https://automaton-media.com/en/author/automaton_en/ AUTOMATON is a website that covers the Japanese gaming world. We bring you the news on video games from Osaka and Tokyo. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:20:57 +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/automaton_en/ 32 32 https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/harvestella-and-another-eden-creator-daisuke-takas-upcoming-game-is-a-4x-roguelike-deck-builder-with-robust-storytelling-he-tells-us-why-hes-making-it-for/ https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/harvestella-and-another-eden-creator-daisuke-takas-upcoming-game-is-a-4x-roguelike-deck-builder-with-robust-storytelling-he-tells-us-why-hes-making-it-for/#respond Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=65585 Interview with game creator Daisuke Taka about the new, unannounced tile his company Impachi is currently developing.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/harvestella-and-another-eden-creator-daisuke-takas-upcoming-game-is-a-4x-roguelike-deck-builder-with-robust-storytelling-he-tells-us-why-hes-making-it-for/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/harvestella-creator-daisuke-taka-is-developing-a-brand-new-game-at-his-new-company-we-ask-him-whats-hes-been-up-to-for-the-past-2-years/ https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/harvestella-creator-daisuke-taka-is-developing-a-brand-new-game-at-his-new-company-we-ask-him-whats-hes-been-up-to-for-the-past-2-years/#respond Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=65506 We talk to Harvestella producer Daisuke Taka following his departure from Square Enix and the establishment of his new company Impachi.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/harvestella-creator-daisuke-taka-is-developing-a-brand-new-game-at-his-new-company-we-ask-him-whats-hes-been-up-to-for-the-past-2-years/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/open-world-pirate-game-windrose-is-a-souls-lite-survival-adventure-made-by-a-group-of-hardcore-gamers-producer-talks-about-the-games-orig/ https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/open-world-pirate-game-windrose-is-a-souls-lite-survival-adventure-made-by-a-group-of-hardcore-gamers-producer-talks-about-the-games-orig/#respond Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=64953 We talk to the developers of open-world pirate survival game Windrose ahead of the title's Early Access launch.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/open-world-pirate-game-windrose-is-a-souls-lite-survival-adventure-made-by-a-group-of-hardcore-gamers-producer-talks-about-the-games-orig/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/blue-reflection-quartet-is-a-weird-game-for-weird-gamers-whose-development-was-kicked-off-with-a-team-wide-fetish-meeting-according-to-mel-kishida-a-culmination-o/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/blue-reflection-quartet-is-a-weird-game-for-weird-gamers-whose-development-was-kicked-off-with-a-team-wide-fetish-meeting-according-to-mel-kishida-a-culmination-o/#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:30:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=64879 AUTOMATON recently interviewed Blue Reflection artist Mel Kishida, who told us more about how the game was developed.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/blue-reflection-quartet-is-a-weird-game-for-weird-gamers-whose-development-was-kicked-off-with-a-team-wide-fetish-meeting-according-to-mel-kishida-a-culmination-o/feed/ 2 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/the-official-march-newsletter-for-steams-chaotic-roguelike-elin-has-been-released-the-adventurer-qa-box-is-now-open/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/the-official-march-newsletter-for-steams-chaotic-roguelike-elin-has-been-released-the-adventurer-qa-box-is-now-open/#respond Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=63902 Elin State of the Game – March 2026, the fourth edition of Elin's official newsletter.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/the-official-march-newsletter-for-steams-chaotic-roguelike-elin-has-been-released-the-adventurer-qa-box-is-now-open/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/nier-automata-inspired-indie-studio-behind-homura-hime-gets-candid-feedback-from-yoko-taro-and-takahisa-taura-leading-to-last-minute-improvements/ https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/nier-automata-inspired-indie-studio-behind-homura-hime-gets-candid-feedback-from-yoko-taro-and-takahisa-taura-leading-to-last-minute-improvements/#respond Tue, 10 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=62510 Three-way interview with Homura Hime developer Crimson Dusk and NieR series creators Yoko Taro and Taura Takahisa.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/nier-automata-inspired-indie-studio-behind-homura-hime-gets-candid-feedback-from-yoko-taro-and-takahisa-taura-leading-to-last-minute-improvements/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/arknights-endfields-factory-systems-will-diversify-rather-than-become-more-complex-developers-say-if-things-feel-difficult-theres-no-need-to-rush/ https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/arknights-endfields-factory-systems-will-diversify-rather-than-become-more-complex-developers-say-if-things-feel-difficult-theres-no-need-to-rush/#comments Fri, 06 Mar 2026 03:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=61693 Interview with Arknights: Endfield level designer RUA and lead planner Ryan about the game's extensive factory building and automation gameplay.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/arknights-endfields-factory-systems-will-diversify-rather-than-become-more-complex-developers-say-if-things-feel-difficult-theres-no-need-to-rush/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/the-official-february-newsletter-for-steams-chaotic-roguelike-elin-has-been-released/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/the-official-february-newsletter-for-steams-chaotic-roguelike-elin-has-been-released/#respond Thu, 26 Feb 2026 09:15:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=60548 Elin State of the Game – February 2026, the third edition of Elin's official newsletter.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/the-official-february-newsletter-for-steams-chaotic-roguelike-elin-has-been-released/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/we-ask-kojima-productions-why-theyve-stuck-to-decima-for-nearly-ten-years-chief-technology-officer-on-what-makes-death-stranding/ https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/we-ask-kojima-productions-why-theyve-stuck-to-decima-for-nearly-ten-years-chief-technology-officer-on-what-makes-death-stranding/#comments Tue, 17 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=56947 Interview with Kojima Productions chief technology officer Akio Sakamoto about the studio's use of the Decima game engine.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/we-ask-kojima-productions-why-theyve-stuck-to-decima-for-nearly-ten-years-chief-technology-officer-on-what-makes-death-stranding/feed/ 5 https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/releasing-the-game-while-the-anime-was-still-airing-was-crucial-kaiju-no-8-the-game-producer-on-post-launch-success-and-overcoming-a-content-shortage/ https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/releasing-the-game-while-the-anime-was-still-airing-was-crucial-kaiju-no-8-the-game-producer-on-post-launch-success-and-overcoming-a-content-shortage/#comments Wed, 04 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=56425 Developer interview with Shinya Fujita, producer of Akatsuki Games's Kaiju No. 8 The Game. Here's where the game stands 6 months after launch.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/releasing-the-game-while-the-anime-was-still-airing-was-crucial-kaiju-no-8-the-game-producer-on-post-launch-success-and-overcoming-a-content-shortage/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/like-vampire-survivors-but-completely-different-ascend-to-zero-developers-on-what-makes-their-time-stopping-game-different-from-other-roguelikes/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/like-vampire-survivors-but-completely-different-ascend-to-zero-developers-on-what-makes-their-time-stopping-game-different-from-other-roguelikes/#respond Tue, 03 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=56417 We recently interviewed developer and director of Flyway Games, and asked him about the studio's upcoming roguelike title Ascend to ZERO.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/like-vampire-survivors-but-completely-different-ascend-to-zero-developers-on-what-makes-their-time-stopping-game-different-from-other-roguelikes/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/needy-streamer-overload-creator-nyalras-return-with-sister-other-paranoia-is-even-more-unfiltered-grotesque-and-personal-im-doing-what-i-want-reg/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/needy-streamer-overload-creator-nyalras-return-with-sister-other-paranoia-is-even-more-unfiltered-grotesque-and-personal-im-doing-what-i-want-reg/#comments Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=56262 Everything we know about HazeDenki's debut title, Sister Other Paranoia.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/needy-streamer-overload-creator-nyalras-return-with-sister-other-paranoia-is-even-more-unfiltered-grotesque-and-personal-im-doing-what-i-want-reg/feed/ 1