VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
Interview: Taking influence from Persona 4, SunnySide is a farming life simulator that takes you to Japan’s countryside
An interview with the creators of SunnySide - a farm life simulator that offers a range of activities in a fictional Japanese town.
Exclusive: Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth’s artists on RGG Studio’s “think for yourself” policy and the series’ progressive technological advancements
Exclusive interview with RGG Studio's art director and lead character designer about the behind-the-scenes of making Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth.
Interview: The Exit 8 developer Kotake Create on the perks of being a solo dev and how Platform 8 came to be
We sat down with Kotake Create, the solo Japanese developer behind indie hit The Exit 8 and its sequel Platform 8 to find out about the creative process behind the scenes.
Interview: Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising world tournament’s top players talk about how they deal with pressure and defeat
Roundtable interview with the finalists of the ARC World Tour 2023 and top of Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising's competitive scene.
Interview: Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising World Tournament’s top players talk about why they play GBVSR and how they selected their mains
Roundtable interview with the finalists of the ARC World Tour 2023 and top of Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising's competitive scene.
Exclusive: Visions of Mana’s directors talk about the high-speed, hands-on game development process that’s only possible at a hybrid studio
Visions of Mana directors Ryosuke Yoshida and Kenji Ozawa reveal how Ouka Studios advantageously combines Japanese and Chinese ways of developing games.
Exclusive: Coming from a veteran Japanese dev, DB² is a PvP twin-stick shooter with rhythm game mechanics and more. We asked him all about it.
DB²: Disco Boogie of the Dead Beats is the latest project of veteran Japanese dev Yukihiro Sasagawa. We asked him all about it.
Interview: How the personality test game Refind Self sold over 200K copies through collaboration between the developer and publisher
Refind Self dev Lizardry and Playism rep. Shunji Mizutani reveal how publisher and developer worked together to create an engaging indie game
The Idolmaster Shiny Colors: Song for Prism’s ambitious switch to 3D and the CRI middleware technology that aided the process
An interview with the creators of The Idolmaster Shiny Colors: Song for Prism about how they made the impressive leap from 2D to 3D.
Interview: Upcoming free-to-play mech game Mecha BREAK will not be “Pay to Win,” producer promises
We interview Amazing Seasun Games' producer Kris Kwok about the upcoming mech-piloting action game Mecha BREAK and its influences.
Interview: How Visions of Mana’s producer made sure the game stays true to the series’ identity
Square Enix producer Masaru Oyamada tells us everything you need to know about Visions of Mana, the long-awaited new game in the Mana series.
Rise of the Ronin devs reveal details about game’s action, influence of Ghost of Tsushima
We find out how Koei Tecmo and Team Ninja's open world action RPG Rise of the Ronin will immerse players in Japan's turbulent history.
Interview: Dragon’s Dogma 2 boasts the dense open world that Dragon’s Dogma aspired to, but could not achieve
An interview with the developers of Capcom's Dragon's Dogma 2 about how the sequel came to be and the ideas that went into its development.
An ex-Like a Dragon programmer made “Fight Crab 2,” a game similar to Armored Core, but with crabs
An interview with Nusso, a former Like a Dragon programmer turned indie dev, about their latest title Fight Crab 2.
Pole To Win overcame 10 years of struggle to become a leader in Japan’s debugging industry – we asked them what it took
Interview with Pole To Win, a Japan-based debugging company recently making a comeback in the game industry.
Interview: Tetsuya Nomura on FFVII Rebirth story changes, new characters and how the ending will hit differently
Director Tetsuya Nomura reveals how Final Fantasy VII Rebirth will offer an exciting experience for diehard FFVII fans and newcomers alike.
Interview: FFVII Rebirth creators talk about games that inspire them and western fans’ adoration for Sephiroth
We sat down with Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’s producer Yoshinori Kitase and director Naoki Hamaguchi to find out about key decisions made during the game’s development, how they are appealing to different types of players, and their opinions on the differences between fans in Japan and overseas.
How Steam’s refund policy can harm short games – we asked hit Korean indie dev Somi
We asked No Case Should Remain Unsolved dev Somi about how Steam's "less than 2 hours' playtime" refund policy is causing short games to be refunded even if their reviews are positive.
Exclusive interview: Palworld dev talks about game’s influences, original assets and the possibilities of a PvP mode
Exclusive interview with Palworld producer and PocketPair CEO Takuro Mizobe about how Palworld came to be. Mizobe discusses influences, hardships in development and the possibility of PvP.
Exclusive: Ex-BlazBlue producer shows key visuals of new game and talks about “surpassing overseas creators from Japan once again”
An interview with former BlazBlue producer Toshimichi Mori about his upcoming video game projects and future goals with Studio Flare, his newly established studio.
How did the niche gem Suzuki Bakuhatsu come to be? The producer explains the bizarre bomb disposal game’s origin
Takehiro Ando reveals how the PlayStation 1's quirkiest Japanese puzzle game ended up featuring cute models, weird bombs and a robot anime parody
Exclusive: Like a Dragon rep talks about Gaiden’s sales, Infinite Wealth’s tremendous volume and whether we can expect a Game Pass release (the answer is no)
An interview with RGG Studio Director Masayoshi Yokoyama about the upcoming Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth and the recently released Like a Dragon Gaiden about sales, Game Pass and more.