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. Fri, 08 May 2026 09:54:43 +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/column/even-from-a-developers-perspective-wuthering-waves-use-of-unreal-engine-is-borderline-perverse-a-ue4-game-decked-out-in-custom-technology/ https://automaton-media.com/en/column/even-from-a-developers-perspective-wuthering-waves-use-of-unreal-engine-is-borderline-perverse-a-ue4-game-decked-out-in-custom-technology/#comments Thu, 07 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66290 We talk to a Japanese developer about what makes Wuthering Waves' graphics and performance impressive from a technical standpoint.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/column/even-from-a-developers-perspective-wuthering-waves-use-of-unreal-engine-is-borderline-perverse-a-ue4-game-decked-out-in-custom-technology/feed/ 11 https://automaton-media.com/en/column/infinity-nikki-level-designer-talks-about-philosophy-behind-large-scale-gameplay-and-map-expansions-in-version-2-0/ https://automaton-media.com/en/column/infinity-nikki-level-designer-talks-about-philosophy-behind-large-scale-gameplay-and-map-expansions-in-version-2-0/#respond Wed, 06 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66266 Level design lecture by Infinity Nikki developer PR, held at Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2026.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/column/infinity-nikki-level-designer-talks-about-philosophy-behind-large-scale-gameplay-and-map-expansions-in-version-2-0/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/column/love-and-deepspace-is-designed-to-make-players-love-themselves-and-the-male-lead-more-producer-explains-the-romance-sims-unorthodox-design-choices-and-r/ https://automaton-media.com/en/column/love-and-deepspace-is-designed-to-make-players-love-themselves-and-the-male-lead-more-producer-explains-the-romance-sims-unorthodox-design-choices-and-r/#respond Tue, 05 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66198 Love and Deepspace producer Lizi's lecture on game design, held at GDC 2026.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/column/love-and-deepspace-is-designed-to-make-players-love-themselves-and-the-male-lead-more-producer-explains-the-romance-sims-unorthodox-design-choices-and-r/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/you-cant-touch-peoples-hearts-by-just-piling-together-visual-information-infinity-nikki-art-director-explains-how-outfits-are-designed-to-express-narrative-and-sym/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/you-cant-touch-peoples-hearts-by-just-piling-together-visual-information-infinity-nikki-art-director-explains-how-outfits-are-designed-to-express-narrative-and-sym/#respond Mon, 04 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66041 The full Game Developer's Conference (GDC) lecture by Infinity Nikki art director Dodie, courtesy of Infold Games.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/you-cant-touch-peoples-hearts-by-just-piling-together-visual-information-infinity-nikki-art-director-explains-how-outfits-are-designed-to-express-narrative-and-sym/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/the-official-april-newsletter-for-steams-chaotic-roguelike-elin-has-been-released-featuring-mini-illustrations-and-sheet-music-acquired-through-top-secret-means/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/the-official-april-newsletter-for-steams-chaotic-roguelike-elin-has-been-released-featuring-mini-illustrations-and-sheet-music-acquired-through-top-secret-means/#respond Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=65690 Elin State of the Game – April 2026, the fifth edition of Elin's official newsletter.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/the-official-april-newsletter-for-steams-chaotic-roguelike-elin-has-been-released-featuring-mini-illustrations-and-sheet-music-acquired-through-top-secret-means/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/spending-time-getting-comfy-with-the-steam-controllers-advanced-inputs-can-yield-drastic-performance-improvements-compared-to-traditional-stick-only-devices/ https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/spending-time-getting-comfy-with-the-steam-controllers-advanced-inputs-can-yield-drastic-performance-improvements-compared-to-traditional-stick-only-devices/#respond Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:51:06 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=65890 An interview with the developers and designers behind Valve's new Steam Controller.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/spending-time-getting-comfy-with-the-steam-controllers-advanced-inputs-can-yield-drastic-performance-improvements-compared-to-traditional-stick-only-devices/feed/ 0 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