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. Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:33:17 +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 https://automaton-media.com/en/author/amber-vjestica/ 32 32 https://automaton-media.com/en/indie-games/japanese-psychological-infinite-space-exploration-game-platonica-space-gets-limited-time-steam-demo/ https://automaton-media.com/en/indie-games/japanese-psychological-infinite-space-exploration-game-platonica-space-gets-limited-time-steam-demo/#respond Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68181 Platonica Space is a new title directed by Japanese creator Kazuhide Oka, scheduled to lauch in Q3 of 2026.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/indie-games/japanese-psychological-infinite-space-exploration-game-platonica-space-gets-limited-time-steam-demo/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/capcom-says-abandoning-auteur-driven-development-in-favor-of-team-led-development-is-what-transformed-the-company-and-allowed-flagship-ips-to-survive-for-so-long/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/capcom-says-abandoning-auteur-driven-development-in-favor-of-team-led-development-is-what-transformed-the-company-and-allowed-flagship-ips-to-survive-for-so-long/#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68161 Capcom president and COO Haruhiro Tsujimoto talks about one of the company's biggest organizational changes.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/capcom-says-abandoning-auteur-driven-development-in-favor-of-team-led-development-is-what-transformed-the-company-and-allowed-flagship-ips-to-survive-for-so-long/feed/ 5 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/onimusha-way-of-the-sword-recreates-a-real-life-kyoto-site-closed-to-the-public-long-believed-to-be-japans-gateway-to-hell/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/onimusha-way-of-the-sword-recreates-a-real-life-kyoto-site-closed-to-the-public-long-believed-to-be-japans-gateway-to-hell/#respond Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68122 Onimusha: Way of the Sword's developers asked Kyoto City's local government for help in getting a legendary location into the game.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/onimusha-way-of-the-sword-recreates-a-real-life-kyoto-site-closed-to-the-public-long-believed-to-be-japans-gateway-to-hell/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/why-do-unannounced-games-keep-leaking-through-koreas-rating-site-it-turns-out-theres-a-legal-issue-that-makes-it-almost-impossib/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/why-do-unannounced-games-keep-leaking-through-koreas-rating-site-it-turns-out-theres-a-legal-issue-that-makes-it-almost-impossib/#respond Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68096 Why South Korea’s GRAC (Game Rating and Administration Committee) ends up prematurely releasing information about games so often.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/why-do-unannounced-games-keep-leaking-through-koreas-rating-site-it-turns-out-theres-a-legal-issue-that-makes-it-almost-impossib/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/final-fantasy-vii-revelation-director-says-todays-rpgs-need-more-player-agency-because-fans-may-be-satisfied-just-watching-streams/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/final-fantasy-vii-revelation-director-says-todays-rpgs-need-more-player-agency-because-fans-may-be-satisfied-just-watching-streams/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68069 Final Fanntasy VII remake series director Naoki Hamaguchi talks about why FFVII Revelation's emphasis on player choices matters in today's gaming scene.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/final-fantasy-vii-revelation-director-says-todays-rpgs-need-more-player-agency-because-fans-may-be-satisfied-just-watching-streams/feed/ 12 https://automaton-media.com/en/indie-games/touhou-projects-oldest-windows-game-embodiment-of-scarlet-devil-to-get-a-remake-by-an-older-and-wiser-zun/ https://automaton-media.com/en/indie-games/touhou-projects-oldest-windows-game-embodiment-of-scarlet-devil-to-get-a-remake-by-an-older-and-wiser-zun/#respond Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:44:19 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68046 During the Japanese version of the June 9 Nintendo Direct, Team Shanghai Alice and Shanghai Alice Reprise announced Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic ~ The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/indie-games/touhou-projects-oldest-windows-game-embodiment-of-scarlet-devil-to-get-a-remake-by-an-older-and-wiser-zun/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/atelier-karia-a-brand-new-entry-in-gusts-atelier-series-announced-for-early-2027/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/atelier-karia-a-brand-new-entry-in-gusts-atelier-series-announced-for-early-2027/#respond Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:29:47 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68039 During the Japanese version of June 9's Nintendo Direct, Koei Tecmo announced Atelier Karia, a new Atelier game promising a fresh take on the series. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/atelier-karia-a-brand-new-entry-in-gusts-atelier-series-announced-for-early-2027/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/kingdom-hearts-iv-gets-new-trailer-footage-after-long-radio-silence-confirmed-for-simultaneous-switch-2-release/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/kingdom-hearts-iv-gets-new-trailer-footage-after-long-radio-silence-confirmed-for-simultaneous-switch-2-release/#respond Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:20:23 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68032 During the June 9 Nintendo Direct, Square Enix revealed new footage of Kingdom Hearts IV, confirming that development is still very much in progress despite the lack of updates in recent years.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/kingdom-hearts-iv-gets-new-trailer-footage-after-long-radio-silence-confirmed-for-simultaneous-switch-2-release/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/fromsoftware-to-hold-closed-network-test-for-the-duskbloods-in-summer-2026/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/fromsoftware-to-hold-closed-network-test-for-the-duskbloods-in-summer-2026/#respond Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:09:24 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68027 During the June 9 Nintendo Direct, FromSoftware announced that it will host a closed network test for the upcoming PvPvE title The Duskbloods in summer this year. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/fromsoftware-to-hold-closed-network-test-for-the-duskbloods-in-summer-2026/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/square-enix-announces-final-fantasy-resonance-the-ff-series-first-hd-2d-title/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/square-enix-announces-final-fantasy-resonance-the-ff-series-first-hd-2d-title/#respond Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:51:01 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68023 During the June 9 Nintendo Direct, Square Enix announced Final Fantasy Resonance, set to release on October 22.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/square-enix-announces-final-fantasy-resonance-the-ff-series-first-hd-2d-title/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/monolithsoft-announced-xenoblade-genesis-for-2027/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/monolithsoft-announced-xenoblade-genesis-for-2027/#respond Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:39:45 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68015 During the June 9 Nintendo Direct, Nintendo and Monolith Soft announced Xenoblade Genesis, a brand new entry in the series slated for launch in 2027 on the Switch 2.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/monolithsoft-announced-xenoblade-genesis-for-2027/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/dragon-dogma-2-dark-arisen-announced-for-nintendo-switch-2-expanding-original-game-with-new-region/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/dragon-dogma-2-dark-arisen-announced-for-nintendo-switch-2-expanding-original-game-with-new-region/#respond Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:21:48 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68006 During the June 9 Nintendo Direct, Capcom announced that Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen, an expanded edition of the 2024 action RPG, will release for the Nintendo Switch 2 on October 9. Not to be confused with Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen from 2013, this expanded version of the series’ second entry brings the new explorable area Norgan, confirming fans’ longtime theories about an expansion for the game. The new content will be available as DLC on other available platforms.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/dragon-dogma-2-dark-arisen-announced-for-nintendo-switch-2-expanding-original-game-with-new-region/feed/ 0