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.
VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
Taijiro Yamanaka
Senior writer for Automaton Japan. Loves gaming news from Japan and abroad. He buys more games than he can physically play, so he spends his days clearing his backlog.
This Steam Dev Cheat Sheet includes tips on how to improve your sales
Veteran game developer Matt Hackett has created a “Steam Dev Cheat Sheet” that offers tips for releasing a game on Steam. The sheet has caught the attention of many fellow developers.
The Gundam Metaverse launches in October with the Gunpla Colony
Bandai Namco group’s Gundam Project announced that a test phase for the Gundam Metaverse will launch in October, beginning with the “Gunpla Colony.”
Sonic Frontier’s Homing Dash now puts a mark next to Cyber Space times
A free update for Sonic Frontiers titled Sights, Sounds, and Speed has been released. One of the changes includes a mark on the results screen of Cyber Space stages that denotes whether or not a player used the Homing Dash technique.
Yuji Naka admits to insider trading charges while at Square Enix
Yuji Naka admits to insider trading charges while at Square Enix. Naka was arrested last year on suspicion of buying shares of companies while having knowledge of unannounced Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy projects.
Chrono Cross remaster is finally getting framerate improvements
A February update to Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition will cover a wide range of changes, including framerate improvements and changes to Pip's growth system.
Cybernator is getting an uncensored Nintendo Switch port
Assault Suits Valken Declassified, a port of Assault Suits Valken (Cybernator), has been announced for the Nintendo Switch.
Metroid Prime dev raises issue of original staff credits missing in remasters
Metroid Prime dev raises the issue of original staff not being credited in remasters. Let's take a look at how other remasters/remakes are treating the staff involved in the original work.
Tekken 7 & 8 development to be partially outsourced to Arika
Bandai Namco Studios has agreed to outsource partial development of fighting game series Tekken to Arika. "Tekken 7 update work" and "Tekken 8 partial outsourcing of operations," to be specific.
Dead Space 2 can finally be purchased in Japan 12 years after release
Dead Space 2 had been region locked for 12 years in Japan, but the game can finally be purchased in the country. Anyone who pre-orders the new remake of Dead Space on Steam will receive Dead Space 2 as a pre-order bonus.
Bright Memory: Infinite adds partial 3rd-person mode that lets you see the costumes in action
Bright Memory: Infinite adds partial 3rd-person mode (Perspective-assist mode) that lets you enjoy the protagonist Shelia's costumes more than before.
Final Fantasy XVI producer quells PC version release rumors
Square Enix’s Naoki Yoshida made comments touching on rumors about the release of a PC version of Final Fantasy XVI. "No one has said anything about the release of a PC version. Why are people expecting a PC version to come out half a year later?”