Keep Digging developers to sponsor real-life national hole-digging competition in Japan
Considering Keep Digging revolves around digging ridiculously deep holes, there couldn’t be a more appropriate collaboration.
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.
Historical eroge TRPG Sengoku Rance gets Steam store page
Sengoku Rance, a well-known entry in AliceSoft's eroge series, is "Coming Soon" to Steam. The store page went live on January 15.
Gunpla-inspired model kit assembly simulator Mech Builder 3D releases on Steam
Mech Builder 3D is a new indie model kit simulator on Steam, inspired by Gunpla.
Days with My Stepsister author explains why some anime never end up getting a second season. “Even if we had the budget, it would be too difficult to assemble the original team again”
Days with My Stepsister author Ghost Mikawa discusses why it can be difficult for popular anime to get a season 2, even if there's demand.
Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road sequel is in the works, Level-5 President Akihiro Hino confirms
In a recent livestream, Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino revealed that he's been working on the script for the Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road sequel.
Butt-controlled fighting game Ketsu Battler to welcome Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising’s Beelzebub as its first guest fighter
Ketsu Battler is on its way to become a serious fighting game, with its first guest character coming from Cygames' acclaimed GBVSR.
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc’s spider symbolism hits much harder once you find out what the butterfly actually represents, fans theorize
Fan theories suggest Chainsaw Man: The Movie Reze Arc's iconic spider scene gets much sadder once you realize the meaning behind the butterfly.
Attack on Titan author says he’s unlikely to create another manga of the same caliber
Attack on Titan author Hajime Isayama has revealed that he no longer draws daily, and does not believe he can produce another manga of the same caliber.
Pokémon: The First Movie’s English dub criticized in Japan 30 years later for heavily altered dialogue that compromises core themes
Large changes made to Mewtwo's dialogue in Pokémon: The First Movie’s English dub completely changed some of the film's core themes.
Indie games have the highest growth potential in the Japanese “otaku market” in 2026, study suggests
According to Yano Institute's "otaku" market survey, indie games are expected to have the highest fiscal growth rate in Japan in 2026.
Monster Hunter Wilds’ buying price drops to $0.11 USD in Japanese used goods store
The Monster Hunter Wilds' listing on the Japanese used goods store Kaitori World currently stands at 18 yen - approximately $0.11 USD.
Needy Streamer Overload devs’ new supernatural “little sister” visual novel gets over 10,000 Steam Wishlists on its first day
Sister Other Paranoia, Naylra's first visual novel under HazeDenkiis set to release in August 2026 on Steam.