VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
Short Trip, a hand-illustrated tram driving game in development for 5 years, gets Steam release with extra features
Heavenly Bodies developer 2pt Interactive is releasing the charming browser game Short Trip on Steam with extra features.
Infinity Nikki praised for banning cheaters, but players are confused as to why anyone would cheat in a cozy dress-up game
Infold Games have permanently banned over 80 accounts for cheating behavior in their hit new free-to-play title Infinity Nikki.
Nexon to team up with Tencent to launch The First Berserker: Khazan in China
Nexon partners with Tencent to bring The First Berserker: Khazan to China, capitalizing on the Dungeon & Fighter IP's success in the country.
Why Marvel Rivals’ lack of a role lock feature is good for the game’s longevity
Marvel Rivals has quite the path before it finds its footing as a live service title. Yet for all its ups and downs, the game’s lack of a role lock feature is a step in the right direction when it comes to player expression.
Deltarune gets bizarre fan-made dating game where Asgore can romance Toriel
ToriMeki Memorial is an unofficial Undertale/Deltarune spinoff dating game focusing on the romance between Asgore Dreemurr and Toriel.
Bandai Namco wanted Secret Level’s Pac-Man episode to be as weird as possible
Secret Level's creators reveal that Bandai Namco itself wanted audiences to “wonder WTF they did to Pac-Man?” in its dedicated episode.
With The First Berserker: Khazan, Nexon hopes to push its multi-billion-dollar Dungeon Fighter IP past Asia
Nexon is making their hardcore action RPG The First Berserker: Khazan a full-length PC/console game in order to better reach US and EU markets, explains CEO
PS5 gets nostalgic menu and startup themes for PlayStation’s 30th Anniversary
The December 3 PS5 feature update is packing some serious nostalgia with limited-time menu themes to mark PlayStation’s 30th Anniversary.
Nintendo cracks down on Switch game piracy, seeking information disclosure from Google and Reddit to identify suspects
Nintendo of America hopes to gain information from 8 tech companies to identify individuals involved in Nintendo Switch game piracy.
Upcoming RPG Dragon Sword’s dragon riding mechanic is inspired by the Zelda series’ freedom of movement
South Korean dev studio HOUND13 gives insight into the gameplay and features in their semi-open world action RPG Dragon Sword.
Nintendo and Tencent to terminate Nintendo Switch Online services in China
Nintendo Switch Online, including the eShop, is scheduled to be shut down in China in the first half of 2026.
Deltarune creator Toby Fox asks fans to test new chapter switch feature on PC
Toby Fox is testing a new command for switching between chapters in the new build of Deltarune's Chapters 1 and 2.
Toby Fox is releasing a new build of Deltarune Chapter 1 and 2
A new build of Deltarune Chapter 1 and 2 will be open for testing from November 25, Fox revealed today, with Chapters 3 and 4 due in 2025.
Red Dead Redemption 2 voice actor Roger Clark expresses interest in working with Hideo Kojima
Roger Clark, who memorably played Arthur Morgan in Red Dead Redemption 2, had a promising exchange with Hideo Kojima on X.
Genshin Impact will no longer use X (Twitter) for in-game event announcements
The official X account for miHoYo’s Genshin Impact announced that updates about in-game events will no longer be posted outside of HoYoLAB,
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Pokémon videos top 360 billion views, according to YouTube
YouTube reports that its Pokémon community has grown into a unique place where both official channels and fans create and share varied content.
The First Berserker: Khazan’s devs don’t think of the game as a soulslike, but rather a 3D successor to Dungeon Fighter Online for consoles
The First Berserker: Khazan developers at Neople say they don't think of their upcoming "hardcore" action game as a soulslike.
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The First Descendant to get a jiggle physics update in response to community demand
Good news for The First Descendant playerbase- the game will be getting jiggle physics (read: bouncing boobs) in a future update.
The First Descendant and MapleStory drive Nexon’s record-breaking Q3 results
Nexon's 2024 Q3 profits were boosted by strong overseas performances of The First Descendant, MapleStory and Dungeon & Fighter.
NIKKE x Evangelion collaboration didn’t perform as well as expected, reveals Shift Up
Although it sent Goddess of Victory: NIKKE up Japan's app charts, Shift Up found the results of the Evangelion collab "underwhelming."
Stellar Blade’s Shift Up denies rumors of new Los Angeles studio and NIKKE Netflix adaptation
Stellar Blade developer Shift Up clarifies that they are not planning to open a new studio in LA or partner with Netflix.
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NIKKE character designer to release original new game on Steam in December
Super Bunny's Adventures is an original story game by the designer of Goddess of Victory: NIKKE's Alice. It launched in December 2024.
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