VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
Earth Defense Force 6 doubles predecessor’s peak player count in just one day
Releasing on July 25, Earth Defense Force 6 has surpassed over 17,000 concurrent players on Steam in just a day, more than double EDF5's peak
Veteran Capcom game music composer takes TikTok by storm, composing tracks in 5 minutes
TikToker revealed to be Mega Man music composer Harumi Fujita cooks up tunes in the style of well-known game franchises in just 5 minutes.
FromSoftware’s Armored Core 6 surpasses 3 million copies sold worldwide in under a year
Since it's August 2023 release, Armored Core 6 has become the best selling entry in the mech action game series Armored Core by a long shot
Earth Defense Force 6 devs apologize for surprise Epic Games account requirement, clarify that it’s only needed for the first time
Following review bombing, Earth Defense Force 6's Steam page has issued an apology and clarification for the Epic account requirement.
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An impressive 16% of Rise of the Ronin players have collected all 100 cats
Cuddling all the cute cats in Rise of the Ronin has become quite an attraction for players seeking a purrfect playthrough.
BLEACH Rebirth of Souls reveals battle and HP system, mechanics for last-minute match reversals
Bandai Namco Entertainment has released new details about BLEACH Rebirth of Souls' battle system, HP gauges and special reversal attacks.
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Nintendo’s surprise title The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club tops Japan’s preorder charts
The first new title in Nintendo’s Famicom Detective Club series in 35 years, Emio- The Smiling Man has you investigating a grisly murder
Square Enix will not be dropping The Apothecary Diaries despite artist being indicted for tax evasion
Square Enix, the publisher of The Apothecary Diaries has "no plans of cancelling" the series despite Nekokurage's guilty verdict.
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Man who threatened Nintendo employees given prison sentence, judge condemns “selfish, persistent and vicious” nature of crime
The man who threatened to "kill everyone involved" in Nintendo's games and events has been dealt a prison sentence by the Japanese court.
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Is Silent Hill creator’s upcoming Slitterhead horror? Action? Developers discuss genre and what awaits players
We spoke to Slitterhead director Keiichiro Toyama, composer Akira Yamaoka and character designer Tatsuya Yoshikawa to find out more.
Capcom still sees Mega Man as an important IP, and is considering new games
Capcom revealed that they still plan to make games for the canon-wielding android Mega Man, which they describe as one of their highly-valued IPs.
Akatsuki Games and Danganronpa devs’ extreme ARPG Tribe Nine to host global closed beta from August 9 to 15
Akatsuki Games have announced a global closed beta test for Tribe Nine, their collaboration project with Too Kyoo Games.
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Dragon Quest creator talks about an unexpected challenge the series is facing due to graphics becoming more realistic
Dragon Quest series creator Yuji Horii talks about the challenge of making silent protagonists as game graphics grow increasingly realistic.
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The no-programming-required Action Game Maker will allow unrestricted access to Godot functions and plugins, according to producer
The upcoming Godot-based no-programming toolkit Action Game Maker will not restrict any of the engine's functions or plugins.
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Japan is making weird tubed ramen for gamers to “eat with one hand”
Japanese food giant Nippon Ham is launching a tubed instant ramen designed to give e-sports players a nutritious no-spill meal option.
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Koei Tecmo’s Representative Director sets up fund to support children from single mother households
Koei Tecmo's Keiko Erikawa sets up scholarship fund help children from low income households in Japan to pursue higher education.
Nintendo’s latest keychains contain real controller parts that can be used
Japanese gamers discover that Nintendo's new keychains contain working buttons that can be put into real SNES, N64 and GameCube controllers.
Monster Hunter Wilds won’t be releasing on the Switch as it “uses the latest technology to its limit”
At a shareholders' Q&A, Capcom has stated that there are no plans for a Nintendo Switch port for Monster Hunter Wilds.
Ubisoft agrees to remove flag from Assassin’s Creed Shadows artbook, issues overall message to Japanese community
Ubisoft will remove the Sekigahara Teppo-tai historical re-enactment group's flag from it's Assassin's Creed Shadows' artbook
Elden Ring inspired Harvestella’s devs to double the damage dealt by floors
The developers of Square Enix's Harvestella drew inspiration from an unlikely game - FromSoftware's Elden Ring.
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Square’s Chrono Trigger almost had a fighting game, according to veteran dev Seiichi Ishii
A desire to work with Akira Toriyama’s character designs almost led the Tekken creator to make a Chrono Trigger 3D beat’em up...
Katsuhiro Harada asks LilyPichu for a Tekken rematch
After his loss at EVO 2024, Tekken dev Katsuhiro Harada has jokingly asked LilyPichu for a rematch in Tekken 8.