VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid is getting a videogame adaptation, coming out in Spring 2022 for PS4/Nintendo Switch
Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid is getting a videogame adaptation, coming out in Spring 2022 for PS4/Nintendo Switch. The game will be an “exhilarating” shooter according to the teaser site.
NEO: The World Ends with You is coming to Epic Games Store on Sept. 28
NEO: The World Ends with You is coming to Epic Games Store on Sept. 28. The PS4/Nintendo Switch version of NEO: The World Ends with You was released in July and received high praise from both the critics and users.
Dragon Quest XII is being co-developed by ORCA, along with the previously announced HEXADRIVE
Dragon Quest XII is being co-developed by ORCA, along with the previously announced HEXADRIVE. ORCA is looking for staff not only for Dragon Quest XII but also for an unannounced Unreal Engine project.
Final Fantasy XIV’s new fleet-footed Scholar ability gets players buzzing
Final Fantasy XIV’s new fleet-footed Scholar ability gets players buzzing. While some jobs are getting flashy new moves and dramatic overhauls to mechanics, the Scholar only had “Can make party members move faster” highlighted.
Newly teased game from Sega aims to capture the non-linear, player-driven experience of TRPGs
Newly teased game from Sega aims to capture the non-linear, player-driven experience of TRPGs. More information will be revealed at TGS2021 Online on October 1 (JST)
Monster Hunter Rise will add Rush from Mega Man 11 on Sept. 24
Monster Hunter Rise will add Rush from Mega Man 11 on Sept. 24 as part of Capcom Collab 4.
French publisher Microids will revive two of Taito’s renowned franchises
French publisher Microids will revive two of Taito’s renowned franchises. The new games are already in production and are expected to launch in 2022.
Online mahjong game announces termination of service on the day of its official release
Online mahjong game announces termination of service on the day of its official release. Himejanki officially launched on September 6, and gave notice that the game will be terminating service on September 30.
Tales of Arise is the fastest selling game in series history
Tales of Arise is the fastest selling game in series history with first week shipments & digital sales of over one million units.
Shiropen Road, a ‘draw your own road’ 2D puzzle is now available as a free browser game
Shiropen Road, a ‘draw your own road’ 2D puzzle is now available as a free browser game. Shiropen Road has been received well by Japanese users.
Among Us related news might be announced at TGS2021 [UPDATE]
Among Us related news might be announced at TGS2021. While the teaser image strongly resembles characters of Among Us, it could just be an announcement of Among Us' Japanese physical edition, though.
Co-op coin pusher game Old Coin Pusher Friends announced for Steam & Nintendo Switch
Co-op coin pusher game Old Coin Pusher Friends announced for Steam & Nintendo Switch. Old Coin Pusher Friends is a coin pusher game with its own unique spin.
Japan’s Yamadera temple has been recreated in a walking simulator and is available for a limited time
Japan’s Yamadera temple has been recreated in a walking simulator and is available for a limited time. The game is a walking simulator based on the Risshakuji Temple, or Yamadera as it’s popularly referred to, in Yamagata, Japan.
Dragon Quest XII is being co-developed by JP developer HEXADRIVE
Dragon Quest XII is being co-developed by HEXADRIVE, a Japanese studio based in Osaka. The company has a proven track record of porting games and has cooperated in the development of several major titles.
New WarioWare game takes Fire Emblem: Three Houses’ tea time to extreme speeds
New WarioWare game takes Fire Emblem: Three Houses’ tea time to extreme speeds. WarioWare: Get it Together! has a lot of microgames based off of other Nintendo properties. The tea time microgame is one of them.
Final Fantasy IV’s iconic Developer’s Office nowhere to be found in the Pixel Remaster
Final Fantasy IV’s iconic Developer’s Office nowhere to be found in the Pixel Remaster. Developer's Office is the famous hidden location included in the original FFIV.
Summer Mission, a Japanese time-travel adventure game, will launch on Sept. 10
Summer Mission, a Japanese time-travel adventure game, will launch on Sept. 10. Hoping to reconcile with his grandmother, a teenage boy travels back to the year 1980.
Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin developer takes a cue from the real-life news and creates giant rice plants
Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin developer takes a cue from the real-life news and creates giant rice plants. The height of the swiftly-growing giant rice plants in the video he posted apparently comes to about 5 meters.
Nier director Yoko Taro’s new RPG Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars teased
Nier director Yoko Taro's new RPG Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars has been announced. It'll be a new RPG "built of cards." Yoko Tako is involved as the creative director, and it will not be a Drakengard game.
Death Stranding director Hideo Kojima posts some helpful tips for the game on Twitter
Death Stranding director Hideo Kojima posts some helpful tips for the game on Twitter. One of them being an easier way to get past BTs in mountain area.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild players discover new levitation bug
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild players discover new levitation bug. As the name suggests, the levitation bug in The Legend of Zelda: Breath makes it possible for Link to float through the air along a horizontal plane.
PICO PARK’s online mode is coming to its Nintendo Switch version on September 9
PICO PARK’s online mode is coming to its Nintendo Switch version on September 9. PICO PARK has seen a rise in popularity this summer, with the number of Steam concurrent players reaching 16,802 in July.