Final Fantasy 14’s Yoshi-P says a recent anime gave him a master class in reconnecting old and new fans of a series
Final Fantasy 14 producer Yoshida Naoki talks about his recent favorite anime and inspiration, Gundam GQuuuuuuX.
VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
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Japanese FPS dev shares theory on why AAA developers in Japan fail at making FPS games. “They all try to copy CoD and set themselves up for failure”
Developer of indie FPS game Beyond Citadel shares their theory on why the Japanese game industry never made a successful FPS.
Kill la Kill, Promare animator faces backlash over supporting openly racist politician
Studio TRIGGER animator Sushio was confronted by Japanese fans due to endorsing an openly racist far-right politician.
Pokémon TCG Pocket dev requires staff to make “AI prototypes” for every project proposal
DeNA, the developer behind Pokémon TCG Pocket, announced that their staff is required to make AI-assisted prototypes for all their projects.
Sega rhythm game patches out controversial line about “making lots of babies,” meanwhile fans can’t tell if its sexist or an mpreg reference
Sega's CHUNITHM and Ensemble Stars!! collab causes chaos among fans over a patch update fixing line about "making lots of babies."
Earth Defense Force producer has been trying to make a cyborg-girl action game for the past 10 years, and it’s finally here
Earth Defense Force producer Nobuyuki Okajima reveals FULL METAL SCHOOLGIRL is a passion project he's been trying to make for 10 years.
Dave the Diver director addresses controversial “Best Indie Game” nomination from 2023. “There’s nothing indie about us, we didn’t apply for it”
CEO of Nexon's subsidiary Mintrocket and director of Dave the Diver says the studio never intended to make indie-esque games.
Earth Defense Force’s devs are making a completely unhinged cyborg schoolgirl action game where you take down an evil megacorp
FULL METAL SCHOOLGIRL, the crazy cyborg schoolgirl action shooter by D3 publisher is set to release on October 23, 2025.
Death Stranding 2 is Hideo Kojima’s way of telling us not to let the Internet and AI hijack our decision-making. “Humans need coincidence.”
Kojima shares his anxieties regarding people's relationship with the Internet and AI, and hints on the message behind Death Stranding 2.
Former Devil May Cry dev’s anime superhero action game Mightreya launches open playtest
Anime-styled superhero action game Mightreya, developed by ex-Devil May Cry dev, launches open playtest and official Discord server.
Hello Kitty company Sanrio receives business idea from 8-year-old shareholder
8-year-old Hello Kitty lover and Sanrio shareholder goes viral on X for her adorable business proposal for the company.
Tokimeki Memorial’s “NTR bug” that lets you steal you best friend’s girlfriend finally patched out
Konami fixes the bug that lets you steal your best-friend's girlfriend in the new Tokimeki Memorial Nintendo Switch remaster.