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.
Sega console game sector growth driven by Vanillaware’s Unicorn Overlord, big profits from Sonic and Metaphor: ReFantazio expected
Sega console game sales have been driven by older titles so far this fiscal year, but that seems likely to change next quarter.
FromSoftware and Spike Chunsoft parent company Kadokawa has 26 new games in development
Game companies in the Kadokawa Group, including Elden Ring dev FromSoftware and Spike Chunsoft, are working on a total of 20 console and 6 mobile games.
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii to feature new character voiced by Majima’s actor from the Amazon Prime show
“It’s kind of funny ‘cause being Majima got me a part in the game, but the part isn’t Majima.”
SNK’s The King of Fighters 98 is now part of a high-tech health monitoring machine
Tanita and SNK have teamed up to create a body composition analyzer, which also allows you to play King of Fighters '98.
Japan’s game and anime industries could be looking at improved working conditions and higher wages with government’s new plan to quadruple the content industry’s worth by 2033
Japan aims to make content creation the driving force of the country’s economy- identifying anime and video games as core industries
Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto refutes claim that he is a “genius” and lays out his down-to-Earth game design philosophy
Nintendo representative director Shigeru Miyamoto gives insight into the game design advice that he gives to new Nintendo employees.
Sega is working on a new Virtua Fighter game, reveals executive
Along with new games from other legacy IPs like Crazy Taxi and Jet Set Radio, Sega is also developing a new Virtua Fighter title.
The Switch has sold more games than any other Nintendo gaming platform, Nintendo reveals
Nintendo Switch lifetime sales figures reveal that more games have been sold for the system than any other Nintendo console or handheld.
Maid Cafe on Electric Street is a cozy indie adventure that will transport you to one of Japan’s real-life otaku havens
Manage a maid cafe and explore real-life places in Osaka's Nipponbashi district in this love letter to Japan's otaku culture.
Marvelous scores success in arcade business with new Pokémon machines, plans to establish a new office in China
Rune Factory developer Marvelous continues to successfully expand its amusement business overseas despite overall profit decline.
Nintendo reports overall decline in Nintendo Switch software and hardware sales in the first half of the fiscal year
Nintendo revises its sales forecast downwards for FY2025 as Switch software and hardware sales fall compared to previous year's Tears of the Kingdom driven high.
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.