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.
Final Fantasy 14 fans in Japan are getting horny for Bakool Ja Ja too
Final Fantasy 14 Dawntrail's new character Bakool Ja Ja has some thirsty Japanese fans too, with his "ugly erotic" charm and "kitty" comments...
Like a Dragon’s casting audition finalists for new title revealed
Sega have announced the 10 finalists for their casting auditions for the new Like a Dragon game. The finals will be broadcast live on YouTube
Trails through Daybreak 2 to get English release
The English version of Nihon Falcom's 2022 action RPG Trails through Daybreak 2 will let players find out what happens to bounty hunting detective Van Arkride
Disney Pixel RPG developer’s shares soar following announcement
After Disney Pixel RPG was revealed on July 8, Gungho Online Entertainment's share prices reached their highest point so far this year.
EA Japan reminds users to report User Agreement violations in wake of “Apex Legends Hostess Club” incident
Unofficial Apex Legends Hostess Club that trended on Japanese X last week is likely the reason for EA Japan's stern reminder to players.
Konami is intent on region locking Japanese players out of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
The July 4 GOG.com release of the 2013 action game was promptly made unavailable in Japan moments after launch
Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP will let players choose Juliet’s voice
Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP will feature at least four different voices for zombie slayer Juliet, including a new Japanese voice by Yukari Tamura
Kadokawa cyberattack: legal action to be taken against anyone spreading leaked data
Dwango state that they will take legal action against those who maliciously distribute leaked data from the cyberattack on Kadokawa.
Japanese “Overwatch Hostess Club” gets banned, lewd “Apex Legends Hostess Club” takes its place
Mere hours after an Overwatch Hostess Club on Japanese X was banned likely for breaching Blizzard's terms, a similar Apex Legends account popped up.
Nintendo runs out of Wii U spare parts in Japan, ends repair service
Nintendo Japan has discontinued its repair services for the Wii U, sparking concerns about console preservation on social media
Final Fantasy creator looks back on Square’s genius programmer Nasir Gebelli
Final Fantasy series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi looks back on Nasir Gebelli, the talented programmer who worked on Square's NES games.
Review: Here’s why Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess just shot to the top of my wishlist
Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess combines beauty and brains with its mystical Japanese setting and compelling strategic gameplay.
Kadokawa confirms that all Dwango employees’ personal data was likely leaked in cyberattack
Kadokawa reveal more about the extensive data that is likely to have been leaked following last month's ransomware attack.
Gundam Breaker 4 announces global open network test and reveals gameplay trailer
Bandai Namco have announced an open network test for Gundam Breaker 4, giving players a chance to try online multiplayer and mech customization
FromSoftware parent company Kadokawa reports possible additional data leak from cyberattack
Kadokawa reports that the Black Suits hacker group claims to have leaked more stolen data on July 2 2024.
Kiki’s Delivery Service meets Zelda in this much-anticipated cozy game coming to Switch and PC
The much-anticipated Mika and the Witch's Mountain will be bringing its Studio Ghibli inspired charm to the Switch and Steam this August.
FromSoftware and Spike Chunsoft’s parent company’s data held at ransom in cyberattack
The Black Suits hacking group claims to have stolen data from major Japanese conglomerate Kadokawa Corporation in an extensive cyber attack
Japan’s gacha game market collapse is near, Japanese media reports, but is the market simply streamlining?
The high-risk, high-return nature of Japan's mobile games market may see fewer titles being released in the future- but of higher quality.
Hands-on Preview: The First Descendant channels Mass Effect with its engaging sci-fi TPS gameplay
Ahead of its July 2 launch, we played The First Descendant, Nexon’s promising story-driven looter shooter that lets you take on missions solo or with friends online
One of Japan’s best-selling mobile games, Umamusume: Pretty Derby, to get English release
Cygames just announced that popular anime girl horse racing game Umamusume Derby is getting an English language release on iOS and Android.
Japanese singer to greet fans from inside a box to keep her anonymity
Top young Japanese singer Ado will take part in an exclusive handshake event from inside a box for her new album Zammu.
Romancing SaGa 2 remake voice actress discovered the original game through her gamer grandma
Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven voice actress Eri Inagawa surprised fans by revealing that her grandma got her into the original game