VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
Final Fantasy XVI has been revealed to include a so-called “Mini Soken system” that edits the OST of the game and adjusts volume in real time to match the pace of each player’s gameplay and improve player immersion.
A recent viral tweet by a Japanese user suggests that many Japanese people are actually fascinated, or at least amused, with some of the faulty representations of Japan in western media.
A heartwarming tweet by a Japanese mother describing how she made use of Nintendo’s Pikmin to make her son behave while outside has been receiving attention form users and fellow parents for how clever it is.
Tweets by a Japanese Twitch streamer triggered a discussion on the topic of whether gameplay streamers affect sales of games positively or negatively, which resulted in a split in opinions among Japanese users.
Yamanashi prefectural police are receiving harsh criticism for using rubber bands to bind Pokémon and Yu-Gi-Oh cards they seized after a 430,000 yen worth theft.
Illustrator Mika Pikazo posted an apology on her official Twitter account for past tweets in which she talks positively about piracy and admits to doing it herself.
A series of tweets by a Japanese manga author on the topic of words they are not allowed to use under their publisher has triggered discussion among users regarding the censorship of words referring to “insanity” in fiction, with many…
Japanese fans of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury are expressing dissatisfaction over the fact that Japanese sources have yet to confirm the marriage between Suletta and Miorine.
In what users are calling the "Jane coup," JaneStyle, the largest dedicated browser for viewing the anonymous bulletin board 5channel cut ties with 5channel, turning into a dedicated browser for a new clone-like anonymous bulletin board called Talk.
A battle tactic from the manga Rurouni Kenshin has recently gone viral among Japanese gamers for how useful it can prove in games such as Elden Ring, Ghost of Tsushima, Sekiro and similar.
Japanese users share insights on the unsustainable nature of Japan’s anime industry and harsh working and living conditions of animators.
A heated debate about none other than doing the laundry started off on Japanese Twitter when one user shared a note that was put up in their apartment building to warn neighbors not to do their laundry at night.