Monster Hunter Wilds update expands endgame content and ups the difficulty with new 9-star Tempered monsters
Following Free Title Update 2, Monster Hunter Wilds’ 1.021 update focuses on increasing the difficulty for endgame players.
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.
Veteran Japanese anime director surprised to learn that “isekai” is recognized in the Oxford English Dictionary
Anime director, character designer and animator Nobuyoshi Habara recently expressed wonder at how global the word "isekai" has become in the English-speaking world.
List of banned anime at China’s largest convention draws confusion from attendees and media
Old classics like Death Note, Devil May Cry and Parasyte are among franchises that were banned at 2025 ChinaJoy.
Ninja Gaiden 4 draws influence from Blade Runner and Ghost in the Shell, PlatinumGames says
Ninja Gaiden 4 developers at PlatinumGames talk about the game's cyberpunk setting and famous inspirations.
Nintendo Switch parent finds their child supposedly overriding parental controls, which turns out to be a simple user error
Less tech-savy parents should pay attention to how they set up Nintendo Switch parent controls if they don't want their kids to outsmart them.
Real-life racehorse from Umamusume: Pretty Derby has an official diary kept by her owners, and it’s super adorable
Haru Urara's cute diary gives fans an intimate look in to the private life of one of Umamusume's most beloved horses.
Konami stocks hit highest price since listing following sequel announcement of one of its best-selling series
Konami's Momotaro Dentetsu series has sold over 18.9 million units to date.
Tekken lead once tried to put a muscular Pac-Man into the franchise, but got scolded by the IP’s creator
In an alternate timeline, we could have got a yellow, beefed up humanoid Pac-Man in Tekken's fighter lineup.
Final Fantasy 10 remaster accidentally replaced original game’s Easter Egg referencing a scrapped early prototype
An obscure detail in Final Fantasy X referenced the concept art of “Seventeen Angelic Impact x Devil's Shock.”
Mobile Suit Gundam IP revenue at all-time high in 2025, Bandai Namco reports
The 45-year-old Mobile Suit Gundam franchise is updating all-time revenue records in 2025, according to Bandai Namco's financial reports.
Elden Ring Nightreign’s strong sales drive Bandai Namco’s game sector profits in first quarter
Bandai Namco saw double-digit profit growth Between April 1 and June 30, with Elden Ring Nightreign driving the company's game sector.
Krafton achieves record-high revenue in first half of 2025 thanks to PUBG; plans to invest in AI
Krafton saw the highest revenue from its mobile game sector, while PUBG: Battlegrounds dominated its PC game sector.