VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
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.
Cthulhu Mythos ADV is a 2D adventure game inspired by Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos. The protagonist of the game wakes up in an abandoned hospital, and together with their companions, must face off against strange monsters and make their escape. It's the first original game by Gotcha Gotcha Games, the company behind RPG Maker.
Cygames has announced the acquisition of the Metal Max IP from Kadokawa and Kadokawa Games. The Metal Max series creator Hiroshi Miyaoka is also transferring to Cygames to work as a director.
New paid DLC for the Nintendo Switch version of A-Train: All Aboard! Tourism called A列車で行こう ひろがる観光ライン (A Ressha de Ikou Hirogaru Kankou Line) will be released in Japan. It'll expands on the tourism development options with new trains, buildings, and more.
Developer of the adult game Hero's Journey (Under the Witch) reports large amounts of fraudulent sales from Argentina on Steam. The developer says that they were suffering damages due to Steam users disguising their country of residence to buy games cheaper.
Atlus published a new Japanese FAQ page for the upcoming remasters of Persona 5 Royal. The FAQ reveals that an upgrade plan will not be provided for those who already own the PS4 version, which is rare as most PS4 games with PS5 versions have at least some sort of avenue to upgrade.
Dungeon crawling RPG Nevergrind Online’s popularity soars in Japan. “By the time your readers see this article, Japan will be #1 in units sold for Nevergrind Online. Within the last week, 87% of units sold have been in Japan.”
As the name implies, Monster Create is a game where you create your very own monsters to battle with. Monster Create is being developed by PICTOY, a game studio established by Hiroshi Moriyama, the director of Freakyforms and Castle & Dragon.
The Monster Hunter Frontier official Twitter account told fans not to expect an offline version or a sequel in an unusual message from an official account. “While hunters have been asking for an offline mode or sequel to MHF, we want to be upfront and not create any careless expectations."
Nintendo and Monolith Soft revealed a new song from the upcoming Xenoblade Chronicles 3 titled “You Will Know Our Names – Finale.” The word “Finale” in the song name immediately began trending on Twitter in Japan as fans began to wonder what it could mean for the series.