VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
Granblue Fantasy: Versus passes 1,000 concurrent players on Steam for the first time in a year
Granblue Fantasy: Versus passes 1,000 concurrent players on Steam for the first time in a year after ver.2.70 and a significant price drop.
Dead by Daylight x Ring (Ringu) collaboration chapter is coming in March 2022
Dead by Daylight x “Ring” (Ringu) collaboration chapter is coming in March 2022. The original horror novel Ring was published in 1991 and it later became a box office hit with the 1998 movie adaptation.
Tales of Arise update 1.04 gets rid of the DLC pop-up
Tales of Arise update 1.04 gets rid of the annoying “DLC pop-up”. Tales of Arise added a "function to not display DLC pop-up at campfire."
FFXIV Endwalker’s MGS homage “This is Thancred” has turned into a meme
FFXIV Endwalker’s MGS homage “This is Thancred” has turned into a meme. "This is Thancred" is a line from FFXIV Endwalker's “A Frosty Reception” quest.
Chocobo GP to release on March 10 for Nintendo Switch, with a free trial version coming out at the same time
Chocobo GP to release on March 10 for Nintendo Switch, with a free trial version coming out at the same time. Chocobo GP is a racing game starring dozens of Chocobo characters from the Final Fantasy series.
Remote play service Nora lets developers exhibit their games and gather feedback like a real gaming event
Remote play service Nora lets developers exhibit their games and gather feedback like a real gaming event. It’s a remote play service that lets users try out the games running on the developer’s PC via a remote connection.
2D anime fighting game Phantom Breaker: Omnia launching in March of 2022
2D anime fighting game Phantom Breaker: Omnia is launching in March of 2022. Phantom Breaker: Omnia is a massively updated version of Phantom Breaker: Extra which released for PS3 and Xbox 360 back in 2013.
Witch Explorer brings tower defense and shoot ‘em up gameplay to Steam on December 20
Witch Explorer brings tower defense and shoot ‘em up gameplay to Steam on December 20. The developer Pico Games also released a free game called Doll Explorer Prologue on Steam in January of 2021.
Dog photography game Pupperazzi is releasing on January 20, 2022
Dog photography game Pupperazzi is releasing on PC (Steam, Microsoft Store, and itch.io) January 20, 2022. Pupperazzi will be available on PC Game Pass (formally Xbox Game Pass for PC) as well.
DNF Duel is getting an open beta test on PS4/PS5 starting on December 17
DNF Duel is getting an open beta test on PS4/PS5 starting on December 17. DNF Duel is a fighting game featuring characters from the online action RPG Dungeon Fighter Online.
Wizardry: The Five Ordeals is coming to Steam Early Access on December 17
Wizardry: The Five Ordeals is coming to Steam Early Access on December 17. Wizardry: The Five Ordeals is a modernized version of a Wizardry spin-off that released in 2006 in Japan. English support is coming at a later date.
Playing It Takes Two solo perhaps isn’t impossible, says Smash Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai
Playing It Takes Two solo perhaps isn’t impossible, says Smash Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai. Sakurai has demonstrated numerous times in the past that he can actually use two controllers at once.
Cave Story’s Secret Santa available now for free as a limited-time offer
Cave Story's Secret Santa is available now on Steam/Epic Games Store/GOG.com for free as a limited-time offer. Cave Story's Secret Santa is a stealth puzzle game with familiar characters and settings from Studio Pixel's classic adventure.
Tales of series producer apologizes for comments about Tales of Zestiria
Tales of series producer apologizes for comments about Tales of Zestiria, which inadvertently sounded like he was saying Zestiria was responsible for the start of the series' crisis.
GOODBYE WORLD, a game about two game developers, announced for Steam
GOODBYE WORLD, a narrative adventure game about two game developers, is coming to Steam. GOODBYE WORLD is being developed by Japanese solo game developer Yo Fujii.
Nintendo Switch’s AAA Clock Deluxe Edition comes with Squid Game inspired clock design [UPDATE]
Nintendo Switch’s AAA Clock Deluxe Edition comes with Squid Game inspired clock design. AAA Clock is currently one of the most played software on the Nintendo Switch in the US.
Masayuki Uemura, the creator of NES, has passed away at age 78
Masayuki Uemura, the creator of NES, has passed away at age 78. Uemura worked at Nintendo from 1971 to 2004 and was in charge of the development of video game consoles such as NES and Super NES.
Ace Attorney characters recruited to teach Japan’s youth the dangers of marijuana
Ace Attorney characters recruited to teach Japan’s youth the dangers of marijuana as part of Capcom's cooperation with the local police enforcement in Osaka.
An unofficial Super Smash Bros. Ultimate database uses machine learning to make tier lists
Unofficial Super Smash Bros. Ultimate database Shiratsuki-theory uses machine learning to make tier lists. Shiratsuki-theory is constructed using data from a number of sources and aggregated using machine learning.
Japan Metaverse Association has been established to promote NFT, and the initial receptions are quite negative
Japan Metaverse Association has been established to promote NFT, and the initial receptions are quite negative. How they view NFT/blockchain tech as an essential part of the metaverse, rubbed people the wrong way.
Pokémon BDSP sold over 6 million units during its launch week. On par with Pokémon Sword and Shield’s first-week sales
Pokémon BDSP sold over 6 million units during its launch week, which is on par with Pokémon Sword and Shield's launch week sales.
Shin Megami Tensei V makes use the “Kawaii Physics” plugin for protagonist’s hair
Shin Megami Tensei V uses the "Kawaii Physics" plugin for its protagonist's hair. The Kawaii Physics is a plugin developed as a hobby project by an Epic Games Japan support engineer to handle swaying movements.
