VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
Verity Townsend
Automaton West Editor and translator. She has a soft spot for old-school Sierra adventure games and Final Fantasy VIII (yes, 8!). Can often be found hunting down weird forgotten games and finding out everything about them. Frequently muses about characters and lines from Metal Gear Solid and Disco Elysium. Aims to keep Automaton fresh and interesting with a wide variety of articles.
Street Fighter 2 designer and other Capcom veterans working on new battle game under shmup dev Cave
Industry veterans including composer Yoko Shimomura and Street Fighter II designer Akira Nishitani are working on the Kamitsuku Project.
Bullet hell shooter dev Cave sees gaming sector profits decline but anticipates upturn
DoDonPachi developer Cave announced their latest earnings and their future plans for strengthening their top shmup IPs.
Ubisoft stock price plummets following Strategic Update announcement and Assassin’s Creed Shadows delay
Uncertainties around Ubisoft's future direction and the delay of Assassin's Creed Shadows impacts investor confidence.
Become a devious manager of a game arcade in management sim Prize Denied
Upcoming management sim Prize Denied has you using cunning business tactics to run a successful empire of claw machine arcades.
Tekken’s Katsuhiro Harada responds to California wildfires, reveals that his former firefighter father wishes he could help out
Tekken's Katsuhiro Harada shares revelations about his former firefighter father's history with the LA Fire Department.
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii will get free New Game+ update
Unlike Infinite Wealth, Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii's New Game+ will be available as a free post-launch patch.
Monster Hunter Wilds Open Beta Test 2 participants will get special bonuses in full game
Those who play the Monster Hunter Wilds Open Beta Test 2 this coming February have some bonuses to look forward to if they get the full game.
Hideki Kamiya reacts to the revelation that someone at CLOVERS has a figure of him (sort of) on their desk
A staff member of Hideki Kamiya's new studio CLOVERS happens to have a figure that bears a striking resemblance to the Okami creator himself.
Tango Gameworks resumes full-scale operations under Krafton, opening new office in Tokyo
Ghostwire: Tokyo and Hi-Fi Rush developer Tango Gameworks now has a new office in Tokyo, marking the start of its rebirth under Krafton.
Mecha BREAK opens applications for large-scale closed beta featuring revamped PvPvE mode
Amazing Seesun Games are accepting applications for hit multiplayer mech shooter Mecha BREAK's latest closed beta test until January 14.
Classic robot arcade shooter Strania The Stella Machina to get enhanced Switch release
G.rev's Strania -The Stella Machina- EX, the enhanced version of the nostalgic 2011 robot action shooter, is coming to Nintendo Switch on January 23.
Venus Vacation Prism -Dead or Alive Xtreme- gets 18+ rating in some regions despite lack of nudity, and here’s why
Team Ninja's upcoming Venus Vacation Prism -Dead or Alive Xtreme- has been given the highest age rating in Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan.
Ghost of Tsushima Legends anime announced with story by the creator of Psycho Pass
Scheduled for release in 2027, the Ghost of Tsushima Legends anime series will be co-produced by Crunchyroll and Aniplex.
Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP is bringing back one of Juliet’s original DLC outfits this February, with a new Nightmare Mode in the works
Producer Yoshimi Yasuda reveals that Juliet is getting her Goth Girl outfit back in a February update to Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP.
Bullet hell shooter Soulers free demo lets you slow down time to turn the tide of battle in your favor
In upcoming shmup Soulers, you can slow down time to avoid the barrage of bullets, as well as call upon your hand-picked tough girl team for support.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 smashes series’ box office records, becoming the fastest earning Sonic movie so far
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 shot up box office charts at supersonic speed, becoming the fastest earning Sonic movie in its first 3 days.
Japan’s empty apartments are being turned into gaming spaces aimed at esports players
A renovation project is aiming to turn Japan’s vacant apartments into high-tech gaming facilities to attract esports players and avid gamers.
NieR Automata inspired experimental RPG HYPERxFANTASY blends deep storytelling, tense sword combat, and high player freedom with striking futuristic visuals
Indie developer ONYXPRISM’s upcoming story and choice-driven RPG HYPERxFANTASY is scheduled to be released in the second quarter of 2025.
Silent Hill-inspired horror game Welcome to Doll Town’s first episode to release for free in February
Episode 1 of the PlayStation 1-style psychological horror game Welcome to Doll Town will be released for free across all platforms on February 14
Armored Core 6’s veteran players are shooting down anyone trying to cheat or cheese their way up, no matter how overpowered they are
Here's how Armored Core 6's hardcore players are hunting down those who try to cheese their way to victory by spamming moves.
Niantic reveals how Pikmin Bloom is helping people discover hidden places in Kyoto
Pikmin Bloom dev Niantic explains how they ended up running an ongoing tourism event with Japan’s historical capital of Kyoto.
2024 review of major Japanese game companies’ performance
Automaton West's overview of how Japanese game companies like Sony, Nintendo, Bandai Namco, Square Enix, Sega and Capcom fared in 2024.