Pokémon TCG Pocket issues warning against real money trades and data tampering
The Pokémon Company has issued a warning against inappropriate user behavior in Pokémon TCG Pocket ahead of trade feature rollout.
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.
Why bring Virtua Fighter 5 to PC after all these years? Producer talks about Sega’s project to rekindle the franchise
Producer Seiji Aoki explains why Virtua Fighter 5 has finally come to Steam, and discusses the 3D fighting game franchise's promising future.
Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu reveals that his band regularly performs for school kids across Japan
As well as performing in fan-packed concert halls, Nobuo Uematsu also brings conTIKI’s recitals to kindergartens and elementary schools.
Famicom enthusiast stuns Japanese netizens by trying to sell almost complete collection before they pass away
An almost complete Famicom (Nintendo Entertainment System) collection is attracting attention for its surprising price and the collector's dedication.
Toby Fox revealed as a composer for upcoming PC/Switch remaster of OFF
Undertale and Deltarune creator Toby Fox has composed some new music for the upcoming remaster of cult classic indie RPG OFF.
Tokyo Xtreme Racer gets off to a flying start in Early Access, heralded as a return to classic arcade racing
Japanese game dev Genki's first Tokyo Xtreme Racer game in 18 years just dropped in Early Access, zooming up Steam's review rankings.
Sonic x Shadow Generations becomes successful part of Sega’s new IP strategy, selling over 2 million copies worldwide
Sega have revealed that Sonic x Shadow Generations has sold over 2 million copies worldwide across all platforms.
“Don’t worry, it’s an incredible game” The Hundred Line Last Defense Academy creator addresses fan concerns about stretched out budget
Danganronpa series writer Kazutaka Kodaka responds to concerns about The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy being too niche to recoup costs.
Ender Magnolia dev explains why they lowered the sequel’s difficulty- “You only need one soulslike a year. That should be a FromSoftware game.”
Binary Haze's CEO Hiroyuki Kobayashi explains why they ended up making Ender Magnolia's base difficulty less tough than Ender Lilies.
Japanese police arrest two people for selling AI generated “obscene” Evangelion posters
The two men made a combined total of over 15 million yen selling explicit AI generated posters of popular female anime characters online.
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s director Hamaguchi stresses a “logic-based” approach when incorporating user feedback to make sure a game sticks to its original vision
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth director Naoki Hamaguchi shares insight into how the team incorporates feedback while sticking to the trilogy's vision.
Final Fantasy 7 Remake’s option to speed up cutscenes led to an increase in players, says director
Naoki Hamaguchi explains why the team at Square Enix added the option to speed up cutscenes in Final Fantasy VII Remake and Rebirth.