VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
Former FromSoftware and Square Enix game designer establishes new game company to “make games for game lovers”
Former Bloodborne and Final Fantasy 16 game designer Sho Igarashi has established a new game company called Studio Velux.
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VTuber company behind Hololive warned by Japanese government for violations of subcontractor laws
Cover Corp, the company that owns the VTuber agency Hololive, has been issued guidance for violating Japan's Subcontract Act.
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Is Nintendo’s Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete the “perfect” way to end a live-service game?
Nintendo's Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp is set to end service and be replaced by an offline, buy-to-play version of the game.
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Square Enix highlights Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake’s new time-saving features
Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake will have a number of options to make the game faster for time-starved players.
Steins;Gate Re:Boot to bring the original time-travel adventure to modern platforms
Japanese anime visual novel SteinsGate will be getting a remaster in 2025, appropriately called SteinsGate Reboot.
Creator behind Evangelion’s iconic Cruel Angel’s Thesis opening song admits to never having watched the anime
Not everyone who loves Neon Genesis Evangelion's hit opening song has watched the anime, and this includes the lyricist.
The original Silent Hill 2’s camera “was not a compromise,” director talks about navigating technical limitations with deliberate direction
Silent Hill 2's original director Masashi Tsuboyama shares insights about how the game's camera was designed.
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Hideo Kojima wants to make the kind of games aliens will call cool centuries from now
Death Stranding creator Hideo Kojima talks about his mindset on game development and what it means to leave something behind as a creator.
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Tango Gameworks’ Ghostwire: Tokyo will be available for free for a limited time on Epic Games Store
Tango Gameworks' acclaimed action-adventure game Ghostwire: Tokyo will be available for free on Epic Games Store.
Like a Dragon’s Mitsuo mistakenly left out from family picture once again
Like a Dragon fans were saddened to see Yakuza 3's Mitsuo gone from a family picture posted by the official RGG Studio account.
Fortnite map with sequined kimonos and disco balls gives players bizarre introduction to Japanese singer
The free Matsuken Samba Ⅱ Rise Up the World collaboration map in Fortnite brings an extra level of glittery fun to the game.
Nintendo made a mom cry tears of joy by carefully salvaging the old stickers on her kid’s Switch
In a viral post on X, a Japanese mom talks about an astonishingly kind gesture from Nintendo's "godly" customer support.
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Giant Gundam statue in Osaka, Japan gets completed despite complaints about “lame” pose
The brand new life-sized RX-78F00/E Gundam statue installed for Expo 2025 is being widely criticized for its pose.
Metaphor: ReFantazio director Hashino Katsura says Atlus is full of “eccentric people”
Metaphor: ReFantasio and Persona series director Katsura Hashino talks about how he joined Atlus and what awaited him there.
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Team Ninja’s Rise of the Ronin confirmed for PS5 Pro release
Koei Tecmo and Team Ninja's historical action RPG has been confirmed for an enhanced release on the PS5 Pro.
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Bandai Namco expects huge profit increases across the board thanks to Elden Ring’s enduring success, new Idolmaster title and booming hobby market
Elden Ring, Gakuen Idolmaster and Mobile Suit Gundam movie highlighted as key contributors to Bandai Namco's increased profit forecast
Sega’s patent infringement lawsuit against Memento Mori developer is “the kind of lawsuit that usually goes on behind closed doors,” Japanese patent attorney says
Japanese patent attorney analyzes reasoning behind Sega's patent infringement lawsuit against Bank of Innovation.
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Omori manga’s first volume to get a physical release
Following its successful digital launch, the manga adaptation of Omocat’s horror JRPG Omori is being released in book format this November.
Japan’s top voice actors band together to fight against their voices being used to train AI without permission
26 of Japan's top voice actors have launched the No More Unauthorized Generative AI campaign to encourage dialogue on gen AI usage.
Nintendo applies for new trademarks related to Animal Crossing, Super Smash Bros. and other IPs in “food and accommodation” category
Nintendo has applied for 10 new trademarks related to Animal Crossing, Pikmin, Splatoon and Super Smash Bros.
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Trails series developer Nihon Falcom eyes using AI translation to shorten localization process
Nihon Falcom's CEO Toshihiro Kondo says using AI translation is a possibility for the future of the Trails series.
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Silent Hill creator’s new game Slitterhead will “numb your ethics” with its possession system
Keiichiro Toyama explains how Slitterhead's gameplay will make players question whether their morally gray actions are justifiable.