“Final Fantasy 7 almost gave me a heart attack.” Japanese developers talk about their most memorable bugs
From FF7 jumpscares to "many weird old men," Japanese devs discuss some of the craziest bugs they encountered throughout their careers.
VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
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Stupid Never Dies was built in Unreal engine, but the devs wanted to “leave photorealistic graphics to the big guns.” Everything we know about Devil May Cry and Dragon’s Dogma producer’s new game
AUTOMATON decided to dig into some of our past interviews with GPTRACK50 and look back on everything we know so far about Stupid Never Dies.
Silent Hill f Hinako’s name was literally a When they Cry series reference, says writer Ryukishi07. “I think it’s high time somebody noticed”
“I think it’s high time somebody finally noticed that the names of the characters are just Umineko references.”
Magical Girl Witch Trials devs’ “sickly sweet” adventure RPG about hunting down owners of toxic alt accounts to get official English Steam release in 2026
The Streamer's Alt Account Labyrinth, Acacia's upcoming adventure RPG, will release with English support in 2026.
Gameplay footage of Japanese “lost media” RPG surfaces after 30 years. Book compiling unreleased material considered for publishing with permission from original devs
Indy The Magical Kid, a cancelled NES RPG, will possibly be revived as a concept book. New gameplay footage has also been released on YouTube.
Neon Genesis Evangelion director Hideaki Anno doesn’t believe creating for the global market is the way to go. “I’m sorry, but the audience will have to be the one to adapt”
In a recent interview, Neon Genesis Evangelion director Hideaki Anno shared his impressions of the Japanese content industry going global.
VR revival of classic Japanese “strip Mahjong” game crowdfunds 1,690% of original goal. Release postponed due to overwhelming success
Super Real Mahjong Venus Returns to be postponed for Summer 2026 due to the game topping its crowdfunding goal by 1,690%.
Your Turn To Die: Death Game By Majority’s full release delayed until further notice. Developer Nankidai wants to polish it up “without any regrets”
Developer Nankidai announced that the full release of Your Turn To Die: Death Game By Majority will be delayed.
Black Myth: Wukong’s cultural impact responsible for huge boost in tourism of Chinese province used as setting
As revealed at China Game Industry Annual Conference 2025, the success of Black Myth: Wukong hugely helped boost national tourism.
Veteran manga writer behind Fist of the North Star is still trying to publish new stories at 78, but “no publisher wants to use them”
Recent interview reveals Fist of the North Star author Buronson has been working on brand-new material, but has difficulties getting it greenlit by publishers.
“Otaku friendly” Twitter clone Pommu partially revived after month-long suspension. Services limited to Japanese DLsite users
DLsite's "otaku friendly" social network service Pommu has returned after a month-long maintenance period.
Japanese blackjack RPG to revive banned Western Switch release with “adjusted” designs after being flagged as “legally problematic sexual content involving children”
Brave x Junction's Western release will come back to Nintendo Switch on December 22 with "adjusted" character designs.