VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
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.
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The Switch has sold more games than any other Nintendo gaming platform, Nintendo reveals
Nintendo Switch lifetime sales figures reveal that more games have been sold for the system than any other Nintendo console or handheld.
“It’s a security hole that endangers democracy itself.” NieR creator speaks out against payment processors pressuring Japanese adult content platforms
NieR creator Yoko Taro comments on the series of instances of Japanese adult platforms being pressured by credit card payment processors.
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Hideo Kojima reveals meeting with Keanu Reeves, sparking collaboration rumors
Hideo Kojima posted on X that he met with Keanu Reeves, renewing fans' hopes that Reeves will be in a future Kojima Productions game.
Bandai Namco’s games sector sees massive 188% profit growth thanks to Elden Ring, Dragon Ball, Gundam Breaker 4
Bandai Namco Holdings' report for the first half of the fiscal year reveals significant growth across all of their sectors.
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Silent Hill 2 director Masashi Tsuboyama reflects on the extraordinary talent of the original game’s development team
Tsuboyama looks back on what it took to make Silent Hill 2: "They demonstrated their full potential in their respective fields of expertise.”
Marvelous scores success in arcade business with new Pokémon machines, plans to establish a new office in China
Rune Factory developer Marvelous continues to successfully expand its amusement business overseas despite overall profit decline.
Ban: The Prologue of Gucha Gucha is a retro Japanese horror game that looks for beauty in gore
Developed by VTuber and solo game developer Ichimatsu Suzuka, Ban: The Prologue of Gucha Gucha is a surreal retro-horror game from Japan.
- ByAmber V