VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
Ayuo Kawase
Editor in chief of AUTOMATON
Marvelous acquires groovesync, the company of Yu Matsui, one of the leaders in Japan’s eSports scene
Marvelous acquires groovesync, the company of Yu Matsui, one of the leaders in Japan's eSports scene.
Bloomberg reports on Nintendo Switch 4K dev kits distribution to developers, but Nintendo publicly denies it
Bloomberg reports on Nintendo Switch 4K dev kits distribution to developers, but Nintendo publicly denies it. Bloomberg reported that Nintendo Switch development kits with 4K resolution support were provided to at least 11 companies, including Zynga.
Okinawa Rush, a Double Dragon & Tekken inspired 2D action game, is set to launch in late October
Okinawa Rush, a Double Dragon & Tekken inspired 2D action game, is set to launch in late October. The game features fighting game-like combat system with a variety of skill/move combinations.
Rune Factory 5 will feature same-sex marriage for the first time in the series
Rune Factory 5 will feature same-sex marriage for the first time in the series. The western version of Rune Factory 5 is set to launch in March 2022.
Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak, a massive paid expansion is coming Summer 2022
Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak, a massive paid expansion is coming Summer 2022. Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak will bring “new stories, locales, monsters, hunting actions & quest rank” to expand the world of Monster Hunter Rise.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild player makes a 2.6 kilometer shot from the Great Plateau to an enemy near Hyrule Castle
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild player makes a 2.6 kilometer shot from the Great Plateau to an enemy near Hyrule Castle. This feat was made possible by using a glitch technique called BLSS.
NEO: The World Ends with You is coming to Epic Games Store on Sept. 28
NEO: The World Ends with You is coming to Epic Games Store on Sept. 28. The PS4/Nintendo Switch version of NEO: The World Ends with You was released in July and received high praise from both the critics and users.
Dragon Quest XII is being co-developed by ORCA, along with the previously announced HEXADRIVE
Dragon Quest XII is being co-developed by ORCA, along with the previously announced HEXADRIVE. ORCA is looking for staff not only for Dragon Quest XII but also for an unannounced Unreal Engine project.
Co-op coin pusher game Old Coin Pusher Friends announced for Steam & Nintendo Switch
Co-op coin pusher game Old Coin Pusher Friends announced for Steam & Nintendo Switch. Old Coin Pusher Friends is a coin pusher game with its own unique spin.
Japan’s Yamadera temple has been recreated in a walking simulator and is available for a limited time
Japan’s Yamadera temple has been recreated in a walking simulator and is available for a limited time. The game is a walking simulator based on the Risshakuji Temple, or Yamadera as it’s popularly referred to, in Yamagata, Japan.
Dragon Quest XII is being co-developed by JP developer HEXADRIVE
Dragon Quest XII is being co-developed by HEXADRIVE, a Japanese studio based in Osaka. The company has a proven track record of porting games and has cooperated in the development of several major titles.
New WarioWare game takes Fire Emblem: Three Houses’ tea time to extreme speeds
New WarioWare game takes Fire Emblem: Three Houses’ tea time to extreme speeds. WarioWare: Get it Together! has a lot of microgames based off of other Nintendo properties. The tea time microgame is one of them.
Tales of Arise heads toward its launch date at the top of Steam’s Global Top Sellers chart
Tales of Arise heads toward its launch date at the top of Steam’s Global Top Sellers chart. Tales of Arise is set to launch on September 9.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild players discover new levitation bug
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild players discover new levitation bug. As the name suggests, the levitation bug in The Legend of Zelda: Breath makes it possible for Link to float through the air along a horizontal plane.
PICO PARK’s online mode is coming to its Nintendo Switch version on September 9
PICO PARK’s online mode is coming to its Nintendo Switch version on September 9. PICO PARK has seen a rise in popularity this summer, with the number of Steam concurrent players reaching 16,802 in July.
Apex Legends’ new Security Analyst is now monitoring the APAC servers & accepting cheat-related reports in JPN/ENG
Apex Legends’ new Security Analyst Rin Matsuoka is now on duty, monitoring the APAC servers & accepting cheat-related reports in Japanese/English. Matsuoka seems to be the "JP counterpart" of Security Analyst Conor Ford.
Fitness Boxing for the Nintendo Switch gets an unexpected anime adaptation, airing in Japan this October
Fitness Boxing for the Nintendo Switch gets an unexpected anime adaptation, airing in Japan this October. It will be a short comedy anime, focusing on the instructors who appear in the Fitness Boxing series.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s “arm stuck to object” glitch is gaining popularity among fans
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s “arm stuck to object” glitch is gaining popularity among fans. Link retains the properties of the attached object.
Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town comes to PS4/Xbox One; Pioneers of Olive Town comes to Steam
Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town comes to PS4/Xbox One internationally on Oct. 26; Pioneers of Olive Town comes to Steam on Sep. 15.
Movement to give Tifa from FFVII a short haircut gathers steam
Movement to give Tifa from FFVII a short haircut gathers steam with Twitter hashtag #TifaShortHair.
DEEEER Simulator is officially launching on November 25 on Steam, with console versions coming out the same day
DEEEER Simulator is officially launching on November 25 on Steam, with console versions coming out the same day.
Mario decides to hide his chest this summer
Mario decides to hide his chest this summer (in 2021 summer greeting card).