VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
Chilla’s Art to release complete remake of The Bathhouse, a game discontinued due to mysterious game-breaking bug
Chilla's Art have announced that a remake of The Bathhouse is "coming soon," a year after the original game was pulled from Steam.
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“Making games is how I make a living and support my family” visual novel developer speaks out against unauthorized gameplay streaming
A Japanese game developer's stance on the harmful effects of unauthorized streaming and gameplay uploads has reverberated in the community.
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Like a Dragon live-action series’ first episode made RGG Studio’s director tremble, scream and run for a cigarette break
Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio Director Masayoshi Yokoyama reacts to Amazon Prime's upcoming Like a Dragon: Yakuza live-action adaptation.
Capcom sees drop in profit during first quarter but forecasts yet another year of financial growth
Capcom's latest financial statements show a dip in profit during Q1 of the fiscal year, but the company expects another year of financial growth.
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Granblue Fantasy’s longtime director and producer step down in organizational change
Granblue Fantasy director Fukuhara Tetsuya and producer Kimura Yuito have left their positions to focus on other roles at Cygames.
Former Devil May Cry series developer announces new anime-style 3D action game
A former developer of Capcom's Devil May Cry series has announced a promising anime-style 3D action game titled MIGHTREYA.
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.