VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
Splatoon 3’s blue ink causes visibility issues for many players during the Splatfest
Splatoon 3 is holding a new Splatfest to celebrate the impending release of Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet. However, not long after the Splatfest began, many players began to report that the blue ink was making things difficult to see.
Sword Art Online-style fan-made app launcher is praised by users on Steam
SAO Utils 2: Progressive is a customizable 3D app launcher for PC inspired by popular light novel and anime series Sword Art Online. It has proven to be a very popular tool, both in terms of its Sword Art Online-style design and its practical use.
Metroid Prime devs once had to cool a GameCube in a freezer to test a hardware bug
Former Retro Studios member Zoid Kirsch has been looking back on his memories from the development of Metroid Prime and is sharing a number of stories on social media. One of the stories that is drawing a lot of attention is about the time they had to put a GameCube dev kit in a freezer.
Like a Dragon 8: More celebrity cameos revealed on a Japanese radio program
Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio representative Masayoshi Yokoyama has revealed that Utamaru of RHYMESTER and Risa Unai, would be appearing in Like a Dragon 8.
Sonic Frontiers looks to be garnering favorable reviews from players
Since the release of Sega’s Sonic Frontiers on November 8, the game has been having a strong showing on platforms like Steam and Twitch.
Arcana of Paradise -The Tower- launches April 20. A deck builder from the director of Lollipop Chainsaw [Update]
Arcana of Paradise -The Tower- is a deck building survival adventure game. The game takes place in a tower that lies at the very end of the world. Atop this tower live 20 children, but life there is harsh, and in order to survive, the children decide to embark on a journey down the tower.
A 2D version of Dark Souls III was pitched to Bandai Namco. Artist reveals what could have been
Artist Thomas Feichtmeir revealed an image for a 2D version of Dark Souls III, stating that the proposed project was planned to be a Metroidvania title. Now that it is no longer under NDA, Feichtmeir has posted a visual made for the project to their Twitter.
New Monster Hunter mobile game being jointly developed with Tencent subsidiary
TiMi Studio Group and Capcom have announced that they are jointly developing a new mobile game in the Monster Hunter series. Like the majority of Monster Hunter games, it will be a hunting action game where you take on powerful monsters.
Genshin Impact’s Nahida generates record revenue, according to third-party sales data site
HoYoverse recently released Genshin Impact’s version 3.2 update. As part of the update, Nahida was added to the game. Not only is the adorable Nahida a character beloved by many players, but she also appears to be driving growth in the game’s revenue.
Nintendo to establish a joint venture company with DeNA called Nintendo Systems
Nintendo has announced the upcoming establishment of Nintendo Systems, a joint venture company being made alongside DeNA who are involved with the development and operation of Nintendo’s Nintendo Account system.
Elden Ring’s success boosts Kadokawa’s gaming division profits by a staggering 1,116%
Kadokawa has released its financial results for the 2nd quarter ended September 30, 2022. Due in large part to the massive success of Elden Ring, developed by Kadokawa subsidiary FromSoftware, the operating profit of the gaming division increased by 1116% over the same period in the previous financial year.
Konami’s murder mystery sim CRIMESIGHT gets a price cut as the player count dwindles
Konami Digital Entertainment has cut the price of CRIMESIGHT, which is now available on Steam, from $19.99 to $9.99. CRIMESIGHT reached a peak player count of 555 players just after launching and has since been moving forward with a double-digit player count.
Capcom Arcade Stadium update changes Street Fighter II’s E. Honda stage background again
Capcom has released a new update for Capcom Arcade Stadium and Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium with both game collections receiving additional features that improve playability. This update also changes the background of E. Honda’s stage in Street Fighter II releases.
Ukraine War Stories global player count is led by Japan. We asked the developer how this came about
Ukraine War Stories is a free visual novel that was released last month on Steam. The game supports a wide range of languages, including Japanese, and Japan actually boasts the highest number of players out of all countries where the game is available. We talked to the game’s developer, Starni Games, and asked about the reason behind Japan’s high player count.
Blue Protocol gets new info soon following a year of silence
Bandai Namco Online has announced on Twitter that Blue Protocol is still in development. New information pertaining to the game is expected to be announced next week.
TENGA provides sex toy for one disabled gamer’s homemade chin controller
Fighting game player Shunya Hatakeyama announced that sex toy maker TENGA has provided him with some products. Hatakeyama suffers from muscular dystrophy and uses a TENGA toy to add cushioning to his homemade chin controller. After hearing about this, TENGA decided to supply him with additional products.
Beverage company releases a Puyo Puyo-like that teaches players about fiber in vegetables
Otsuka Pharmaceutical has released a game based on their carbonated Fibe Mini beverage. The browser-based game was made using Puyo Puyo Programming, a resource for learning how to program that makes use of the source code from Sega’s Puyo Puyo puzzle game series.
This Minecraft recreation of a Japanese townscape is surprisingly detailed
An image posted by a Twitter account called Misosiru City has been drawing the attention of social media users in Japan. At a glance, you might think it’s just a picture of a town in Japan, but it’s actually a Minecraft world.
Pokémon GO’s newly added Zorua ends one player’s years long “Pikachu only challenge”
A Pokémon trainer who set out to only catch Pikachu in Pokémon GO has seen their self-imposed challenge come to an unfortunate end. The trainer thought they had captured another Pikachu only for it to reveal itself as Zorua.
Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher is selling well in Japan with physical copies being hard to come by
Bandai Namco Entertainment has acknowledged that physical copies of Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher are difficult to find at some retailers in Japan and apologized for the situation via the game’s official Japanese Twitter account.
Artist uses Unity to create a realistic Japanese town in VR
A video showing a modern Japanese town created in Unity has been gathering a lot of attention. The town in the video is a VR demo that is currently being developed by 3D artist Sherman Waffle.
RPG Developer Bakin users are making action games even though it’s sold as an RPG creation tool
SmileBoom released their game creation tool RPG Developer Bakin to Steam Early Access. RPG Developer Bakin boasts that anyone can use it to make an RPG without programming knowledge, but according to SmileBoom, users have been using it to pump out action games.