VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
Venus Vacation Prism’s gacha-free system rewards you for making its 6 girls into in-game celebrities
Venus Vacation Prism -Dead or Alive Xtreme- involves gaining fans for your best girl by liberally using the game's photo mode
Classic arcade shooter Cotton to get PS4 and Switch release
Arcade Archives FANTASTIC NIGHT DREAMS COTTOn is a rerelease of the original Japanese side-scroller featuring the broomstick flying witch.
Silent Hill creator Keiichiro Toyama made a prototype for an “AAA Siren successor” while at Sony, which became the basis for Slitterhead
Silent Hill and Siren creator Keiichiro Toyama talks about the origins of his indie debut title Slitterhead, which he initially came up with while still at Sony.
ByAmber V
Shin Megami Tensei board game maker incites controversy for mentioning a rival company’s name without permission
ICREA, the makers of the Shin Megami Tensei board game, have earned the ire of some Japanese Kickstarter backers for naming a rival company.
Super Nintendo World’s new Donkey Kong Country area finally unveils its entrance in Japan
The entrance to Super Nintendo World’s new Donkey Kong Country expansion in Universal Studios Japan, Osaka has finally been unveiled.
Prospect of joining Sony feels “too dynamic to be real,” says Kadokawa employee as talks of acquisition shake up entertainment industry
News of Sony Group potentially buying out FromSoftware owner Kadokawa in an M&A worth an estimated 600 billion yen has prompted various reactions within Kadokawa and the anime industry,
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SIE veteran Shuhei Yoshida wants to keep supporting indie developers even after his retirement
PlayStation veteran Shuhei Yoshida shares insights about the importance of indie games for the evolution of the game industry.
Nintendo and Tencent to terminate Nintendo Switch Online services in China
Nintendo Switch Online, including the eShop, is scheduled to be shut down in China in the first half of 2026.
Palworld and Terraria collaboration announced for 2025
Pocketpair has announced a collaboration between their monster-catching survival hit Palworld and Re-Logic's sandbox indie classic Terraria.
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The Super Mario Bros. Movie gets first TV screening in Japan on December 31
The Super Mario Bros. Movie is finally being aired on Japanese television, more than a year after it was first screened in Japanese cinemas.
Pre-registration for Tribe Nine, the death game ARPG written by Danganronpa’s creator, opens today for mobile platforms
Akatsuki Games opened pre-registrations for their “extreme death game” ARPG Tribe Nine on November 26.
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The charm of Persona and Metaphor: ReFantazio’s character designs lies in a sex appeal that doesn’t reveal the artist’s gender, says former Atlus designer
Atlus art director Shigenori Soejima and former designer LAM talk about the "sex appeal" of characters in the Persona series and Metaphor: ReFantazio.
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Deltarune creator Toby Fox asks fans to test new chapter switch feature on PC
Toby Fox is testing a new command for switching between chapters in the new build of Deltarune's Chapters 1 and 2.
Story of Seasons and Rune Factory creator’s new JRPG Progress Orders announced for 2025 in Japan
Yoshifumi Hashimoto's new guild management RPG Progress Orders is currently in development for Steam and the Nintendo Switch.
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Dynasty Warriors: Origins demo prompts comparisons to Soulslike games with unexpectedly difficult Lü Bu boss fight
Players diving into the demo of Koei Tecmo's Dynasty Warriors: Origins ran into a boss that was a lot more difficult than what they're used to.
Mods for Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake receive backlash in Japan, highlighting a large cultural gap in how mods are viewed
Recent backlash in response to QOL mods for Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake has highlighted a fundamental difference in how mods are viewed in Japan vs in the West.
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Director of Penny Blood, Shadow Hearts’s spiritual successor, files lawsuit over unpaid funding from Kickstarter campaign
Penny Blood's director has announced that he filed a lawsuit against game publisher Dangen Entertainment and its former CEO Ben Judd.
Walk, Kazumi Games Studios’ anticipated PS1-style horror game, may be getting a full game announcement soon
Kazumi Games Studios PS1-style indie horror game Sanpo / Walk was praised for its unusual atmosphere when it was released as a free demo back in 2021.
Sega Saturn’s Fighters Megamix has a hidden stage that was kept secret all this time due to an unfortunate bug
Sega veteran Yutaka Ito shares a fascinating secret about FIghters Megamix that was caused by a mistake in his rookie days at the company.
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Koei Tecmo plans to go from 2,500 to 5,000 employees and lean further into AAA games, lowering expectations of mobile market
Koei Tecmo has major upscaling planned for the long term as they shift towards consistent yearly triple A game releases.
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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth won’t get DLC for now as the team wants to focus on getting part 3 out ASAP
DLC for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth won't be coming yet, reveals director Naoki Hamaguchi, as the team is hard at work on the next game.
Capcom releases Dragon’s Dogma 2 OST on streaming platforms
Capcom released the original soundtrack of Dragon’s Dogma 2 on Steam and streaming platforms on November 21.
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