VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
Taijiro Yamanaka
JP AUTOMATON senior writer
The Exit 8 inspires train-hopping subway escape game Station 5
Station 5 is a upcoming anomaly spotting walking sim set in a creepy deserted subway that is similar to recent indie game hit The Exit 8.
Watch an NPC reality show unfold in this AI-powered life sim
Ememe is an anime-style life sim in which you can "make your own Truman Show" with NPCs, whose words and actions are entirely AI generated.
Surgical horror Steam title Revenge Of The Colon to release in December
Lilou Studios' creepy game Revenge Of The Colon depicts a horrifying week in the life of a top doctor treating patients' nightmarish symptoms.
Steamy roguelike JRPG mixes dungeon crawling and hotspring bathing
Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs: The Thrilling Steamy Maze Kiwami is a worldwide PC port of the Japan-exclusive PS4 RPG - complete with sexy anime girls.
Upcoming game engine “Arete Engine” claims to be 1000x faster than Unity, taking optimization out of developers’ hands
San Francisco-based developer Arete Games announced and released the 0.1 version of their Rust-based ECS game engine Arete Engine, which supposedly outperforms conventional engines like Unity greatly.
Develop and debug a game with your BFF in upcoming Japanese indie RPG/visual novel Debug Girl
Debug Girl is an upcoming Japanese RPG/visual novel in which you reunite with an old friend and spend your summer vacation creating a video game together.
Nintendo Switch puzzle game Suika Game breaks US best-seller ranking as soon as it releases
The Nintendo Switch puzzle game Suika Game ranked No. 1 in the US Nintendo eShop as soon as it released internationally, overtaking Among us and Stardew Valley.
The Nintendo Switch dark horse ”Suika Game” finally gets US release
The viral puzzle game Suika Game had been unavailable outside of Japan, but starting October 20, it has been made available in the US as well as the North, Central, and South American regions.
Is Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP a remaster or a remake? We asked Dragami Games for a more detailed answer
Dragami Games CEO Yoshimi Yasuda gives further details on his statement about Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP being a remaster rather than a remake.
Dance Dance Revolution Classic Mini – miniature console that reproduces the DDR arcade unit at 1/5th scale announced
Zuiki Inc. announced DanceDanceRevolution Classic Mini, a playable 1/5 scale reproduction of the DanceDanceRevolution arcade game. Crowdfunding for the projects will start on October 10.
Japanese top manufacturer announces caffeinated “gamer noodles”
The Japanese instant noodle manufacturer Nissin Foods announced their first-ever "gamer-oriented" products, which include caffeine and healthy amino acids.
Japan’s video game industry sees small businesses teaming up to form alliances
Five Japanese game development companies combine their efforts to create Byakugun, a new strategic business alliance, perhaps demonstrating a new tendency in the industry.
Fitness Boxing: Popular Nintendo Switch exercise game to be discontinued
Imagineer's exercise game Fitness Boxing will be removed from the Nintendo eShop starting November 30.
Japanese game project that raised almost $70k in crowdfunding reaches stalemate, money to be returned to pledgers
A Japanese crowdfunding platform has decided to pay out $70k in refunds as the project for the game Steam Pilots reached dead end with no updates from the project executor.
Ghostwire: Tokyo director reveals no existing 3D assets were used for the game’s environment, users admire the handcrafted streets of Tokyo
Kenji Kimura, director of Tango Gameworks' Ghostwire: Tokyo, recently revealed that no existing 3D data of the city of Tokyo was used in creating the game's environment, but rather that it was handcrafted based on photos and research.
Sand Tetris game’s expansion Sandtrix+ to be released on Steam on September 1st
An expansion of Sandtrix, the "sand Tetris game" titled Sandtrix+ will be released for PC on Steam on September 1, 2023.
Record-breaking sales of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom may be what upheld Japan’s GDP
According to a report on Japan's GDP for the period from April to June 2023, the release of Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom could have been a factor that influenced a significant increase in personal consumption.
Lollipop Chainsaw remake to be officially titled Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP, release postponed to summer 2024
Dragami Games announced on August 11 that their currently in-development Lollipop Chainsaw Remake will be officially titled Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP. They have also announced that the release of the title has been postponed to the summer of 2024.
Developer of Goemon series announces new 3D action game Otogi Katsugeki Mameda no Bakeru: Oracle Saitarou no Sainan!!
A new title by Good-feel, developer of the Gambare Goemon series, called Otogi Katsugeki Mameda no Bakeru: Oracle Saitarou no Sainan!! will be released in winter 2023 for the Nintendo Switch.
10 tips for entering the game industry told by a veteran game dev
Rhianne Murphy, currently working as narrative designer at Square Enix, recently shared 10 pieces of advice to those aspiring to enter the game industry.
VTuber Shishiro Botan offers new voice lines for Idol Showdown mid livestream
VTuber Shishiro Botan offered new voice lines for the newly released Idol Showdown and the developer's response was exceptionally quick.
Street Fighter 6 got help from fully blind players to enhance accessibility
ePARA, a Japan-based barrier-free e-sport business collaborated with Capcom to make Street Fighter 6 accessible to players with visual impairment.