VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
Dead or Alive Xtreme Venus Vacation: How to get new girl Reika
Read on to find out how to get Dead or Alive Xtreme Venus Vacation's new girl Reika to visit your island.
Sega sees net loss of 6.6 billion yen due to business restructuring in Europe and cancelled games
While Sega's games performed well in fiscal year 2023, the company saw a sharp decline in operating income due to cancelled titles and business restructuring.
ByAmber V
Kiki’s Delivery Service meets Zelda in this much-anticipated cozy game coming to Switch and PC
The much-anticipated Mika and the Witch's Mountain will be bringing its Studio Ghibli inspired charm to the Switch and Steam this August.
Elden Ring PC version’s frame rate issues related to mouse control software, FromSoftware warns
FromSoftware's player support warns users experiencing stuttering in Elden Ring to close any mouse software running in the background.
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VR Kanojo creators announce new VR girlfriend simulator for Steam
The producer of the 2018 VR Kanojo is working on a new virtual girlfriend simulator, scheduled to launch this year on Steam.
FromSoftware and Spike Chunsoft’s parent company’s data held at ransom in cyberattack
The Black Suits hacking group claims to have stolen data from major Japanese conglomerate Kadokawa Corporation in an extensive cyber attack
Marvel Rivals’ first closed beta test will allow for more participants and include new playable heroes
Marvel Rivals’ first closed beta test will run from July 23, allowing a greater number of players from different regions to participate.
Japan’s gacha game market collapse is near, Japanese media reports, but is the market simply streamlining?
The high-risk, high-return nature of Japan's mobile games market may see fewer titles being released in the future- but of higher quality.
Trails series developers are working on bringing early titles to modern hardware
Nihon Falcom CEO and Trails series director Toshihiro Kondo says the team is working on bringing early titles to modern platforms.
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Nintendo says generational handover is going smoothly – “We have young and brilliant developers”
Nintendo's representative director Shigeru Miyamoto addressed concerns about the age of the company's developers.
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Dead or Alive Xtreme: Venus Vacation’s new character to launch worldwide simultaneously for the first time
For the first time, DEAD OR ALIVE Xtreme Venus Vacation will be releasing new content simultaneously across all versions.
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Elden Ring’s latest DLC update buffs the effect of Scadutree Fragments on attack and defense stats
The latest update for Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree update adjusts the effect Scadutree Fragments have on your character.
Nitroplus to be acquired by Cygames’ parent and resume work on games abandoned due to lack of resources
CyberAgent, parent company of Cygames, has acquired visual novel developer Nitroplus for 16.9 billion yen and will support its IP creation.
- ByAmber V
The Pokémon Company disqualifies TCG contest entries following rule violations and suspicions of gen AI use
In the wake of controversy surrounding the Pokémon Trading Card Game Illustration Contest 2024, some entries have been disqualified for breaking the rules
New Tales of series title likely in development, as hinted during Bandai Namco shareholders’ meeting
According to an attendee of Bandai Namco Holdings' shareholder meeting, a new Tales of game is likely in production.
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Dragon Ball Sparking! ZERO will not have rollback netcode, producer says
Dragon Ball Sparking! ZERO's main producer says the game will not use rollback netcode, emphasizing difference from Dragon Ball FighterZ.
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Elden Ring’s “snake” strings are the new “dog” turtles
Inanimate pieces of string in Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree DLC give birth to "snake ahead" warnings messages.
Silent Hill creator says his new title Slitterhead is a modern action-game take on Siren
Keiichiro Toyama, the creator of Silent Hill, says upcoming new project Slitterhead is based on reinventing the 2003 title Siren.
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Cute girl in Atelier Resleriana gets chubby from eating pie
Atelier Resleriana players have discovered an adorable hidden feature involving the cute pie alchemist Rorona.
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One of Japan’s best-selling mobile games, Umamusume: Pretty Derby, to get English release
Cygames just announced that popular anime girl horse racing game Umamusume Derby is getting an English language release on iOS and Android.
Square Enix is still working hard on indie/small-scale games, CEO says
Square Enix's CEO Takashi Kiryu has addressed shareholders' concerns about whether his new business plan includes indie games or not.
- ByAmber V
Elden Ring: Why being able to ride Torrent is a game changer for fighting Elden Beast
Elden Ring's patch 1.12 allows you to mount Torrent in the Elden Beast boss battle, which gives you a significant advantage.