https://automaton-media.com/en/author/mohamed-hassan/ AUTOMATON is a website that covers the Japanese gaming world. We bring you the news on video games from Osaka and Tokyo. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 09:35:08 +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/mohamed-hassan/ 32 32 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/spending-decades-working-on-one-thing-only-to-realize-you-cant-do-anything-else-guilty-gear-creator-discusses-dangers-of-modern-aaa-developments-overspeci/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/spending-decades-working-on-one-thing-only-to-realize-you-cant-do-anything-else-guilty-gear-creator-discusses-dangers-of-modern-aaa-developments-overspeci/#comments Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=64726 Guilty Gear creator Daisuke Ishiwatari discusses production of AAA games and the "dangers" of overspecialization of development staff. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/spending-decades-working-on-one-thing-only-to-realize-you-cant-do-anything-else-guilty-gear-creator-discusses-dangers-of-modern-aaa-developments-overspeci/feed/ 17 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/three-years-later-tears-of-the-kingdoms-engineering-scene-is-still-seeing-crazy-progress-as-japanese-zelda-player-builds-flying-fighter-jet-with-manual-missi/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/three-years-later-tears-of-the-kingdoms-engineering-scene-is-still-seeing-crazy-progress-as-japanese-zelda-player-builds-flying-fighter-jet-with-manual-missi/#respond Fri, 27 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=64166 An ingenious Japanese player of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has successfully built a flying fighter jet.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/three-years-later-tears-of-the-kingdoms-engineering-scene-is-still-seeing-crazy-progress-as-japanese-zelda-player-builds-flying-fighter-jet-with-manual-missi/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/pragmatas-newly-revealed-new-york-stage-was-painstakingly-made-by-human-developers-to-look-ai-generated-according-to-director/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/pragmatas-newly-revealed-new-york-stage-was-painstakingly-made-by-human-developers-to-look-ai-generated-according-to-director/#respond Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=64017 Pragmata director Cho Yonghee and producer Naoto Oyama talk about the creative process behind the game's "AI-generated" New York stage.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/pragmatas-newly-revealed-new-york-stage-was-painstakingly-made-by-human-developers-to-look-ai-generated-according-to-director/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/roguelike-pantyshot-shooter-turretgirls-adds-photo-mode-update-which-allows-you-to-freely-adjust-clothing-damage-of-the-heroines-battle-worn-uniform/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/roguelike-pantyshot-shooter-turretgirls-adds-photo-mode-update-which-allows-you-to-freely-adjust-clothing-damage-of-the-heroines-battle-worn-uniform/#respond Thu, 19 Mar 2026 02:37:04 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=63490 Roguelike tower-defense shooter TurretGirls released a new photo mode which lets you "shoot" the protagonist in various poses and outfits.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/roguelike-pantyshot-shooter-turretgirls-adds-photo-mode-update-which-allows-you-to-freely-adjust-clothing-damage-of-the-heroines-battle-worn-uniform/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/manga-publisher-shueishas-silent-donations-to-schools-following-2011-tohoku-earthquake-come-to-light-garnering-praise-in-japan/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/manga-publisher-shueishas-silent-donations-to-schools-following-2011-tohoku-earthquake-come-to-light-garnering-praise-in-japan/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=63259 People who were in elementary school during the 2011 Tohoku earthquake have finally solved the mystery behind manga donations at their schools that were never reported anywhere.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/manga-publisher-shueishas-silent-donations-to-schools-following-2011-tohoku-earthquake-come-to-light-garnering-praise-in-japan/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/bunny-garden-sequel-to-feature-three-new-love-interests-asmr-and-a-forbidden-open-wide-game-for-gentlemen/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/bunny-garden-sequel-to-feature-three-new-love-interests-asmr-and-a-forbidden-open-wide-game-for-gentlemen/#respond Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:49:19 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=62928 Bunny Garden 2 launches April 16 for PC (Steam) and Nintendo Switch.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/bunny-garden-sequel-to-feature-three-new-love-interests-asmr-and-a-forbidden-open-wide-game-for-gentlemen/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/gintama-creator-stopped-drawing-manga-and-started-dieting-intensely-after-the-series-finished-upcoming-dandelion-anime-project-was-launched-to-motivate-him/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/gintama-creator-stopped-drawing-manga-and-started-dieting-intensely-after-the-series-finished-upcoming-dandelion-anime-project-was-launched-to-motivate-him/#respond Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:13:23 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=62014 Weekly Shonen Jump editor-in-chief talks about how the upcoming Netflix anime adaptation of Hideaki Sorachi's Dandelion came to be.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/gintama-creator-stopped-drawing-manga-and-started-dieting-intensely-after-the-series-finished-upcoming-dandelion-anime-project-was-launched-to-motivate-him/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/kadokawa-announces-huge-anime-production-center-consolidating-six-animation-studios-aiming-to-build-a-world-class-anime-city/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/kadokawa-announces-huge-anime-production-center-consolidating-six-animation-studios-aiming-to-build-a-world-class-anime-city/#comments Mon, 09 Mar 2026 07:18:26 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=62400 Entertainment company Kadokawa has announced plans to establish a new animation production hub consolidating 6 animation studios.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/kadokawa-announces-huge-anime-production-center-consolidating-six-animation-studios-aiming-to-build-a-world-class-anime-city/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/major-ranking-of-manga-people-want-to-see-animated-in-2026-topped-by-the-mortifying-ordeal-of-being-seen/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/major-ranking-of-manga-people-want-to-see-animated-in-2026-topped-by-the-mortifying-ordeal-of-being-seen/#respond Mon, 09 Mar 2026 01:10:12 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=62046 A new fan poll held in the lead-up to the anime convention AnimeJapan 2026 has revealed which manga fans most want to see adapted into anime. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/major-ranking-of-manga-people-want-to-see-animated-in-2026-topped-by-the-mortifying-ordeal-of-being-seen/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-players-can-finally-access-final-fantasy-7-on-steam-with-recent-re-release-but-domestic-region-locking-remains-an-issue-for-several-titles/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-players-can-finally-access-final-fantasy-7-on-steam-with-recent-re-release-but-domestic-region-locking-remains-an-issue-for-several-titles/#respond Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=61761 Much like users had hoped, has Final Fantasy VII finally become purchasable on Steam in Japan following the game's recent update.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-players-can-finally-access-final-fantasy-7-on-steam-with-recent-re-release-but-domestic-region-locking-remains-an-issue-for-several-titles/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/animes-massive-success-in-us-theaters-has-more-to-do-with-the-power-of-fandoms-than-the-medium-itself-becoming-dominant-according-to-japanese-filmmaker-and-journalist/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/animes-massive-success-in-us-theaters-has-more-to-do-with-the-power-of-fandoms-than-the-medium-itself-becoming-dominant-according-to-japanese-filmmaker-and-journalist/#comments Thu, 26 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=60773 Japanese filmmaker and journalist Mirai Konishi talks about anime's recent boom in popularity across US theaters. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/animes-massive-success-in-us-theaters-has-more-to-do-with-the-power-of-fandoms-than-the-medium-itself-becoming-dominant-according-to-japanese-filmmaker-and-journalist/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/suda51-doesnt-know-what-makes-a-suda51-game-a-suda51-game/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/suda51-doesnt-know-what-makes-a-suda51-game-a-suda51-game/#respond Thu, 26 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=60710 Goichi Suda recently told Famitsu he has "no idea" what it is that defines a "Suda51 game," but that his dev team is an important part of the magic.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/suda51-doesnt-know-what-makes-a-suda51-game-a-suda51-game/feed/ 0