VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
Prospect of joining Sony feels “too dynamic to be real,” says Kadokawa employee as talks of acquisition shake up entertainment industry
News of Sony Group potentially buying out FromSoftware owner Kadokawa in an M&A worth an estimated 600 billion yen has prompted various reactions within Kadokawa and the anime industry,
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SIE veteran Shuhei Yoshida wants to keep supporting indie developers even after his retirement
PlayStation veteran Shuhei Yoshida shares insights about the importance of indie games for the evolution of the game industry.
Palworld and Terraria collaboration announced for 2025
Pocketpair has announced a collaboration between their monster-catching survival hit Palworld and Re-Logic's sandbox indie classic Terraria.
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The Super Mario Bros. Movie gets first TV screening in Japan on December 31
The Super Mario Bros. Movie is finally being aired on Japanese television, more than a year after it was first screened in Japanese cinemas.
Pre-registration for Tribe Nine, the death game ARPG written by Danganronpa’s creator, opens today for mobile platforms
Akatsuki Games opened pre-registrations for their “extreme death game” ARPG Tribe Nine on November 26.
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“Let’s meet again in hell” Japanese out-of-print manga archive Manga Library Z begrudgingly shuts down, but swears to be back
After having all of its payment options disabled, Manga Library Z officially shut down on November 26, but J-Comi promises to bring it back.
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The charm of Persona and Metaphor: ReFantazio’s character designs lies in a sex appeal that doesn’t reveal the artist’s gender, says former Atlus designer
Atlus art director Shigenori Soejima and former designer LAM talk about the "sex appeal" of characters in the Persona series and Metaphor: ReFantazio.
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Story of Seasons and Rune Factory creator’s new JRPG Progress Orders announced for 2025 in Japan
Yoshifumi Hashimoto's new guild management RPG Progress Orders is currently in development for Steam and the Nintendo Switch.
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Dynasty Warriors: Origins demo prompts comparisons to Soulslike games with unexpectedly difficult Lü Bu boss fight
Players diving into the demo of Koei Tecmo's Dynasty Warriors: Origins ran into a boss that was a lot more difficult than what they're used to.
Mods for Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake receive backlash in Japan, highlighting a large cultural gap in how mods are viewed
Recent backlash in response to QOL mods for Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake has highlighted a fundamental difference in how mods are viewed in Japan vs in the West.
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Director of Penny Blood, Shadow Hearts’s spiritual successor, files lawsuit over unpaid funding from Kickstarter campaign
Penny Blood's director has announced that he filed a lawsuit against game publisher Dangen Entertainment and its former CEO Ben Judd.
Walk, Kazumi Games Studios’ anticipated PS1-style horror game, may be getting a full game announcement soon
Kazumi Games Studios PS1-style indie horror game Sanpo / Walk was praised for its unusual atmosphere when it was released as a free demo back in 2021.
Sega Saturn’s Fighters Megamix has a hidden stage that was kept secret all this time due to an unfortunate bug
Sega veteran Yutaka Ito shares a fascinating secret about FIghters Megamix that was caused by a mistake in his rookie days at the company.
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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth won’t get DLC for now as the team wants to focus on getting part 3 out ASAP
DLC for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth won't be coming yet, reveals director Naoki Hamaguchi, as the team is hard at work on the next game.
Capcom releases Dragon’s Dogma 2 OST on streaming platforms
Capcom released the original soundtrack of Dragon’s Dogma 2 on Steam and streaming platforms on November 21.
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Sega’s Virtua Fighter is finally coming to Steam with Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O, boasting rollback and 4K graphics
Sega announced that the Virtua Fighter series will be coming to Steam for the first time with Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. Developed by Like a Dragon’s Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, the new title is scheduled to launch this Winter.
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Attack on Titan voice actor Yuki Kaji releases official voice synthesizer to counter people feeding his voice to AI without permission
Top Japanese voice actor Yuki Kaji has crowdfunded and released official synthesized voices to tackle unauthorized generative AI use.
(Updated) Guy who married Hatsune Miku gives deeper insight into why he did it
Akihiro Kondo, who married Vocaloid and virtual idol Hatsune Miku in 2018, reveals that the decision wasn't motivated by love.
Guilty Gear Strive’s latest update causes character models to disappear when viewed from inappropriate angles
Guilty Gear Strive’s 1.41 patch introduced the long-awaited Team of 3 mode, as well as some sneakier changes.
Chances of Angel Beats! 2nd Beat are not zero, according to Visual Arts founder Takahiro Baba
Visual Arts former president Takahiro Baba answers questions about Jun Maeda and a potential sequel to Angel Beats! 1st Beat.
Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake is losing players midway for an unfortunate reason – its target audience has grown old and farsighted
Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake has run into an unexpected problem – some of its players simply can’t read such small text anymore.
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Japanese indie dev issues warning about sophisticated Steam Key scam
Pico Park puzzle game series developer Shunsuke Miyake warns of a Steam Key scam using "trustworthy" YouTube channels.