VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
Tears of the Kingdom: this new “material” elevates aircraft building to a new level
In The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, players have discovered a new “material” that is incredibly light and boasts high air resistance, making a great component for aircrafts.
Stop blowing into your Switch game card slots – Nintendo rebukes tradition of Japanese gamers
Nintendo recently made a post on their official Twitter account in which they refuted one long-standing custom of Japanese gamers - blowing onto their device to make it run better.
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Spindas can have unique spot patterns again in Pokémon HOME with ver. 3.0.1 update
The latest update Ver. 3.0.1 for Pokémon HOME released on July 4 fixes several problems, including the issue of all Spindas’ spot patterns showing up the same.
City of Kyoto under fire for problematic Pokémon card vending machine in subway station
The Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau has come under fire for installing vending machines that sell "original packs" of Pokémon cards that many deem legally and morally questionable.
- ByAmber V
Percentage of Japanese language users at record high on Steam, surpassing even German and French
According to Valve's Steam Hardware & Software Survey, Japanese is currently the sixth most used language on the platform, meaning that there has been a significant increase in Japanese users in June.
Game studio in Japan struggles to find employees as the industry grows stronger
Japanese game studio Indie-us Games has recently revealed via Twitter that the company has lost all their prospective employees to other companies due to rising competitiveness in Japan's growing game industry.
Viral sand Tetris game Setris was suspended for copyright infringement and reborn under a new name
The viral game Setris, also known as the 'The Sand Tetris' had been suspended due to a copyright claim by the original copyright holder of Tetris. The game has been brought back under a new name - Sandtrix.
Twitter has been so unstable that a top game publisher in Japan has decided to end account binding
Twitter's API-related instability has caused Yostar, a top game publisher in Japan to announce that they will be discontinuing Twitter account binding for their titles.
This fighting game will have an emotional support system for salty players broken in battle
Cygames has announced that Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising will have a support system aimed at easing the bitterness of losing in battle. Players will be able to select a character that will offer words of encouragement and advice.
We asked Craftopia’s developers about the game’s soaring popularity and response to the Seamless World Update
Following the major "Seamless World update," Craftopia's popularity has been soaring. We asked Pocket Pair's CEO Takuro Mizobe how he feels about the response and about noteworthy details regarding the update.
CyberConnect2 CEO’s message to students in game development sparks controversy
Matsuyama Hiroshi, CEO of CyberConnect2, has recently come under fire on social media for a Twitter thread in which he expresses his opinions on the topic of students enrolled in game development-related studies not owning and using enough of a variety of game consoles.
- ByAmber V
Tears of the Kingdom: How to one-up and exterminate those pesky Yiga clan members
Players of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom have come up with a variety of ways to annihilate disguised members of the Yiga Clan before they even have a chance to strike.
Japanese confectionery brand launches its own metaverse
Bourbon Corporation, a major Japanese confectionery maker, released their own Bourbon Metaverse, a virtual candy-land themed 3D space that users can access through avatars.
- ByAmber V
Street Fighter 6: What’s the throw escape bug Capcom is rushing to fix?
Capcom announced that they are investigating a bug related to throw escapes in Street Fighter 6, which is likely the auto throw escape that allows overpowered play, causing concern among players.
Konami is the king of patents in Japan’s game industry, being no. 1 at keeping rivals at bay
A recent study shows that in 2022, Konami Group Corporation was the no. 1 company in Japan's game industry based on number of patents which blocked competitor companies' patent registration.
- ByAmber V
Craftopia becomes a massive seamless open world with new update
The Japanese action survival game Craftopia was updated on June 28. The update elevates Craftopia into a vast, seamless open world. Other elements of the game have also been updated.
Why are prices of certain old Nintendo 3DSs skyrocketing in Japan?
Recently, Nintendo 3DSs which have 2 specific applications installed on them have been selling at double the retail price on marketplace apps in Japan.
- ByAmber V
FFXVI: Efforts for Torgal to receive more love and affection. Petting once is not enough
After Twitter account Can You Pet the Dog? implored Final Fantasy XVI players to pet Torgal more often, even the official Square Enix and FFXVI accounts got involved in efforts for Torgal to receive more affection.
Tears of the Kingdom: How does rain work and what does it affect?
Players have been discovering various details about how rain works in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom as well as its positive and negative effects.
Honkai: Star Rail: Japanese schoolgirls reclaim Herta’s Kuru Kuru Kururin meme
Honkai: Star Rail’s Herta’s viral “Kuru Kuru Kururin!” has been growing even more popular recently, becoming a trend among Japanese schoolgirls on TikTok.
Fairy Tail & Edens Zero author clears FFXVI only 3 days upon release, conspiracy theories arise
Mashima Hiro, author of Fairy Tail and Edens Zero keeps shocking users with his immaculate control over time. This time he cleared Final Fantasy XVI in just three days after the release.
- ByAmber V
Tears of the Kingdom: This web tool can locate shrines for you on a map
A convenient web tool for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom that generates a map with the locations of undiscovered Shrines and Lighroots has been developed.