Devil May Cry and Dragon’s Dogma producer to announce new action RPG by the end of the year
The producer of Devil May Cry revealed his new game is already in the voice recording phase, with more announcements coming soon.
VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
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ICO, Shadow of The Colossus director praises Katamari Damacy creator’s new game for not being mechanics-based. “The age of gameplay mechanics has already passed”
Fumito Ueda praised Keita Takahashi's To a T for not relying on mechanics, stating that the age of coming up with new mechanics is long over.
Atelier Ryza trilogy didn’t need a deluxe re-release from a commercial standpoint, says producer. The devs wanted a chance to add things they missed out on
Atelier Ryza producer Hosoi says the dev team's main goal for the deluxe re-release was fleshing out the story and characters.
Silent Hill creator Keiichiro Toyama is already working on his next game, and it’s not a Slitterhead sequel
In a recent interview, Silent Hill and Slitterhead creator Keiichiro Toyama reveals his studio is working on a brand-new title.
Hit webtoon of 500+ chapters terminated after author admits to plagiarizing famous Japanese manga
South Korean webtoon Wind Breaker gets terminated following tracing controversy, with the artist accused of plagiarizing Japanese manga.
Mario Kart World’s controls were fine-tuned by devs who literally spend their lunch breaks skateboarding at the office
In an interview, Mario Kart World producer reveals the game's controls were influenced by extreme-sports loving development staff.
Mobile game development costs in Japan have risen by 4.7 times in the past decade, study finds
According to official study conducted by JOGA, mobile game development costs reached approximately 3.3 million USD per game.
Persona series’ Atlus Sound Team jumps to second place in Spotify’s 2025 ranking of most popular Japanese artists overseas
Persona soundtrack composer Atlus Sound Team debuted on Spotify's top 10 in 2024 at 3rd place, and reached 2nd place in 2025.
Gundam series original creator says “humans will never be able to live in space” after exploring the idea of space colonies for 20 years
Gundam series original creator Yoshiyuki Tomino shares his opinions on Mars colonization and space travel at a recent convention.
The House in Fata Morgana author shares exciting update on their next game. “It’s going to be my masterpiece”
The House in Fata Morgana author Keika Hanada teases story for his upcoming game Project Code Name M (provisional title).
Metal Slug artist Akio says his elaborate pixel animations made his programmers want to rip their hair out, but it was so worth it
Metal Slug artist shares how his detailed animations made optimizing the game a pain for programmers - but it was all worth it in the end.
Legendary Capcom artist Akiman says he worked overtime like crazy because he wanted to “beat other big game companies”
Capcom artist and designer of Street Fighter Chun Li, Akiman, says his overtime work was driven by his ambition to beat other game companies.