Japanese games don't normally sell millions of units, and this is indeed a fact, but assuming that it's simply because they're Japanese is a case of confusing correlation with causation. The reason behind the sales number is normally due to a combination of lack of marketing push and sub-AAA production val
The low marketing budgets that Japanese games suffer from tend to extend into lack of coverage from the media. Small Japanese publishers and their tiny western partners don't really have the money to wine and dine armies of western journalists at massive preview events, and often have to resort to almost literally begging for articles. If you look at an average large gaming website, you'll see that their coverage of most Japanese games is spotty at best, and non-existent at wo
There is a reason why Phil Spencer travels periodically to Japan to persuade local publishers to put their games on Xbox One, despite its abysmal sales in the country. He doesn't fly halfway around the world to push the console on the local market, but because Microsoft is well aware of the fact that that it's lagging a bit behind in terms of diversity on the worldwide scene, and Japanese games can help address t
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The team went to Tsushima twice with two different groups of developers. The second time, it was during a festival commemorating the Mongol invasion, and that was an "amazing experience" according to Harper. They even visited a local high school to see historical Mongol artifa
Rift Herald’s Ryan Gilliam piece on the matter has exposed the rift between Riot’s practices and the awareness of their voice actors. The discovery was originally made on Twitter by a lawyer and fan using the handle @LimitlessCha
Join us on Saturday at 3:30pm as Nate Fox (Creative Director), Jason Connell (Creative/Art Director), Billy Harper (Animation Director), Ryuhei Katami (Associate Producer, Sony Interactive Entertainment) and moderator Brian Altano (IGN) discuss how we approached making the debut trailer and what inspired us to make this Strategy Game Mods|Https://Strategynewsbase.Com/. We’ll share epic concept art that’s driving the tone and visuals for the game, and share a little about our reference trips to Japan and working with new team members that are helping make Ghost of Tsushima even better. Also be sure to stop by our signing session after the panel and come say hi. Stay tuned for more info on time and locat
Ghost of Tsushima doesn't suffer from most of these issues. Being a high-level PS4 first-party exclusive, it'll benefit from the strong marketing push that Sony is certainly capable of. On top of that, Sucker Punch has the technology, the will, the know-how, and the budget to create a title with stellar production values under every point of v
Over the past few days, I have been going in-depth in the history and setting behind Sucker Punch's upcoming open-world game Ghost of Tsushima . Part 1 of my analysis looked at the Mongol invasions of Japan that surround the events of the game, and Part 2 will take a look at the setting focused on the island of Tsushima itself. So you can consider this Part
The voice of Swain from League of Legends has been uncovered, and it is a notable Game of Thrones ** actor** . The Grand General of Noxus was voiced by longtime actor James Faulkner. Faulkner is perhaps best recognized currently as Randyll Tarly from HBO’s _ Game of Thrones
This incident has provided a good opportunity for Riot Games to adjust their policy regarding voice talent. While it might distract slightly from the game itself, making news of their voice actors only stands to increase the profile and popularity of _ League of Legends _ . A hire such as James Faulkner, who already has a significant foothold in fantasy entertainment as Tarly, would make for enticing news out of Riot. As mentioned in Gilliam’s piece, it is also widely rumored that Patrick Warburton provides the voice of
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