VERACITY IN GAMING
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Hunter x Hunter author reveals he was bedridden for several days following manga hiatus announcement
Following the serialization hiatus announced last week, Hunter x Hunter mangaka Yoshihiro Togashi has given an update on his health.
A rare game Japanese collectors have been buying for millions of yen just released on the Switch for $40 dollars
SNK's newly launched ACA NEOGEO Selections 1 and 2 include a rare game that's fetching prices around 3 million yen among collectors.
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Sony shares hit highest price in almost 25 years
Sony’s share price hit an all-time record high on Wednesday- with the market closing value at the highest it has been since March 2000.
Credit card restrictions are spreading even to Japanese platforms for women’s adult content, including audio dramas and BL doujinshi
The recent trend of payment processors suspending Visa and MasterCard payment on Japanese platforms has spread to womens' adult entertainment.
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Death-seeking baby from Who’s your Daddy?! becomes a viral reaction image in Japan nine years after the game’s release
A darkly humorous image of a knife-wielding baby from the multiplayer game Who's Your Daddy?! is enjoying unexpected popularity on the Japanese side of X.
Sony says there is no trend of PlayStation users switching to PC and no big risk of player outflow
Sony reported a healthy trend of PlayStation users upgrading from PS4 to PS5, but no pattern of users opting for a gaming PC instead of a PS5.
Nintendo now owns 100% of Monolith Soft
Nintendo has finally acquired the remaining 4% of Monolith Soft's shares, making it a wholly-owned subsidiary.
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Japanese game developer COLOPL partners with Stable Diffusion’s developer, garnering criticism
Colopl, known for co-developing Square Enix's Dragon Quest Walk, is partnering with Stability AI to introduce gen AI into their development.
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Kadokawa’s employees are reportedly optimistic about a Sony buyout because they’re itching for a change in leadership
Statements by Kadokawa employees offer a new perspective on the publisher's potential acquisition by Sony Group.
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SAEKO: Giantess Dating Sim gets delayed to 2025
Following the demo's positive reception, SAFE HAVN STUDIO is delaying SAEKO: Giantess Dating Sim to 2025 to further improve the game's quality.
Studio Ghibli to crack down on unauthorized merch, promising to take strict legal action
Studio Ghibli announced that it will take legal action against the selling of unauthorized products that use the anime studio's IPs
Infinity Nikki developer’s mobile hit Love and Deepspace makes chart-topping profits in Japan
Infold Games' Love and Deepspace was both the top downloaded and top grossing interactive story mobile game in Japan this year.
Another Japanese game company is asking staff to voluntarily quit their jobs amidst financial losses
Japanese game developer Enish is asking an undisclosed number of its employees to voluntarily resign as it enters its 10th consecutive year of losses.
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Making remasters is a lot harder than you think. Like a Dragon technical lead Yutaka Ito shares insight into RGG Studio’s approach to remakes and remasters
Like a Dragon series technical lead Yutaka Ito does myth-busting about remasters being "easy to make" and shares insights into RGG Studio's way of working.
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Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii to get a CD mini-album purely devoted to Captain Majima
Ahead of Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii's launch, Goro Majima will get a new mini-album of karaoke songs, available on CD and music streaming platforms.
Upcoming Isekai anime game will let you experience the worlds of popular anime and their characters
Currently in development, Isekai ∞ Isekai seeks to provide users with a new experience centered around “being transported to another world”
RE:Choice is a Persona-inspired RPG where you loop time to save your favorite live streamer
Developed by Japanese indie creator Yukiarrr, RE: Choice is a Persona-inspired time loop RPG where you investigate the disappearance of your favorite streamer.
83-year-old Japanese erotic game creator plays long-awaited STALKER 2 and loves it, but laments the small font
After a 15 year wait, Japanese internet legend Seiji Nakamura is enjoying survival horror FPS STALKER 2 but wishes the text was bigger.
Demon Slayer: The Hinokami Chronicles 2 to launch in 2025 with all 9 Hashira as playable characters
Aniplex has announced that Demon Slayer: The Hinokami Chronicles 2 will be launching simultaneously worldwide in 2025 for the PC (Steam), PS4/PS5, Nintendo Switch and Xbox One/Xbox Series X❘S.
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Capcom to hold first ever game development contest using their in-house RE Engine
Today, Capcom announced that they will be holding the Capcom Games Competition, a game development contest using their proprietary RE Engine.
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Japanese police arrest man for hacking and selling Pokémon save data for the Nintendo 3DS
A 32-year-old man from Saitama, Japan was arrested on December 5 for selling hacked Pokemon Sun save data for $35 dollars a copy.
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Bandai Namco’s unsuccessful MMORPG Blue Protocol to be reincarnated as Star Resonance by Chinese studio
Chinese developer BOKURA has announced Star Resonance, a new anime MMORPG based on Bandai Namco's Blue Protocol.
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