VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
Palworld: Don’t make this mistake when building your base
Building a high-rise base, one Palworld player made a critical mistake that erased hours of their work, and they even caught it happening on film.
ByAmber V
Japanese Ministry to phase out mandatory use of floppy disks
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) to shift towards more modern digital solutions.
Become a mind-reading Japanese schoolgirl and help your friends in this cute indie game
In the heart-warming indie game Happy Telepathy, you will help mind-reading schoolgirl Miru Kokonagi solve her classmates' problems.
Latest Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom physics hack lets you deal shocking amount of damage in a single blow
The mysterious physics engine of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has made possible a Zonai build that can wipe out enemies in a single blow.
In this VA-11 Hall-A inspired dystopian visual novel, your goal is to “destroy the world”
Memory Detective: Akira is an upcoming deck-building visual novel game with JRPG and roguelite elements. With a dystopian setting and cyberpunk vibes, it takes inspiration from VA-11 Hall-A and Blade Runner.
Japanese Bible ASMR with cute anime girls is a thing
Strange combo of Japanese Bible ASMR, weird thumbnail captions, and cute anime girls puzzles social media users
One of Palworld’s ace devs was scouted at 20 years old with 0 industry experience
The story about how one of Palworld's devs rose from unemployed middle school graduate to full-time developer of a best-selling game has been gaining attention on social media.
- ByAmber V
Look out for creepy anomalies while monitoring CCTV footage in this Japanese indie horror game
Surveillance Work is an upcoming Japanese indie horror game that will appeal to fans of I’m on Observation Duty and The Exit 8.
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth will not have any streaming restrictions, just don’t spoil things
Sega has revealed guidelines regarding streaming/uploading gameplay videos of Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, and some users are surprised by how lax they are.
- ByAmber V
Revealed: Palworld glitch exploits let you travel in style
We reveal glitch techniques that let you jump higher and glide faster in Palworld, even if you only have super basic equipment.
This UE5 Death Stranding parody game is about a dirty, balding otaku saving the world
Nicknamed "The Dirty Death Stranding" this Japanese UE5 action game boasts a "multidimensional world" and a dirty old otaku protagonist.
- ByAmber V
This fictional Japanese bear comes with strict rules about being aged up, put in a skirt or given beer
The super detailed usage guidelines for Kumamoto Prefecture's popular mascot character Kumamon have attracted attention on Japanese social media
Shinzo Abe “Have s*x” meme baffles Japanese X users
Bizarre English language memes featuring former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Cowboy Bebop puzzle Japanese social media users
Palworld’s release not faced with legal issues, according to dev
Faced with rumors about plagiarism and legal issues, Palworld representative Takuro Mizobe assures that the game has passed legal reviews with no action taken by other companies.
- ByAmber V
Palworld dev says their game isn’t like Pokémon at all, but rather like ARK
Palworld developer Takuro Mizobe says the game isn't at all that similar to Pokémon as it is to ARK: Survival Evolved.
- ByAmber V
Break out of prison using game bugs in The Glitch Prison
Bizarre new Japanese indie title The Glitch Prison purposefully revolves around the concept of glitches as a game mechanic.
Danganronpa creator teases “insane” new game, possibly collab with Zero Escape writer
Danganronpa creator Kazutaka Kodaka has possibly teased the announcement of Extreme x Despair, calling its scenario "insane."
- ByAmber V
Japanese tool protects your artwork from AI learning
Japanese company SnackTime has just launched their emamori service, which enables creators to protect their artwork from AI learning and AI image generation programs
Palworld will let you keep humans as pets and sell them on the black market
The open world survival game Palworld will allow you to capture not only Pals, but humans as well. Humans caught with a Pal Spehere be sold for high prices on the black market.
Pokémon Scarlet & Violet’s mochi-induced “Chicken Dance” gets players in a flap
Find out how Pokémon SV's Mochi Dance from the epilogue of The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero DLC is taking the internet by storm.
Square Enix regrets making too many games that fall between AAA and indie, plans to “narrow down” lineup
Square Enix CEO Takashi Kiryu commented that the company has been making too many titles that “fall somewhere between” AAA and indie games, and will be focusing on fewer and more high quality titles in the future.
- ByAmber V
Why are one-time purchase mobile games getting rarer? Japanese dev explains
Japanese developer explains why the mobile game market is seeing less and less of one-time purchase game releases, in favor of free-to-play games with frequent microtransactions.
- ByAmber V