Upcoming anime adaptation of adult VN game Nukitashi will be Kadokawa’s “biggest challenge to date”
Production committee notes and new trailer give insight into the upcoming anime adaption of the bizarre Japanese eroge VN Nukitashi.
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.
Elin update lets you force all NPCs to wear panties with new ordinance
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Masahiro Sakurai’s YouTube Channel wrap party features the cutest Christmas tree ever
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Metal Gear Solid fans stunned by singing voice of Snake’s Japanese VA
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Games with free Christmas events in 2024
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Upcoming bishoujo game gets particularly heavy censorship in Japanese PlayStation release due to tightened regulations
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Japan’s first fairly-trained certified AI image generation model is released, with the concept of a cute VTuber at art school
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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
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Sony to become Kadokawa’s largest shareholder in new co-operative business alliance
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