VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
Dragon’s Dogma 2 has “fake players” that hire less desirable Pawns
A feature in Capcom's Dragon's Dogma 2 that has "fake players" hire Pawns that rarely get rented by real players has been gaining attention.
Keep calm and escape a dodgy elevator in this cursed Exit 8-like
The Exit 8 inspired horror puzzle game 0th Floor requires you to keep a cool head as you try to escape a cursed elevator and an attacker.
Palworld’s big update introduces first Raid Boss Bellanoir, other new content
Palworld Version 0.2.0.6 introduces the first Raid Boss Bellanoir, as well as various new items, buildings, Pal adjustments and bug fixes.
Unicorn Overlord: No plans for DLC or PC port yet, according to producer
Unicorn Overlord's producer Akiyasu Yamamoto has denied any current plans for DLC or a PC port for the Vanillaware title.
Nintendo Live Tokyo 2024 death and bomb threat sender arrested
Kyoto police have arrested a man in relation to bomb and death threats made against Nintendo's events last year.
Adult content platform DLsite disables Visa/Mastercard payment after attempt to outsmart credit card companies
Major Japanese doujinshi and game platform DLsite has temporarily disabled payment via Visa/Mastercard. They had previously received requests from credit card companies related to adult content.
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Akira Toriyama’s IPs brought in $10 billion in mobile game revenue in the past 10 years
Mobile games that use Akira Toriyama's IPS have made at least $10 billion in the past ten years, according to a report by Sensor Tower.
- ByAmber V
Suika Game’s official Android version releases mid-April
The official Android version of the viral Suika Game will be releasing mid-April 2024. Pre-registration is open as of April 3.
Armored Core and Gundam-inspired mech shooter to have a 60-player battle royale mode
The Gundam series inspired shooter Mecha Break focuses on co-op play, and its battle royale mode will put 60 players up against each other.
- ByAmber V
Resident Evil’s environments perfectly captured in real life in… Japanese aquariums?
Resident Evil players are being reminded of in-game locations by Kyoto Aquarium's Jellyfish area, which has serious Umbrella Corp. vibes.
Stellar Blade devs are hiring for a new AAA cross-platform sci-fi RPG
Shift Up, the developers of Stellar Blade and Nikke, are hiring for an unanounced sci-fi RPG for mobile. PC and consoles.
- ByAmber V
Overcooked makes even Japanese celebrities fear their co-players
Couch co-op cooking game Overcooked can make even the calmest people rage, reveals Rino Sashihara, former member of Japanese idol group AKB48.
Rise of the Ronin’s inclusion of same-sex samurai romances explained
In Rise of the Ronin, you can have same-sex romances with Ryoma Sakamoto and Shinsaku Takasugi, but does this have any historical basis?
New manga platform stirs controversy with botched machine translations
The digital manga platform Corona Ex is charging $4.5 a month for manga translated by Google AI, which has caused a lot of anger.
- ByAmber V
Square Enix’s SaGa Frontier 2 Remaster is coming, reveals director
SaGa RPG series director Akitoshi Kawazu asks fans to wait a little longer for the much rumored remaster of Psone classic SaGa Frontier 2.
New Like a Dragon game in the works, but it’s not Kiwami 3
The Like a Dragon devs announced casting auditions for a new entry to the series, but it seems it's not Kiwami 3's turn yet.
- ByAmber V
AI: The Somnium Files writer updates cryptic message, potentially teasing a sequel
Kotaro Uchikoshi, director of Spike Chunsoft’s AI: The Somnium Files, posted another cryptic message that possibly means "im being overwatched by the authorities right now."
- ByAmber V
Rise of the Ronin’s overseas critic reviews booed in Japan
The PS5 exclusive Rise of the Ronin has earned a Metascore of 76, which Japanese users consider to be unfairly low.
- ByAmber V
Konami earns ire of arcade for terminating online service for older machines
One arcade's alleged angry notice at Konami for ending online support for Sound Voltex cabinets from 2020 has gone viral in Japan.
Pokémon Sleep announces global competitive sleeping tournament (April Fools)
In a very elaborate April Fools stunt, The Pokémon Company has announced a worldwide “Pokémon Sleep Champion Tournament,” planned for 2024.
The Exit 8’s official sequel finally announced
Platform 8, the official sequel to Kotake Create's 2023 smash hit The Exit 8, combines new gameplay with familiar elements from The Exit 8.
Tekken 8’s pluggers will now be matched against each other, spiraling into plugger prison
Tekken 8's developers revealed that pluggers will preferentially be matched with each other following the on April 2.