VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
Taimanin GOGO! is the latest title in the Taimanin series and a roguelike action game featuring chibi style characters. The game’s protagonist is Shinobu Oma, a girl who strongly proclaims she does not want to become a Taimanin. The story starts with Shinobu being transported to another world from modern day Japan.
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet (Pokémon SV) are getting Auto Battles. Pokémon Legends: Arceus added a number of features while in the field to streamline the gameplay, and “Let’s Go!” and Auto Battles seem like a further extension of that.
A new trailer for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet (Pokémon SV) was released and one smaller detail fans didn’t fail to notice was that Salamence was standing on solid ground. From Pokémon X and Y onward, Salamence’s standby animation was suspended in air.
A Kickstarter campaign for both Armed Fantasia, a new title from the creator of Wild Arms, and Penny Blood, a new title from the director behind Shadow Hearts, has begun. The campaign is already off to a strong start.
The Splatoon 3: Splatfest World Premiere demo event came to an end, but afterwards, there were reports of a rare event that allowed some players to see the hub area Splatsville being cleaned up after the festivities.
Penny Blood is a gothic horror RPG set in the 1920s in a world twisted by cosmic horror, malice, and mayhem. Penny Blood is being developed with the involvement of many key staff members from the Shadow Hearts series, including the series creator Matsuzo Machida.
The Super Smash Bros. Ultimate discourse around Steve being too strong is brewing up again after Onin wins a tournament at Super Smash Con 2022.
A small fire broke out at Nintendo’s Corporate Headquarters Development Center, NHK reports. Some desks and chairs were partially burned, but no one was injured.
Unreal Engine 5 was used to create a Japanese townscape in stunning detail. By looking closer at 3D artist Ranjeet Singh's creation, we can start to pinpoint just what region of Japan it might represent.
Hiroyuki Kobayashi recently took to his personal Twitter account to announce that he left Capcom at the end of March and joined NetEase Games. There have been a number of career Japanese game creators moving to the Chinese company NetEase Games recently, including Yakuza series creator Toshihiro Nagoshi.
Square Enix has released update v1.0.3 for The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story. The update fixes issues that players had regarding the tempo and replayability of the game.
Nintendo recently sent their summer greeting email to Nintendo account holders in Japan. And as usual, the email includes an image of Mario. This time having some summer fun with his nipples on display for all to see.