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.
Venus Vacation Prism lets you stop time to take that perfect photo of your best girl
Venus Vacation Prism producer reveals how the upcoming game's photo taking gameplay will surpass Dead or Alive Venus Vacation's and cover ALL the angles.
Venus Vacation Prism switches to Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty’s game engine for extra wetness and steamy breaths
Venus Vacation Prism's producer explains how the Katana Engine is allowing Team Ninja devs to make the Dead or Alive girls even more realistic.
Dead or Alive Venus Vacation Prism reveals full cast, with Nanami joining the line-up
Koei Tecmo just revealed the launch date, trailer and full cast for Team Ninja's upcoming DOAX game Venus Vacation Prism.
As Goddess of Victory: NIKKE enters its third year, the devs want to explore ways to keep the game fresh while making sure it’s what players want
Goddess of Victory Nikke's operations producer discussed how the game will keep players engaged with fresh content in its third year.
Monster Hunter Wilds’ character creator is being used to make scarily accurate recreations of superheroes, actors and characters from other games
Monster Hunter Wilds' character creator is being used to make everyone from Like A Dragon's Majima to Ronald McDonald.
Konami reports record high half-year profits thanks to strong performance of video game sector
Konami's profits for Quarter 1 of the 2025 fiscal year broke records thanks to games like eFootball and Power Pro, with Silent Hill 2 to contribute to Q2 profits.
Toby Fox confirms new Deltarune chapters for 2025
In his Halloween message, game creator Toby Fox gave an update on the status of episodic Undertale follow-up Deltarune.
New Nintendo Music app lets you hide game music spoilers
Nintendo just launched its new Nintendo Music app for smart devices that lets users steam various Nintendo game soundtracks, with some unusual optional features.
Castlevania to get official stage adaptation by Japan’s all-female Takarazuka Revue
In 2025, Japan's all-female theater group the Takarazuka Revue will turn Konami's Castlevania/Akumajo Dracula series into a musical.
Monster Hunter Wilds has an accessibility mode for players who fear spiders and insects
Among Monster Hunter Wilds features is an Arachnophobia Assistance mode, which changes the visual appearance of the game's insect-like monsters.
Koei Tecmo to focus on in-house development and self-publishing, eyeing consistent yearly releases of “major titles”
Koei Tecmo's 2024 financial report details their long-term milestones and global strategy, including plans to consistantly release major titles like Rise of the Ronin and Dynasty Warriors Origins.
Final Fantasy 7 Ever Crisis gets Final Fantasy 6 collaboration, but one key character is conspicuously absent?
Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis's upcoming collaboration with Final Fantasy VI may feature a Terra outfit for Aerith but one important character appears to be missing.
Square Enix highlights Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake’s new time-saving features
Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake will have a number of options to make the game faster for time-starved players.
Creator behind Evangelion’s iconic Cruel Angel’s Thesis opening song admits to never having watched the anime
Not everyone who loves Neon Genesis Evangelion's hit opening song has watched the anime, and this includes the lyricist.
Granblue Fantasy developer Cygames to strengthen global expansion, appointing new management to overseas branches in Korea and Taiwan
As part of its global expansion efforts, Cygames bolsters its branches in South Korea and Taiwan by appointing experienced Japanese managers.
NCSOFT cancels hyped Detroit Become Human-style game “Project M” amidst restructuring and staff reductions
Major South Korean game company NCSOFT is splitting into 4 new subsidiaries and canceling games, including the Quantic Dream-style Project M.
Japan’s console-focused gaming history makes it a tricky market for competitive and grindy games, says Korean MMO dev
Smilegate’s Young-Hoon Baek gives insight into gaming culture differences between South Korea and Japan, and how this impacts MMORPG success.
Fortnite map with sequined kimonos and disco balls gives players bizarre introduction to Japanese singer
The free Matsuken Samba Ⅱ Rise Up the World collaboration map in Fortnite brings an extra level of glittery fun to the game.
Bandai Namco expects huge profit increases across the board thanks to Elden Ring’s enduring success, new Idolmaster title and booming hobby market
Elden Ring, Gakuen Idolmaster and Mobile Suit Gundam movie highlighted as key contributors to Bandai Namco's increased profit forecast
Japan’s top voice actors band together to fight against their voices being used to train AI without permission
26 of Japan's top voice actors have launched the No More Unauthorized Generative AI campaign to encourage dialogue on gen AI usage.
Despite weaker game sales, Koei Tecmo still expect a boost in earnings thanks to skilled investments
Once again, Koei Tecmo has made successful investments to prop up their game business as a recent consolidated earnings forecast revision shows
Japanese gaming convention tackles scalpers by threatening to print their faces and personal information onto merch
A gaming convention in Japan has recently come up with an interesting way of dealing with scalpers, offering them a choice between two “punishments” if they are caught. Gaming Bazaar is a casual market event held periodically around Japan where…