https://automaton-media.com/en/author/emmett-harris/ AUTOMATON is a website that covers the Japanese gaming world. We bring you the news on video games from Osaka and Tokyo. Tue, 31 Mar 2026 06:41:42 +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/emmett-harris/ 32 32 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/developers-who-crowdfunded-340k-game-budget-are-seeking-legal-action-after-platform-fails-to-pay-out-over-half-the-amount-raised/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/developers-who-crowdfunded-340k-game-budget-are-seeking-legal-action-after-platform-fails-to-pay-out-over-half-the-amount-raised/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=64430 Skeleton Crew Studio, the team behind the upcoming Shibuya Scramble Stories, has yet to receive over half of the funds it raised.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/developers-who-crowdfunded-340k-game-budget-are-seeking-legal-action-after-platform-fails-to-pay-out-over-half-the-amount-raised/feed/ 2 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/great-games-almost-never-sell-just-because-theyre-great-gnosia-producer-talks-about-the-importance-of-having-a-good-business-lead-rather-than-just-focusing-on-raw-creativity/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/great-games-almost-never-sell-just-because-theyre-great-gnosia-producer-talks-about-the-importance-of-having-a-good-business-lead-rather-than-just-focusing-on-raw-creativity/#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=64167 In a recent interview, Gnosia producer and director Toru Kawakatsu talks about the importance of "business sense" in game development.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/great-games-almost-never-sell-just-because-theyre-great-gnosia-producer-talks-about-the-importance-of-having-a-good-business-lead-rather-than-just-focusing-on-raw-creativity/feed/ 10 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/megami-tensei-original-writer-says-inspiration-for-digital-devil-storynovels-came-about-during-his-time-working-at-toshiba/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/megami-tensei-original-writer-says-inspiration-for-digital-devil-storynovels-came-about-during-his-time-working-at-toshiba/#respond Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=63951 In a recent X thread, Megami Tensei original author Aya Nishitani talks about how he came up with the franchise's "devil summoning" concept.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/megami-tensei-original-writer-says-inspiration-for-digital-devil-storynovels-came-about-during-his-time-working-at-toshiba/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japans-bizarre-caveman-simulator-tail-of-the-sun-was-inspired-by-the-power-of-humanity-and-resilience-of-people-affected-by-the-kobe-earthquake-according-to-its-director/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japans-bizarre-caveman-simulator-tail-of-the-sun-was-inspired-by-the-power-of-humanity-and-resilience-of-people-affected-by-the-kobe-earthquake-according-to-its-director/#respond Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=62695 In a recent interview Tail of The sun director Iida Kazutoshi discussed the background of the retro cult classic.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japans-bizarre-caveman-simulator-tail-of-the-sun-was-inspired-by-the-power-of-humanity-and-resilience-of-people-affected-by-the-kobe-earthquake-according-to-its-director/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/ai-the-somnium-files-and-triangle-strategy-devs-new-game-is-a-morally-grey-akutagawa-inspired-noir-fantasy-in-which-the-players-will-hate-the-choices-they-make/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/ai-the-somnium-files-and-triangle-strategy-devs-new-game-is-a-morally-grey-akutagawa-inspired-noir-fantasy-in-which-the-players-will-hate-the-choices-they-make/#respond Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=61919 Studio TENDA just released KOKUTOTO, a morally grey visual novel inspired by Ryunosuke Akutagawa's classic short story Rashomon.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/ai-the-somnium-files-and-triangle-strategy-devs-new-game-is-a-morally-grey-akutagawa-inspired-noir-fantasy-in-which-the-players-will-hate-the-choices-they-make/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/cult-1999-japanese-pc-game-cookies-bustle-finally-freed-from-years-of-copyright-abuse-video-game-history-foundation-reports/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/cult-1999-japanese-pc-game-cookies-bustle-finally-freed-from-years-of-copyright-abuse-video-game-history-foundation-reports/#respond Wed, 04 Mar 2026 05:20:46 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=61713 An individual had been trying to erase all traces of Cookie’s Bustle online through DMCA takedowns with seemingly no legal basis, but this has come to an end.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/cult-1999-japanese-pc-game-cookies-bustle-finally-freed-from-years-of-copyright-abuse-video-game-history-foundation-reports/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/im-still-angry-at-the-game-industry-cyberconnect2-ceos-efforts-to-shake-up-japanese-entertainments-stick-in-the-mud-approach-are-driven-by-his-love-for-shonen-jump-manga/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/im-still-angry-at-the-game-industry-cyberconnect2-ceos-efforts-to-shake-up-japanese-entertainments-stick-in-the-mud-approach-are-driven-by-his-love-for-shonen-jump-manga/#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=60508 In a recent interview, CyberConnect2 CEO Hiroshi Matsuyama talks about the "driving force" behind his creativity. ]]> 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