https://automaton-media.com/en/author/koutaro-sato/ AUTOMATON is a website that covers the Japanese gaming world. We bring you the news on video games from Osaka and Tokyo. Fri, 23 Aug 2024 07:51:22 +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/koutaro-sato/ 32 32 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/pokemon-speedrunner-horrifies-viewers-with-superhuman-multitasking-playing-two-games-with-one-controller-in-each-hand/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/pokemon-speedrunner-horrifies-viewers-with-superhuman-multitasking-playing-two-games-with-one-controller-in-each-hand/#respond Thu, 15 Aug 2024 01:02:48 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=35447 A Japanese Pokémon speedrunner recently completed a glitchless "Catch 'em All" challenge playing two games simultaneously.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/pokemon-speedrunner-horrifies-viewers-with-superhuman-multitasking-playing-two-games-with-one-controller-in-each-hand/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/reynatis-devs-show-off-the-games-realistic-shibuya-scramble-crossing-in-new-comparison-video/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/reynatis-devs-show-off-the-games-realistic-shibuya-scramble-crossing-in-new-comparison-video/#respond Tue, 04 Jun 2024 05:01:40 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=31900 FuRyu released a video comparing an in-game environment from Reynatis with real-life footage of the Shibuya Scramble Crossing. It seems the clip is part of a series meant to showcase various in-game locations.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/reynatis-devs-show-off-the-games-realistic-shibuya-scramble-crossing-in-new-comparison-video/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/how-long-to-beat-like-a-dragon-infinite-wealth-we-investigate/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/how-long-to-beat-like-a-dragon-infinite-wealth-we-investigate/#respond Mon, 11 Mar 2024 06:43:57 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=28347 How long does it really take to beat Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth? We break down the volume of each section of the formidable game.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/how-long-to-beat-like-a-dragon-infinite-wealth-we-investigate/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20240219-27433/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20240219-27433/#respond Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:32:38 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=27433 Help Japanese office worker Atsumi reach a secret hot spring on her day off in the deceptively simple indie jumping game HopStepHotspring. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20240219-27433/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20231220-24668/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20231220-24668/#respond Wed, 20 Dec 2023 07:00:57 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=24668 In KOIBUMI, you must fly your paper plane love letter through a crowded city so that it reaches your crush. However, many hazards get in the way of your fragile aircraft in this 3D action game.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20231220-24668/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20231218-24550/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20231218-24550/#respond Mon, 18 Dec 2023 09:55:24 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=24550 Aniplex to release Alterna Welt: Blue Exorcist Gaiden, a 3D action RPG based on Kazue Kato's best-selling dark fantasy manga Blue Exorcist.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20231218-24550/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20231106-22831/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20231106-22831/#respond Mon, 06 Nov 2023 05:59:32 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=22831 Japanese indie game studio KOTAKE CREATE announced their upcoming liminal space-inspired walking simulator The Exit 8, in which you have to escape a seemingly endless underground passage.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20231106-22831/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20231005-22089/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20231005-22089/#respond Thu, 05 Oct 2023 08:50:17 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=22089 Indie game developer MantaStudio announced the upcoming title Drum Roll for the PC. The game is about rolling a drum on the verge of exploding to a designated finish line, but its not as simple as it may seem.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20231005-22089/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20230919-21734/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20230919-21734/#respond Tue, 19 Sep 2023 07:13:22 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=21734 Shortly upon the release of The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Part 1: The Teal Mask for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, a strange behavior of the new Pokémon Okidogi was discovered and reported by an X/Twitter user.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20230919-21734/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20230901-21330/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20230901-21330/#respond Fri, 01 Sep 2023 09:48:28 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=21330 Long-running Japanese game show Takeshi's Castle gets an official Roblox game. Geekout and TBS GAMES come together to create the famous game show's most popular challenges.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20230901-21330/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20230803-20472/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20230803-20472/#respond Thu, 03 Aug 2023 03:38:37 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=20472 Japanese publisher Visual Arts have revealed the monthly server cost for their mobile game Itsuwari no Alice, and players need to make sure total in-game purchases exceed this sum if they don't want the game being shut down.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20230803-20472/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20230718-20141/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20230718-20141/#respond Tue, 18 Jul 2023 06:39:46 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=20141 It's up to users to keep the mobile game Itsuwari no Alice alive as the publisher has implemented a mysterious counter that must keep exceeding server fees.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20230718-20141/feed/ 0