VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
Verity Townsend
Automaton West Editor and translator. She has a soft spot for old-school Sierra adventure games and Final Fantasy VIII (yes, 8!). Can often be found hunting down weird forgotten games and finding out everything about them. Frequently muses about characters and lines from Metal Gear Solid and Disco Elysium. Aims to keep Automaton fresh and interesting with a wide variety of articles.
Metal Gear Solid fans stunned by singing voice of Snake’s Japanese VA
Snake voice actor Akio Otsuka surprises Japanese Metal Gear Solid fans with his singing skills at a rugby match on Saturday.
Games with free Christmas events in 2024
Mariah Carey cameos, sexy Santa outfits, and cute sharks freezing the place up Splatoon-style... here are 5 games with free Christmas events in 2024
Upcoming bishoujo game gets particularly heavy censorship in Japanese PlayStation release due to tightened regulations
Seifuku Kanojo 2 censored across Japanese PC, Switch and PS4 releases, with "Horny meter" changed to "Flirt meter" and other alterations.
Japan’s first fairly-trained certified AI image generation model is released, with the concept of a cute VTuber at art school
Mitsua Likes is a new AI image generation model trained solely on authorized images, valuing transparency and crediting source image creators.
Devil May Cry and Final Fantasy 15-inspired action RPG Lost Soul Aside to release in 2025
Lost Soul Aside, an action RPG with Devil May Cry-style combat and FF15 inspired character design is finally coming to PS5 and PC in 2025
Tango Gameworks will continue to make unique games after acquisition by Krafton, lead devs confirm
"A lot has happened this year, but Tango Gameworks itself hasn’t changed." The studio's key members give insight into Tango Gameworks' future
Sony to become Kadokawa’s largest shareholder in new co-operative business alliance
Sony and Kadokawa have entered into a strategic business alliance focused on working together to maximize the value of each other's IP globally
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter to get a simultaneous worldwide release on Switch, PS5 and Steam in 2025
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 1st, the full 3D remake of the 2004 game, will be getting a multiplatform release next year.
Nihon Falcom share price rises following founder’s death
The death of Nihon Falcom founder and major shareholder Masayuki Kato has prompted the share price of the Ys and Trails developer to rise.
Japanese convenience store gives Donkey Kong Country Returns HD buyers a real banana
Those who buy the upcoming Switch game Donkey Kong Country Returns HD at Lawson stores in Japan get a surprise potassium-packed snack.
Okami sequel developer CLOVERS aims to maintain independence from investors and prioritize uninterrupted creativity, explains Hideki Kamiya
Okami and Bayonetta creator Hideki Kamiya and Kenta Koyama reveal how they set up new studio CLOVERS to make unique, highly creative games.
Tales of Festival 2025 new information revealed, including line-up and ticket details
Tales of Fest 2025 will be held on June 7 and 8 at Yokohama Arena. New info, including which voice actors will appear, has just been revealed
Pokémon cards are so valuable that criminals are using them to launder dirty money, Japanese media reports
Criminals are using ingenious methods to find Pokémon card packs containing rares and then reselling them to launder money.
Tales of series fans can expect “consistent” releases of new remasters, says producer
Tales of series general producer Yusuke Tomizawa confirms that the team plans to consistently release remasters “for as long as we can.”
Bayonetta creator Hideki Kamiya says his creativity “would have died” had he continued to work at PlatinumGames
Now hard at work on a sequel to Okami, Hideki Kamiya reveals why he left PlatinumGames, why he was unemployed for a year, and how his new company CLOVERS was created.
Japanese developer records miraculous 6214% profit growth thanks to explosive success of Gakuen Idolmaster
Gakuen Idolmaster dev QualiArts sees profits soar thanks to the runaway success of the idol-raising, Slay the Spire style deck builder.
(UPDATED) Visa payment suspended on legal dating site for otaku, prompting response from Japanese politician
Japanese Diet member Taro Yamada criticizes sudden bans by international payment processors that impact legally operating companies and their customers.
Sega is changing its global strategy to become an IP powerhouse, reviving dormant franchises and aggressively pursuing transmedia projects
Sega shared insight into their new global strategy- to make Sega a global company again by harnessing the power of their beloved IPs.
Elden Ring Nightreign announcement sends Bandai Namco stock price soaring
Today's reveal of FromSoftware's Elden Ring spin-off Elden Ring Nightreign increased investor confidence in publisher Bandai Namco.
Okami to get surprise sequel co-developed by original team and helmed by Hideki Kamiya
A sequel to 2006 cult classic Okami was unexpectedly revealed at The Game Awards 2024- along with a stunning teaser trailer.
Onimusha is finally returning in 2026 with a new sword action game set in feudal Japan
Capcom's classic samurai hack and slash is finally getting a new game- Onimusha: Way of the Sword is releasing in 2026, with a suitably atmospheric teaser trailer
Ico and Shadow of the Colossus creator reveals new game at The Game Awards 2024
An untitled new game from The Last Guardian creator Fumito Ueda and his studio genDesign was teased at TGA 2024