The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin will have a 30 ㎢ open-world map and new storyline supervised by original manga artist
Netmarble's upcoming open-world RPG The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin was made under the guidance of Nakaba Suzuki, producer says.
VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
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Automaton West Editor
Locking characters behind gacha would have clashed with ANANTA’s intended playstyle and high degree of freedom, producer explains
ANANTA producer Ash explains why the dev team decided not to lock characters behind gacha and shares alternative monetization plans.
Yomawari fans shouldn’t expect horror elements from Nippon Ichi Software’s new game, devs say. But creepy hints in the promotional material suggest otherwise
Yomawari developer Nippon Ichi Software says their new game is just a lighthearted farming simulator - but can we trust them?
“It’s like if GTA, Spiderman and Yakuza had a baby,” Japanese gamers have high expectations for ANANTA, but “copycat” gameplay and monetization are a concern
With a playable demo released for TGS 2025, ANANTA has gained much hype in Japan, though some gamers are concerned about its future.
GTA-style open-world anime game ANANTA will not have a character gacha system, NetEase confirms
Chinese developer NetEase's upcoming urban open-world RPG ANANTA is not going to be a character gacha game, they confirm.
How to make a hit visual novel? Getting intimate with your fans is the key, say Urban Myth Dissolution Center and Gnosia devs
While some industry veterans may say that Japanese narrative adventure games (commonly known as visual novels in the West) have reached a bit of a slump, that doesn’t mean the genre doesn’t have its hits anymore. Recently, AUTOMATON brought together…
Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma’s developers looked to other life simulator games to improve playability and minimize tedious gameplay
Automaton interviewed the director and producer of Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma about their user-friendly approach to development.
Dragon Quest series creator Yuji Horii completely debunks popular fan theory about the true identity of DQ7 ’s final boss
Creator of Dragon Quest debunks popular Japanese fan theory that states Orgodemir's true identity in DQ7 is actually Kiefer.
Fortnite developer Epic Games helped a Japanese company gamify manual factory work to increase productivity
Real Focus Synergy is a software designed to make manual work less boring - and it was made using advice from Fortnite developers.
Rune Factory devs see the series’ “final form” as a game you can keep living in forever
Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma director Shiro Maekawa and producer Hisashi Fujii tell us about the future they envision for the series.
We asked over 10,000 of our Japanese readers to name their No. 1 gaming platform, but they were too biased to PC gaming for a fair match
PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch or mobile? We asked more than 10,000 Japanese gamers about their preferred gaming platform.
“Game directors and producers have too much power in their hands.” Final Fantasy composer says there’s less creative freedom in game music nowadays
Final Fantasy composer talks about the current state of game music, commenting on how composers nowadays have less creative freedom.