VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
Japan’s gacha game market collapse is near, Japanese media reports, but is the market simply streamlining?
The high-risk, high-return nature of Japan's mobile games market may see fewer titles being released in the future- but of higher quality.
Trails series developers are working on bringing early titles to modern hardware
Nihon Falcom CEO and Trails series director Toshihiro Kondo says the team is working on bringing early titles to modern platforms.
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Dead or Alive Xtreme: Venus Vacation’s new character to launch worldwide simultaneously for the first time
For the first time, DEAD OR ALIVE Xtreme Venus Vacation will be releasing new content simultaneously across all versions.
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Elden Ring’s latest DLC update buffs the effect of Scadutree Fragments on attack and defense stats
The latest update for Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree update adjusts the effect Scadutree Fragments have on your character.
Nitroplus to be acquired by Cygames’ parent and resume work on games abandoned due to lack of resources
CyberAgent, parent company of Cygames, has acquired visual novel developer Nitroplus for 16.9 billion yen and will support its IP creation.
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The Pokémon Company disqualifies TCG contest entries following rule violations and suspicions of gen AI use
In the wake of controversy surrounding the Pokémon Trading Card Game Illustration Contest 2024, some entries have been disqualified for breaking the rules
New Tales of series title likely in development, as hinted during Bandai Namco shareholders’ meeting
According to an attendee of Bandai Namco Holdings' shareholder meeting, a new Tales of game is likely in production.
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Silent Hill creator says his new title Slitterhead is a modern action-game take on Siren
Keiichiro Toyama, the creator of Silent Hill, says upcoming new project Slitterhead is based on reinventing the 2003 title Siren.
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One of Japan’s best-selling mobile games, Umamusume: Pretty Derby, to get English release
Cygames just announced that popular anime girl horse racing game Umamusume Derby is getting an English language release on iOS and Android.
Elden Ring: Why being able to ride Torrent is a game changer for fighting Elden Beast
Elden Ring's patch 1.12 allows you to mount Torrent in the Elden Beast boss battle, which gives you a significant advantage.
Death Game Hotel: Gamble life and limb in Swery’s ultra-gory VR game, coming this July
Death Game Hotel is a sit-down VR title that lets you pit your wits against opponents in deadly games of Poker and Goblet of the Grim Reaper
Blue Protocol developers talk about what went wrong with the MMORPG
The core developer team of Bandai Namco Online's MMORPG Blue Protocol talk about the game's issues and what they're doing about them.
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1994 Street Fighter movie starring Van Damme is still a money maker, according to latest Capcom shareholder meeting
With its cult fan following and release on streaming platforms, the 1994 live action Street Fighter movie is still earning revenue
Japanese singer to greet fans from inside a box to keep her anonymity
Top young Japanese singer Ado will take part in an exclusive handshake event from inside a box for her new album Zammu.
Bandai Namco Studios, developer of Tekken 8, sees negative annual income for the first time since founding
Bandai Namco Studios, subsidiary of Bandai Namco Entertainment, reports 3.9 billion yen loss and a negative annual net income.
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Square Enix CEO switches to a more cautious approach to generative AI use
Square Enix CEO Takashi Kiryu's latest remarks about the company's use of AI may indicate a more apprehensive attitude on the matter.
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Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure online game in development again, set to release in 2026
KLab has announced that it has restarted work on the Jojo's Bizarre Adventure online game announced back in 2020.
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Romancing SaGa 2 remake voice actress discovered the original game through her gamer grandma
Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven voice actress Eri Inagawa surprised fans by revealing that her grandma got her into the original game
Bandai Namco Online in state of insolvency due to 8.2 billion yen loss and negative net income
Bandai Namco's online game subsidiary becomes insolvent after 8.2 billion loss and two-year consecutive deficit.
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Nintendo Direct narrator’s “surprised” reactions to announced games have people thinking Nintendo wiped his memory
The Nintendo Direct narrator's over-the-top “surprised” reactions to new announcements have drawn humorous conspiracy theories from users.
Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake will have a performance mode for PS5 and three difficulty settings
Square Enix's upcoming Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake will include various new features, including auto-saving and a performance mode for PS5.
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Final Fantasy 7 art director reminisces about the game’s early days as a 2D pixel art prototype
"An FF7 like this would have been possible in an alternate timeline," art director Yusuke Naora looks back on a very early Final Fantasy 7 prototype.