Dragon Quest series creator Yuji Horii completely debunks popular fan theory about the true identity of DQ7 ’s final boss
Creator of Dragon Quest debunks popular Japanese fan theory that states Orgodemir's true identity in DQ7 is actually Kiefer.
VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
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Automaton West Editor
Fortnite developer Epic Games helped a Japanese company gamify manual factory work to increase productivity
Real Focus Synergy is a software designed to make manual work less boring - and it was made using advice from Fortnite developers.
Rune Factory devs see the series’ “final form” as a game you can keep living in forever
Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma director Shiro Maekawa and producer Hisashi Fujii tell us about the future they envision for the series.
We asked over 10,000 of our Japanese readers to name their No. 1 gaming platform, but they were too biased to PC gaming for a fair match
PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch or mobile? We asked more than 10,000 Japanese gamers about their preferred gaming platform.
“Game directors and producers have too much power in their hands.” Final Fantasy composer says there’s less creative freedom in game music nowadays
Final Fantasy composer talks about the current state of game music, commenting on how composers nowadays have less creative freedom.
Hideo Kojima almost ended up working in the medical industry, but words from a hiring manager changed his life
In a recent online essay, Death Stranding and Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima shared an episode about a job offer that changed his life.
Many Gundam GQuuuuuuX scenes and story beats were changed or added on the fly as director couldn’t help but try to out-do his own plans
Gundam GQuuuuuuX director shares he didn't follow a strict plan during the anime's production, as he worked with a "go-with-a-flow" approach.
Final Fantasy Tactics – The Ivalice Chronicles’ alternative character color schemes were only possible due to a clever workaround from the original game’s graphic system
Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles devs share the story of how they implemented character color customization into the game.
The indie game boom has been propped up by the short-form content culture of TikTok and peoples’ shortening attention spans, Japanese game artist suggests
Japanese game artist proposes theory that the recent boom in popularity of indie games is linked to the rise of short-form content culture.
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter does double the original game’s playtime, but it’s dense enough to justify 70+ hours, Nihon Falcom president assures
Nihon Falcom president Toshihiro Kondo talks about how Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter was remade into a longer, but denser gameplay experience.
“He should step back from management and concentrate on game development.” Activist investor of major Japanese mobile developer launch website dedicated to firing the CEO
An activist investment fund created a website dedicated to firing the CEO of GungHo, holding him responsible for the company's decline.
Nihon Falcom was able to give Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter a simultaneous global release date because they already had a finalized script
Nihon Falcom president Toshihiro Kondo told us about what led to their studio's first simultaneous global release in the Tails series.