ToHeart developer Aquaplus is being sold off by parent company – currently in talks with multiple parties
Pole To Win has revealed that it is in negotiations to transfer ownership of Aquaplus to a company outside its group.
VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
Ayuo Kawase
Editor-in-Chief of AUTOMATON Japan
Nintendo Switch free-to-play indie hit leads to major losses for devs as monetization fails to keep pace with popularity
Dorobo Kindergarten 2 has seen significant success following its release on the Nintendo Switch, but why are its creators in the red?
The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy takes an average of 180 hours to complete, but here’s why playtime can vary wildly
Recent data shows that completing The Hundred Line can take from 145 to 220 hours – however, it all depends on the choices you make.
Nintendo makes shovelware less likely to enter charts with revision of eShop ranking system
The Nintendo eShop's revised ranking system bases popularity on total revenue, rather than number of downloads, making it harder for "slop" to enter charts.
We wrote about a sexy bunny girl video game and Google torched our ad revenue. Thoughts and prayers appreciated
Our coverage of qureate's upcoming action game Hebereke Bunny Garden has caused Google to freak out, handing out violations left and right.
Even small-scale Japanese game companies like Gemdrops are raising entry-level dev salaries significantly. We ask them if they can keep it up
Japanese game developer Gemdrops has 88 employees, but they've raised starting dev salaries for new graduates to an amount that's challenging for such a small company.
How does Arc System Works greenlight game ideas for development? We take a peek at their internal audition process
A look at Arc System Works' internal audition process for evaluating game pitches and deciding what gets funded.
Despite being double the price of its predecessor, Japanese mecha roguelite Metal Bringer is selling much faster, largely thanks to US players
While you’d expect a steep increase in price between two games in a series to impact sales - this was not the case for Metal Bringers.
JRPG-style roguelike survival game The General Saga announced for PC and Switch by prolific Sega co-developer
O-TWO, co-developer of numerous Sega titles, has announced a new roguelike survival game inspired by Vampire Survivors.
TRIBE NINE to continue with large-scale improvements, including difficulty selection, fast-forward and quicker dailies
Tribe Nine's Ver. 1.0.10 update will add three-star character Azure Streak along with a bunch of QOL and system improvements.
The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy’s management gets distracted by Monster Hunter Wilds and fails its own 100-day login challenge
The official Japanese X account for Too Kyo Games’ The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy has made a blunder - but no one can blame them.
Tribe Nine to overhaul gacha system, dropping Genshin-like format in favor of higher drop rates
In response to player feedback, Akatsuki Games has announced big changes to Tribe Nine's gacha (Synchro) feature, including higher pull rates.