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.
Tokyo Xtreme Racer gets off to a flying start in Early Access, heralded as a return to classic arcade racing
Japanese game dev Genki's first Tokyo Xtreme Racer game in 18 years just dropped in Early Access, zooming up Steam's review rankings.
Sonic x Shadow Generations becomes successful part of Sega’s new IP strategy, selling over 2 million copies worldwide
Sega have revealed that Sonic x Shadow Generations has sold over 2 million copies worldwide across all platforms.
“Don’t worry, it’s an incredible game” The Hundred Line Last Defense Academy creator addresses fan concerns about stretched out budget
Danganronpa series writer Kazutaka Kodaka responds to concerns about The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy being too niche to recoup costs.
Ender Magnolia dev explains why they lowered the sequel’s difficulty- “You only need one soulslike a year. That should be a FromSoftware game.”
Binary Haze's CEO Hiroyuki Kobayashi explains why they ended up making Ender Magnolia's base difficulty less tough than Ender Lilies.
Japanese police arrest two people for selling AI generated “obscene” Evangelion posters
The two men made a combined total of over 15 million yen selling explicit AI generated posters of popular female anime characters online.
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s director Hamaguchi stresses a “logic-based” approach when incorporating user feedback to make sure a game sticks to its original vision
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth director Naoki Hamaguchi shares insight into how the team incorporates feedback while sticking to the trilogy's vision.
Final Fantasy 7 Remake’s option to speed up cutscenes led to an increase in players, says director
Naoki Hamaguchi explains why the team at Square Enix added the option to speed up cutscenes in Final Fantasy VII Remake and Rebirth.
Niconico mass deletes videos and shuts down adult-oriented fanart portal to comply with international laws
Niconico services’ regulations were revised last October to accommodate international laws pertaining to sexual and violent content.
Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP’s next update will add English subs to Japanese voiceovers
Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP's February update brings new subtitling options to the game, as well as a Photo Mode and the Goth Girl outfit.
Hudson Soft veteran Takahashi Meijin reveals he is currently recovering from heart surgery
Japanese game industry veteran and former Hudson Soft executive Meijin Takahashi has revealed that he is currently recovering from heart surgery.
Japan’s console market shrunk by over 30% in 2024, bringing an end to 4 consecutive years of growth
However, data shows that the Nintendo Switch clearly dominated both Japan's hardware and physical software sales in 2024.
Square Enix anti-harassment policy brings attention to vicious hate campaigns against Final Fantasy 16 and its creators
Japanese social media discourse on the new policy highlight vicious hate campaigns against Square Enix developers and their games, especially FFXVI.
Shuhei Yoshida shares theory on why Sony hasn’t done anything with Bloodborne
Sony's Shuhei Yoshida shares his opinion on why a sequel or remaster to FromSoftware's PS4 hit Bloodborne has yet to be made.
Tales of Graces f Remastered helped save Japanese support studio Tose from financial struggle
Releasing today, it seems that Tales of Graces f Remastered was one of the titles that helped the studio back from the brink.
Dragon Quest 3: Five-year-old gets real Mark of Erdrick for beating the game
Heartwarming tale of children who beat Dragon Quest 3's true final boss Zoma being given real Mark of Erdrick gains praise on Japanese X.
Street Fighter 2 designer and other Capcom veterans working on new battle game under shmup dev Cave
Industry veterans including composer Yoko Shimomura and Street Fighter II designer Akira Nishitani are working on the Kamitsuku Project.
Bullet hell shooter dev Cave sees gaming sector profits decline but anticipates upturn
DoDonPachi developer Cave announced their latest earnings and their future plans for strengthening their top shmup IPs.
Ubisoft stock price plummets following Strategic Update announcement and Assassin’s Creed Shadows delay
Uncertainties around Ubisoft's future direction and the delay of Assassin's Creed Shadows impacts investor confidence.
Become a devious manager of a game arcade in management sim Prize Denied
Upcoming management sim Prize Denied has you using cunning business tactics to run a successful empire of claw machine arcades.
Tekken’s Katsuhiro Harada responds to California wildfires, reveals that his former firefighter father wishes he could help out
Tekken's Katsuhiro Harada shares revelations about his former firefighter father's history with the LA Fire Department.
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii will get free New Game+ update
Unlike Infinite Wealth, Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii's New Game+ will be available as a free post-launch patch.
Monster Hunter Wilds Open Beta Test 2 participants will get special bonuses in full game
Those who play the Monster Hunter Wilds Open Beta Test 2 this coming February have some bonuses to look forward to if they get the full game.