VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
Tsushima Island to sell Ghost of Tsushima official merch as souvenirs
Tsushima Island to sell Ghost of Tsushima official merchandise, starting April 29. Although the items are already available online, they're still a welcoming addition as souvenirs.
CRI Middleware’s CRIWARE now supports Unreal Engine 5
CRI Middleware has announced that their products sold under the CRIWARE brand now support Unreal Engine 5. They also plan to update CRIWARE to make it easier to work with UE5-specific features.
Ninja JaJaMaru: The Great Yokai Battle + Hell coming to Steam May 12
Ninja JaJaMaru: The Great Yokai Battle + Hell is coming to Steam on May 12. Ninja JaJaMaru: The Great Yokai Battle + Hell is the latest title in the popular Ninja JaJaMaru-Kun side-scrolling action series that was originally released by Jaleco in 1985.
Bandai Namco’s free co-op action game Goonect to release on May 27
Goonect will launch for free on Steam May 27. Goonect is a two-player cooperative 3D action game that’s being developed by GYAAR Studio, Bandai Namco Studios’ indie game label.
El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron is coming to Nintendo Switch [Update]
El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron is coming to Nintendo Switch. El Shaddai initially launched on PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2011, followed by a PC release in 2021.
A fatal server failure causes a game in Japan to end service 5 months after launch
A fatal server failure causes Sensaku Sangokushi (戦策三国志) , a Three Kingdoms themed game, to end service in Japan 5 months after launch.
A nearly $12,000 Final Fantasy VI Statue even has series creator Sakaguchi bewildered
Square Enix has begun accepting preorders for their “SQEX MASTERLINE FFVI” statue. The statue is priced at a whopping 1,485,000 yen, which is around $11,592.
The Edo-Tokyo Museum has recreated Edo for players to explore on their mobile devices
The Edo-Tokyo Museum has released Hyper Edohaku to the Apple App Store in Japan. The app contains a 3D recreation of Ryogoku-Hirokoji, Edo’s entertainment district.
Visual novel The witch of the Ihanashi to launch this summer
Visual novel The witch of the Ihanashi is planned to release in summer 2022 on PC (including Steam). The game will support Japanese and Simplified Chinese.
Elden Ring’s Putrid Crystalian trio silently nerfed and became well behaved
The latest Ver.1.04 patch for Elden Ring has quietly nerfed the infuriating trio of Putrid Crystalians. They are more well behaved and easier to deal with.
Fire Dragon Fist Master Xiao-Mei is bringing retro kung fu action to Nintendo Switch on May 19
PiXEL has announced that Fire Dragon Fist Master Xiao-Mei will be launching in Japan on May 19 for the Nintendo Switch. It's a retro kung fu action game and a homage to the 16-bit games of old.
Handstand puzzle action game Invercity coming to Steam this fall
Handstand puzzle action game Invercity coming to Steam and itch.io this fall. Invercity tasks players with navigating stages using its “Handstand” and “Inverted Broadcast” mechanics.
qureate to launch the bishoujo stealth game Nozokimi on Switch May 19 [Update]
qureate to launch the bishoujo stealth game The Future You've Been Dreaming Of (Nozomu Kimino Mirai) on Nintendo Switch May 19. You'll play as a spirit-like being who lives inside a young girl's house.
Alice Gear Aegis console game to launch Sep. 8 as a multiplayer 3D action game [Update]
Alice Gear Aegis console game to launch Sep. 8 in Japan as a multiplayer 3D action game. It seems to revolve around simulated combat training among Actresses.
Japan’s Xbox Game Studios Publishing team is expanding
Japan’s Xbox Game Studios Publishing team is expanding. “We are working with top-class developers on truly groundbreaking product for Xbox,” says Matt Smith, a senior producer at Xbox Game Studios Publishing.
Former Star Fox developer asks for Star Fox Zero to get a Switch port
Former Star Fox developer Takaya Imamura asks for Star Fox Zero to get a Switch port. Imamura also added that if a sequel to the animation is made, he would like to be in charge of the scenario and storyboard.
Koei Tecmo to raise base salary by an average of 23%
Koei Tecmo Holdings has announced that they will raise the base salary of full-time employees working at Japan-based companies under the wing of Koei Tecmo by an average of 23%.
Floppy sumo wrestlers battle it out in the free Unreal Sumou
Unreal Sumou is a sumo wrestling game where the goal is to knock your opponent out of the ring. It’s hard to predict how the wrestlers will move as they flop and fold over their own bodies, but it’s certainly a funny sight.
A survey in Japan shows strong interest in Apex Legends & Jujutsu Kaisen among youth
LINE Corporation published the results of a survey they conducted in March 2022 about recent trends in Japan. Games like Apex Legends, Uma Musume, and Pokémon ranked high in the survey results.
Yamaha announces audio mixer and headset for game streamers
Yamaha has announced the ZG01 audio mixer and YH-G01 headset in a series of products designed for streaming video games. The products are set to release in Japan on June 1.
Sonic Origins to release on Sonic’s birthday: June 23
Sonic Origins, a compilation of the early Sonic The Hedgehog titles, is coming out on June 23 for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC (Steam/Epic Games Store).
Elden Ring now makes its tutorial area obvious to players
With FromSoftware’s latest Ver.1.04 Elden Ring patch that just released on April 19, a new pop-up window has been added to help players not miss the game’s tutorial section.