https://automaton-media.com/en/author/akira-sada/ AUTOMATON is a website that covers the Japanese gaming world. We bring you the news on video games from Osaka and Tokyo. Fri, 23 Oct 2026 10:18:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://automaton-media.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cropped-automaton-sitelogo-120x120-1-32x32.png https://automaton-media.com/en/author/akira-sada/ 32 32 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/sanararar-wish-granting-adult-visual-novel-with-art-by-puella-magi-madoka-magica-character-designer-is-coming-to-steam-with-english-support/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/sanararar-wish-granting-adult-visual-novel-with-art-by-puella-magi-madoka-magica-character-designer-is-coming-to-steam-with-english-support/#respond Fri, 23 Oct 2026 10:12:35 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=74179 SanararaR is an updated version of the 2005's Sanarara, originally released in 2012.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/sanararar-wish-granting-adult-visual-novel-with-art-by-puella-magi-madoka-magica-character-designer-is-coming-to-steam-with-english-support/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/furyus-retro-liminal-space-shooter-anomalith-surpasses-120000-steam-wishlists-ahead-of-release/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/furyus-retro-liminal-space-shooter-anomalith-surpasses-120000-steam-wishlists-ahead-of-release/#respond Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:04:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=74019 Japanese developer FuRyu celebrates 120,000 Steam Wishlists for its upcoming third-person shooting game ANOMALTIH.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/furyus-retro-liminal-space-shooter-anomalith-surpasses-120000-steam-wishlists-ahead-of-release/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/cute-but-unsettling-chess-inspired-roguelite-hitoriasobi-follows-an-innocent-girl-as-she-plays-a-special-game-with-her-teddy-bear/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/cute-but-unsettling-chess-inspired-roguelite-hitoriasobi-follows-an-innocent-girl-as-she-plays-a-special-game-with-her-teddy-bear/#respond Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=73962 Hitoriasobi is set to release on Steam in 2026, with a playable demo coming soon. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/cute-but-unsettling-chess-inspired-roguelite-hitoriasobi-follows-an-innocent-girl-as-she-plays-a-special-game-with-her-teddy-bear/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/cult-90s-eroge-franchise-night-shift-nurses-gets-new-adult-card-battler-rpg-night-shift-nurses-online-new-operation/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/cult-90s-eroge-franchise-night-shift-nurses-gets-new-adult-card-battler-rpg-night-shift-nurses-online-new-operation/#respond Fri, 16 Oct 2026 08:33:28 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=73908 The game will release in Japan via Fanza Games for PC and GAMES STORE for Android.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/cult-90s-eroge-franchise-night-shift-nurses-gets-new-adult-card-battler-rpg-night-shift-nurses-online-new-operation/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/pocketpair-shares-stance-on-palworld-spin-off-games-and-why-a-live-service-format-with-tons-of-dlc-is-not-the-right-way-forward-for-us/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/pocketpair-shares-stance-on-palworld-spin-off-games-and-why-a-live-service-format-with-tons-of-dlc-is-not-the-right-way-forward-for-us/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:08:29 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=73776 Pocketpair’s monster-taming survival title Palworld has been a sensation ever since its Early Access launch in 2024, and continues to enjoy popularity among gamers following its recent 1.0 launch. The company has since expanded its horizons, launching its own indie game publishing division called Pocketpair Publishing in January 2025, and Palworld’s own official TCG in August 2026. While the Palworld IP is also set to expand through spin-off games like Palworld: Palfarm and Pal♡world! ~More Than Just Pals~, the developers aren’t necessarily keen on continuing to expand Palworld itself in a live-service fashion. In a recent interview with MP1st, John “Bucky” Buckley, Pocketpair’s Head of Publishing and Communications, shared the […]]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/pocketpair-shares-stance-on-palworld-spin-off-games-and-why-a-live-service-format-with-tons-of-dlc-is-not-the-right-way-forward-for-us/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/developers-of-shin-megami-tensei-board-game-apologize-for-delayed-responses-to-backers-provide-future-schedule/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/developers-of-shin-megami-tensei-board-game-apologize-for-delayed-responses-to-backers-provide-future-schedule/#respond Wed, 14 Oct 2026 02:32:44 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=73757 Details regarding shipping costs and new payment methods will be announced on October 16.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/developers-of-shin-megami-tensei-board-game-apologize-for-delayed-responses-to-backers-provide-future-schedule/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/gundam-seed-freedom-zero-director-says-the-upcoming-film-brings-late-wife-and-seed-writer-chiaki-morosawas-final-screenplay-to-life-after-nearly-being-shelved/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/gundam-seed-freedom-zero-director-says-the-upcoming-film-brings-late-wife-and-seed-writer-chiaki-morosawas-final-screenplay-to-life-after-nearly-being-shelved/#respond Fri, 09 Oct 2026 10:18:27 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=73686 Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom Zero is set to premiere in North America in February 2027.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/gundam-seed-freedom-zero-director-says-the-upcoming-film-brings-late-wife-and-seed-writer-chiaki-morosawas-final-screenplay-to-life-after-nearly-being-shelved/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/lawsuit-over-sanrios-kuromi-comes-to-a-close-as-court-acknowledges-studio-comet-as-the-original-creator-but-dismisses-copyright-claims/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/lawsuit-over-sanrios-kuromi-comes-to-a-close-as-court-acknowledges-studio-comet-as-the-original-creator-but-dismisses-copyright-claims/#respond Fri, 09 Oct 2026 02:33:42 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=73624 The lawsuit first came to light in February 2025, when animation company Studio Comet sued Sanrio over the character.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/lawsuit-over-sanrios-kuromi-comes-to-a-close-as-court-acknowledges-studio-comet-as-the-original-creator-but-dismisses-copyright-claims/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/dual-blade-wielding-catgirl-roguelite-eternal-palace-sakura-crowdfunds-200-of-its-original-goal/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/dual-blade-wielding-catgirl-roguelite-eternal-palace-sakura-crowdfunds-200-of-its-original-goal/#respond Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:14:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=73454 Eternal Palace Sakura developer Denneko Yuugi announced that the game has crowdfunded over 1 million yen via its recent Campfire campaign. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/dual-blade-wielding-catgirl-roguelite-eternal-palace-sakura-crowdfunds-200-of-its-original-goal/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/happy-propaganda-is-a-censorship-simulator-in-which-you-play-as-a-chat-mod-for-a-totalitarian-state-run-broadcast/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/happy-propaganda-is-a-censorship-simulator-in-which-you-play-as-a-chat-mod-for-a-totalitarian-state-run-broadcast/#respond Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=73389 Developed by Not a Dog, Happy Propaganda lets you become a chat moderator for a broadcast run by the fictional totalitarian state of Vesna.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/happy-propaganda-is-a-censorship-simulator-in-which-you-play-as-a-chat-mod-for-a-totalitarian-state-run-broadcast/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/litgirls-bookbound-dungeons-is-a-dungeon-crawling-rpg-where-girls-based-on-classic-literature-lose-their-clothing-upon-taking-damage/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/litgirls-bookbound-dungeons-is-a-dungeon-crawling-rpg-where-girls-based-on-classic-literature-lose-their-clothing-upon-taking-damage/#respond Fri, 02 Oct 2026 08:11:32 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=73293 LitGirls: Bookbound Dungeons is coming to Steam in the first half of 2027, with console versions also due to be announced.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/litgirls-bookbound-dungeons-is-a-dungeon-crawling-rpg-where-girls-based-on-classic-literature-lose-their-clothing-upon-taking-damage/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/touhou-project-creator-allows-doujin-works-to-be-sold-as-commercial-e-books-through-new-initiative/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/touhou-project-creator-allows-doujin-works-to-be-sold-as-commercial-e-books-through-new-initiative/#respond Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:24:29 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=73265 E-book publisher BookLive is launching a space for Touhou doujinshi creators to sell their work with permission from Team Shanghai Alice.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/touhou-project-creator-allows-doujin-works-to-be-sold-as-commercial-e-books-through-new-initiative/feed/ 0