https://automaton-media.com/en/author/mizuki-kashiwagi/ AUTOMATON is a website that covers the Japanese gaming world. We bring you the news on video games from Osaka and Tokyo. Fri, 21 Jun 2024 01:11:43 +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/mizuki-kashiwagi/ 32 32 https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/interview-granblue-fantasy-versus-rising-world-tournaments-top-players-talk-about-how-they-deal-with-pressure-and-defeat/ https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/interview-granblue-fantasy-versus-rising-world-tournaments-top-players-talk-about-how-they-deal-with-pressure-and-defeat/#respond Fri, 21 Jun 2024 01:08:36 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=32672 Roundtable interview with the finalists of the ARC World Tour 2023 and top of Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising's competitive scene.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/interview-granblue-fantasy-versus-rising-world-tournaments-top-players-talk-about-how-they-deal-with-pressure-and-defeat/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/interview-granblue-fantasy-versus-rising-world-tournaments-top-players-talk-about-why-they-play-gbvsr-and-how-they-selected-their-mains/ https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/interview-granblue-fantasy-versus-rising-world-tournaments-top-players-talk-about-why-they-play-gbvsr-and-how-they-selected-their-mains/#respond Thu, 20 Jun 2024 01:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=32531 Roundtable interview with the finalists of the ARC World Tour 2023 and top of Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising's competitive scene.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/interview-granblue-fantasy-versus-rising-world-tournaments-top-players-talk-about-why-they-play-gbvsr-and-how-they-selected-their-mains/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/this-challenging-bullet-hell-shooter-boss-took-12-years-to-beat/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/this-challenging-bullet-hell-shooter-boss-took-12-years-to-beat/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2024 06:52:47 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=28884 DoDonPachi SaiDaiOuJou's hidden boss Inbachi (Hina) has finally been defeated in a perfect run of Cave's fiendish bullet hell shooter.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/this-challenging-bullet-hell-shooter-boss-took-12-years-to-beat/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/20231213-24309/ https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/20231213-24309/#respond Wed, 13 Dec 2023 02:42:59 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=24309 Developer interview with the director of ShapeHero Factory, an upcoming Japanese factory simulator that incorporates elements of roguelite and tower defense games. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/20231213-24309/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/20231127-23334/ https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/20231127-23334/#respond Mon, 27 Nov 2023 05:02:15 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=23334 The director of Vivid Knight discusses the unexpected success of the game and reveals details about its sequel Vivid World.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/20231127-23334/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/20230925-21818/ https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/20230925-21818/#respond Mon, 25 Sep 2023 09:12:39 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=21818 An interview with Tetsuya Fukuhara, general director, and Yasuyuki Kaji, director of Granblue Fantasy: Relink, which is scheduled to release worldwide on February 1, 2024.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/20230925-21818/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/20230901-21299/ Fri, 01 Sep 2023 03:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=21299 An interview with Tetsuya Fukuhara, creative director of Cygames' upcoming title Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising, which is set to release worldwide on November 30, 2023.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20230118-17552/ Wed, 18 Jan 2023 12:00:31 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=17552 O2Jam, a rhythm game that originally ended service in 2012, has been revived as O2Jam Online and released on Steam as a free-to-play title. However, the game currently has an Overwhelmingly Negative (4% approval rate) review status on the platform.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20220311-10458/ Fri, 11 Mar 2022 07:27:59 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=10458 Elden Ring speedrun record is now under 40 minutes using the Wrong Warp glitch. The record (37 minutes and 15 seconds) was set during Distortion2’s Twitch stream. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20220114-8505/ Fri, 14 Jan 2022 10:43:04 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=8505 Pokémon BDSP speedrun community allegedly tricked into revealing how to perform the Menu Storage glitch in Ver.1.1.3. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20211122-6411/ Mon, 22 Nov 2021 05:30:27 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=6411 Punk's remark heats up the Street Fighter V regional rivalry between North America and Europe that even has the attention of Capcom. Some Japanese players also want a piece of the action.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20210902-1639/ Thu, 02 Sep 2021 07:22:42 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=1639 A peculiar Metal Gear Solid trick has been found on the Twitch channel TwitchPlaysSpeedruns. The guards at the end of the game can be controlled with the 2nd player controller.]]>