VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
“I respect mods. They breathe life into the PC market” Final Fantasy VII Rebirth director Naoki Hamaguchi reveals a more personal perspective on mods
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth director Naoki Hamaguchi shares a deeper insight into what he personally thinks about mods.
ByAmber V
Japanese police arrest two people for selling AI generated “obscene” Evangelion posters
The two men made a combined total of over 15 million yen selling explicit AI generated posters of popular female anime characters online.
Dynasty Warriors: Origins developers were instructed to “go kill the player” when designing enemies
Dynasty Warriors: Origins' producer Tomohiko Sho talks about his approach to balancing the game's difficulty.
- ByAmber V
Palworld developer Pocketpair launches game publishing label to fund developers
Palworld developer Pocketpair announced the launch of their publishing label Pocketpair Publishing on January 23.
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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s director Hamaguchi stresses a “logic-based” approach when incorporating user feedback to make sure a game sticks to its original vision
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth director Naoki Hamaguchi shares insight into how the team incorporates feedback while sticking to the trilogy's vision.
Nintendo stock hits highest price since listing as Japanese analysts update Switch 2 sales forecasts
Nintendo has risen for three consecutive trading days, temporarily rising to 9,775 yen on January 23. This renewed the company’s highest price since its listing.
- ByAmber V
Final Fantasy 7 Remake’s option to speed up cutscenes led to an increase in players, says director
Naoki Hamaguchi explains why the team at Square Enix added the option to speed up cutscenes in Final Fantasy VII Remake and Rebirth.
Capcom is experimenting with generative AI to help generate the “hundreds of thousands of ideas needed for game development”
Capcom's technical director talks about their experimental system for using generative AI to streamline the brainstorming process.
- ByAmber V
Venus Vacation Prism -Dead or Alive Xtreme- gets postponed to March 27
The release of Venus Vacation Prism -Dead or Alive Xtreme- will be delayed from March 6 to March 27, 2025, according to a new announcement.
Cloud and Aerith are not like brother and sister, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’s director speaks out about misinterpretation of his statement
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth director Naoki Hamaguchi addresses fans' misinterpretation of Cloud and Aerith's relationship- we take a closer look.
Kojima Productions announces Death Stranding year-round photo mode campaign
Kojima Productions announced the start of The 2025 Death Stranding Annual Photo Mode Campaign on January 22. The first theme is "Vehicles."
- ByAmber V
Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact developer Eighting sees massive 192% growth in profit compared to last year
Eighting, the developer of DNF Duel, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and Hunter x Hunter: Nen Impact has seen massive growth in the past year.
- ByAmber V
Guilty Gear Strive: Dual Rulers anime gets April 2025 release date and trailer showcasing new and returning characters
Sanzigen’s Guilty Gear Strive: Dual Rulers anime has received an April 2025 air date and new trailer showing off new and familiar faces.
Sega opens registrations for its “Sega Account” online service for Sega and Atlus games
Sega officially opened registrations for their Sega Account online service on January 22. Users who sign up quickly will be awarded in-game bonus DLC items.
- ByAmber V
Phantom Blade Zero received a big boost in investment thanks to Black Myth: Wukong’s tremendous success, according to insiders
S-Game, the China-based developer of Phantom Blade Zero, allegedly received a large amount of additional investment following the success of Black Myth: Wukong.
Marvel Rivals’ upcoming Clash of Dancing Lions limited-time mode bears uncanny resemblance to Overwatch 2’s Lúcioball
Marvel Rivals announced the Clash of Dancing Lions limited-time mode, which appears to be quite similar to Overwatch's Rocket League-inspired Lúcioball.
Street Fighter 6: To meet Mai in World Tour mode, you need to progress Terry Bogard’s quest
Capcom recently revealed the necessary conditions to encounter Mai Shiranui in World Tour, which involves meeting her fellow Fatal Fury comrade first.
Dynasty Warriors: Origins didn’t include character customization, but the feature is not off the table for future entries, according to producer
Dynasty Warriors: Origins producer Tomohiko Sho explains Omega Force's decision not to include character creation in the game.
- ByAmber V
Nintendo suspends commercials on major Japanese TV network amidst sex scandal
Nintendo has joined 50 other Japanese companies in discontinuin commercials on the scandal-embroiled television station Fuji TV.
Backed by Sony investment, Kadokawa is raising its target for original IP creation to 9,000 titles per year
Kadokawa plans to increase its output of manga, light novels and other publications to 9,000 per titles year by fiscal year 2027.
- ByAmber V
New Gundam co-produced by Evangelion’s studio Khara rakes in 598 million yen in three days, taking top spot at box office
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- sees explosive popularity in its opening weekend, taking the No. 1 spot at the Japanese box office.
- ByAmber V
Pokémon TCG Pocket player shares outcome of hitting the game’s daily spending limit every day since release
Japanese YouTuber Hajimesyacho has been purchasing the daily limit in Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket for over 80 days.
- ByAmber V