VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
Why is Rajang so common in Sunbreak’s Event Quests? There are 10 of them now
There are total of ten Event Quests that feature Rajang/Furious Rajang in Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak. The new Event Quest Food Fight also includes a Rajang as one of the targets.
Live A Live remake dev makes a game using Unreal Editor for Fortnite
Japanese game developer historia has released a map code for LAVA DEATH RUN, a game made with Unreal Editor for Fornite.
List of games Japanese fans want translated and are willing to fund
An English to Japanese translator decided to create a spreadsheet of titles that gamers want translated into Japanese, and the amount of money they would be willing to provide for funding.
Konami employee arrested for attempted murder of former boss
Police in Japan announced the arrest of an employee of Konami Digital Entertainment on suspicion of attempted murder. The suspect is said to have hit their former boss on the head with a fire extinguisher.
Whale Fall is a beautiful UE5 ocean-exploration game coming this summer
UE5 ocean-exploration game Whale Fall will be releasing in summer 2023 for PC (Steam/Epic Games Store). Whale Fall is a game where players become marine creatures and travel around its world.
Tokyo’s new skyscraper resembles Yakuza’s Millennium Tower
The Tokyu Kabukicho Tower is set to open in Tokyo’s Kabukicho district on April 14. For many gamers, the new skyscraper has brought to mind the Millennium Tower that appears in the Yakuza series.
RE4 remake has no fall damage to the surprise of some players
Players of the Resident Evil 4 remake have taken notice of the fact that protagonist Leon does not take any damage when he falls, a concept that is conventional to the series.
Forspoken update 1.12 lets Frey run in safe zones as QoL improvement
Square Enix has released patch 1.12 for Forspoken. The new update now makes it possible to sprint in places like Pilgrim's Refuges, the Archives, and the Mausoleum.
Ib real-life Guertena art exhibit lets fans feel like they are in the game [event report]
To commemorate the release of the Nintendo Switch version of Ib, an art exhibition was held in Tokyo, Japan. The exhibition featured 39 paintings by Weiss Guertena that appear within the game.
Pokémon Bank still keeps your Pokémon even if your pass expired
The Pokémon Company clarifies that all Pokémon have been kept in the Pokémon Bank regardless of how long they have been there or the status of any paid passes.
Square Enix’s next president shares his love for FFXIV
Square Enix's soon to be new president, Takashi Kiryu, joined a Final Fantasy XIV (FFXIV) stream and expressed his love for the game.
Can ChatGPT help you beat Dark Souls? One player put it to the test
A player has attempted to tackle Dark Souls using advice provided by ChatGPT.
ChatGPT used to make AI-powered interrogation game
Indie game developer released an AI-powered interrogation game that makes use of ChatGPT. Players take the role of a police officer interrogating an AI murder suspect.
Princess Connect’s auto battler game to be re-released on April Fools’ Day
Cygames has announced that it will re-release Priconne! Grand Masters in Japan for a limited time. From April 1 to April 10, the game can be downloaded for free on iOS and Android.
The Gundam Metaverse launches in October with the Gunpla Colony
Bandai Namco group’s Gundam Project announced that a test phase for the Gundam Metaverse will launch in October, beginning with the “Gunpla Colony.”
RE4 remake: Thomas the Tank Engine makes his debut via PC mod
Resident Evil 4 remake launched just a few days ago, but someone has already created a mod that adds Thomas the Tank Engine to the game.
CG company gifts employees PS5s so they can see their names in the credits
A CG company in Japan gifts employees PS5s so they can see their names in the credits. The company explains that most of the staff didn’t have a way to play the games they were involved with.
Sonic Frontier’s Homing Dash now puts a mark next to Cyber Space times
A free update for Sonic Frontiers titled Sights, Sounds, and Speed has been released. One of the changes includes a mark on the results screen of Cyber Space stages that denotes whether or not a player used the Homing Dash technique.
RE4 remake’s Merchant is now unkillable, unlike in the original
Unlike in the original Resident Evil 4, the Merchant has been made practically invincible in the RE4 remake.
RE4 remake: Ashley’s body, face, and voice were provided by different actors
Cosplayer and model Sophie S, otherwise known as PeachMilky, has revealed that she served as the body capture model for Ashley Graham in the Resident Evil 4 remake.
Help deliver a calf in VR: Japanese university uses VR for veterinary education
A research group at Japan’s Azabu University has shown off their VR software for helping learn how to assist cows giving birth. Azabu University says they plan to use the software in their classes starting in April.
That Resident Evil 4 remake anime includes memes from the original
The dialogue of the villagers in the "Resident Evil 4 Anime PV Resident Evil Masterpiece Theater" are actually memes created based on the original game, and Japanese fans are overjoyed that these jokes are now “official.”