VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
Aniplex officially acquires FGO developer’s new studio Lasengle
Aniplex officially acquires Fate/Grand Order (FGO) developer’s new studio Lasengle. Aniplex has officially acquired all shares of Lasengle from DELiGHTWORKS and made it a subsidiary.
Pokémon-themed Wordle clones release in Japan
Pokémon and Wordle make for a surprising good combination with Pokémon-themed Wordle clones releasing in Japan (Pokedle and Pokémon Wordle).
Sega arcade owner GiGO acquires yet another competitor Takarajima
Sega arcade owner GENDA GiGO acquires yet another competitor Takarajima. GENDA GiGO recently made headlines by announcing its plan to rename all domestic amusement venues under the Sega brand to GiGO
Pokémon Legends: Arceus finally gives players a type chart within the game
Pokémon Legends: Arceus finally gives players a type chart within the game. A convenient feature absent from recent titles
Pokémon Legends: Arceus brought back Pikachu’s original cry sound
Pokémon Legends: Arceus brought back Pikachu’s original cry sound. Modern Pokémon games uses Ikue Ohtani's anime voice for Pikachu, but Arceus went for the original digitized cry sound.
There’s an online game program that lets you experience what it’s like to have dementia
There’s an online game program in Japan called Ninchishou Sekai no Arukikata Play! that lets you experience what it’s like to have dementia and understand their symptoms better.
Square Enix reveals more Babylon’s Fall details and PS5 gameplay
Square Enix reveals more Babylon’s Fall details and PS5 gameplay. Quests will be roughly 10 minutes long, and there won’t be trading or selling with other players.
NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD sold over 100,000 units in its first week
NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD sold over 100,000 units in its first week. NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD is a needy streamer-raising adventure game that follows the daily life of Ame-chan, an aspiring live streamer with a desperate need for social acceptance.
Sega arcade venues will be renamed to GiGO following GENDA’s share acquisition
Sega arcade venues will be renamed to GiGO in Japan following GENDA’s share acquisition. GiGO stands for “Get into the Gaming Oasis.”
There’s now a Japanese version of Wordle called Kotonoha Tango, and it’s way harder
There’s now a Japanese version of Wordle called Kotonoha Tango, which is way harder than the original. Kotonoha Tango uses the Japanese Katakana syllabary instead of the English alphabet.
Exorcise demons by cheering them up with a glow stick in this bizarre horror game
Exorcise demons by cheering them up with a glow stick in this bizarre horror game. A new project by Tadasumen, the creator behind PIEN and Sorosoro sushi o tabenaito shinuze!
Cult classic RPG Baroque quietly gets a mobile spinoff
Cult classic RPG Baroque quietly gets a mobile spinoff called Baroque ~Become a Meta-Being ~. The player takes the role of a Meta-Being called a Grue and pushes forward through Neuro Tower.
Survival Quiz CITY from Bandai Namco launching March 4 on Steam
Survival Quiz CITY from Bandai Namco launching March 4 on Steam. Survival Quiz CITY is a multiplayer survival quiz action game by Bandai Namco's GYAAR Studio.
VR adventure game The Tale of Onogoro announced by Last Labyrinth developer
VR adventure game The Tale of Onogoro announced by Last Labyrinth developer. It's a steampunk-themed action-adventure game set in Japan’s Taisho period, which lasted from 1912 to 1926.
Hironobu Sakaguchi creates “sakaGUCCI” brand in FFXIV to sell handmade items
Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi has launched his own unofficial brand within Final Fantasy XIV (FFXIV) called “sakaGUCCI” to sell handmade items.
Librarian adventure game Kakureza Library now available on Steam
Librarian adventure game Kakureza Library now available on Steam. Your job is to check out books to visitors and take care of book returns.
Uma Musume Pretty Derby will no longer support iPhone 8 after Feb. 24
Uma Musume Pretty Derby will no longer support iPhone 8 after February 24. The iPhone 8 is often on the borderline of minimum system requirements for many of the latest titles.
One Piece themed game design contest won by a rhythm RPG featuring Kung-Fu Dugongs
A One Piece themed game design contest sponsored by the Shueisha Game Creators Camp was won by a rhythm RPG featuring Kung-Fu Dugongs.
7 Days to End with You is a visual novel where you decipher a language to understand the story
7 Days to End with You is a visual novel where you have to guess and decipher an unknown language in order to understand the story. You play as a character with memory loss, and there’s a woman trying to communicate with you, but you can’t understand what she’s saying.
Nagoshi Studio established under Chinese tech giant NetEase
Former Yakuza series creator Toshihiro Nagoshi has officially announced the establishment of Nagoshi Studio. 100% funded by the Chinese tech giant NetEase Games.
PlatinumGames’ Sol Cresta to release on February 22 [Update]
PlatinumGames’ Sol Cresta to release on February 22 for $39.99 (Steam, PS4, and Nintendo Switch). The announcement was made during the Sol Cresta Release Date Forum live stream.
Alice Gear Aegis console version announced
COLOPL has announced that they are making a console version of their free-to-play mobile game Alice Gear Aegis. It is scheduled to come out in 2022.