Dubious, seemingly AI-generated Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave guidebooks flood Amazon Japan. Self-publishing system allows anyone to mass-produce “guideslop” with little risk
Reviews suggest some consumers are being misled into buying them.
VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
Genki Hashimoto
Japanese indie dev fixes “unnatural” running animation in response to feedback, only to be told the original one had more soul. Opinions split between “realism” and “originality”
Japanese gamers debate over a recent animation video posted by Ouloboros Studio, developer of the upcoming SaviorS: Oath of the Blade.
Study of best-selling genres on Steam shows sandbox games continue to stand out in revenue
On the other hand, the report found that platformers tend to generate relatively low revenue overall.
As Sony prepares to end physical disc production, game publisher Astrolabe Games vows to release physical PS5 editions for all its eligible titles
Astrolabe Games promises to launch physical PS5 editions of all their new games in response to Sony’s discontinuation announcement.