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.
The Game Awards 2024: All Winners
Here's a complete list of all the nominees and winners for The Game Awards 2024. Astro Bot is Game of the Year, winning 4 categories.
Ridiculously sexualized Chinese Pokémon rip-off has fake Gardevoir jiggling its breasts and fake Psyduck enjoying bondage
Pokémon rip-off game Pocket Incoming is gaining notoriety on social media for its unexpectedly kinky special attack animations.
Hunter x Hunter author reveals he was bedridden for several days following manga hiatus announcement
Following the serialization hiatus announced last week, Hunter x Hunter mangaka Yoshihiro Togashi has given an update on his health.
Sony shares hit highest price in almost 25 years
Sony’s share price hit an all-time record high on Wednesday- with the market closing value at the highest it has been since March 2000.
Death-seeking baby from Who’s your Daddy?! becomes a viral reaction image in Japan nine years after the game’s release
A darkly humorous image of a knife-wielding baby from the multiplayer game Who's Your Daddy?! is enjoying unexpected popularity on the Japanese side of X.
Sony says there is no trend of PlayStation users switching to PC and no big risk of player outflow
Sony reported a healthy trend of PlayStation users upgrading from PS4 to PS5, but no pattern of users opting for a gaming PC instead of a PS5.
Studio Ghibli to crack down on unauthorized merch, promising to take strict legal action
Studio Ghibli announced that it will take legal action against the selling of unauthorized products that use the anime studio's IPs
Infinity Nikki developer’s mobile hit Love and Deepspace makes chart-topping profits in Japan
Infold Games' Love and Deepspace was both the top downloaded and top grossing interactive story mobile game in Japan this year.
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii to get a CD mini-album purely devoted to Captain Majima
Ahead of Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii's launch, Goro Majima will get a new mini-album of karaoke songs, available on CD and music streaming platforms.
Upcoming Isekai anime game will let you experience the worlds of popular anime and their characters
Currently in development, Isekai ∞ Isekai seeks to provide users with a new experience centered around “being transported to another world”
Infinity Nikki praised for banning cheaters, but players are confused as to why anyone would cheat in a cozy dress-up game
Infold Games have permanently banned over 80 accounts for cheating behavior in their hit new free-to-play title Infinity Nikki.
83-year-old Japanese erotic game creator plays long-awaited STALKER 2 and loves it, but laments the small font
After a 15 year wait, Japanese internet legend Seiji Nakamura is enjoying survival horror FPS STALKER 2 but wishes the text was bigger.
Nexon to team up with Tencent to launch The First Berserker: Khazan in China
Nexon partners with Tencent to bring The First Berserker: Khazan to China, capitalizing on the Dungeon & Fighter IP's success in the country.
Needy Streamer Overload gets new typing spin-off game, plus PS4/PS5 release in January
Not only is indie hit Needy Streamer Overload getting a PS4/PS5 release in January, but a new spin-off, Needy Streamer Overload: Typing of The Net is coming to Steam.
Sega helps renovate children’s hospital with Sonic and other popular characters
A hospital in Tokyo has received a Sonic the Hedgehog and Puyo Puyo-themed facelift thanks to Sega and space planning firm Nomura.
Yuji Horii encourages players to lend their copies of Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D to children and people who’ve never played the series
In a wholesome post on X, Dragon Quest series creator Yuji Horii encourages players who have already cleared the DQIII remake to lend it to others.
Coming to Street Fighter 6 next year, Fatal Fury’s Mai promises to teach you all the Shiranui techniques you can handle… if you don’t keep her waiting
Capcom just dropped an enticing new trailer for SNK's Mai Shiranui, who is scheduled to join the Street Fighter 6 roster in early 2025.
Monster Hunter Wilds devs focused on simple yet delicious-looking food, which reflects its harsher “living world”
"I wanted to challenge myself to see how delicious I could make simple food look.” says Monster Hunter Wilds' art director Kaname Fujioka.
Person arrested for harassing Nijisanji VTuber and sending threats to ANYCOLOR
On December 3, an individual was arrested for repeatedly posting messages threatening ANYCOLOR and an affiliated Nijisanji VTuber.
Deltarune gets bizarre fan-made dating game where Asgore can romance Toriel
ToriMeki Memorial is an unofficial Undertale/Deltarune spinoff dating game focusing on the romance between Asgore Dreemurr and Toriel.
Monster Hunter Wilds will balance weapons with a policy of buffing weak weapons rather than nerfing strong ones
Director Yuya Tokuda reveals some of the adjustments Monster Hunter Wilds' weapons will be getting when the full game releases in February.
Hunter x Hunter Nen x Impact refused classification in Australia
Bushiroad's upcoming Hunter x Hunter Nen x Impact joins Australia's banned games list.