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.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows- Who is Yasuke and why did the developers choose him?
Yasuke, a black samurai, is one of the protagonists in Assassins Creed Shadows. We discover why Ubisoft chose this real life historical figure.
Am I in Japan or not? 3D stealth ninja game has you examine the Japanese-ness of your surroundings
Oedoshigusa combines stealthy ninja gameplay with spotting Exit 8 style anomalies that don't fit the historical Japanese setting
Masahiro Sakurai reveals how he stores his impressive game collection, consoles… and cat
Kirby creator Masahiro Sakurai gives tips on how to store a vast game collection spanning from NES & Megadrive to Switch, PS5 & Xbox Series X
Monster Hunter series tops 100 million units sold worldwide
Capcom reveals that Monster Hunter has sold over 100 million units worldwide, with Monster Hunter Rise and its Sunbreak expansion doing well
Square Enix’s cancelled games were mostly slated for release in March 2027 and beyond
Square Enix's cancellation of games set to release in 2027 and beyond sparks concerns among fans of the company's IPs.
Super Mario 64’s last locked door finally opened… by exploiting a penguin
After 27 years, the last un-openable door in Super Mario 64 has been opened by Mario speedrunner Alex Palix- here's how it was done
KLab announces new Bleach casual hybrid game for global market
The developers of Bleach Brave Souls are working on a brand new "casual hybrid" game based on the popular anime series Bleach
Minecraft collaborates with Japanese grandpa of watercolor painting
Minecraft's 15th anniversary campaign features a collaboration with watercolor artist Harumichi Shibasaki, known for his cozy painting videos
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance to unexpectedly feature at UK rock music festival
Download Festival XXI to give attendees the chance to play Atlus's Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance over the game's launch weekend
Capcom sees record-high profits for 7th consecutive year with 21% rise in game sales in 2023
Capcom game sales rose again in 2023 thanks to strong performance of IPs like Street Fighter, Resident Evil, Monster Hunter and Dragon's Dogma
Absurdist horror Exit 8-like has you escaping a station full of bizarre dudes
Re≒Connect Exit LOOP takes The Exit 8's anomaly-spotting gameplay & twists it into an action adventure set in a station full of eccentric guys
EarthBound 30th Anniversary music livestream announced, with overseas tickets available
EarthBound series creator Shigesato Itoi with composers Hirokazu Tanaka and Keiichi Suzuki, will hold a special livestream on June 22
Chrono Ark is the hot new deckbuilder roguelike RPG
A brand-new roguelike card battler with an RPG party system and deep story to match, Chrono Ark is already receiving rave reviews on Steam
Tango Gameworks devs express regret at studio closure, encourage you to play Hi-Fi Rush
Former employees speak out about Tango Gameworks's abrupt closure, encouraging people to play Hi-Fi Rush, the Tokyo-based studio's final game
SNES prototype attracts auction bids over ¥1.5M. Why do people want it so badly?
A Nintendo's Super Famicom prototype has incited a bidding war on Yahoo Auctions in Japan but what makes this particular console so rare?
Latest viral game lets you play ring toss with a whole Japanese prefecture
Free indie game Shiga Prefecture Ring Toss surprisingly went viral in Japan during the Golden Week holidays, even gaining TV news attention
Kojima reveals that Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker was supposed to be MGS5 at first
On Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker's 14th birthday, Hideo Kojima provided some juicy background tidbits on the 2010 PSP title
Naoki Yoshida’s job title is absurdly long
Final Fantasy 14 producer and director Yoshi-P's super long job title at Square Enix just got even longer this April
Koei Tecmo reports highest sales since 2009 thanks to mobile games, but intends to focus on console titles
Koei Tecmo's 2023 financial report reveals Nobunaga's Ambition mobile profits, and Rise of the Ronin success despite console game sales drop
What does the “Majora” in The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask mean? Art director explains
Takaya Imamura, art director for The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, reveals how he came up with the name Majora for the N64 game's evil mask
Classic Sega arcade cabinet recreated as detailed working miniature
Sega's arcade racing classic Power Drift has been recreated as a fully playable miniature, creator documents the struggle.
Stellar Blade is peppered with unexpected but cute tone shifts
Eve's can collecting poses in Shift Up's Stellar Blade are charmingly at odds with its cool action and serious dystopian setting.