VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
CRI Middleware opens 3 high-end sound studios in Japan for AAA games and films
CRI Middleware opens 3 high-end sound studios in Japan for AAA games and films. The studios are said to be capable of handling the entire sound production process from recording, mixing, mastering to authoring in a single location.
Cho Aniki rhythm game released for iOS/Android in Japan
Cho Aniki rhythm game Dancing of Cho Aniki released for iOS/Android in Japan. Iconic music tracks from the series, such as Sexy Dinamite and Doitsu Jin German, are included.
Free pixel art asset store DOTOWN is now open. Ex-Nintendo designer’s new project
Free pixel art asset store DOTOWN is now open. It's a new project from ex-Nintendo designer Takashi Maeda, and all assets are free to download. Commercial use is allowed.
Tales of Arise & Tales of Series Gallery free app released for PS & Xbox [Update]
Tales of Arise & Tales of Series Gallery free app released for PS & Xbox. It contains a gallery of character illustrations and cover art used in past games in the series.
Aniplex officially acquires FGO developer’s new studio Lasengle
Aniplex officially acquires Fate/Grand Order (FGO) developer’s new studio Lasengle. Aniplex has officially acquired all shares of Lasengle from DELiGHTWORKS and made it a subsidiary.
Pokémon-themed Wordle clones release in Japan
Pokémon and Wordle make for a surprising good combination with Pokémon-themed Wordle clones releasing in Japan (Pokedle and Pokémon Wordle).
Sega arcade owner GiGO acquires yet another competitor Takarajima
Sega arcade owner GENDA GiGO acquires yet another competitor Takarajima. GENDA GiGO recently made headlines by announcing its plan to rename all domestic amusement venues under the Sega brand to GiGO
Tifa and Aerith mods keep on coming for Final Fantasy VII Remake on PC
Tifa and Aerith mods keep on coming for Final Fantasy VII Remake on PC. When looking at the most popular FFVIIRI mods on Nexus Mods, we can see that over half of them in the top 30 are related to Tifa or Aerith.
Pokémon Legends: Arceus finally gives players a type chart within the game
Pokémon Legends: Arceus finally gives players a type chart within the game. A convenient feature absent from recent titles
Pokémon Legends: Arceus brought back Pikachu’s original cry sound
Pokémon Legends: Arceus brought back Pikachu’s original cry sound. Modern Pokémon games uses Ikue Ohtani's anime voice for Pikachu, but Arceus went for the original digitized cry sound.
There’s an online game program that lets you experience what it’s like to have dementia
There’s an online game program in Japan called Ninchishou Sekai no Arukikata Play! that lets you experience what it’s like to have dementia and understand their symptoms better.
Square Enix reveals more Babylon’s Fall details and PS5 gameplay
Square Enix reveals more Babylon’s Fall details and PS5 gameplay. Quests will be roughly 10 minutes long, and there won’t be trading or selling with other players.
NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD sold over 100,000 units in its first week
NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD sold over 100,000 units in its first week. NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD is a needy streamer-raising adventure game that follows the daily life of Ame-chan, an aspiring live streamer with a desperate need for social acceptance.
Sega arcade venues will be renamed to GiGO following GENDA’s share acquisition
Sega arcade venues will be renamed to GiGO in Japan following GENDA’s share acquisition. GiGO stands for “Get into the Gaming Oasis.”
There’s now a Japanese version of Wordle called Kotonoha Tango, and it’s way harder
There’s now a Japanese version of Wordle called Kotonoha Tango, which is way harder than the original. Kotonoha Tango uses the Japanese Katakana syllabary instead of the English alphabet.
Exorcise demons by cheering them up with a glow stick in this bizarre horror game
Exorcise demons by cheering them up with a glow stick in this bizarre horror game. A new project by Tadasumen, the creator behind PIEN and Sorosoro sushi o tabenaito shinuze!
Cult classic RPG Baroque quietly gets a mobile spinoff
Cult classic RPG Baroque quietly gets a mobile spinoff called Baroque ~Become a Meta-Being ~. The player takes the role of a Meta-Being called a Grue and pushes forward through Neuro Tower.
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.
What color should Sephiroth’s nipples be? A fan-made bust raises important questions
What color should Sephiroth’s nipples be? A fan-made bust by FantasyToys Studio raises important questions. Sephiroth up to this point has either not had his nipples shown or had them depicted in a modest manner.
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.
Alina of the Arena is a deckbuilding roguelite that takes inspiration from Slay the Spire and Into the Breach
Alina of the Arena is a deckbuilding roguelite that takes inspiration from Slay the Spire and Into the Breach. The gameplay is being received quite favorably from Steam users.
Hironobu Sakaguchi creates “sakaGUCCI” brand in FFXIV to sell handmade items
Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi has launched his own unofficial brand within Final Fantasy XIV (FFXIV) called “sakaGUCCI” to sell handmade items.
