VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
Hideaki Fujiwara
JP AUTOMATON writer
Armored Core 6: Become a McDonald’s-sponsored merc using the custom emblem tool
ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON just released on August 25, and perhaps exhausted from the grueling combat, players are spending their time designing custom emblems of all kinds.
Yuki Yuna is a Hero: Bouquet of Brilliance PS4/Switch ports to come in multiple volumes, priced at $60 each
Entergram has announced that the Yuki Yuna is a Hero: Bouquet of Brilliance console version for the PS4/Switch will be released in January 2024. The game's first four volumes will come out on this date, and another four are planned.
Armored Core 6 players tripped up at the very start of the game, defeated by the tutorial mission’s boss
Armored Core 6 players are being given a hard time by the helicopter boss of the tutorial mission right at the start of the game, making them anxious of what comes next.
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom 1.2.1 update makes changes to players’ favorite material – elevator railings
Nintendo released update Ver.1.2.1 for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom on August 23, which includes changes to the elevator railings that many liked to use in constructing all manner of inventions due to the unique properties that they possessed.
Somebody recreated the Zelda: OoT “Early-prototype” and it provides a glimpse at content cut from the final game
A fan-made video that recreates a "prototype" version of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time has been released. The project titled Zelda 64 was apparently created based on various materials "unearthed" by users on the Internet, which are more than 25 years old.
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: Long-necked Paradox Raikou sparks wild theories on appearance of Paradox Entei
The appearance of Raging Bolt, the Paradox Pokémon based on Raikou in the Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet’s The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero DLC has sparked wild fan-theories on the appearance of Paradox Entei.
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles creator expresses regret for lack of new titles in the series
The Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles series celebrated its 20th anniversary on August 8. The creator of the series Akitoshi Kawazu made a comment on the occasion, in which he expressed his personal frustration at there being no new additions to the series and apologized to fans.
Tears of the Kingdom: Koroks are the biggest enemy of anyone aiming for 100% map completion
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom players discover what's keeping them from 100% map completion. For those who want this achievement, it's going to take a lot of searching for Korok Seeds.
Japanese EVO 2023 contestants face difficulties reaching venue, some suffer 0-match elimination
Some Japanese players unfortunately faced elimination from EV0 2023 due to flight delays. The players took to social media and post about their 0-match elimination.
Tears of the Kingdom players find way to explore underwater from first-person view, submarine action ensues
In The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, players have found a way to view the underwater world from a faux first-person view and also implemented the device into a submarine design.
Saya no Uta AI app that lets you talk to Saya now available for free
The Saya no Uta AI App, based on the original adult suspense horror adventure game Saya no Uta, let's you talk to Saya in Japanese and English.
Tears of the Kingdom: From UFO abduction reenactment to promising spacecrafts, all is made possible by one material
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has recently seen a revolution in "useless" inventions, that don't serve a purpose strategically but sure are fun. They were all made possible thanks to the recently discovered mysterious elevator railings.
Tears of the Kingdom: Last boss Ganondorf caged, humiliated and turned into a plaything
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom players have been taking advantage of a glitch to cage and subject Ganondorf to spanking-machines and similar humiliation.
Tears of the Kingdom: Icy Meat was the key to zero-energy travel all along?
A player used none other than Icy Meat in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom to develop a zero-energy vehicle, using its slipperiness to their advantage.
Japanese game creators speak out on “idea theft” and issue of fans submitting unsolicited ideas
Game creators of series such as Super Robot Wars and Ultraman have spoken out against fans submitting unsolicited ideas for games and characters, as risk of the creators being accused of plagiarism exists.
Tears of the Kingdom players make steps towards developing perpetual motion device
Players of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom are developing vehicles that can move without consuming energy from traditional power sources such as Zonai Energy and Batteries.
The short-lived invention of quantum linking in Tears of the Kingdom and what all it made possible
The quantum link glitch that was discovered in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and brought in-game engineering to a whole new level has unfortunately been fixed with the new update of the game.
Tears of the Kingdom: this new “material” elevates aircraft building to a new level
In The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, players have discovered a new “material” that is incredibly light and boasts high air resistance, making a great component for aircrafts.
Spindas can have unique spot patterns again in Pokémon HOME with ver. 3.0.1 update
The latest update Ver. 3.0.1 for Pokémon HOME released on July 4 fixes several problems, including the issue of all Spindas’ spot patterns showing up the same.
We asked Craftopia’s developers about the game’s soaring popularity and response to the Seamless World Update
Following the major "Seamless World update," Craftopia's popularity has been soaring. We asked Pocket Pair's CEO Takuro Mizobe how he feels about the response and about noteworthy details regarding the update.
Tears of the Kingdom: How to one-up and exterminate those pesky Yiga clan members
Players of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom have come up with a variety of ways to annihilate disguised members of the Yiga Clan before they even have a chance to strike.
Tears of the Kingdom: This web tool can locate shrines for you on a map
A convenient web tool for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom that generates a map with the locations of undiscovered Shrines and Lighroots has been developed.