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.
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.
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.
Resident Evil official account declares the Duolingo bird its new biological weapon. Duolingo responds: “English or Spanish?”
The Duolingo bird threatened Japanese Resident Evil fans that it will chase them forever until they're able to play the game in English.
Tekken 8 producer defends team’s efforts to faithfully portray Miary Zo’s ethnicity
In response to users on X debating whether new Tekken 8 fighter Miary Zo looks like her ethnicity, series producer Harada has assured fans that the design is based on thorough research.
The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy prequel novels for individual characters in the works, according to director
During a recent live broadcast, The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy director Kazutaka Kodaka shared updates on new in-progress projects.
Nintendo warns Japanese users about operating the Switch and Switch 2 at too high or too low temperatures
Nintendo customer support warns Japanese users not to use the Switch outside when temperatures are over 35 ℃ or under 5 ℃.
Sequel of famous girlfriend simulator VR Kanojo tops Steam top-seller chart in Japan, debuting ahead of Battlefield 6
VR-Kanojo prides itself on allowing you get within "nose-touching distance" with your virtual girlfriend without visual glitches.