Square Enix’s Emberstoria pushes Live2D animation to its limits to achieve a hand-drawn feel 3D models can’t replicate
Joint interview with Square Enix, Orange Cube, CRI Middleware and Live2D about the technology behind Emberstoria’s animation.
VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
AUTOMATON WEST
Delivering gaming news from Tokyo/Osaka Japan.
Suda51-inspired hitman game Tokyo Underground Killer is a sleeper hit from an eccentric Japan-based studio
Interview with Phoenix Game Productions, the Japan-based studio that worked on Resident Evil 4 (2023) and just released its first original title.
Ghost of Yotei pushes the limits of draw distance far beyond its predecessor thanks to the PS5’s capabilities. We talk to the devs about what’s changed
Interview with Joanna Wang, art director at Sucker Punch Productions, about Ghost of Yotei's technical advancements.
How does Ghost of Yotei feel so Japanese even to Japanese people? We talk to the devs about the responsibility that comes with making games outside your own culture
Interview with Ghost of Yotei art director Joanna Wang about how Sucker Punch Productions depicted an authentic Japan.
Eight years in development and over 1 million units sold. Solo creator of hit survival life sim Dinkum talks development and upcoming Nintendo Switch edition
AUTOMATON interview with James Bendon, the solo indie developer behind the hit survival life simulator Dinkum.
Earning the trust of major Japanese developers like Capcom is not an easy task, but GOG is getting there, one classic at a time. We ask GOG about preservation and censorship
AUTOMATON interviewed Piotr Gnyp, senior PR rep of GOG.com, who told us more about the platform's Preservation Program.
Romancing SaGa 2 remake developer Xeen is raising a generation of devs who understand the core strengths of Japanese game making
Trials of Mana and Romancing SaGa2 developer Xeen's president Yosuke Satomi tells us more about the studio’s future prospects.
From Trials of Mana to Romancing SaGa 2, Japanese contract developer Xeen has silently become a powerhouse in remake development
Interview with Yosuke Satomi and Tadayuki Akiyama, the CEO and development lead of emerging contract developer Xeen.
Spike Chunsoft is in no rush to expand its overseas publishing. Long-term connections and a strong Japanese market are priorities, says executive
Talking to Automaton, Spike Chunsoft’s US branch CEO Yasuhiro Iizuka shared the company’s stance and future plans regarding global expansion.
Danganronpa’s creator wasn’t sure if anyone would partner with him to publish SHUTEN ORDER, his new visual novel “built around religious cults and dismemberment”
Developer interview with Kazutaka Kodaka, Takumi Nakazawa and simadoriru about Spike Chunsoft's upcoming murder mystery VN Shuten Order.
What is Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage? We ask the devs why they decided on a new release instead of a port
A talk with Legacy Virtua Fighter Project producer Seiji Aoki about the series' latest entry Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage.
Square Enix’s spot the impostor game Killer Inn blends third-person action with murder mystery. We ask the devs why it’s “8 wolves vs. 16 lambs”
Interview with the developers of Killer Inn, Square Enix's upcoming social deduction multiplayer action game.