Survival Quiz CITY from Bandai Namco launching March 4 on Steam
Survival Quiz CITY from Bandai Namco launching March 4 on Steam. Survival Quiz CITY is a multiplayer survival quiz action game by Bandai Namco's GYAAR Studio.
VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
Yuki Kurosawa
JP AUTOMATON Editor
VR adventure game The Tale of Onogoro announced by Last Labyrinth developer
VR adventure game The Tale of Onogoro announced by Last Labyrinth developer. It's a steampunk-themed action-adventure game set in Japan’s Taisho period, which lasted from 1912 to 1926.
Bishoujo puzzle game Mirror 2: Project X is the latest Steam hit with over 45,000 concurrent players
Bishoujo Match-3 puzzle game Mirror 2: Project X is the latest Steam hit with over 45,000 peak concurrent players. Mirror 2: Project X is a sequel to Mirror, an adults-only game that’s also available on Steam.
Touhou Project’s Reimu Hakurei heard speaking in Japanese convenience stores surprising fans
The Touhou Project’s Reimu Hakurei heard speaking in Japanese convenience stores to the surprise of fans.
New Kirby and the Forgotten Land character Elfilin has fans fearing betrayal
New Kirby and the Forgotten Land character Elfilin has fans fearing betrayal. Kirby has a long history of being betrayed by trusted companions.
Pocky & Rocky Reshrined to launch on April 21 in Japan
Pocky & Rocky Reshrined to launch on April 21 in Japan. Pocky & Rocky Reshrined is the latest installment of the vertical scrolling shooter series Pocky & Rocky/KiKi KaiKai and a direct sequel to the 1992 SNES title Pocky & Rocky.
Dream by Wombo is being used to create tons of AI-powered video game artwork
Dream by Wombo is being used to create tons of AI-powered video game artwork. While Dream was released in November, it looks like it started catching on in Japan around December and January.
VTuber avatar creation tool V-Katsu to end service in June
Japanese game developer IVR has announced that they are sunsetting service for V-Katsu on June 30, 2022. V-Katsu is an avatar creation tool for PC (Steam), iOS, and Android that entered early access in 2018.
Free lo-fi idle game Chill Corner is gaining popularity on Steam
Free lo-fi idle game called Chill Corner has been garnering popularity on Steam. Chill Corner is a simple, relaxing game that launched for free in December.
Babylon’s Fall Livestream Q&A: solo play & cross-play are supported, but cross-progression is not
Babylon’s Fall Livestream Q&A: solo play & cross-play are supported, but cross-progression is not. You can identify loots once the dungeon is cleared.
Japanese developer abandons a successfully crowdfunded shmup project, supposedly due to lack of payment
Japanese developer abandons a successfully crowdfunded shmup project, supposedly due to lack of payment. The contractual details between related parties are unknown.
Game translators discuss being left out of the credits & why veterans are leaving the AAA space
Game translators discuss being left out of the credits and why veterans are leaving the AAA space. Not only individual translators, but translation companies themselves have cases where they can and can’t make information public.