VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
Bandai Namco Online shares views on DEI and its implementation in Western releases of Japanese games
Bandai Namco Online, developer of Blue Protocol, recently held a seminar in which they shared their views on DEI.
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PS5 just significantly raised its prices in Japan, and people aren’t happy
Sony Interactive Entertainment announces steep new prices for the PS5 and its peripherals, citing severe global conditions.
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Street Fighter 6’s CPU is designed to feel “pressured” just like a human and make input mistakes
Capcom's engineer breaks down the structure of Street Fighter 6's human-like CPU using a card game analogy.
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Extremely rare Final Fantasy 7 Lego set auctioned off for $12,500
One of two available LEGO sets based on Square Enix’s Final Fantasy VII was recently sold for a whopping $12,500.
Square Enix to end service for Triple Triad in the Final Fantasy Portal app worldwide
Triple Triad will be removed from the Final Fantasy Portal App in November. Japanese players reacted with sadness but also gratitude for 9 years of fun.
Dead or Alive Xtreme Venus Vacation announces mystery new character to mixed reception
DOAXVV is getting a new character- to be revealed in a live broadcast on August 27. However, not all players are happy about this...
Nintendo looked for ways to automate game development processes “without losing something valuable” in Tears of the Kingdom
Nintendo's engineers talk about how they automated game development processes to create The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdoms caves.
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Former Monster Hunter series producer says adding underwater battles is like developing a whole new game
Monster Hunter dev comments shed light on why Monster Hunter Wilds will be getting underwater exploration but not underwater combat
Final Fantasy 16 director talks about struggles behind PC port and features players can expect
Final Fantasy XVI director Hiroshi Takai says the PC port took such a long time because there are as many PC setups as there are PC gamers.
Nintendo takes down popular YouTuber’s video promoting sexual encounters through Splatoon in just 20 hours
Nintendo requested the takedown of a YouTube about Splatoon 3, directly telling the content creator that the video was "unacceptable."
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How Dead Space’s Necromorphs are similar yet different to Alien’s Xenomorphs
Although the Necromorphs in Dead Space were inspired by the Xenomorphs in Alien, the two horrific lifeforms have some interesting differences
PS5 is teaching AI how to play games like a human to automate testing
Sony's PS5 quality assurance team is using imitation machine learning to make an AI model that can play games like a human.
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Japan’s game market grew steadily in 2023, with the PC game market expanding by 25%
Japan's game market experienced steady growth in 2023, with PC game sales and console sales rising (particularly the PS5 and Nintendo Switch)
Snowbreak: Containment Zone’s newest update was too sexy for Google Play, causing delays
Snowbreak: Containment Zone encountered issues getting its latest update on Google's app store due to an "inappropriate" promotional image.
Nintendo had its own internal “social media” to streamline the massive workload during Tears of the Kingdom’s development
Nintendo sheds light on internal infrastructure used for the development of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
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Tekken’s developers hope that AI will be able to assist future 3D stage creation as development costs reach all-time high
Tekken 8's producer Katsuhiro Harada says environment development costs are currently at their peak, and that AI may help with this issue in the future.
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Tekken’s Katsuhiro Harada wants future fighting games, including Tekken, to be freed from constraints established in the 90s
The Tekken Project leader spoke at CEDEC about the future of fighting games and what AI and community-related changes we will probably see
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves brings Christmas early with its color edit mode
SNK's Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves is reviving a beloved feature - a color edit mode that allows you complete freedom over customization.
Final Fantasy 10 has an unbelievably random connection to oranges in Japan
A diagram of an orange has bizarrely got Final Fantasy X fans quoting the game and making new content- we find out what the juicy link is
Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake renames town called Isis in original 1988 game
Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake will rename the town Isis to Ibis, but the new name has a surprisingly deep connection to the original.
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Silent Hill 2’s original art director brings up the game’s lack of popularity in Japan compared to the West as he observes the same thing happen with the remake
Silent Hill 2 art Director Masahiro Ito comments on the game's lasting lack of popularity in Japan when compared to the West.
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What Dying Light: The Beast means for the franchise’s narrative
The return of Kyle Crane in Dying Light: The Beast is more than just fanservice, it answers many questions regarding the franchise's lore.