https://automaton-media.com/en/author/amber-vjestica/ AUTOMATON is a website that covers the Japanese gaming world. We bring you the news on video games from Osaka and Tokyo. Mon, 10 Aug 2026 08:20:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.3 https://automaton-media.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cropped-automaton-sitelogo-120x120-1-32x32.png https://automaton-media.com/en/author/amber-vjestica/ 32 32 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/im-sorry-i-doubted-you-youre-a-real-suikoden-game-japanese-players-weigh-in-on-suikoden-star-leap-following-domestic-launch/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/im-sorry-i-doubted-you-youre-a-real-suikoden-game-japanese-players-weigh-in-on-suikoden-star-leap-following-domestic-launch/#respond Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=70827 Japanese Suikoden fans discuss Star Leap's story, gacha system and faitfullness to the series.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/im-sorry-i-doubted-you-youre-a-real-suikoden-game-japanese-players-weigh-in-on-suikoden-star-leap-following-domestic-launch/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/bankruptcies-among-japanese-mobile-game-developers-surge-to-record-pace-in-2026-data-shows/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/bankruptcies-among-japanese-mobile-game-developers-surge-to-record-pace-in-2026-data-shows/#respond Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:30:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=70793 In just the first six months of 2026, ten Japanese game companies involved in mobile game development filed for bankruptcy.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/bankruptcies-among-japanese-mobile-game-developers-surge-to-record-pace-in-2026-data-shows/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/square-enix-sees-88-profit-growth-citing-strong-performance-across-all-categories-of-its-video-game-business/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/square-enix-sees-88-profit-growth-citing-strong-performance-across-all-categories-of-its-video-game-business/#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2026 07:40:49 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=70816 Fantasy VII Rebirth and "The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales" drove profits in the HD game/console sector.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/square-enix-sees-88-profit-growth-citing-strong-performance-across-all-categories-of-its-video-game-business/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-ethics-watchdog-deliberates-on-a-certain-anime-featuring-a-cat-eared-heavy-smoker-after-viewers-complain-about-problematic-content/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-ethics-watchdog-deliberates-on-a-certain-anime-featuring-a-cat-eared-heavy-smoker-after-viewers-complain-about-problematic-content/#comments Fri, 07 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=70784 While the committee had somewhat mixed opinions, the topic will not be pursued any further.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-ethics-watchdog-deliberates-on-a-certain-anime-featuring-a-cat-eared-heavy-smoker-after-viewers-complain-about-problematic-content/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/wo-long-2-producer-talks-about-open-world-design-increased-three-dimensionality-in-combat-and-addressing-parry-criticism-from-the-previous-game/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/wo-long-2-producer-talks-about-open-world-design-increased-three-dimensionality-in-combat-and-addressing-parry-criticism-from-the-previous-game/#respond Fri, 07 Aug 2026 08:59:36 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=70772 Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember producer Masakazu Hirayama on some of the game's new and inherited features.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/wo-long-2-producer-talks-about-open-world-design-increased-three-dimensionality-in-combat-and-addressing-parry-criticism-from-the-previous-game/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/the-octopath-traveler-team-doesnt-have-anything-to-announce-quite-yet-but-is-aware-of-the-sky-high-expectations-for-octopath-traveler-iii-asano-says/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/the-octopath-traveler-team-doesnt-have-anything-to-announce-quite-yet-but-is-aware-of-the-sky-high-expectations-for-octopath-traveler-iii-asano-says/#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=70722 The developers ask fans to "keep looking forward to what comes next."]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/the-octopath-traveler-team-doesnt-have-anything-to-announce-quite-yet-but-is-aware-of-the-sky-high-expectations-for-octopath-traveler-iii-asano-says/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/third-party-investigation-deems-shogakukans-rehiring-of-convicted-manga-author-as-complicity-in-a-human-rights-violation/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/third-party-investigation-deems-shogakukans-rehiring-of-convicted-manga-author-as-complicity-in-a-human-rights-violation/#respond Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=70679 Several months after the Shogakukan Manga One scandal, a 106-page investigation report on the case has been published by a third-party committee.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/third-party-investigation-deems-shogakukans-rehiring-of-convicted-manga-author-as-complicity-in-a-human-rights-violation/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/renya-setoguchi-author-of-overwhelmingly-positive-visual-novel-hira-hira-hihiru-announces-new-project-hyakubyaku/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/renya-setoguchi-author-of-overwhelmingly-positive-visual-novel-hira-hira-hihiru-announces-new-project-hyakubyaku/#respond Thu, 06 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=70690 This will be studio BA-KU's second self-published title.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/renya-setoguchi-author-of-overwhelmingly-positive-visual-novel-hira-hira-hihiru-announces-new-project-hyakubyaku/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/debanked-adult-game-developers-in-japan-face-tax-nightmare-as-they-still-get-taxed-on-income-theyre-blocked-from-receiving-indie-creator-says/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/debanked-adult-game-developers-in-japan-face-tax-nightmare-as-they-still-get-taxed-on-income-theyre-blocked-from-receiving-indie-creator-says/#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=70647 The developer believes that receiving overseas revenue from adult games has grown significantly more difficult over the past five years.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/debanked-adult-game-developers-in-japan-face-tax-nightmare-as-they-still-get-taxed-on-income-theyre-blocked-from-receiving-indie-creator-says/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/azur-lane-to-sell-premium-rice-balls-made-from-rice-that-listened-to-gyaru-asmr-throughout-its-entire-cultivation/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/azur-lane-to-sell-premium-rice-balls-made-from-rice-that-listened-to-gyaru-asmr-throughout-its-entire-cultivation/#respond Wed, 05 Aug 2026 05:22:35 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=70610 The ASMR was "administered" to the rice through speakers installed at the rice fields as well as individually, by headphones.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/azur-lane-to-sell-premium-rice-balls-made-from-rice-that-listened-to-gyaru-asmr-throughout-its-entire-cultivation/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/drunken-rogue-a-dungeon-crawling-rpg-where-heroines-get-stronger-the-drunker-they-become-launches-on-steam-on-august-21/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/drunken-rogue-a-dungeon-crawling-rpg-where-heroines-get-stronger-the-drunker-they-become-launches-on-steam-on-august-21/#respond Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=70574 Drunken Rogue follows adventurer Lita as she sets out to find precious booze hidden in the Vampire King's Castle.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/drunken-rogue-a-dungeon-crawling-rpg-where-heroines-get-stronger-the-drunker-they-become-launches-on-steam-on-august-21/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/upcoming-anime-survival-horror-shooter-anomalith-is-seeing-unprecedented-popularity-outside-of-japan-and-developer-furyu-wants-to-know-why/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/upcoming-anime-survival-horror-shooter-anomalith-is-seeing-unprecedented-popularity-outside-of-japan-and-developer-furyu-wants-to-know-why/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=70568 Since the start of ANOMALITH's demo period, Wishlists from English-speaking users have been pouring in.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/upcoming-anime-survival-horror-shooter-anomalith-is-seeing-unprecedented-popularity-outside-of-japan-and-developer-furyu-wants-to-know-why/feed/ 2