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.
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.
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."
Garden slug-girl action, masochistic platforming and summer vacation nostalgia: 5 outdoorsy Japanese indie games
A look at five recent and upcoming Japanese indie games with outdoorsy themes and gameplay.
Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii is interested in finding ways to incorporate AI chatbots into gameplay
Dragon Quest series creator Yuji Horii talks about his interest in using AI chatbot technology in mystery games.
Kadokawa acquires company behind Southeast Asia’s largest anime convention amidst continuous efforts for global expansion
Kadokawa recently acquired SOZO with plans to expand its reach in Southeast Asia through anime conventions and other live events.
Acclaimed Shonen Jump manga author loses life’s work in manuscript theft amounting to $5 million in damages
Masakazu Katsura reported that all of the manuscripts for his cult classic manga, Video Girl Ai, were stolen, amounting to $5 million USD in damages.
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency collaborates with game company to release free realistic Moon exploration sim
Japanese game company Historia and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have collaborated to release Real Moon.
Chrono Trigger’s original supervisor Yuji Horii says “I can’t talk about it,” “Don’t ask,” and “I’ll get in trouble” when asked about new developments
Yuji Horii's recent comments about Chrono Trigger have given fans hope that a remake may be in the works.
Kadokawa launches World Manga Contest in search of international talent and new hit IPs
Winners of the contest will have the opportunity to debut in Japan, with editorial and publishing support from Kadokawa.
Mid-size game company in Japan asks potential recruits to draw in front of them to avoid generative AI fraud
Due to "AI fraud" becoming much more frequent, Japanese recruiters have started asking applicants to draw in front of them during interviews.
Japan Stigmatized Property, a game about monitoring real-life “haunted” Japanese properties, is getting a sequel
The sequel inherits the spooky anomaly spotting gameplay loop from the original game, with new stigmatized properties to monitor.