About Us
AUTOMATON is a website that publishes a wide variety of video game-related content, with a focus on Japanese gaming news. The Japanese version of AUTOMATON went live in June 2014. The English version launched in August 2021.
Operating Company: Active Gaming Media Inc.
Osaka Head Office: Matsumoto Sangyo Bldg. 4F, Utsubo-Honmachi 1-12-6, Nishi-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka, Japan 550-0004
TEL: +81-6-6147-9401
Email address: contact-en[at]automaton.am
* Please send all press releases to press[at]automaton.am
X (Formerly Twitter) account: @AUTOMATON_ENG
Japanese site
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Operating Company: Active Gaming Media Inc.
Osaka Head Office: Matsumoto Sangyo Bldg. 4F, Utsubo-Honmachi 1-12-6, Nishi-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka, Japan 550-0004
TEL: +81-6-6147-9401
Email address: contact-en[at]automaton.am
* Please send all press releases to press[at]automaton.am
X (Formerly Twitter) account: @AUTOMATON_ENG
Japanese site
note (Japanese)
AUTOMATON WEST Editorial Team
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.
Novice Editor-in-Chief since October 2023.
She grew up playing Duke Nukem and Wolfenstein with her dad, and is now enamored with obscure Japanese video games and internet culture. Currently devoted to growing Automaton West to the size of its Japanese sister-site, while making sure to keep news concise and developer stories deep and stimulating.