VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
Armored Core 6: Details about the star-studded mecha design team of the game
Armored Core 6: Renowned Japanese mecha designers share details about their involvement in the game's development with online users.
Armored Core 6: Become a McDonald’s-sponsored merc using the custom emblem tool
ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON just released on August 25, and perhaps exhausted from the grueling combat, players are spending their time designing custom emblems of all kinds.
Armored Core 6: Players strategize on how not to be obliterated by Balteus
Balteus is yet another boss from the beginning stages of Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon that has many players letting out cries of dismay on social media. Players figure out strategies to defeat the formidable boss.
Yuki Yuna is a Hero: Bouquet of Brilliance PS4/Switch ports to come in multiple volumes, priced at $60 each
Entergram has announced that the Yuki Yuna is a Hero: Bouquet of Brilliance console version for the PS4/Switch will be released in January 2024. The game's first four volumes will come out on this date, and another four are planned.
Japanese game project that raised almost $70k in crowdfunding reaches stalemate, money to be returned to pledgers
A Japanese crowdfunding platform has decided to pay out $70k in refunds as the project for the game Steam Pilots reached dead end with no updates from the project executor.
Are people in Japan buying eggs based on how attractive they find their manufacturers? The answer is “yes” for many
Some people in Japan are buying eggs based on the attractiveness of their manufacturers. Does a handsome face on the packaging of produce sell better than those without?
Armored Core 6: Japanese users react to horny outcries of AC fandom
The excitement leading to FromSoftware's release of Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon was so great it led to some freakiness within the fandom, earning various reactions from Japanese users.
ByAmber V
Chilla’s Art releases Parasocial, a psychological horror game about a live streamer
Horror game Parasocial by Japanese developer Chilla’s Art releases on August 25 for the PC (Steam). The game is available in the English language.
Armored Core 6 players tripped up at the very start of the game, defeated by the tutorial mission’s boss
Armored Core 6 players are being given a hard time by the helicopter boss of the tutorial mission right at the start of the game, making them anxious of what comes next.
Japanese city’s promotional campaign catches heat for using scantily dressed high school girl mascot
A Japanese city's anime schoolgirl mascot, Haruka Aozora, has online users in a heated debate. Is the character sexualizing girls? Users are split on this controversial character.
Japanese man spends 800k dollars’ worth of embezzled funds on mobile games to become a hero online
A Japanese man was arrested on August 22 on suspicion of employee embezzlement. The man had allegedly embezzled over $1,375,000 from his workplace and claims to have spent a large portion of the money on mobile game in-app purchases.
- ByAmber V
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom 1.2.1 update makes changes to players’ favorite material – elevator railings
Nintendo released update Ver.1.2.1 for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom on August 23, which includes changes to the elevator railings that many liked to use in constructing all manner of inventions due to the unique properties that they possessed.
Magical girl anime event in Japan fails to include its only male protagonist in program, leaving a little boy heartbroken
Young male Pretty Cure fan bursts into tears after the male character is left out of the event. Online users wonder, how did the event forget it's only main male protagonist.
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – newly discovered “law of physics” possibly allows you to override maximum speed of Rockets
One player has made an unexpected discovery regarding the propulsion provided by Rockets in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. It appears that if you attach Rockets at an angle rather than perpendicular to the direction of travel, they surprisingly provide an increased level of propulsion.
Ghostwire: Tokyo director reveals no existing 3D assets were used for the game’s environment, users admire the handcrafted streets of Tokyo
Kenji Kimura, director of Tango Gameworks' Ghostwire: Tokyo, recently revealed that no existing 3D data of the city of Tokyo was used in creating the game's environment, but rather that it was handcrafted based on photos and research.
Unique Japanese Indie puzzle game that uses arithmetic and electricity releases demo version
Japanese game dev Yutaka Kinjo released a demo version for their upcoming math-based puzzle game titled Electrogical on Steam on August 18.
Pokémon Sleep: More and more players encounter the rare Atop-belly sleep style, why is it happening all of a sudden?
Pokémon Sleep users are encountering the rare Atop-belly sleep style left and right. It looks like the app's sleep cycle may be the cause.
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – spooky groaning voice heard on specific location freaks out players, source uncovered
A player of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom reported hearing a mysterious voice with no apparent source on a certain in-game location. The unsettling sound quickly became a topic of discussion among players, who quickly uncovered the unexpected source of the voice.
Armored Core 6 player becomes a legend after defeating assault ship with their bare hands, stunning even the game’s developers
Armored Core 6 veteran player "Fireworks of Shibuya" showed everyone an impressive display of skills in a special episode of PlayStation Japan's PLAY! PLAY! PLAY!
Gran Turismo introduces none other than ambulances, allowing players to race and drift away while blasting their sirens
Gran Turismo 7's latest update 1.36 has brought the addition of the Toyota Himedic '21 ambulance, and players are understandably obsessed with driving them around at full speed.
92% of Japanese school kids love “stanning,” 1 in 4 spend over 60 dollars monthly on YouTubers, anime etc.
1 in 4 children in Japan are spending over 60 dollars monthly on Youtubers and anime characters. 92% of Japanese youth have an Oshi, and they're willing to spend their allowances to "push for" and support them.
Japanese player does blindfolded speedrun of challenging dating sim, becoming a legend
A Japanese player has gone viral for doing a blindfolded speedrun of the dating simulator Tokimeki Memorial, while doing live commentary of his gameplay based only on sounds and his memory.
- ByAmber V