Ukrainian fantasy RPG blows up in Japan for having a designated “pets” feature showcasing the devs’ animal companions
Fantasy dungeon crawler RPG from Ukrainian developer goes viral in Japan for its "cute" main menu section.
VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
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Automaton West Editor
Resident Evil 1 suffered a “string of bad luck” due to a cancelled Capcom project. The jarring ending song was just the start, Hideki Kamiya says
In an X thread, Hideki Kamiya talked about how a cancelled Capcom game caused a "string of bad luck" for the marketing of Resident Evil 1.
Japanese blackjack-based RPG’s Steam version banned in Germany, China and Saudi Arabia for “bikini armor crimes”
Publisher Rideon Japan recently announced that the Steam port of Brave x Junction was banned in Germany, China and Saudi Arabia.
Fan service-heavy gacha game Brown Dust 2 disappears from Steam only 2 days after celebrating 200,000 Wishlists
Developers of Brown Dust 2 recently announced that the game's Steam store and community pages became inaccessible as of December 6.
PlayStation veteran Shuhei Yoshida says Japanese studios are unlikely to replicate the production scale and speed of Chinese games like Genshin or Honkai: Star Rail
In a recent interview, Shuhei Yoshida talked about his impression of the Chinese video game industry, and one of its giants, miHoYo.
Silent Hill f was initially supposed to take on a more classic religious cult narrative, but the devs trusted global players to grasp a fully Japanese mythological worldview
Apparently, Silent Hill f devs decided to scrap the initial "cult" idea in favor of a more “authentically Japanese” approach.
Look Back live-action remake blows away all concerns of “another bad adaptation” after the filmmaker behind it is revealed, gets Tatsuki Fujimoto’s seal of approval
It was recently revealed that a new live-action adaptation of Look Back will be directed by award-winning filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda.
Hatsune Miku rhythm game updates guidelines to discourage fan wars and bashing on other people’s beloved characters
Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage recently updated etiquette guidelines to prohibit "invalidating language" towards characters and content.
Venus Vacation Prism: Dead or Alive Xtreme is the first title to launch on new Japanese browser-based platform for full-price console games
Tapfun announced that Venus Vacation Prism: Dead or Alive Xtreme will be the first big title launching on their browser gaming platform.
Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi digs up his first ever game proposal from the 80s
Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi recently shared 40-years-old drafts of the plan for his first game ever on his X account.
“Italian Brainrot” was Japanese elementary school girls’ top buzzword in 2025, according to survey
Survey reveals that "italian brainrot" was Japanese schoolgirls top buzzword in 2025. The term ranked second most popular among Japanese boys.
The Silent Hill series is like good-old soy sauce ramen, producer says. Adding Ryukishi07’s rich and dramatic writing to it required immense care
Silent Hill producer Motoi Okamoto talks about the challenges he faced when incorporating Ryukishi07's writing in the latest series title.