https://automaton-media.com/en/game-development/ AUTOMATON is a website that covers the Japanese gaming world. We bring you the news on video games from Osaka and Tokyo. Tue, 08 Sep 2026 05:53:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.3 https://automaton-media.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cropped-automaton-sitelogo-120x120-1-32x32.png https://automaton-media.com/en/game-development/ 32 32 https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/denshattack-director-talks-about-japanese-influences-incredible-support-from-nintendo-and-how-the-studio-benefitted-from-gamepass/ https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/denshattack-director-talks-about-japanese-influences-incredible-support-from-nintendo-and-how-the-studio-benefitted-from-gamepass/#respond Tue, 08 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=72076 Interview with Denshattack! director David Jaumandreu about the game's development process and Japanese influences.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/denshattack-director-talks-about-japanese-influences-incredible-support-from-nintendo-and-how-the-studio-benefitted-from-gamepass/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/i-wish-youd-treat-developers-time-and-lives-with-a-little-more-care-japanese-solo-indie-dev-recounts-being-strung-along-for-16-months-by-publisher-only-to-be-refused-a-contract/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/i-wish-youd-treat-developers-time-and-lives-with-a-little-more-care-japanese-solo-indie-dev-recounts-being-strung-along-for-16-months-by-publisher-only-to-be-refused-a-contract/#respond Mon, 07 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=72054 Japanese solo developer Shigefusa Works, creator of Dungeon Overdose, talks about their recent experience with a domestic publisher. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/i-wish-youd-treat-developers-time-and-lives-with-a-little-more-care-japanese-solo-indie-dev-recounts-being-strung-along-for-16-months-by-publisher-only-to-be-refused-a-contract/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/indie-game-investment-brand-coreblazer-provides-funding-without-meddling-and-is-looking-for-developer-partners/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/indie-game-investment-brand-coreblazer-provides-funding-without-meddling-and-is-looking-for-developer-partners/#respond Fri, 04 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=71101 Interview with Kun, Strategic Investment Director at COREBLAZER, on what kind of game developers the brand is looking to support.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/indie-game-investment-brand-coreblazer-provides-funding-without-meddling-and-is-looking-for-developer-partners/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/the-hundred-line-last-defense-academys-srpg-gameplay-was-designed-as-the-exact-opposite-of-fire-emblem-the-adrenaline-rush-of-throwing-away-characters-lives/ https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/the-hundred-line-last-defense-academys-srpg-gameplay-was-designed-as-the-exact-opposite-of-fire-emblem-the-adrenaline-rush-of-throwing-away-characters-lives/#respond Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=71681 Interview with The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academu battle director Akihiro Togawa on the game's strategy RPG design.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/the-hundred-line-last-defense-academys-srpg-gameplay-was-designed-as-the-exact-opposite-of-fire-emblem-the-adrenaline-rush-of-throwing-away-characters-lives/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/to-the-moon-creator-explains-why-he-still-makes-games-with-rpg-maker-the-just-right-simplicity-that-lets-you-focus-on-the-creative-sides-of-development/ https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/to-the-moon-creator-explains-why-he-still-makes-games-with-rpg-maker-the-just-right-simplicity-that-lets-you-focus-on-the-creative-sides-of-development/#respond Fri, 28 Aug 2026 03:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=71590 Interview with To the Moon developer Kan Gao about making games in RPG Maker.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/to-the-moon-creator-explains-why-he-still-makes-games-with-rpg-maker-the-just-right-simplicity-that-lets-you-focus-on-the-creative-sides-of-development/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/visions-of-mana-co-director-kenji-ozawa-is-recruiting-for-an-unannounced-console-game-by-his-new-independent-studio/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/visions-of-mana-co-director-kenji-ozawa-is-recruiting-for-an-unannounced-console-game-by-his-new-independent-studio/#respond Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=71487 Studio Sasanqua was founded last year, following the closure of Ouka Studios.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/visions-of-mana-co-director-kenji-ozawa-is-recruiting-for-an-unannounced-console-game-by-his-new-independent-studio/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/game-development/arthurian-action-adventure-game-tides-of-annihilation-draws-inspiration-from-jojo-the-fate-series-and-berserk-among-other-japanese-influences/ https://automaton-media.com/en/game-development/arthurian-action-adventure-game-tides-of-annihilation-draws-inspiration-from-jojo-the-fate-series-and-berserk-among-other-japanese-influences/#respond Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=71482 The dev team boasts members with experience on major franchises like Persona and Like a Dragon.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/game-development/arthurian-action-adventure-game-tides-of-annihilation-draws-inspiration-from-jojo-the-fate-series-and-berserk-among-other-japanese-influences/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/study-of-best-selling-genres-on-steam-shows-sandbox-games-continue-to-stand-out-in-revenue/ Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=71331 On the other hand, the report found that platformers tend to generate relatively low revenue overall.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/shuhei-yoshida-advised-expedition-33-developers-not-to-call-it-a-turn-based-rpg-due-to-negative-jrpg-stigma-at-the-time/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/shuhei-yoshida-advised-expedition-33-developers-not-to-call-it-a-turn-based-rpg-due-to-negative-jrpg-stigma-at-the-time/#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=71055 Yoshida recalled the anecdote during a lecture to indie developers on pitching their games to publishers.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/shuhei-yoshida-advised-expedition-33-developers-not-to-call-it-a-turn-based-rpg-due-to-negative-jrpg-stigma-at-the-time/feed/ 22 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/debanked-adult-game-developers-in-japan-face-tax-nightmare-as-they-still-get-taxed-on-income-theyre-blocked-from-receiving-indie-creator-says/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/debanked-adult-game-developers-in-japan-face-tax-nightmare-as-they-still-get-taxed-on-income-theyre-blocked-from-receiving-indie-creator-says/#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=70647 The developer believes that receiving overseas revenue from adult games has grown significantly more difficult over the past five years.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/debanked-adult-game-developers-in-japan-face-tax-nightmare-as-they-still-get-taxed-on-income-theyre-blocked-from-receiving-indie-creator-says/feed/ 2 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/we-absolutely-dont-view-our-eroge-titles-as-a-shameful-past-laplacian-explains-why-it-had-to-remove-adult-games-from-its-official-website-addressing-fan-concerns/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/we-absolutely-dont-view-our-eroge-titles-as-a-shameful-past-laplacian-explains-why-it-had-to-remove-adult-games-from-its-official-website-addressing-fan-concerns/#respond Fri, 31 Jul 2026 10:29:44 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=70433 Wasabi Ono, the CEO of Laplacian, has provided a lengthy explanation of the company's recent restructuring and reasons for removing adult games from its website.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/we-absolutely-dont-view-our-eroge-titles-as-a-shameful-past-laplacian-explains-why-it-had-to-remove-adult-games-from-its-official-website-addressing-fan-concerns/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/clair-obscur-expedition-33-director-eliminating-limitations-is-a-big-mistake-we-talk-to-sandfall-interactive-about-staying-small-japanese-influences/ https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/clair-obscur-expedition-33-director-eliminating-limitations-is-a-big-mistake-we-talk-to-sandfall-interactive-about-staying-small-japanese-influences/#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=70179 Interview with Sandfall Interactive at the Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 postmortem in Yokohama, Japan.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/clair-obscur-expedition-33-director-eliminating-limitations-is-a-big-mistake-we-talk-to-sandfall-interactive-about-staying-small-japanese-influences/feed/ 3