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. Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:03:32 +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/final-fantasy-7-remake-intergrade-sees-huge-influx-of-pc-players-wanting-to-catch-up-on-the-trilogy-following-the-reveal-of-ff7-revelation-and-big-steam-sale/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/final-fantasy-7-remake-intergrade-sees-huge-influx-of-pc-players-wanting-to-catch-up-on-the-trilogy-following-the-reveal-of-ff7-revelation-and-big-steam-sale/#respond Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:03:22 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68218 Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade and Rebirth are seeing peak concurrent player numbers after a big Steam Sale and Revelation announcement.]]> 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https://automaton-media.com/en/news/lies-of-p-lead-to-become-neowizs-first-ceo-from-a-game-development-background/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/lies-of-p-lead-to-become-neowizs-first-ceo-from-a-game-development-background/#respond Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68176 The head of Lies of P studio Round8 has been nominated for the position of CEO at Neowiz, scheduled to take office in August.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/lies-of-p-lead-to-become-neowizs-first-ceo-from-a-game-development-background/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/ace-combat-8-wings-of-theve-follows-up-with-new-info-on-fan-favorite-character-tasha-including-voice-cast/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/ace-combat-8-wings-of-theve-follows-up-with-new-info-on-fan-favorite-character-tasha-including-voice-cast/#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2026 05:48:09 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68166 Project Aces have published new info on Ace Combat 8's most popular character, the blonde- and pink-haired Tasha.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/ace-combat-8-wings-of-theve-follows-up-with-new-info-on-fan-favorite-character-tasha-including-voice-cast/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/explore-the-psychedelic-dreams-of-an-elderly-dog-abducted-by-an-alien-in-upcoming-indie-a-dogs-dream/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/explore-the-psychedelic-dreams-of-an-elderly-dog-abducted-by-an-alien-in-upcoming-indie-a-dogs-dream/#respond Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68141 Inspired by Osamu Tezuka's Phoenix, A Dog’s Dream releases on October 29.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/explore-the-psychedelic-dreams-of-an-elderly-dog-abducted-by-an-alien-in-upcoming-indie-a-dogs-dream/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/resident-evil-veronica-devs-plan-to-restructure-the-story-to-strengthen-continuity-with-the-modern-series/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/resident-evil-veronica-devs-plan-to-restructure-the-story-to-strengthen-continuity-with-the-modern-series/#comments Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68130 Resident Evil Veronica producer Yoshiaki Hirabayashi recently talked about how his team is approaching the remake when it comes to balancing faithfulness to the original and introducing changes.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/resident-evil-veronica-devs-plan-to-restructure-the-story-to-strengthen-continuity-with-the-modern-series/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-indie-title-childrens-garden-turns-a-buddhist-hell-for-children-who-died-too-young-into-a-surreal-puzzle-game/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-indie-title-childrens-garden-turns-a-buddhist-hell-for-children-who-died-too-young-into-a-surreal-puzzle-game/#respond Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=67994 Published by Kodansha, Children's Garden is a game based on the mythological hell Sai no Kawara.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-indie-title-childrens-garden-turns-a-buddhist-hell-for-children-who-died-too-young-into-a-surreal-puzzle-game/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/dragons-dogma-2-gets-massive-pre-dark-arisen-overhaul-with-comically-long-patch-notes-first-update-addresses-fast-travel-and-qol/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/dragons-dogma-2-gets-massive-pre-dark-arisen-overhaul-with-comically-long-patch-notes-first-update-addresses-fast-travel-and-qol/#respond Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:24:41 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68089 Ahead of Dragon's Dogma 2's Dark Arisen expansion, Capcom has released a large-scale update, with another planned for August.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/dragons-dogma-2-gets-massive-pre-dark-arisen-overhaul-with-comically-long-patch-notes-first-update-addresses-fast-travel-and-qol/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/deltarune-creator-promises-one-more-fun-adventure-like-before-in-chapter-5-causing-fear-about-what-awaits/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/deltarune-creator-promises-one-more-fun-adventure-like-before-in-chapter-5-causing-fear-about-what-awaits/#respond Wed, 10 Jun 2026 03:33:23 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68054 Toby Fox has released an update on the upcoming Deltarune Chapter 5, as well as progress reports on Chapters 5 and 7.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/deltarune-creator-promises-one-more-fun-adventure-like-before-in-chapter-5-causing-fear-about-what-awaits/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/swerys-hotel-barcelona-breaks-free-from-mixed-steam-rating-following-large-scale-update-and-removal-of-gen-ai-content/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/swerys-hotel-barcelona-breaks-free-from-mixed-steam-rating-following-large-scale-update-and-removal-of-gen-ai-content/#respond Tue, 09 Jun 2026 08:38:57 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=67977 Swery announced on June 8 that White Owls' action roguelike Hotel Barcelona has finally achieved a "Mostly Positive" Steam rating.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/swerys-hotel-barcelona-breaks-free-from-mixed-steam-rating-following-large-scale-update-and-removal-of-gen-ai-content/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/onimusha-way-of-the-sword-producer-addresses-concerns-about-demo-being-too-easy-the-full-game-will-be-much-more-challenging/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/onimusha-way-of-the-sword-producer-addresses-concerns-about-demo-being-too-easy-the-full-game-will-be-much-more-challenging/#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2026 04:18:17 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=67929 Onimusha: Way of the Sword producer Akihito Kadowaki has released a message directly addressing feedback on the game's new demo.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/onimusha-way-of-the-sword-producer-addresses-concerns-about-demo-being-too-easy-the-full-game-will-be-much-more-challenging/feed/ 2 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/bayonetta-designer-chrono-trigger-composer-revealed-as-creative-team-members-for-sony-veterans-hand-drawn-metroidvania-chronoscript-the-endless-end/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/bayonetta-designer-chrono-trigger-composer-revealed-as-creative-team-members-for-sony-veterans-hand-drawn-metroidvania-chronoscript-the-endless-end/#respond Tue, 09 Jun 2026 02:46:09 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=67921 Chronoscript: The Endless End, a high-difficulty hand-drawn metroidvania, is set to release in Fall 2026 for PC and PS5. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/bayonetta-designer-chrono-trigger-composer-revealed-as-creative-team-members-for-sony-veterans-hand-drawn-metroidvania-chronoscript-the-endless-end/feed/ 0