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.
Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero devs to tackle long matchmaking times and save data corruption issues next
Bandai Namco has notified players that they are currently investigating issues like vanishing save data and long matchmaking times.
Nintendo made a mom cry tears of joy by carefully salvaging the old stickers on her kid’s Switch
In a viral post on X, a Japanese mom talks about an astonishingly kind gesture from Nintendo's "godly" customer support.
Metaphor: ReFantazio director Hashino Katsura says Atlus is full of “eccentric people”
Metaphor: ReFantasio and Persona series director Katsura Hashino talks about how he joined Atlus and what awaited him there.
Team Ninja’s Rise of the Ronin confirmed for PS5 Pro release
Koei Tecmo and Team Ninja's historical action RPG has been confirmed for an enhanced release on the PS5 Pro.
Sega’s patent infringement lawsuit against Memento Mori developer is “the kind of lawsuit that usually goes on behind closed doors,” Japanese patent attorney says
Japanese patent attorney analyzes reasoning behind Sega's patent infringement lawsuit against Bank of Innovation.
Nintendo’s late CEO Iwata once praised Masahiro Sakurai’s ability to fully visualize a finished product from nothing, and the shocking reveal behind his YouTube channel proves it
Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai recently revealed that the planned and scripted all of the videos for his YouTube channel in one month.
Nintendo applies for new trademarks related to Animal Crossing, Super Smash Bros. and other IPs in “food and accommodation” category
Nintendo has applied for 10 new trademarks related to Animal Crossing, Pikmin, Splatoon and Super Smash Bros.
Trails series developer Nihon Falcom eyes using AI translation to shorten localization process
Nihon Falcom's CEO Toshihiro Kondo says using AI translation is a possibility for the future of the Trails series.
Like a Dragon executive producer addresses fans’ concerns about Kazuma Kiryu being out of character in Amazon live-action adaptation
Like a Dragon series' executive producer Masayoshi Yokoyama dispels fans' worries about inaccuracies in the upcoming live-action adaptation by Amazon.
China’s AAA console game boom may seem like it was suddenly triggered by Black Myth: Wukong, but Chinese creators have been working towards it for a long time, Phantom Blade Zero devs say
Phantom Blade Zero developers Lian Qiwei and Michael Chang talk about tectonic shifts that have led to China's AAA console game boom.
Dragon’s Dogma 2 frame rate issues were largely caused by the NPCs’ thinking, developers say
Dragon's Dogma 2 development team talks about the measures they took to improve the game's frame rate issues.
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii release date moved up by a week to give people time for Monster Hunter Wilds
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii will be launching a week earlier than initially announced to avoid overlapping with Monster Hunter Wilds.
Weak sales of the PS5 in Japan will impact Monster Hunter Wild’s domestic performance, says Japanese industry analyst
Japanese game industry analysts expects that Monster Hunter Wilds will sell 8 million copies in its first month, but that this will come mostly from overseas.
Metaphor: ReFantazio and Persona director Katsura Hashino keeps his distance from user feedback to spare his mental health
Metaphor: ReFantazio director Katsura Hashino and Silent Hill creator Keiichiro Toyama talk about their attitudes towards user feedback.
Dragon Ball Sparking! ZERO Xbox players report waiting for hours to get into ranked matches
The Xbox version of Dragon Ball Sparking! ZERO has been suffering from matchmaking issues in its online mode, players report.
Phantom Blade Zero devs say cultural differences are not a barrier in games but a plus, which is why they don’t tone down themes for the West
Phantom Blade Zero producer and S-Game CEO Liang Qiwei talks about bridging cultural gaps between Chinese and Western audiences.
One Piece author Eiichiro Oda faces backlash for comment about making “erotic” AI images
One Piece mangaka Eiichiro Oda has come under fire for comments related to a One Piece caricature app that appears to use generative AI.
Despite unprecedented yearly losses, Japanese game contractor Tose expects that Nintendo’s new console will cause a big turnaround
Major Japanese co-development company predicts that the announcement of Nintendo's new console will help them get back in the black.
Upcoming Switch game is played by shaking a Joy-Con with your butt
Ketsu Battler is an upcoming Japanese fighting game that has the player grip a Joy-Con with their butt to control the character.
Metaphor: ReFantazio was initially supposed to be a conventional Tolkien-inspired high fantasy, but the team couldn’t “get into it”
Metaphor ReFantazio director Katsura Hashino talks about the game's early worldbuilding concepts and why they were scrapped.
Dynasty Warriors: Origins’ devs aimed to put “as many enemies as the PS5 could handle” on-screen
Dynasty Warriors: Origins' producer talks about the process of populating the game's screen with "as many enemies as the PS5 could handle."
The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy will add something Danganronpa fans have always asked for – control over who dies
Kazutaka Kodaka talks about an aspect of The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy that was inspired by player feedback about Danganronpa.