Honkai: Star Rail news blog in Japan shuts down and issues public apology to HoYoverse for sharing leaked content
Honkai: Star Rail news blog Celestia Sokuho recently issued an open apology to COGNOSPHERE due to sharing leaked content.
VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
Kosuke Takenaka
JP AUTOMATON writer
Solo indie developer earns $1,000 from viral short videos showcasing their game, decides to spend it all on buying other indie games
After earning $1,000 in channel revenue from promoting their work-in-progress game Sensory Overload, solo dev Pancake Studios spent it all on other indie games.
Arknights: Endfield official account endorses slightly terrifying enemy barbecuing facility
Arknights: Endfield's latest “Traveler’s Guide to Talos II” edition introduces players to a morbidly named "Outdoor Grill."
Japanese player recreates entirety of Tokyo in Minecraft using detailed 3D urban data provided by government
A doctoral student of architecture in Japan has recreated the entire Tokyo Metropolis area in Minecraft.
Japan’s Gen Z shows tendency to spend less time and money on games. Zoomers cautious about “investing” their time in consuming content
Recent studies from the US show that young Americans are spending a lot less on games. While it's not as dramatic, similar tendencies can be seen in Japan.
Nintendo Switch store brings back dark Chinese visual novel after 3-month suspension
It took three months for the hit visual novel The Hungry Lamb to be allowed to resume sales on the Nintendo Switch store in Japan.
Kirby Air Riders is being developed by Bandai Namco Studios, developer of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Masahiro Sakurai has revealed that the developer for Kirby Air Riders is Bandai Namco Studios, which has done numerous projects for Nintendo so far.
Nintendo is testing Switch 2 compatibility for Switch games “one by one,” 25% of games run without issue so far
Only 25% of Nintendo Switch games currently run without issue on the Switch 2 due to Nintendo implementing new technology for the console.
Phantom Blade Zero received a big boost in investment thanks to Black Myth: Wukong’s tremendous success, according to insiders
S-Game, the China-based developer of Phantom Blade Zero, allegedly received a large amount of additional investment following the success of Black Myth: Wukong.
Krafton is using NVIDIA AI technology to make NPCs in its upcoming life sim inZOI behave just like real humans
inZOI releases in early access on March 28, with super smart NPCs that can learn from past experiences and dynamically adjust their behavior.
Blue Archive’s producer wants players to have a stress-free time enjoying the characters, which is why endgame content updates will be kept moderate
Blue Archive's producer Young-Ha Kim commented on his policy for the game's future endgame content updates.
10,000-hour puzzle RPG Tactical Nexus becomes free-to-play because the devs “don’t want to extort money” from players who end up not playing the game
The developers of the Japanese indie puzzle game Tactical Nexus have decided to make the title free-to-play for an unusual reason.