VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Experience being shrunk and kept in a giantess’ drawer in this upcoming Japanese game
SAEKO: Giantess Dating Sim by SAFE HAVN STUDIO is an upcoming Japanese adventure game where the player is shrunk and kept in the drawer of the giantess Saeko.
Super Mario RPG: The fan who drew Geno every day for almost 1000 days has his wish granted
A dedicated fan of Geno from Super Mario RPG finally had their wish granted after drawing Geno daily for almost 1000 days.
Super Mario RPG remake: What really caused Yoshi’s disappearance from the box art?
Why is Yoshi not on the box art of Nintendo's Super Mario RPG remake? People are putting forward various possible theories.
Super Mario RPG: Guerilla trends on Twitter in Japan as fans celebrate the legendary meme’s revival
Following the release of the Super Mario RPG remake trailer, "Guerrilla" started trending on Japanese Twitter. What's so special about this character?
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Tears of the Kingdom: Even log hauling brings out the ingenuity of players
The Lurelin Village restoration project in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has born all kinds of means of log transportation being invented, from people winging it to being truly creative.
Super Mario RPG monster designer apologizes for their lack of knowledge in cocktails
A certain character design revision in the Super Mario RPG remake has earned a reponse from Kurashima Kazuhiro, the monster designer of the original game.
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Developer of Goemon series announces new 3D action game Otogi Katsugeki Mameda no Bakeru: Oracle Saitarou no Sainan!!
A new title by Good-feel, developer of the Gambare Goemon series, called Otogi Katsugeki Mameda no Bakeru: Oracle Saitarou no Sainan!! will be released in winter 2023 for the Nintendo Switch.
Why the Blood Moon in Tears of the Kingdom happens: There might be a technical reason
Users have discovered a way to trigger a Blood Moon in Tears of the Kingdom: Legend of the Zelda. The conditions in which it appears reveals a possible deeper purpose of the glitch.
Genshin Impact: Japanese users react to people’s confusion at the size of characters’ heads
Amusing discourse regarding the size of Genshin Impact characters' heads started after Japanese users discovered a Reddit thread questioning why everyone's forehead is so high.
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Blue Protocol surpasses 200,000 concurrent players only in Japan, breaking Bandai Namco’s record
The recently released online RPG Blue Protocol, published by BANDAI NAMCO Online and Bandai Namco Studios has reached 600,000 players and 200,000 concurrent players.
Blue Protocol players go buck naked, sacrificing their characters’ dignity for FPS
Blue Protocol players going around naked in-game has become a hot topic. Apparently, discarding your clothes helps prevent frame rate dips.
- ByAmber V