https://automaton-media.com/en/author/verity-townsend/ AUTOMATON is a website that covers the Japanese gaming world. We bring you the news on video games from Osaka and Tokyo. Fri, 28 Mar 2025 08:19:34 +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/verity-townsend/ 32 32 https://automaton-media.com/en/nongaming-news/mcdonalds-japan-asks-people-making-fanart-of-their-cute-anime-mascot-to-mind-their-manners-and-have-common-sense/ https://automaton-media.com/en/nongaming-news/mcdonalds-japan-asks-people-making-fanart-of-their-cute-anime-mascot-to-mind-their-manners-and-have-common-sense/#respond Fri, 28 Mar 2025 08:10:35 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=46294 To advertise their latest burger, McDonald’s Japan is using a cute, anime-style mascot, but warning people to be respectful with fanart.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/nongaming-news/mcdonalds-japan-asks-people-making-fanart-of-their-cute-anime-mascot-to-mind-their-manners-and-have-common-sense/feed/ 0 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02:38:06 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=46201 Toho have revealed a new trailer for the movie adaptation of hit Japanese indie game The Exit 8, starring Arashi member Kazunari Ninomiya.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/live-action-movie-based-on-japanese-indie-hit-the-exit-8-gets-new-trailer-and-release-date/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/pac-man-celebrates-45th-birthday-by-becoming-super-monkey-ball-banana-rumbles-latest-playable-character/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/pac-man-celebrates-45th-birthday-by-becoming-super-monkey-ball-banana-rumbles-latest-playable-character/#respond Wed, 26 Mar 2025 08:37:41 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=46135 Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble gets Pac-Man character DLC, meaning you'll be gobbling up pellets and cherries instead of bananas.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/pac-man-celebrates-45th-birthday-by-becoming-super-monkey-ball-banana-rumbles-latest-playable-character/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/castlevania-official-musical-by-japans-all-female-takarazuka-revue-unveils-new-poster/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/castlevania-official-musical-by-japans-all-female-takarazuka-revue-unveils-new-poster/#respond Wed, 26 Mar 2025 07:41:19 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=46120 Featuring the lead performers, the poster for the Takarazuka Revue's official Castlevania musical draws upon Ayami Kojima's iconic art for Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/castlevania-official-musical-by-japans-all-female-takarazuka-revue-unveils-new-poster/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/konami-enters-global-partnership-with-major-league-baseball-to-bring-baseball-videogames-to-a-bigger-audience/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/konami-enters-global-partnership-with-major-league-baseball-to-bring-baseball-videogames-to-a-bigger-audience/#respond Wed, 26 Mar 2025 04:24:35 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=46101 New global partnership agreement between Konami and MLB centers on the mobile game eBaseball: MLB PRO SPIRIT.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/konami-enters-global-partnership-with-major-league-baseball-to-bring-baseball-videogames-to-a-bigger-audience/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/final-fantasy-7-rebirth-cgi-studio-forms-alliance-with-visions-of-mana-co-directors-new-company-studio-sasanqua/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/final-fantasy-7-rebirth-cgi-studio-forms-alliance-with-visions-of-mana-co-directors-new-company-studio-sasanqua/#respond Tue, 25 Mar 2025 10:26:25 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=46084 Kenji Ozawa's Studio Sasanqua has formed a business partnership with experienced CGI and video production company Glitz Visuals.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/final-fantasy-7-rebirth-cgi-studio-forms-alliance-with-visions-of-mana-co-directors-new-company-studio-sasanqua/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/team-ninja-recommends-removing-ninja-gaiden-2-blacks-entire-hud-to-make-the-difficulty-even-more-extreme/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/team-ninja-recommends-removing-ninja-gaiden-2-blacks-entire-hud-to-make-the-difficulty-even-more-extreme/#respond Tue, 25 Mar 2025 09:31:01 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=46073 Here's how to play Ninja Gaiden 2 Black in the most hardcore way- "with only your Ninja senses on Master Ninja difficulty."]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/team-ninja-recommends-removing-ninja-gaiden-2-blacks-entire-hud-to-make-the-difficulty-even-more-extreme/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/having-a-nintendo-switch-logo-in-your-games-youtube-trailer-boosts-views-big-time-japanese-indie-dev-finds-but-does-it-translate-to-sales/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/having-a-nintendo-switch-logo-in-your-games-youtube-trailer-boosts-views-big-time-japanese-indie-dev-finds-but-does-it-translate-to-sales/#respond Tue, 25 Mar 2025 03:52:33 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=46035 Japanese indie game brand ANMC, known for Moonless Moon, has noticed that the Nintendo Switch logo majorly boosts their YouTube views. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/having-a-nintendo-switch-logo-in-your-games-youtube-trailer-boosts-views-big-time-japanese-indie-dev-finds-but-does-it-translate-to-sales/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/this-wasnt-something-capcom-forced-me-to-do-mega-man-2-creator-talks-about-why-the-game-was-made-in-only-three-months/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/this-wasnt-something-capcom-forced-me-to-do-mega-man-2-creator-talks-about-why-the-game-was-made-in-only-three-months/#respond Mon, 24 Mar 2025 10:13:52 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=46015 Akira Kitamura sheds light on the super-short development of Mega Man 2, giving insight into the young Capcom team's aims and inspirations.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/this-wasnt-something-capcom-forced-me-to-do-mega-man-2-creator-talks-about-why-the-game-was-made-in-only-three-months/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/katamari-damacy-creator-keita-takahashi-talks-about-his-decision-to-leave-bandai-namco-and-the-inspiration-behind-his-new-game/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/katamari-damacy-creator-keita-takahashi-talks-about-his-decision-to-leave-bandai-namco-and-the-inspiration-behind-his-new-game/#respond Fri, 21 Mar 2025 09:31:03 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=45936 "I thought if I could develop games with more people from other countries, I would be able to get ideas from different perspectives," says Takahashi.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/katamari-damacy-creator-keita-takahashi-talks-about-his-decision-to-leave-bandai-namco-and-the-inspiration-behind-his-new-game/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/ender-magnolia-devs-removed-contact-damage-in-response-to-player-feedback-it-felt-unconvincing-to-take-damage-just-from-bumping-into-an-enemy/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/ender-magnolia-devs-removed-contact-damage-in-response-to-player-feedback-it-felt-unconvincing-to-take-damage-just-from-bumping-into-an-enemy/#respond Fri, 21 Mar 2025 04:39:20 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=45906 Lead designer Yasuhiro Yokoyama gives insight into Ender Lilies' contact damage, and its removal from the sequel Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/ender-magnolia-devs-removed-contact-damage-in-response-to-player-feedback-it-felt-unconvincing-to-take-damage-just-from-bumping-into-an-enemy/feed/ 0