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, 31 Aug 2026 09:26:50 +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/stranger-than-heavens-explorable-cities-offer-the-highest-density-in-rgg-studios-history-devs-say/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/stranger-than-heavens-explorable-cities-offer-the-highest-density-in-rgg-studios-history-devs-say/#respond Mon, 31 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=71657 Players can expect far more enterable buildings than in Like a Dragon games. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/stranger-than-heavens-explorable-cities-offer-the-highest-density-in-rgg-studios-history-devs-say/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/game-development/arthurian-action-adventure-game-tides-of-annihilation-draws-inspiration-from-jojo-the-fate-series-and-berserk-among-other-japanese-influences/ https://automaton-media.com/en/game-development/arthurian-action-adventure-game-tides-of-annihilation-draws-inspiration-from-jojo-the-fate-series-and-berserk-among-other-japanese-influences/#respond Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=71482 The dev team boasts members with experience on major franchises like Persona and Like a Dragon.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/game-development/arthurian-action-adventure-game-tides-of-annihilation-draws-inspiration-from-jojo-the-fate-series-and-berserk-among-other-japanese-influences/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/arc-system-works-japanese-and-english-fan-content-guide-sexual-content/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/arc-system-works-japanese-and-english-fan-content-guide-sexual-content/#respond Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:37:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=71502 The Japanese version originally read as significantly more strict when it comes adult-oriented content.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/arc-system-works-japanese-and-english-fan-content-guide-sexual-content/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/crazy-taxi-world-tours-ai-disclosure-guarantees-no-ai-generated-content-in-the-final-game-following-update-to-wording/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/crazy-taxi-world-tours-ai-disclosure-guarantees-no-ai-generated-content-in-the-final-game-following-update-to-wording/#respond Wed, 26 Aug 2026 03:55:59 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=71476 The change appears to have been made some time between late July and early August.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/crazy-taxi-world-tours-ai-disclosure-guarantees-no-ai-generated-content-in-the-final-game-following-update-to-wording/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/blue-archive-developers-new-3d-anime-game-project-rx-officially-announced-as-fareidolia-alongside-new-story-details/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/blue-archive-developers-new-3d-anime-game-project-rx-officially-announced-as-fareidolia-alongside-new-story-details/#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2026 06:28:05 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=71333 The game takes place in a parallel world very similar to Earth but with some important differences.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/blue-archive-developers-new-3d-anime-game-project-rx-officially-announced-as-fareidolia-alongside-new-story-details/feed/ 2 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/final-fantasy-crystal-chronicles-series-composer-warns-that-ai-generated-album-released-under-her-name-is-not-her-work/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/final-fantasy-crystal-chronicles-series-composer-warns-that-ai-generated-album-released-under-her-name-is-not-her-work/#respond Thu, 20 Aug 2026 03:47:12 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=71219 Even on major platforms like Spotify, the album appears right alongside Tanioka's legitimate works.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/final-fantasy-crystal-chronicles-series-composer-warns-that-ai-generated-album-released-under-her-name-is-not-her-work/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/ado-to-stream-her-own-playthrough-of-silent-hill-f-on-august-21/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/ado-to-stream-her-own-playthrough-of-silent-hill-f-on-august-21/#respond Thu, 20 Aug 2026 02:21:40 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=71213 This will be the singer's first time playing a Silent Hill game.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/ado-to-stream-her-own-playthrough-of-silent-hill-f-on-august-21/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/chainsmoker-cat-anime-streaming-reportedly-halted-in-hong-kong-over-smoking-regulations/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/chainsmoker-cat-anime-streaming-reportedly-halted-in-hong-kong-over-smoking-regulations/#respond Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:30:26 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=71194 The issue appears to center on depictions of real-life cigarette brands]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/chainsmoker-cat-anime-streaming-reportedly-halted-in-hong-kong-over-smoking-regulations/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/magic-administration-rpg-astrae-oratio-opens-closed-beta-test-applications-an-early-look-at-managing-eccentric-magician-girls-in-89-tokyo/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/magic-administration-rpg-astrae-oratio-opens-closed-beta-test-applications-an-early-look-at-managing-eccentric-magician-girls-in-89-tokyo/#respond Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:12:08 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=71163 Applications will be open until September 21 at 3:00 UTC.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/magic-administration-rpg-astrae-oratio-opens-closed-beta-test-applications-an-early-look-at-managing-eccentric-magician-girls-in-89-tokyo/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/brown-dust-2s-new-director-is-a-former-last-origin-producer-known-for-pushing-the-limits-of-its-fanservice/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/brown-dust-2s-new-director-is-a-former-last-origin-producer-known-for-pushing-the-limits-of-its-fanservice/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=71129 Soo-yeon Kim will work on the game under a dual-leadership with current director and producer Jun-hee Lee.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/brown-dust-2s-new-director-is-a-former-last-origin-producer-known-for-pushing-the-limits-of-its-fanservice/feed/ 2 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/former-tekken-8-director-kohei-ikeda-joins-katsuhiro-haradas-vs-studio-following-departure-from-bandai-namco-studios/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/former-tekken-8-director-kohei-ikeda-joins-katsuhiro-haradas-vs-studio-following-departure-from-bandai-namco-studios/#respond Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:55:11 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=71145 The studio is backed by Fatal Fury developer SNK.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/former-tekken-8-director-kohei-ikeda-joins-katsuhiro-haradas-vs-studio-following-departure-from-bandai-namco-studios/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/shuhei-yoshida-advised-expedition-33-developers-not-to-call-it-a-turn-based-rpg-due-to-negative-jrpg-stigma-at-the-time/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/shuhei-yoshida-advised-expedition-33-developers-not-to-call-it-a-turn-based-rpg-due-to-negative-jrpg-stigma-at-the-time/#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=71055 Yoshida recalled the anecdote during a lecture to indie developers on pitching their games to publishers.]]> 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