Monster Rancher-inspired indie passion project Mamon King tops Steam charts in Japan
To the elation of Japanese YouTuber Yoshinama, his debut indie game Mamon King is seeing impressive sales on Steam and Switch.
VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
Carlos "Zoto" Zotomayor
Automaton West writer. Zoto has been playing video games for 30+ years now but has only recently come to grips with PC gaming. When he isn't playing video games, he watches romance anime and gets mad when his best girl never wins.
The Game Awards 2025: All Winners
Here's a complete list of all the nominees and winners of The Game Awards 2025.
Doki Doki Literature Club! releases for free on mobile; content from expanded edition available as DLC
Doki Doki Literature Club! launches for free for Android and iOS devices. Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! can be purchased as DLC.
“A truly disappointing end.” With Gainax officially dissolved, Hideaki Anno sheds light on past strife with the anime studio
Gainax founding member and former employee Hideaki Anno shares new unfortunate details about the studio's past after it's official dissolution on December 11.
Chilla’s Art are wary of live-action adaptations, but the upcoming film based on their horror hit was handled with enough care to blow away any concerns
Chilla’s Art admit they generally don't have high expectations of live-action movie adaptations of games, but The Convenience Store seems to do their indie hit justice.
Neon Genesis Evangelion Japanese voice actress to make VTuber debut with brand-new avatar
Yūko Miyamura, the voice behind Evangelion's Asuka, is debuting as a VTuber. The actress unveiled her new avatar on December 4.
Silent Hill f gets official work-along video created by studio behind Lofi Girl
Konami and Lofi Studio collaborate on an official Lofi Girl-styled work-along video featuring Hinako from Silent Hill f.
Racy anime gacha game Brown Dust 2 no longer coming to Steam. Developers considering alternative platforms
Following the deletion of Brown Dust 2's Steam store page, the developers have officially announced that the game is no longer coming to the platform.
Romeo is a Dead Man uses no generative AI whatsoever, Suda51 assures
The new Grasshopper Manufacture game uses other, creative ways to cut down on development costs.
Konami creates new one-of-a-kind Yu-Gi-Oh! card, and it’s a wedding gift
There's officially a new one-of-a-kind Yu-Gi-Oh card in existence as of today, and it's in celebration of Hajime Syacho's wedding.
Instead of modernizing, Steins;Gate Re:Boot will preserve the now fading legacy of 2010s otaku slang and Akihabara culture, devs say
Steins;Gate Re:Boot developers on why they decided not to modernize some of the dated slang and imagery appearing in the game.
Hideo Kojima says OD is something completely different from a standard horror game. “We still don’t know if it will work out”
Commenting on his upcoming horror game OD, Kojima Hideo says "I can't say exactly what it is yet, nor do I know if it will work out."