VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
Ayuo Kawase
Editor in chief of AUTOMATON
Konami sues Uma Musume dev for patent infringement, seeking over $29M in damages
Konami has filed a lawsuit against Cygames. Konami claims that the game Uma Musume Pretty Derby infringes upon certain patent rights held by the company.
Steward Constructs in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom are simply adorable
The Steward Constructs that appear in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom have been gaining attention on social media lately for their cuteness.
Koroks are being bullied in Tears of the Kingdom, facing dreadful fates
Link's new powers in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom brings infinite ways to bully Koroks during quests, much to the amusement of players.
Xenoblade Chronicles dev gave big pay increase to staff
Xenoblade Chronicles developer Monolith Soft has announced that it substantially increased the base pay of its employees beginning in April.
Dating sim LoveR to get raunchy new DLC costumes
Dragami Games has announced that it will release new DLC for LoveR and LoveR Kiss. The costumes in this DLC set are all quite raunchy—like the Succubus Rouge, which shows off a surprising amount of skin.
Square Enix’s AI tech preview released on Steam, but reviews haven’t been kind
Square Enix has released SQUARE ENIX AI Tech Preview: THE PORTOPIA SERIAL MURDER CASE on Steam. The tech preview serves as an educational demonstration of Natural Language Processing.
Elden Ring’s Cursed-Blood Slice quickly nerfed. No more pushing Malenia around
FromSoftware has released update Version 1.09.1 for Elden Ring. In addition to a couple of bug fixes, the update also nerfs the Cursed-Blood Slice skill, which had only very recently been buffed in Version 1.09.
Tears of the Kingdom: Ganondorf doesn’t have nipples? So what
Nintendo released The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Official Trailer #3 and some viewers were quick to question whether the Ganondorf unveiled in the trailer has nipples or not.
List of games Japanese fans want translated and are willing to fund
An English to Japanese translator decided to create a spreadsheet of titles that gamers want translated into Japanese, and the amount of money they would be willing to provide for funding.
Typhlosion is coming to Pokémon Scarlet and Violet via Tera Raid Battles
Typhlosion will be coming to Pokémon Scarlet and Violet via 7-star Tera Raid Battles.
CG company gifts employees PS5s so they can see their names in the credits
A CG company in Japan gifts employees PS5s so they can see their names in the credits. The company explains that most of the staff didn’t have a way to play the games they were involved with.
Zelda fans recall their funniest Breath of the Wild moments ahead of the sequel
A Zelda fan recently posed a question, “what was the weirdest or funniest thing that happened during your playthrough of breath of the wild?” In this article we want to showcase some of what players shared.
Meg’s Monster dev discusses the indie gem’s early success
Odencat’s newest title, Meg’s Monster, appears to be off to a great start and is selling quite well. We had the opportunity to talk about the game’s success with the studio’s CEO, Daigo.
Shohei Ohtani may secretly be Pokemon’s Garchomp according to fan comparisons
The similarities between the Pokémon Garchomp and baseball player Shohei Ohtani have stirred up excitement among Twitter users in Japan.
Splatoon 3: Are hits detected on the attacker’s side or the target’s?
A Splatoon 3 player set out on an investigation into which attacks in Splatoon 3 detect hits on the attacker’s side and which ones detect hits on the target’s side.
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet DLC’s new Pokémon resemble Japanese folklore
The new Pokémon coming to Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero DLC resemble Japanese folklore Momotaro.
Splatoon 3: Crab Tank gets huge yet indirect nerfs in Ver. 3.0.0 update
Nintendo has released the patch notes for Splatoon 3’s Ver. 3.0.0 and word of the substantial indirect nerfs to the Crab Tank have already become a hot topic among players.
Fan awaits Pikmin 4 by drawing Pikmin every day until release
A Twitter user has taken on the unique challenge of drawing one Pikmin every day—and adding each one to the same image—until the release of Pikmin 4. Will he be able to keep going right up until the game finally hits shelves?
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Ver 1.2.0 to fix the game’s bizarre bugs
The Version 1.2.0 update for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet will be released in late February. This patch will fix some of the game’s more bizarre phenomena.
Sega to increase the average monthly salary of its employees by 30%
Sega has announced that it will be increasing the average monthly salary of its employees by approximately 30% from July 1, 2023.
Hogwarts Legacy recreates “boys can’t enter girls’ dorm” setting faithfully
Hogwarts Legacy faithfully recreates the way that boys are prevented from entering the girls’ dorms in the Harry Potter books.
Does Link have nipples in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom? New key art stirs debate
New key art of Link from The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has fans debating whether he has nipples. Let's dive into the history of Link's nipples to discuss the likelihood of him having nipples in Tears of the Kingdom.