VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
Death Stranding 2 filming completed, according to Hideo Kojima
Hideo Kojima has revealed that all filming and recording with the cast of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach has been completed.
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Masahiro Sakurai emphasizes “not wasting a second of the player’s time” in games
In a recent event, Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai emphasized the importance of developers not wasting players' time.
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Call of Duty x Gundam crossover is coming in MW3 Season 4
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 Season 4 will feature a collaboration with Gundam that seems to hark back to the original 1979 anime series
Japanese city accused of plagiarizing Pokémon trading cards
Fukui prefecture city council halts distribution of two PR cards after Pokémon fans point out strong resemblance to official Pokémon cards
What Miquella’s items in Elden Ring reveal about his character
In Elden Ring, there are three items named after Miquella, the central figure of the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC. What do they say about him?
Square Enix to close another gacha game, launches official fan community
Square Enix has announced the service termination of popular Japanese gacha game, but will allow the original creators and fans to continue the story
Yokotaro accidentally breaks Grok AI with one question
NieR:Automata creator Yokotaro breaks Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok with one question, which fans liken to a "Logic Virus" infection.
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How Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ Yasuke and Naoe build upon Syndicate’s dual protagonist approach
Exploring how Naoe and Yasuke from the upcoming Assassin's Creed Shadows follow on from Syndicate's dual protagonist approach
In an era of game industry layoffs, Nintendo is hiring more people
Nintendo has continued to hire more new recruits in 2024, with their overall employee numbers increasing year-on-year.
Tetsuya Nomura comments on Reynatis and NEO: The World Ends With You collab and why he agreed to it
The developers of Reynatis and NEO: The World Ends With You recently revealed new details about the collab
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Square Enix halves microtransaction prices in low-performing Foamstars
After reporting the game's underperformance, Square Enix has announced a revision of Foamstar's DLC pricing.
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Assassin’s Creed Shadows- Who is Yasuke and why did the developers choose him?
Yasuke, a black samurai, is one of the protagonists in Assassins Creed Shadows. We discover why Ubisoft chose this real life historical figure.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows: How are Japanese users reacting to Yasuke?
The black samurai Yasuke being chosen as the main protagonist of Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Shadows has caused a lot of discourse, but what do Japanese users think?
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Japanese netizens and Nigerian engagement farmers form miraculous friendship – what happened?
A mysterious plea for engagement farmers on X to be "more halal" and learn Japanese has brought harmony on Japanese X/Twitter.
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What makes the Persona series’ DLC Personas so overpowered?
Throughout the Persona series, DLC Personas do not conform to the base game's rules, often giving players a very overpowered boost.
Pokémon Sleep dev denies copying fanart for in-game designs
The director of Pokemon Sleep has categorically denied allegations of the game's developers copying existing fanart for in-game designs.
Masahiro Sakurai reveals how he stores his impressive game collection, consoles… and cat
Kirby creator Masahiro Sakurai gives tips on how to store a vast game collection spanning from NES & Megadrive to Switch, PS5 & Xbox Series X
Blue Archive players end up in “gacha debt,” with negative currency balances
In the aftermath of a system glitch, some Blue Archive players have found themselves in gacha debt, with negative balances of currency,
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How Persona 3 Reload’s upcoming Episode Aigis draws parallels to the main game’s big choice
Persona 3 Reload’s upcoming Episode Aigis – The Answer DLC is seen as the story's definitive ending, but it may be a tough experience for players.
Create your own Japanese-style boxed lunch in Make a Bento
Make a Bento is a free-to-play game that lets you make your own traditional Japanese-style boxed lunch while learning about Japanese food
Monster Hunter series tops 100 million units sold worldwide
Capcom reveals that Monster Hunter has sold over 100 million units worldwide, with Monster Hunter Rise and its Sunbreak expansion doing well
Bandai Namco former employee arrested for workplace embezzlement of up to 600 million yen
A former Bandai Namco Entertainment employee has been arrested on suspicion of workplace embezzlement thought to amount to 600 million yen.
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