https://automaton-media.com/en/author/yuki-kurosawa/ AUTOMATON is a website that covers the Japanese gaming world. We bring you the news on video games from Osaka and Tokyo. Wed, 15 Jan 2025 02:26:50 +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/yuki-kurosawa/ 32 32 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20220615-13393/ Wed, 15 Jun 2022 07:06:29 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=13393 Cardfight!!Vanguard Dear Days is a game based on the Cardfight!! Vanguard overDress anime which itself is based on the Cardfight!! Vanguard trading card game. It contains a brand-new story set in the world of Cardfight!! Vanguard overDress with characters from series creator Akira Ito’s original work taking part. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20220615-13386/ Wed, 15 Jun 2022 06:17:12 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=13386 In Japan, a database of games and their corresponding streaming guidelines has been gaining recognition among streamers and VTubers in Japan. The site is ultimately intended to be used as a reference and asks that users check the latest guidelines for themselves when deciding what to stream.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20220613-13294/ Mon, 13 Jun 2022 04:10:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=13294 Brutal Japan is a survival horror game that takes place in present-day Japan. It’s an episodic game made up of around three different stories, with the first episode being playable when the game enters Early Access.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20220613-13279/ Mon, 13 Jun 2022 02:07:20 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=13279 Holoearth is a sandbox game based on hololive and a part of Cover’s ongoing Hololive Alternative project. Holoearth is the setting of this alternate world for Hololive Alternative and was conceptualized as a metaverse project. The game Holoearth is a part of this project.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20220610-13260/ Fri, 10 Jun 2022 08:54:06 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=13260 Capcom unveiled a new Street Fighter 6 trailer and revealed that fan-favorite Guile was coming to the roster, but there was something about the character than fans couldn’t look away from. His eyebrows. Until now, Guile has been consistently eyebrowless in Street Fighter games.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20220609-13242/ Thu, 09 Jun 2022 08:43:44 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=13242 Malice is a first-person horror game set in Japan. The game will support 2-player co-op and push players’ observation and reasoning skills as they try to progress.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20220606-13117/ Mon, 06 Jun 2022 05:24:07 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=13117 JETMAN will be released on July 14 (JST) for PC (Steam) and Nintendo Switch. JETMAN is an indie action game that you play using only one button.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20220606-13107/ Mon, 06 Jun 2022 04:15:08 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=13107 Cave Interactive will be acquiring Deluxe Games for 5 billion yen (roughly $38 million) , making the Monster Strike developer a subsidiary of the long-standing shmup developer. One point that is especially interesting is Yoshiki Okamoto’s deep ties to both companies.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20220603-13078/ Fri, 03 Jun 2022 08:26:15 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=13078 Koei Tecmo Games has announced that a settlement has been reached with the Chinese game developer Hangzhou Jedi Technology regarding a lawsuit they brought against the company for copyright infringement.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20220530-12971/ Mon, 30 May 2022 05:40:16 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=12971 You could say that spiders are a popular enemy in video games. However, there are also cases of developers showing concern for players that suffer from arachnophobia. Games like Grounded, Kill It With Fire, and Webbed provide arachnophobia options for players.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20220527-12915/ Fri, 27 May 2022 12:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=12915 Swiss anthropologist Liudmila Bredikhina received an award from the University of Geneva in the gender category for their thesis about Babiniku (virtual bishoujo incarnation). This is the first time an academic award has been given for research into the subject of “Babiniku.”]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20220526-12875/ Thu, 26 May 2022 06:45:31 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=12875 Project Shaz from the devs behind God Eater were accused of plagiarism and have since issued an apology and explanation. Project Shaz is a multiplayer action game announced by TVT, a game studio being led by Toshiyuki Yasui (God Eater, Freedom Wars).]]>