VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent to get an English release in 2022
The English version of Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent is coming to North America and Europe in 2022. It serves as a prequel to the 2018 title Octopath Traveler.
Scarlet Nexus ver.1.07 adds Photo Mode and Very Hard difficulty
Scarlet Nexus ver.1.07 adds Photo Mode, Very Hard difficulty, Equipable Support Plugins, anime collaboration items, and more.
Bandai Namco will invest $130 million to develop “a metaverse for each IP”
Bandai Namco will invest $130 million to develop “a metaverse for each IP.” The company also announced that the color of the new corporate logo has changed.
Online PvP deckbuilder Duelists of Eden announced for Steam
Online PvP deckbuilder Duelists of Eden announced for Steam. It’s based on One Step From Eden, with a focus on online PvP with rollback netcode.
Pokémon Legends: Arceus players are reporting climbing glitches to scale steep slopes
Pokémon Legends: Arceus players are showing off glitches allowing them to scale steep slopes and slide around at high speeds.
A Switch port of the Demon Slayer game to release globally on June 10
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles is coming to Nintendo Switch globally on June 10. The game initially came out on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC (Steam) in October of 2021.
On-site indie game exhibit Tokyo Game Dungeon announced
On-site indie game exhibit Tokyo Game Dungeon announced. The first exhibit is scheduled to take place on August 7 JST at the Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Trade Center Hamamatsucho-Kan.
Needy Streamer Overload surpasses 200,000 sales and a troupe of buff dudes dance to celebrate
Needy Streamer Overload (known as NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE in Japan) surpasses 200,000 sales and a troupe of buff dudes dance to celebrate.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel has surpassed 10 million downloads
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel has surpassed 10 million downloads. And to celebrate passing the 10 million mark, Konami has announced plans for an in-game campaign where players will receive 1,000 gems for logging in.
Pokémon Legends: Arceus players are posting “physics gone wild” moments
Pokémon Legends: Arceus players are posting “physics gone wild” moments. From Alpha Snorlax flying off to Alpha Stantler circling around the trunk of a tree like a propeller.
Bandai Namco Studios is developing in-house game engine capable of making open world games
Bandai Namco Studios stated that they’re currently working on an in-house game engine capable of use in large-scale projects, such as open world games.
Hideo Kojima started a new podcast called HIDEO KOJIMA’S RADIOVERSE
Hideo Kojima started a new podcast called HIDEO KOJIMA’S RADIOVERSE on Amazon’s Audible. The first guests are members of 2BRO (Anija, Otoja, and Otsuichi).
Yoko Taro’s Voice of Cards: The Forsaken Maiden announced. Releasing Feb.17
Yoko Taro’s Voice of Cards: The Forsaken Maiden announced. Coming out on Feb.17.
Is there a game where “The Empire” isn’t the bad guy? Japanese social media users discuss
Is there a game where “The Empire” isn’t the bad guy? Japanese social media users discuss. The name most brought up by readers was Romancing SaGa 2.
Pokémon Legends: Arceus sold 6.5 million copies in its first week
Pokémon Legends: Arceus sold 6.5 million copies, making it the fastest selling Pokémon on the Nintendo Switch during its first week.
Lewd tower-defense game Duel Princess sales suspended on Switch in Japan [Update]
Lewd tower-defense game Duel Princess sales suspended on Nintendo Switch in Japan. The game's publisher recently hinted that Duel Princess had been rejected on Steam.
Highly rated visual novel Cyanotype Daydream coming to Steam on Feb. 10
Highly rated visual novel Cyanotype Daydream coming to Steam on February 10. Cyanotype Daydream initially launched in Japan as an 18+ game, but the Steam version is for all-ages.
Square Enix’s Estab Life: Unity Memories will be a F2P action RPG set in Tokyo
Square Enix’s Estab Life: Unity Memories will be a F2P action RPG set in Tokyo. Estab Life is a multimedia project spearheaded by Goro Taniguchi, director of the Code Geass series.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is now the best-selling video game of all time in Japan
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is now the best-selling video game of all time in Japan. New Horizons sold over 10 million units in Japan alone, far surpassing the previous record of 6.81 million set by Super Mario Bros.
There’s now a Gaming Tumbler and Gaming Bottle available for sale
There’s now a Gaming Tumbler and Gaming Bottle available for sale. These products help keep gamers hydrated while gaming.
Pokémon Legends: Arceus has players talking about how scary Pokémon actually are
Pokémon Legends: Arceus has players talking about how scary Pokémon actually are. But seeing just how threatening Pokémon can really be is part of the appeal of the game.
Pokémon DP Sound Library makes the original soundtrack available for non-commercial use
Pokémon DP Sound Library makes the original soundtrack available for non-commercial use. The soundtrack has also been made available on YouTube.