VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
In a recent interview, animated film director Makoto Shinkai talks about how audiences shaped him into who he is a creator and the ways his work has changed over time.
In a rare, video game-related arrest, a Japanese man (38) was arrested for stalking and persistently messaging a woman (28) through Final Fantasy XIV and social media.
A Japanese indie game developer speaks out about the issue of Steam users leaving negative reviews "ironically," causing harm to developers.
A supported employment business for disabled persons in Kyoto, Japan has started taking animation production orders, allowing its users to do animation work for popular TV animations. The news has caused mixed reactions among the public, including doubts of exploitation.
Nintendo's new promotional short for Super Mario Bros. Wonder, featuring Bowser and Princess Peach has caused waves in the fandom due to its unexpected but wholesome twist.
Use of the hexagram has come to be mostly forbidden in Japanese media such as manga and anime. This likely has to do with the symbol's association with the Star of David, the symbol of the Jewish religion and identity.
A video posted on October 10, described as depicting an Israeli soldier shooting down a Hamas aircraft, has been circulating significantly on X/Twitter, but the Japanese gaming community has taken notice of the fact that the video is actually gameplay footage from the poplar simulation game Arma 3.
The Japanese otaku-targeted dating app Otakoi, which had previously gone viral for their advertising using jarring AI generated images, has recently reported a dramatic increase in female members of their platform.
In a recent interview, Shuji Utsumi, Co-COO of Sega Corporation, discussed the overwhelming popularity enjoyed by the Sonic IP in the North American market as opposed to Japan, as well as tendencies in Sega-style marketing and the influence of the blockbuster Sonic films.
In anime adaptations of manga, there have been cases where certain changes to source material brought on the anger of the original manga artists, who didn't hesitate to renounce the adaptations. Conversely, there have been cases in which changes to source material earned positive reactions from audiences.
CyberAgent announced the establishment of a “Game AI Lab,” and “Animation AI Lab” through which the company will delve into research and development of generative AI technology for use in the process of game development and animation production respectively.
According to the Touhou Project Popularity Poll for 2023, almost 40% of the Touhou fandom is aged 15 to 19 years old, which has caused some shocked reactions throughout the community.