Japanese co-development studio Tose sees major turnaround in profit as orders for new games increase
Prolific game developer Tose has reported a significant increase in profits thanks to rising demand from clients.
Bloodborne, Demon’s Souls producer establishes new game company Sirius Studio following departure from SIE Japan Studio
Bloodborne producer Teruyuki Toriyama will lead the new game company Sirius Studio, which aims for high-end console and VR game development.
SaGa series creator would rather players give up on his games for being too hard than risk being boring
Akitoshi Kawazu, creator of Square Enix's SaGa series, shares insights about his approach to balancing difficulty.
Stellar Blade to get official hyper-realistic Eve and Tachy figures
Stellar Blade's protagonist Eve and enemy character Tachy will be sculpted into super realistic figures by JND Studios.
Vampire Survivors runs into unexpected legal issue preventing cross-save on PS4 and PS5
Poncle has announced that Vampire Survivors will not be getting PlayStation cross-save support as planned due to a last-minute legal issue.
Nintendo Switch 2 pricing discourse in Japan reaches stunned silence as gacha gamers bring up their spending habits
Online discussions about the Nintendo Switch 2's price in Japan have taken an unusual course as gamers bring up gacha game pity systems.