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.
VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
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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.
The Hundred Line and Danganronpa creator says there would be more uniquely Japanese games if development was more creator-oriented and focused on individuality
Kazutaka Kodaka told AUTOMATON about the importance of "creator-oriented" development and fostering individuality in game creation.
Developers making pachinko-inspired games might want to think twice about how they name them if they want to avoid a NSFW accident
Here's one word you shouldn't put in your game title if you want to avoid a NSFW accident in Japan, according to Japanese gamers.
Danganronpa creator says live-service games should offer players a genuine conclusion before ending services
Amidst many live-service games abruptly shutting down, Danganronpa creator Kazutaka Kodaka says players deserve to be given a proper closure.
Japanese scientists develop VR game content to relieve physical and psychological pain of child cancer patients undergoing rehabilitation
The gamified VR content for rehabilitation of patients suffering from childhood cancer will be exhibited at Tokyo Game Show 2025.
Steam adult game programmer has account frozen by PayPal, £80,000 in earnings withheld
PayPal froze £80,000 of a Steam programmer's earnings because of their involvement in developing adult games.