https://automaton-media.com/en/author/carlos-zotomayor/ AUTOMATON is a website that covers the Japanese gaming world. We bring you the news on video games from Osaka and Tokyo. Tue, 05 May 2026 06:56:20 +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/carlos-zotomayor/ 32 32 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/open-world-rpg-neverness-to-everness-fully-leans-into-initial-d-references-with-familiar-tofu-shop-panda-trueno-and-mountain-drifting/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/open-world-rpg-neverness-to-everness-fully-leans-into-initial-d-references-with-familiar-tofu-shop-panda-trueno-and-mountain-drifting/#respond Tue, 05 May 2026 06:55:56 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66214 In the newly launched Neverness to Everness (NTE), players have discovered that they can channel their inner Takumi Fujiwara at the Natsunari Tofu Shop.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/open-world-rpg-neverness-to-everness-fully-leans-into-initial-d-references-with-familiar-tofu-shop-panda-trueno-and-mountain-drifting/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/after-8-years-in-development-3d-mecha-passion-project-omega-phenex-celebrates-100000-steam-wishlists-and-45000-beta-players/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/after-8-years-in-development-3d-mecha-passion-project-omega-phenex-celebrates-100000-steam-wishlists-and-45000-beta-players/#comments Mon, 04 May 2026 08:48:45 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66179 Five days into its first open beta playtest, Omega Phenex Commenced Project Six has hit 100k Wishlists and over 45k players.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/after-8-years-in-development-3d-mecha-passion-project-omega-phenex-celebrates-100000-steam-wishlists-and-45000-beta-players/feed/ 2 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/robot-hospice-is-a-wholesome-japanese-indie-game-in-which-you-care-for-five-robots-in-their-last-moments-coming-to-steam-in-2026/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/robot-hospice-is-a-wholesome-japanese-indie-game-in-which-you-care-for-five-robots-in-their-last-moments-coming-to-steam-in-2026/#respond Mon, 04 May 2026 08:32:42 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66171 Robot Hospice is a 2D pixel adventure game in which you take on the role of new hospice employee Midori, coming to Steam in 2026.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/robot-hospice-is-a-wholesome-japanese-indie-game-in-which-you-care-for-five-robots-in-their-last-moments-coming-to-steam-in-2026/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/open-world-anime-rpg-neverness-to-everness-hits-14-million-globally-on-day-one-led-by-japan-and-us/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/open-world-anime-rpg-neverness-to-everness-hits-14-million-globally-on-day-one-led-by-japan-and-us/#comments Mon, 04 May 2026 04:58:35 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66149 Neverness to Everness (NTE) has generated over $14 million USD in global revenue within one day of launch, according to publisher Perfect World Games.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/open-world-anime-rpg-neverness-to-everness-hits-14-million-globally-on-day-one-led-by-japan-and-us/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/indie-games/from-building-cozy-villages-alongside-an-apprentice-witch-to-infecting-the-world-with-brainrot-denpa-songs-5-japanese-2d-indie-games/ https://automaton-media.com/en/indie-games/from-building-cozy-villages-alongside-an-apprentice-witch-to-infecting-the-world-with-brainrot-denpa-songs-5-japanese-2d-indie-games/#respond Sat, 02 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66100 A showcase of five recent or upcoming Japanese indie games featuring 2D graphics.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/indie-games/from-building-cozy-villages-alongside-an-apprentice-witch-to-infecting-the-world-with-brainrot-denpa-songs-5-japanese-2d-indie-games/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/demons-timeline-is-a-deduction-game-where-you-surf-a-fictional-social-media-network-to-solve-paranormal-crimes-with-the-help-of-a-demon-girl-sidekick/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/demons-timeline-is-a-deduction-game-where-you-surf-a-fictional-social-media-network-to-solve-paranormal-crimes-with-the-help-of-a-demon-girl-sidekick/#respond Fri, 01 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66010 The Japanese indie mystery game Demons’ Timeline is out now on Steam.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/demons-timeline-is-a-deduction-game-where-you-surf-a-fictional-social-media-network-to-solve-paranormal-crimes-with-the-help-of-a-demon-girl-sidekick/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/konamis-cringe-but-gold-efootball-x-naruto-collab-trailer-has-famous-real-life-players-performing-cgi-ninjutsu/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/konamis-cringe-but-gold-efootball-x-naruto-collab-trailer-has-famous-real-life-players-performing-cgi-ninjutsu/#respond Fri, 01 May 2026 05:43:27 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66053 Believe it.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/konamis-cringe-but-gold-efootball-x-naruto-collab-trailer-has-famous-real-life-players-performing-cgi-ninjutsu/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/90-of-resident-evil-requiem-players-prefer-third-person-perspective-with-leon-but-graces-sections-have-players-more-divided-according-to-capcoms-data/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/90-of-resident-evil-requiem-players-prefer-third-person-perspective-with-leon-but-graces-sections-have-players-more-divided-according-to-capcoms-data/#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=65978 Resident Evil Requiem developers discuss the players' preferences between the togglable first and third person perspectives in the game. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/90-of-resident-evil-requiem-players-prefer-third-person-perspective-with-leon-but-graces-sections-have-players-more-divided-according-to-capcoms-data/feed/ 11 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-intuition-based-mystery-game-crimsooon-sun-in-which-you-investigate-a-college-girls-disappearance-by-spotting-contradictions-coming-to-steam/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-intuition-based-mystery-game-crimsooon-sun-in-which-you-investigate-a-college-girls-disappearance-by-spotting-contradictions-coming-to-steam/#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:12:23 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=65997 Indie mystery visual novel Crimsooon Sun is getting a PC port, scheduled to launch on Steam sometime in 2026.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-intuition-based-mystery-game-crimsooon-sun-in-which-you-investigate-a-college-girls-disappearance-by-spotting-contradictions-coming-to-steam/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/arknights-leakers-ordered-to-pay-190k-usd-in-damages-in-one-of-several-crackdowns-by-developer-endfield-leakers-also-penalized/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/arknights-leakers-ordered-to-pay-190k-usd-in-damages-in-one-of-several-crackdowns-by-developer-endfield-leakers-also-penalized/#respond Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:04:12 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=65938 Hypergryph has shared an update on its recent crackdowns against leakers and cheaters in Arknights and Arknights: Endfield.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/arknights-leakers-ordered-to-pay-190k-usd-in-damages-in-one-of-several-crackdowns-by-developer-endfield-leakers-also-penalized/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/gungrave-rights-acquired-by-south-korean-studio-behind-gungrave-g-o-r-e-with-plans-to-expand-the-franchise/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/gungrave-rights-acquired-by-south-korean-studio-behind-gungrave-g-o-r-e-with-plans-to-expand-the-franchise/#respond Tue, 28 Apr 2026 04:26:33 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=65901 Studio IGGYMOB will work alongside Gungrave's original creator the series' original creator Yasuhiro Nightow for future developments.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/gungrave-rights-acquired-by-south-korean-studio-behind-gungrave-g-o-r-e-with-plans-to-expand-the-franchise/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/russian-roulette-based-survival-game-where-you-have-to-outdrink-an-obsessive-demon-girl-coming-to-steam-in-2026/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/russian-roulette-based-survival-game-where-you-have-to-outdrink-an-obsessive-demon-girl-coming-to-steam-in-2026/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:07:24 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=65866 Drunken Goddess Reflux, directed and written by Fuyuki Hayashi, is coming to Steam in 2026]]> 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