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. Fri, 29 May 2026 08:35:25 +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/use-of-japanese-anime-and-manga-for-ai-training-is-a-serious-issue-that-undermines-creators-rights-coda-warns-tech-companies/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/use-of-japanese-anime-and-manga-for-ai-training-is-a-serious-issue-that-undermines-creators-rights-coda-warns-tech-companies/#respond Fri, 29 May 2026 07:59:59 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=67405 CODA issues a new statement addressing recent copyright-related issues concerning AI models trained on Japanese content. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/use-of-japanese-anime-and-manga-for-ai-training-is-a-serious-issue-that-undermines-creators-rights-coda-warns-tech-companies/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/two-japanese-men-arrested-over-alleged-213k-usd-pokemon-card-heist-targeting-delivery-vehicle/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/two-japanese-men-arrested-over-alleged-213k-usd-pokemon-card-heist-targeting-delivery-vehicle/#respond Wed, 27 May 2026 09:51:14 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=67311 A 26 and 27-year-old Japanese man in Tokyo were arrested on suspicion of stealing over 300 Pokémon cards, worth approximately 34 million yen.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/two-japanese-men-arrested-over-alleged-213k-usd-pokemon-card-heist-targeting-delivery-vehicle/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/seto-kaiba-and-kento-nanami-voice-actor-kenjiro-tsuda-sues-tiktok-over-ai-generated-copycat-voiceovers-but-the-platform-argues-its-just-a-generic-male-voice/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/seto-kaiba-and-kento-nanami-voice-actor-kenjiro-tsuda-sues-tiktok-over-ai-generated-copycat-voiceovers-but-the-platform-argues-its-just-a-generic-male-voice/#respond Tue, 26 May 2026 06:01:08 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=67195 Japanese voice actor Kenjiro Tsuda sues Tik Tok owners over videos that feature AI generated voiceovers resembling his own voice. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/seto-kaiba-and-kento-nanami-voice-actor-kenjiro-tsuda-sues-tiktok-over-ai-generated-copycat-voiceovers-but-the-platform-argues-its-just-a-generic-male-voice/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/project-rabbit-is-a-dark-alice-in-wonderland-inspired-soulslike-action-rpg-coming-from-korea/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/project-rabbit-is-a-dark-alice-in-wonderland-inspired-soulslike-action-rpg-coming-from-korea/#respond Wed, 20 May 2026 07:28:52 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66874 Novaflare recently teased its upcoming new title Project Rabbit, a dark fantasy soulslike RPG with escape and survival elements.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/project-rabbit-is-a-dark-alice-in-wonderland-inspired-soulslike-action-rpg-coming-from-korea/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/bleach-brave-souls-developer-klab-launches-new-initiative-to-help-integrate-ai-creators-into-commercial-production/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/bleach-brave-souls-developer-klab-launches-new-initiative-to-help-integrate-ai-creators-into-commercial-production/#respond Fri, 15 May 2026 05:53:38 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66677 KLab, the game developer behind Bleach: Brave Souls and Dragon Quest Smash/Grow launches a new AI-based networking initiative. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/bleach-brave-souls-developer-klab-launches-new-initiative-to-help-integrate-ai-creators-into-commercial-production/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-student-developers-announce-jirai-kei-brawler-in-which-you-have-to-beat-your-cheating-ex-boyfriend-and-his-mistresses-to-a-pulp/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-student-developers-announce-jirai-kei-brawler-in-which-you-have-to-beat-your-cheating-ex-boyfriend-and-his-mistresses-to-a-pulp/#respond Wed, 13 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66574 Jirai-kei Girl: Vengeance, developed by KOJIMA_CREATE is scheduled to release on PC (Steam) in late 2026.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-student-developers-announce-jirai-kei-brawler-in-which-you-have-to-beat-your-cheating-ex-boyfriend-and-his-mistresses-to-a-pulp/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/post-apocalyptic-bishojo-rpg-last-origin-is-getting-a-sequel-set-in-outer-space-publisher-announces-as-first-titles-global-launch-nears/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/post-apocalyptic-bishojo-rpg-last-origin-is-getting-a-sequel-set-in-outer-space-publisher-announces-as-first-titles-global-launch-nears/#respond Tue, 12 May 2026 03:56:56 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66468 Ahead of the global release of Last Origin, publisher VALOFE has announced that a sequel title is currently in development.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/post-apocalyptic-bishojo-rpg-last-origin-is-getting-a-sequel-set-in-outer-space-publisher-announces-as-first-titles-global-launch-nears/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/nekopara-sekai-connect-reinvents-the-series-world-as-a-perfectly-calculated-dystopia-ruled-by-ai-according-to-creator-sayori/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/nekopara-sekai-connect-reinvents-the-series-world-as-a-perfectly-calculated-dystopia-ruled-by-ai-according-to-creator-sayori/#comments Wed, 06 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66071 Nekopara series creator Sayori talks about the dystopian lore introduced to the series with Nekopara Sekai Connect. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/nekopara-sekai-connect-reinvents-the-series-world-as-a-perfectly-calculated-dystopia-ruled-by-ai-according-to-creator-sayori/feed/ 3 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/bizarre-korean-game-in-which-you-have-to-raise-a-severed-head-of-a-goddess-stuck-in-a-flowerpot-was-only-possible-to-make-back-in-the-2000s-because-things-were-much-more-immature-ac/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/bizarre-korean-game-in-which-you-have-to-raise-a-severed-head-of-a-goddess-stuck-in-a-flowerpot-was-only-possible-to-make-back-in-the-2000s-because-things-were-much-more-immature-ac/#comments Tue, 05 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66052 Developers of bizarre Korean game TOMAK: Save the Earth ~ Love Story ~ discuss the story behind the title's development. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/bizarre-korean-game-in-which-you-have-to-raise-a-severed-head-of-a-goddess-stuck-in-a-flowerpot-was-only-possible-to-make-back-in-the-2000s-because-things-were-much-more-immature-ac/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/roblox-steal-a-brainrots-huge-popularity-among-japanese-kids-raises-concerns-over-school-violence-microtransactions-and-excessive-play-sessions/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/roblox-steal-a-brainrots-huge-popularity-among-japanese-kids-raises-concerns-over-school-violence-microtransactions-and-excessive-play-sessions/#respond Mon, 04 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66028 Japanese parents raise concern over Roblox's Steal a Brainrot minigame getting increasingly popular among school-aged children. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/roblox-steal-a-brainrots-huge-popularity-among-japanese-kids-raises-concerns-over-school-violence-microtransactions-and-excessive-play-sessions/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/dark-fantasy-platonic-yuri-visual-novel-drowning-song-of-the-stagnant-sea-launches-on-steam-a-scylla-meets-the-most-beautiful-human-shes-eve/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/dark-fantasy-platonic-yuri-visual-novel-drowning-song-of-the-stagnant-sea-launches-on-steam-a-scylla-meets-the-most-beautiful-human-shes-eve/#respond Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=65451 Waku Waku Games and Kuso no Kobo have released the dark fairy tale visual novel Drowning Song of the Stagnant Sea.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/dark-fantasy-platonic-yuri-visual-novel-drowning-song-of-the-stagnant-sea-launches-on-steam-a-scylla-meets-the-most-beautiful-human-shes-eve/feed/ 0 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/ 24