VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
Japanese game, movie, and entertainment media retailer GEO has announced a new measure to prevent reselling in their upcoming PS5 lottery. Customers will be required to sell the store their PS4 in order to purchase their PS5.
Sega has announced that Space Channel 5 and Comix Zone are getting movie adaptations which are being developed in cooperation with Picturestart.
Game accessory maker HORI has announced that it will be releasing the Split Pad Fit for Nintendo Switch in Japan. HORI previously created the Split Pad Pro, and the company received many requests to make a slightly more compact version. This lead to the creation of the Split Pad Fit.
Nippon Ichi Software announced on August 19 (JST) that Sohei Niikawa has resigned from his role as the company’s president and representative director for personal reasons. Chairman Koichi Kitazumi will act as chairman and president of Nippon Ichi Software going forward.
Japanese company Ittoku has revealed a prototype product called Full HD Table Type Arcade Cabinet Switch Docking Model that lets you play the Nintendo Switch on a nostalgic table style arcade cabinet, and many gamers are intrigued by it.
Nintendo’s upcoming multiplayer shooter Splatoon 3 makes use of AMD’s FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) technology. Pre-loading for the Splatoon 3: Splatfest World Premiere, an early demo of the game, has begun, and it contains copyright information regarding FSR.
Embracer Group revealed studio acquisitions, including their first Japanese studio, Tatsujin. The Tokyo-based company handles the licenses for classic Toaplan titles like Flying Shark (Sky Shark), Kyukyoku Tiger (Twin Cobra), Zero Wing, and Tatsujin (Truxton).
Sunsoft's Ikki Unite is a new title based on the action-shooting game Ikki, which was first released on arcade in 1985 and later ported to a number of consoles including the Famicom. The game was also known at the time for being deemed a kusoge (crap game) by illustrator Jun Miura.
Sunsoft, the originator of kusoge (Ikki and Atlantis no Nazo), says they’re back and will be announcing upcoming titles on August 18. The company’s own VTuber will also be revealed for the first time and presiding over the occasion.
There are no further plans to add additional characters or balance changes to Dragon Ball FighterZ. While this may sound like the end of development for the game, they also revealed their intention to add rollback netcode to Dragon Ball FighterZ
Inti Creates has announced Grim Guardians: Demon Purge for PC (Steam), Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S. Grim Guardians: Demon Purge is a 2D action game starring Gal*Gun’s Kamizono sisters.
Written by. Nick Mosier based on the original Japanese article (original article’s publication date: 2022-08-04 12:54 JST) Arc System Works has announced that River City Girls 2 will be launching in Japan on December 1. The game will be available…