VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
Yuki Kurosawa
JP AUTOMATON Editor
Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ DLC adds more depth to C.J. and Flick’s relationship
Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ DLC adds more depth to C.J. and Flick’s relationship. Let's jump into the new Ver2.0 free update and Happy Home Paradise DLC to learn more about their relationship.
Jump Force to end sales and a majority of online services in 2022
Jump Force to end sales and a majority of online services in 2022. All single-player functions and online battles (except Ranked Match) will remain available
Naraka: Bladepoint sold 6 million copies. 30% off from Nov.10-17 UTC
Naraka: Bladepoint sold 6 million copies. 30% off from Nov.10-17 UTC. Naraka: Bladepoint’s new season, Cavalry, is set to start on November 10, introducing two new heroes including Yueshan.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ Sasha sees immediate popularity, being sold for 35 million bells
Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ Sasha and Shino see immediate popularity. Sasha is being sold for 35 million bells, Shino for 57.5 million on Nookazon. Their amiibo cards are being resold at a high price as well.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons Ver 2.0 added first-person camera, and fans are loving it
Animal Crossing: New Horizons Ver 2.0 added first-person camera, and fans are loving it. One user already made a short horror clip.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ Ver 2.0 free update arrives early. The Roost, Kapp’n and expanded storage have been added
Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ Ver 2.0 free update arrives early. The Roost, Kapp’n and expanded storage have been added, along with new handheld/Tripod mode for the camera app.
Lovecraftian date sim Sucker for Love: First Date announced with a Japanese anime style trailer
Lovecraftian date sim Sucker for Love: First Date announced for Steam with a Japanese anime style trailer, in which the developer states "No one helped me make this trailer and I don’t understand Japanese either.”
Japanese indie developers discuss the difficulties of estimating development time
Japanese indie developers discuss the difficulties of estimating development time. When that 3 month project becomes a marathon.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons new villagers’ ambiguous gender identities spark fan excitement [UPDATE]
Animal Crossing: New Horizons (ACNH) new villagers' ambiguous gender identities spark fan excitement. A look at Sasha, Shino and other's amiibo cards provides another hint.
Factory Town will officially launch on Nov. 17. City-builder with automation systems
Automation city-builder Factory Town will officially launch on Nov. 17. Factory Town is an industrial city-builder where players are tasked to build an efficient town using various automation systems.
Cliffsides, a Mediterranean city-builder announced for Steam
Cliffsides, a Mediterranean city-builder announced for Steam. In Cliffsides, players are tasked to build and manage a seaside city.
Animal Crossing’s Froggy Chair will return in New Horizons, exciting fans of the series
Animal Crossing’s Froggy Chair will return in New Horizons, exciting fans of the series. The Froggy Chair is a piece of furniture that appears in the Animal Crossing series.
Genshin Impact now supports 120fps on iOS with the latest ver. 2.2 update
Genshin Impact now supports 120fps on iOS with the version 2.2 update. 120fps option is only available for the iOS version of Genshin Impact at the moment.
Undying, a “life after bitten” zombie survival, will enter Steam Early Access on Oct.19
Undying, a “life after bitten” zombie survival, will enter Steam Early Access on Oct.19. The protagonist's days are numbered. She must protect and teach her son so he can survive on his own.
Dog shelter sim To The Rescue! is coming to Steam on November 4
Dog shelter sim To The Rescue! is coming to Steam on November 4. To The Rescue! is a dog shelter sim in which the player takes care of dogs in need of forever home.
Animal Crossing’s Isabelle in the spotlight for being “heavier than Sora” and “teaming up with Doomguy” in Smash Bros.
Animal Crossing’s Isabelle in the spotlight for being “heavier than Sora” and “teaming up with Doomguy” in Smash Bros. In Japan, the Isabelle/Doomguy partnership overshadowed by shocking revelation over her weight.
Fans are calling Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water’s unorthodox looking head accessory “scarier than the ghosts”
Fans are calling Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water’s unorthodox looking head accessory “scarier than the ghosts.” Perhaps this can also be seen as a specific aesthetic of beauty.
Chinese game regulation: Genshin Impact, Shin Megami Tensei and Naruto cited in leaked document
Chinese game regulation: Genshin Impact, Shin Megami Tensei and Naruto cited in leaked document. “Japanese anime culture” and "Giving the player the option of choosing between good and evil" falls under the target as well.
In RPGolf Legends, golf club is a weapon. “RPG meets Golf” adventure will come out in 2022 [UPDATE]
In RPGolf Legends, golf club is a weapon. "RPG meets Golf" adventure will come out in 2022. The game takes place in a fantasy world where “an evil force has sealed all the golf holes.”
Pokémon Unite Mamoswine’s infinite duplication bug is making the rounds
Pokémon Unite Mamoswine’s infinite duplication bug is making the rounds. Swarming Trainers with an infinite load of Mamoswines.
New N64 controller promotional images have fans talking about the grip rather than the new buttons
New N64 controller promotional images have fans talking about the grip rather than the new buttons. Most gamers insist that holding the controller with your right hand on the right prong and your left hand on the middle prong is the natural way to hold it.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons islanders await The Roost’s opening by staring at museum wall
Animal Crossing: New Horizons islanders await The Roost’s opening by staring at museum wall. An unusual number of Animal Crossing: New Horizons players have recently been sighted staring at a portion of the museum wall.