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. Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:40:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 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/news/dead-by-daylight-devs-advise-the-obakeidoro-team-should-developers-trust-data-or-user-sentiment-why-is-the-japanese-player-base-so-unique/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/dead-by-daylight-devs-advise-the-obakeidoro-team-should-developers-trust-data-or-user-sentiment-why-is-the-japanese-player-base-so-unique/#respond Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=70498 Part 2 of AUTOMATON WEST’s roundtable interview with the developers of Obakeidoro and Dead by Daylight.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/dead-by-daylight-devs-advise-the-obakeidoro-team-should-developers-trust-data-or-user-sentiment-why-is-the-japanese-player-base-so-unique/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/pr/renight-is-a-high-difficulty-mentally-demanding-srpg-x-elemental-deckbuilder-out-now-on-steam-a-veteran-srpg-developer-breaks-down-what-makes-this-game-a-time-thief/ https://automaton-media.com/en/pr/renight-is-a-high-difficulty-mentally-demanding-srpg-x-elemental-deckbuilder-out-now-on-steam-a-veteran-srpg-developer-breaks-down-what-makes-this-game-a-time-thief/#respond Wed, 05 Aug 2026 03:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=70554 Re:Night immediately brings the SRPG genre to mind. With that in mind, we called Akihiro Togawa, who loves SRPGs and has developed them at Tookyo Games, to play the game for us.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/pr/renight-is-a-high-difficulty-mentally-demanding-srpg-x-elemental-deckbuilder-out-now-on-steam-a-veteran-srpg-developer-breaks-down-what-makes-this-game-a-time-thief/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/dead-by-daylight-is-like-an-older-brother-to-obakeidoro-devs-discuss-asymmetrical-multiplayer-their-senior-junior-relationship-and-why-winning-is-not-everything/ https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/dead-by-daylight-is-like-an-older-brother-to-obakeidoro-devs-discuss-asymmetrical-multiplayer-their-senior-junior-relationship-and-why-winning-is-not-everything/#respond Tue, 04 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=70454 Part 1 of AUTOMATON WEST’s roundtable interview with the developers of Obakeidoro and Dead by Daylight.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/dead-by-daylight-is-like-an-older-brother-to-obakeidoro-devs-discuss-asymmetrical-multiplayer-their-senior-junior-relationship-and-why-winning-is-not-everything/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/final-fantasy-vii-revelation-director-naoki-hamaguchi-addresses-rumors-about-the-grand-finale-advent-children-ties-and-possible-dlc/ https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/final-fantasy-vii-revelation-director-naoki-hamaguchi-addresses-rumors-about-the-grand-finale-advent-children-ties-and-possible-dlc/#respond Sat, 01 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=70375 Part 2 of AUTOMATON West's Final Fantasy VII Revelation interview with game director Naoki Hamaguchi.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/final-fantasy-vii-revelation-director-naoki-hamaguchi-addresses-rumors-about-the-grand-finale-advent-children-ties-and-possible-dlc/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/after-final-fantasy-vii-revelations-reveal-the-trilogy-has-been-selling-extremely-well-director-naoki-hamaguchi-on-player-feedback-the-blessing-of-a-heated-fandom-and-physical-games/ https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/after-final-fantasy-vii-revelations-reveal-the-trilogy-has-been-selling-extremely-well-director-naoki-hamaguchi-on-player-feedback-the-blessing-of-a-heated-fandom-and-physical-games/#respond Fri, 31 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=70383 Interview with Naoki Hamaguchi, director of the Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/after-final-fantasy-vii-revelations-reveal-the-trilogy-has-been-selling-extremely-well-director-naoki-hamaguchi-on-player-feedback-the-blessing-of-a-heated-fandom-and-physical-games/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/daughter-raising-sim-volcano-princess-aimed-to-reassure-players-that-any-life-you-lead-is-equally-wonderful-devs-reflect-on-the-games-breakout-success-and-complete-edition/ https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/daughter-raising-sim-volcano-princess-aimed-to-reassure-players-that-any-life-you-lead-is-equally-wonderful-devs-reflect-on-the-games-breakout-success-and-complete-edition/#respond Wed, 29 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=70232 Interview with the creators of Volcano Princess ahead of the game's major Complete Edition release.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/daughter-raising-sim-volcano-princess-aimed-to-reassure-players-that-any-life-you-lead-is-equally-wonderful-devs-reflect-on-the-games-breakout-success-and-complete-edition/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/the-official-july-newsletter-for-steams-chaotic-roguelike-elin-has-been-released-an-agricultural-revolution-and-a-sweets-boom-sweet-summer-is-here/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/the-official-july-newsletter-for-steams-chaotic-roguelike-elin-has-been-released-an-agricultural-revolution-and-a-sweets-boom-sweet-summer-is-here/#respond Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=69985 Elin State of the Game – July 2026, the eighth edition of Elin's official newsletter.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/the-official-july-newsletter-for-steams-chaotic-roguelike-elin-has-been-released-an-agricultural-revolution-and-a-sweets-boom-sweet-summer-is-here/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/new-monster-catching-rpg-lumi-master-lets-you-keep-using-your-favorite-monsters-forever-a-time-friendly-monster-rpg-capture-quickly-train-deeply-an-interview-with-the-de/ https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/new-monster-catching-rpg-lumi-master-lets-you-keep-using-your-favorite-monsters-forever-a-time-friendly-monster-rpg-capture-quickly-train-deeply-an-interview-with-the-de/#respond Tue, 28 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=70032 We interviewed Lumi Master producer Han. We asked about the game’s development background, design philosophy, and the systems that allow players to keep their “favorite Lumi” active for a long time.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/new-monster-catching-rpg-lumi-master-lets-you-keep-using-your-favorite-monsters-forever-a-time-friendly-monster-rpg-capture-quickly-train-deeply-an-interview-with-the-de/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/umamusume-1-5-year-anniversary-interview-with-cygames-the-difficult-undertaking-of-bringing-the-independent-training-mode-overseas-so-early-brand-new-career-scenario-and-more/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/umamusume-1-5-year-anniversary-interview-with-cygames-the-difficult-undertaking-of-bringing-the-independent-training-mode-overseas-so-early-brand-new-career-scenario-and-more/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=69878 AUTOMATON WEST interview with Umamusume: Pretty Derby developer Cygames. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/umamusume-1-5-year-anniversary-interview-with-cygames-the-difficult-undertaking-of-bringing-the-independent-training-mode-overseas-so-early-brand-new-career-scenario-and-more/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/without-sega-nvidia-likely-wouldnt-exist-today-nvidia-ceo-and-sega-legends-gather-at-a-tokyo-arcade-sharing-behind-the-scenes-stories-from-the-dreamcasts-develop/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/without-sega-nvidia-likely-wouldnt-exist-today-nvidia-ceo-and-sega-legends-gather-at-a-tokyo-arcade-sharing-behind-the-scenes-stories-from-the-dreamcasts-develop/#respond Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=69861 Event report of NVIDIA's July 15 visit to Tokyo and CEO Jensen Huang's expression of gratitude to Sega and its core figures.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/without-sega-nvidia-likely-wouldnt-exist-today-nvidia-ceo-and-sega-legends-gather-at-a-tokyo-arcade-sharing-behind-the-scenes-stories-from-the-dreamcasts-develop/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/sweet-hamster-days-developers-talk-about-initial-steam-rejection-and-how-they-got-the-game-approved-for-launch-again/ https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/sweet-hamster-days-developers-talk-about-initial-steam-rejection-and-how-they-got-the-game-approved-for-launch-again/#respond Sat, 18 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=69792 Part two of our interview with the developers of Sweet Hamster Days at Kodansha Game Lab and FRIDAY magazine.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/sweet-hamster-days-developers-talk-about-initial-steam-rejection-and-how-they-got-the-game-approved-for-launch-again/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/crazy-hamster-pov-live-action-romance-sim-sweet-hamster-days-is-kodanshas-bid-to-bring-japanese-gravure-culture-into-gaming/ https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/crazy-hamster-pov-live-action-romance-sim-sweet-hamster-days-is-kodanshas-bid-to-bring-japanese-gravure-culture-into-gaming/#respond Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=69761 We talk to Kodansha about the live-action romance sim Sweet Hamster Days, out now on Steam and Epic Games Store.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/crazy-hamster-pov-live-action-romance-sim-sweet-hamster-days-is-kodanshas-bid-to-bring-japanese-gravure-culture-into-gaming/feed/ 0