VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
Japanese mobile game reveals monthly server cost of $13.6k and users must top this sum in purchases for the game to survive
Japanese publisher Visual Arts have revealed the monthly server cost for their mobile game Itsuwari no Alice, and players need to make sure total in-game purchases exceed this sum if they don't want the game being shut down.
Newly released Boku no Natsuyasumi descendant compared to Zelda: Breath of the Wild for its high degree of freedom
Natsu-Mon: 20th Century Summer Vacation, released for the Nintendo Switch on July 28, was much anticipated for its ties with Boku no Natsuyasumi, but players are also impressed by the game's high degree of freedom.
Don’t take away your kid’s games! Japanese mom shares her wisdom on how to deal with children gaming too-much
Japanese parents of young gamers discuss parenting styles regarding gaming. How effective is it to enforce prohibitions, and can it actually create more problems than it solves?
Japanese robot cat waiter smiles proudly as he makes a huge mess, people love him all the more
A beloved Japanese cat-themed food delivery robot called BellaBot has been gaining attention for how cute it is even when failing at its tasks and making a mess. The robot can be seen in over 2000 restaurants in Japan.
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Raging Loop creator’s indie game studio announces two new titles in the making
Studio Yomi, indie game studio founded by Japanese scenario writer Amphibian announced that they have two new titles currently in development titled “P” and “Q” respectively.
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#NoBarbenheimer trends as Japanese users speak out on tasteless Barbenheimer memes
#NoBarbenheimer trends on Japanese Twitter as users condemn the series of tasteless memes regarding nuclear bombings created within the Barbenheimer trend. The official US Barbie Movie account responding to such content sparked the public outrage.
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Japanese Twitter users debate – Is it actually more work being a NEET?
Japanese Twitter users decide if overtime, stress, and the loss of one's free time is worth the money. Maybe NEETs have found the perfect work-life balance. No work.
Hello Kitty Island Adventure’s unhinged plot is just a glimpse of Sanrio’s insanity
The Sanrio open-world adventure game Hello Kitty Island Adventure for Apple Arcade had players taken aback with it's first scene including an emergency plane evacuation. In Japan, Sanrio is known for the shocking content they often spice up their media with.
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Japanese company uses underselling voice-actors from their agency as card-packers in their card game business, but it’s a good thing
Japanese company Bushiroad has recently been gathering attention for their policy of having voice-actors signed under their agency work part-time at their card game production sites in periods when they don’t have enough work coming in.
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Saya no Uta AI app that lets you talk to Saya now available for free
The Saya no Uta AI App, based on the original adult suspense horror adventure game Saya no Uta, let's you talk to Saya in Japanese and English.
Investigate social media to find a missing idol in upcoming Japanese indie game Pricolage -IDOLIZED-
In the upcoming Japanese indie game Pricolage -IDOLIZED- , the player will investigate the disappearance of a K-POP idol based on clues on social media.
Pokémon TCG World Championships deck ends up on Japanese flea market app before it even releases
The Pokémon World Championships 2023 commemorative trading card deck set to go on sale on July 28 started mysteriously appearing on Japanese flea market apps before the release date.
Splatoon 3 fans overjoyed at Nintendo’s commitment in introducing Tournament Manager feature
Nintendo has revealed an in progress Tournament Manager feature for Splatoon 3 which is meant to help players create and manage unofficial tournaments.
Manga author has their manga scrapped last minute by Japan’s “most explicit” magazine after working on it for 3 years
Japanese manga writer has their upcoming serialization for Kodansha’s Weekly Young Magazine suddenly cancelled after it had been in the works for three years. It was cancelled for containing "inappropriate expressions."
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Japanese Twitter user has their username “stolen” by Elon Musk’s new AI business
A Japanese Twitter user recently had their username changed by Twitter without their knowledge. Their original username is now being used by Twitter CEO Elon Musk’s new AI-related startup company.
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This major Japanese noodle brand actually manages to use memes to promote without being cringe
Nissin Foods, the leading manufacturer of instant cup noodles in Japan, has recently grabbed the spotlight with a commercial that makes clever use of a viral meme song.
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Japanese McDonald’s forbids entry to entire middle school’s student body
The story of a Japanese McDonald's restaurant banning all students from a certain Kanagawa middle school for their "disruptive behavior" has recently gone viral.
This Japanese game recreates those cryptic mini “games” everyone has seen in mobile game ads
The agressively titled YEAH! YOU WANT "THOSE GAMES," RIGHT? SO HERE YOU GO! NOW, LET'S SEE YOU CLEAR THEM! is a collection of minigames based on those strange "games" often seen in ads.
This Japanese VR dating app let’s people meet through avatars and go on virtual dates
Memoria is a Japanese VR dating application that allows users to look for partners behind avatars and go on virtual dates.
This ginormous 6000+ page Idolmaster memorial book could serve as a blunt weapon
An official Memorial Book commemorating the past 8 years of the Idolmaster SideM series announced for 2024 is going to exceed 6000 pages, which has caught the attention of users even outside of the fandom.
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Japanese game creators speak out on “idea theft” and issue of fans submitting unsolicited ideas
Game creators of series such as Super Robot Wars and Ultraman have spoken out against fans submitting unsolicited ideas for games and characters, as risk of the creators being accused of plagiarism exists.
Everyone hates inaccurate depictions of Japan, right? Wrong – a lot of Japanese people want more
A recent viral tweet by a Japanese user suggests that many Japanese people are actually fascinated, or at least amused, with some of the faulty representations of Japan in western media.
- ByAmber V