Brigandine Abyss, a fantasy strategy game with “over 200 hours of content,” gets free Steam demo
Happinet has launched the Steam demo for Brigandine Abyss, with demos for other platforms planned for the near future.
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.
Dragon Quest’s iconic weakest weapon exists because the Famicom couldn’t display kanji, according to Yuji Horii
According to Dragon Quest series creator Yuji Horii, the humble Cypress Stick emerged from technical limitations of the Famicom.
Japanese voice actress Kana Hanazawa literally ate her audition script to get her role in the 2010 Book Girl anime movie
"It was salty."
After 12 years in development, Ikaruga creator’s new shooter Ubusuna has been cancelled
M2 has announced the cancellation of the shoot 'em up Ubusuna due to the resignation of game director Hiroshi Uichi.
Developers of otaku schoolgirl VN Girlfailure ArtClub have secured translators for English, Korean and Chinese, aiming for release next year
After numerous requests for localization, the developers of Girlfailure Artclub have announced that they've secured translators for the job.
Cozy story-driven companion game lets you study or work alongside an apprentice witch
Memory of Memorie: A Chill Story is an upcoming Japanese companion game where you do your work alongside a witch in training.
Bandai Namco reports bizarre Tamagotchi Paradise death bug affecting pets over 256 years old, likely related to integer overflow
Tamagotchi Paradise players have discovered bugs that occur to dying Tamagotchi in old age, prompting an apology from Bandai Namco.
RPG Maker’s brand-new built-from-scratch engine will let developers create HD-2D style games with extensive customization
Gotcha Gotcha Games unveils new details on the features of RPG Maker U2U, their brand new game development engine.
Square Enix announces game dev contest in Japan, with winners receiving publishing deals and up to $1.89 million USD in prize money
Starting December 2026, Square Enix will welcome developers in Japan to submit their projects for a chance to win generous monetary prizes and publishing support.
Annihilated, a dark indie VN card battler that forces you to save only one member of a physically and mentally broken adventurer party, celebrates over 100,000 Steam Wishlists
Japanese indie development circle Death Kumiai celebrates 100,000+ Wishlists for its upcoming title Annihilated.
Ichiban Kasuga’s voice actor will not be appearing in Stranger Than Heaven, bizarre “non-appearance announcement” reveals
Shunsuke Daito, the voice of Mortimer in Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, has been confirmed for a role in Stranger Than Heaven, but co-star Kazuhiro Nakaya will not be appearing.
Urban Myth Dissolution Center publisher Shueisha Games solicits new title pitches, and even creators with no development experience are eligible to apply
Shueisha Games, the publisher behind Urban Myth Dissolution Center, has opened applications for new game proposals.