Akihiro Sakurai (AUTOMATON WEST の投稿者) https://automaton-media.com/en/author/akihiro-sakurai/ AUTOMATON is a website that covers the Japanese gaming world. We bring you the news on video games from Osaka and Tokyo. Tue, 13 Jan 2026 08:48:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://automaton-media.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cropped-automaton-sitelogo-120x120-1-32x32.png Akihiro Sakurai (AUTOMATON WEST の投稿者) https://automaton-media.com/en/author/akihiro-sakurai/ 32 32 YouTuber who crowdfunded $320k to develop dream game promises to “respond to refund requests sincerely” amidst standstill, but won’t give up on completing it  https://automaton-media.com/en/news/youtuber-who-crowdfunded-320k-to-develop-dream-game-promises-to-respond-to-refund-requests-sincerely-amidst-standstill-but-wont-give-up-on-co/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/youtuber-who-crowdfunded-320k-to-develop-dream-game-promises-to-respond-to-refund-requests-sincerely-amidst-standstill-but-wont-give-up-on-co/#comments Tue, 13 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=55734 Dark Souls YouTuber Narunii's crowdfunded game is long overdue and currently at a standstill, but he promises to reimburse backers and get the game back on track.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/youtuber-who-crowdfunded-320k-to-develop-dream-game-promises-to-respond-to-refund-requests-sincerely-amidst-standstill-but-wont-give-up-on-co/feed/ 18 Capcom cancels lecture about Monster Hunter Wilds’ optimization as devs face threats and harassment  https://automaton-media.com/en/news/capcom-cancels-lecture-about-monster-hunter-wilds-optimization-as-devs-face-threats-and-harassment/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/capcom-cancels-lecture-about-monster-hunter-wilds-optimization-as-devs-face-threats-and-harassment/#comments Mon, 07 Jul 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=49765 Capcom's engineers were supposed to hold a CEDEC presentation on Monster Hunter Wilds on July 24, but this has been cancelled.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/capcom-cancels-lecture-about-monster-hunter-wilds-optimization-as-devs-face-threats-and-harassment/feed/ 13 Steam saw Chinese users spike and exceed 50% of worldwide playerbase in February 2025  https://automaton-media.com/en/news/steam-saw-chinese-users-spike-and-exceed-50-of-worldwide-playerbase-in-february-2025/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/steam-saw-chinese-users-spike-and-exceed-50-of-worldwide-playerbase-in-february-2025/#respond Fri, 07 Mar 2025 02:39:13 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=45344 According to Valve, Chinese-speaking users surged by 20.88% in February this year, surpassing English-speaking users by a large margin.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/steam-saw-chinese-users-spike-and-exceed-50-of-worldwide-playerbase-in-february-2025/feed/ 0 Legendary Japanese horror game Ao Oni gets first-person 3D reboot on Steam  https://automaton-media.com/en/news/legendary-japanese-horror-game-ao-oni-first-person-3d-reboot-steam/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/legendary-japanese-horror-game-ao-oni-first-person-3d-reboot-steam/#respond Mon, 08 Apr 2024 04:06:10 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=29437 Ao Oni, the stealth horror game that gained cult popularity in Japan and even abroad thanks to Youtubers like PewDiePie, gets new 3D sequel.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/legendary-japanese-horror-game-ao-oni-first-person-3d-reboot-steam/feed/ 0 Transform into a skeleton and fix bugs in this fourth wall-breaking retro action game within a game  https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20240213-27073/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20240213-27073/#respond Tue, 13 Feb 2024 03:18:11 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=27073 Miracle Corp. is an upcoming metroidvania action platformer where you must play and debug a strange game from 1987.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20240213-27073/feed/ 0