Japan’s Toei denies signing deal for samurai movie about Yasuke. Nothing decided yet
Toei executive vice president Koichi Wada has debunked reports about a Yasuke movie being production, calling it "one of several proposals."
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.
Capcom expects next year’s profits to be carried by past releases, with sales of new games declining
Capcom's forecasts suggest that the company expects another year of record-high revenue and profits, but sales of new games to decline.
Square Enix cancels Kingdom Hearts Missing-Link’s development
Square Enix's free-to-play GPS-based RPG Kingdom Hearts Missing-Link has been cancelled after multiple closed beta tests.
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii director intentionally blocked out influence of Sea of Thieves and other naval games
Ryosuke Horii actively avoided playing games like Assassin’s Creed III, IV, Sea of Thieves, or Skull and Bones.
Tekken 8 lead has been trying to contact Waffle House for a collaboration for the past year – to no avail
Waffle House has been ignoring Tekken series producer Katsuhiro Harada's calls for the past year, making an official collab unlikely.
Sega sees console game profits grow by 28.3% despite halved number of new releases
Sega Sammy Holdings has reported a drop in console game-related revenue, but profits have increased significantly compared to last year.
Trails developer Nihon Falcom sees sharp drop in half-year revenue, but maintains positive annual forecast
Nihon Falcom has seen revenue fall sharply by over 80% in the first six months of the fiscal year, but its annual targets remain unchanged.
Nintendo’s modest Switch 2 sales forecast is based on its higher price, not limitations in production capacity or tariffs, according to CEO
Nintendo CEO Shuntaro Furukawa goes more in-depth on the company's conservative forecast for sales of the Switch 2.
Elden Ring Nightreign’s devs thought it looked funny to revive teammates by attacking them
Doubling down on the "friendly" in friendly fire, Elden Ring Nightreign allows you to bring back dead teammates by relentlessly attacking them.
AI in Kazuma Kaneko’s new game seemingly outputs images similar to Disney characters and other copyrighted material, raising concerns
Tsukuyomi: The Divine Hunter's AI model was supposedly trained only on art drawn by Kazuma Kaneko after he joined Colopl.
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach emphasizes combat and player choice with a game system shaped by feedback from the first game
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach lead level designer Hiroaki Yoshiike talks about the sequel's new game system, which focuses more heavily on combat and choices.
Bandai Namco is making its executives’ salaries more dependent on how they perform
Bandai Namco has announced a revision of its compensation system that will make executive pays more heavily performance-based.