VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
Legend of Zelda cosplayer highlights the difficulties of Link drawing and sheathing his sword from his back, gets advice from Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai
A cosplayer's struggle with unsheathing Link's sword prompted Masahiro Sakurai to give insight into how this action was animated in Super Smash Bros.
Square Enix’s Trials of Mana to get stage adaptation
Trials of Mana, the third RPG in the Mana / Seiken Densetsu series, will get a stage show next year to mark the game’s 30th anniversary.
Anime fans encouraged to resume “normal fan activities” after three people got arrested for running an anime spoiler website
Anime production committee of Overlord makes an announcement to fans following arrests related to an anime spoiler site.
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Eternal Palace Sakura to bring stylish sword-wielding cat-girl action with jiggle physics
Japanese game dev group Denneko Yuugi announced that their anime-style 3D action roguelite Eternal Palace Sakura is coming in late 2025.
Legend of Zelda devs tried to make Link talk for the first time in Echoes of Wisdom, but it felt too wrong
The Legend of Zelda producer Aonuma Eiji reveals that the development team of Echoes of Wisdom tried to make Link a voiced character at first.
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Hideo Kojima confirms origin of Death Stranding hand logo amidst 5th-anniversary promotions
All about the real-life and in-game promotional events Kojima Productions has lined up for Death Stranding's fifth anniversary.
Devil May Cry 5 and Dragon’s Dogma 2 director Hideaki Itsuno will make original AAA action games at new LightSpeed Japan Studio
Former Capcom veteran game director Hideaki Itsuno joins new Japanese branch of LightSpeed Studios. He will be leading triple-A development.
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Japanese manga store Melonbooks offers customers discount for using AMEX and JCB credit cards to counter issues with international payment processors
International payment processors' tightening adult content regulations lead Melonbooks to offer a discount to encourage customers to switch payment methods
Yakuza creator says his new game will be an action adventure with a “rather high age rating” and complex game system
Like a Dragon series creator Toshihiro Nagoshi reveals details about his work-in-progress new game at Nagoshi Studio.
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Palworld tops PS5 download rankings in Japan
Pocketpair's hit survival game Palworld was the most downloaded PS5 game in Japan in October following its launch on the 4th.
Square Enix reports profit increase in games sector driven by Final Fantasy 14 Dawntrail
Square Enix highlights the Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail expansion as a contributor to increased operating income for the period from April to September 2024.
Palworld developers reveal details of Nintendo and Pokémon Company infringement lawsuit
Pocket Pair has revealed the details of the patent infringement lawsuit filed against them by Nintendo and The Pokemon Company.
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Japanese manga and game store Melonbooks becomes the latest Japanese platform to run into trouble with international payment processors
Melonbooks is suspending Mastercard and Visa payments, likely due to demands from international payment processors related to adult content.
Sega console game sector growth driven by Vanillaware’s Unicorn Overlord, big profits from Sonic and Metaphor: ReFantazio expected
Sega console game sales have been driven by older titles so far this fiscal year, but that seems likely to change next quarter.
FromSoftware and Spike Chunsoft parent company Kadokawa has 26 new games in development
Game companies in the Kadokawa Group, including Elden Ring dev FromSoftware and Spike Chunsoft, are working on a total of 20 console and 6 mobile games.
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii to feature new character voiced by Majima’s actor from the Amazon Prime show
“It’s kind of funny ‘cause being Majima got me a part in the game, but the part isn’t Majima.”
SNK’s The King of Fighters 98 is now part of a high-tech health monitoring machine
Tanita and SNK have teamed up to create a body composition analyzer, which also allows you to play King of Fighters '98.
Japan’s game and anime industries could be looking at improved working conditions and higher wages with government’s new plan to quadruple the content industry’s worth by 2033
Japan aims to make content creation the driving force of the country’s economy- identifying anime and video games as core industries
Bandai Namco aims to resolve Gundam model scarcity issues with a whole new factory
Bandai Spirits has announced that their new factory for Gundam models kits (Gunpla) and figures will open in the next fiscal year.
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Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto refutes claim that he is a “genius” and lays out his down-to-Earth game design philosophy
Nintendo representative director Shigeru Miyamoto gives insight into the game design advice that he gives to new Nintendo employees.
Metal Gear Solid Delta Snake Eater will have new dialogue, voice actors confirm
Voice actors David Hayter (Snake), Jodi Benson (EVA) and Lori Alan (The Boss) talk about recording extra lines for Metal Gear Solid Delta.
Nintendo may be battling declining Nintendo Switch Online subscriptions with their new music app
Nintendo's new music streaming app may be a strategic move to keep users subscribed to Nintendo Switch Online amidst increasing cancellations.
- ByAmber V