VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
AI: The Somnium Files writer updates cryptic message, potentially teasing a sequel
Kotaro Uchikoshi, director of Spike Chunsoft’s AI: The Somnium Files, posted another cryptic message that possibly means "im being overwatched by the authorities right now."
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Rise of the Ronin’s overseas critic reviews booed in Japan
The PS5 exclusive Rise of the Ronin has earned a Metascore of 76, which Japanese users consider to be unfairly low.
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Konami earns ire of arcade for terminating online service for older machines
One arcade's alleged angry notice at Konami for ending online support for Sound Voltex cabinets from 2020 has gone viral in Japan.
Pokémon Sleep announces global competitive sleeping tournament (April Fools)
In a very elaborate April Fools stunt, The Pokémon Company has announced a worldwide “Pokémon Sleep Champion Tournament,” planned for 2024.
The Exit 8’s official sequel finally announced
Platform 8, the official sequel to Kotake Create's 2023 smash hit The Exit 8, combines new gameplay with familiar elements from The Exit 8.
Tekken 8’s pluggers will now be matched against each other, spiraling into plugger prison
Tekken 8's developers revealed that pluggers will preferentially be matched with each other following the on April 2.
Dragon’s Dogma 2’s March 29 update adds New Game option, maxes out Art of Metamorphosis numbers
Update 1.050 for Dragon's Dogma 2 addresses criticisms, adding a New Game option, Art of Metamorphosis item increase, and graphical options.
Elusive McDonald’s-branded Nintendo DSi quickly pulled from second-hand store in Japan
A mysterious McDonald's-exclusive Nintendo DSi and eCDP cartridge appeared and quickly vanished from a thrift-store's listing.
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Rise of the Ronin lets you casually chill with the guy who forced Japan’s borders open
In Rise of the Ronin, historical figures like Perry and Sakamoto Ryoma drop by your longhouse- the surrealism is amusing Japanese players.
Dragon’s Dogma 2 and Rise of the Ronin outsold by Princess Peach: Showtime! in Japan
Nintendo's Princess Peach: Showtime! has outsold both Dragon's Dogma 2 and Rise of the Ronin in its first week of sales in Japan.
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Genshin Impact and even Chinese erotic games spark localization discussion in Japan
Chinese games like Honkai Star Rail and Ark Knights contain hard-to-translate idioms, prompting discussion on how to localize them into Japanese.
Square Enix’s Visions of Mana is “semi open field,” but what does that mean? Producer explains
Visions of Mana producer reveals how the upcoming RPG will let players explore the vibrant and unique world of Mana like never before.
Visions of Mana devs avoided “westernizing” the identity of Square Enix’s RPG series
Producer Masaru Oyamada explains how Square Enix's upcoming Visions of Mana stays true to the beloved Japanese RPG series' roots.
Disabled Street Fighter 6 player launches crowdfunding campaign to take on USA EVO2024 with his chin and fingertips
Esports player Shunya Hatakeyama has muscular dystrophy and is raising funds to achieve his dream of competing in EVO2024 in Las Vegas.
Multiplayer paranormal activity investigation game coming to Steam on April 12
School Paranormal Laboratory gameplay screenshot
Japanese gamers notice generation gap when it comes to reselling games
Debates about reselling games have broken out on social media in Japan, revealing generational differences in how people consume games.
Final Fantasy 14 lost 300,000 players because of one boss fight, reveals Yoshi-P
Final Fantasy 14's director Naoki Yoshida revealed that Titan boss fight's difficulty caused at least 300k players to drop the game.
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Escape an Exit 8-like looping train platform in this free-to-play Japanese browser game
Inspired by The Exit 8, Track No. 9 is a Japanese pixel art adventure game where you must escape a train station by spotting anomalies.
Katamari Damacy composer overjoyed at soundtrack’s 20th anniversary digital release
Katamari Damacy sound director and main composer Yuu Miyake comments on the game's iconic OST being available digitally for the first time.
Palworld partners with Tencent Cloud for “3-second” dedicated multiplayer server creation
Tencent Cloud, owned by Tencent Holdings, have become an official partner of PocketPair, assigned with dedicated server creation for Palworld.
- ByAmber V
Bunny girl dating simulator’s oddly named panty shot mechanic titillates Japanese users
The Japanese bunny girl dating simulator Bunny Garden has managed to generate a lot of pre-launch buzz with its panty-peeping "PTA system."
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This challenging bullet hell shooter boss took 12 years to beat
DoDonPachi SaiDaiOuJou's hidden boss Inbachi (Hina) has finally been defeated in a perfect run of Cave's fiendish bullet hell shooter.
