https://automaton-media.com/en/author/shion-kaneko/ AUTOMATON is a website that covers the Japanese gaming world. We bring you the news on video games from Osaka and Tokyo. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:08:15 +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/shion-kaneko/ 32 32 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/korean-publisher-webzen-sues-open-world-rpg-developer-after-it-one-sidedly-terminates-publishing-deal-and-announces-independent-steam-re-release-over-unpaid-guarantee/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/korean-publisher-webzen-sues-open-world-rpg-developer-after-it-one-sidedly-terminates-publishing-deal-and-announces-independent-steam-re-release-over-unpaid-guarantee/#comments Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=65610 Webzen files lawsuit against Hound13 following two-month long legal controversy over the publishing rights for DragonSword. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/korean-publisher-webzen-sues-open-world-rpg-developer-after-it-one-sidedly-terminates-publishing-deal-and-announces-independent-steam-re-release-over-unpaid-guarantee/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/ncsoft-sues-youtuber-for-spreading-misinformation-about-new-lineage-remake-and-claiming-the-company-is-turning-a-blind-eye-to-cheaters/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/ncsoft-sues-youtuber-for-spreading-misinformation-about-new-lineage-remake-and-claiming-the-company-is-turning-a-blind-eye-to-cheaters/#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=64841 NCSoft recently announced that it had filed a lawsuit against a YouTuber on charges of spreading misinformation and obstruction of business.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/ncsoft-sues-youtuber-for-spreading-misinformation-about-new-lineage-remake-and-claiming-the-company-is-turning-a-blind-eye-to-cheaters/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/persona-megami-tensei-series-creator-working-on-brand-new-school-life-rpg-with-neptunia-company-compile-hearts/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/persona-megami-tensei-series-creator-working-on-brand-new-school-life-rpg-with-neptunia-company-compile-hearts/#respond Thu, 15 Jan 2026 05:33:42 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=55771 Persona and Megami Tensei series creator Kouji Okada announced a brand-new "school life RPG" developed by Compile Hearts.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/persona-megami-tensei-series-creator-working-on-brand-new-school-life-rpg-with-neptunia-company-compile-hearts/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/steam-wishlist-to-sales-study-shows-how-genre-release-timing-and-reviews-affect-success-nsfw-games-show-unusually-high-conversion-rate/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/steam-wishlist-to-sales-study-shows-how-genre-release-timing-and-reviews-affect-success-nsfw-games-show-unusually-high-conversion-rate/#respond Mon, 20 Oct 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=53122 Data on Steam games released from September 2024 to September 2025 points to possible factors behind high (or low) Wishlist conversion.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/steam-wishlist-to-sales-study-shows-how-genre-release-timing-and-reviews-affect-success-nsfw-games-show-unusually-high-conversion-rate/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/elden-ring-nightreigns-most-infuriating-enemy-award-goes-to-its-pot-throwing-trolls/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/elden-ring-nightreigns-most-infuriating-enemy-award-goes-to-its-pot-throwing-trolls/#respond Wed, 04 Jun 2025 04:14:49 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=48701 Why dealing with Elden Ring Nightreign's pot-throwing Trolls is so tedious and how to improve your chances at beating them.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/elden-ring-nightreigns-most-infuriating-enemy-award-goes-to-its-pot-throwing-trolls/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japans-government-just-dropped-a-huge-free-minecraft-map-and-its-cooler-than-you-think/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japans-government-just-dropped-a-huge-free-minecraft-map-and-its-cooler-than-you-think/#comments Fri, 23 May 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=48301 I take a look at the elaborate Minecraft map made by Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japans-government-just-dropped-a-huge-free-minecraft-map-and-its-cooler-than-you-think/feed/ 10