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. Fri, 10 Jul 2026 03:29:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 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/news/indie-developer-says-steam-helped-fix-their-game-in-time-for-next-fest-instead-or-rejecting-last-minute-unbootable-build/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/indie-developer-says-steam-helped-fix-their-game-in-time-for-next-fest-instead-or-rejecting-last-minute-unbootable-build/#respond Thu, 09 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=69419 Other indie devs have since shared similar experiences.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/indie-developer-says-steam-helped-fix-their-game-in-time-for-next-fest-instead-or-rejecting-last-minute-unbootable-build/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/game-development/each-ability-feels-like-it-could-have-been-the-central-mechanic-of-its-own-game-we-ask-a-fellow-developer-what-makes-nte-neverness-to-everne/ https://automaton-media.com/en/game-development/each-ability-feels-like-it-could-have-been-the-central-mechanic-of-its-own-game-we-ask-a-fellow-developer-what-makes-nte-neverness-to-everne/#respond Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=69403 Indie-Us-Games CEO Masahiko Nakamura talks about the the strengths of NTE: Neverness to Everness from a dev's perspective.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/game-development/each-ability-feels-like-it-could-have-been-the-central-mechanic-of-its-own-game-we-ask-a-fellow-developer-what-makes-nte-neverness-to-everne/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/suda51-and-ueda-fumito-discuss-their-game-design-philosophies-the-inherent-violence-of-action-games/ https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/suda51-and-ueda-fumito-discuss-their-game-design-philosophies-the-inherent-violence-of-action-games/#comments Fri, 03 Jul 2026 06:49:50 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=69161 Roundtable discussion with Romeo Is a Dead Man director Goichi Suda and ICO, Shadow of the Colossus creator Fumito Ueda.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/suda51-and-ueda-fumito-discuss-their-game-design-philosophies-the-inherent-violence-of-action-games/feed/ 3 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/unity-gets-dev-kit-for-direct-in-app-purchases-helping-games-reduce-reliance-on-google-play-and-the-app-store/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/unity-gets-dev-kit-for-direct-in-app-purchases-helping-games-reduce-reliance-on-google-play-and-the-app-store/#respond Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=69063 Unity Technologies just released its new Unity In-App Purchasing Software Development Kit (Unity IAP SDK) 5.4 update.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/unity-gets-dev-kit-for-direct-in-app-purchases-helping-games-reduce-reliance-on-google-play-and-the-app-store/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/zero-programing-required-rpg-development-tool-bakin-gets-live2d-support/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/zero-programing-required-rpg-development-tool-bakin-gets-live2d-support/#respond Fri, 26 Jun 2026 03:34:17 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68845 SmileBoom's RPG Developer Bakin now has a free Live2D ToolKit for importing Live2D models.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/zero-programing-required-rpg-development-tool-bakin-gets-live2d-support/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/megami-tensei-artist-kazuma-kaneko-thinks-ai-replacing-parts-of-game-dev-is-inevitable-but-games-still-need-the-impure-desires-of-human-creator/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/megami-tensei-artist-kazuma-kaneko-thinks-ai-replacing-parts-of-game-dev-is-inevitable-but-games-still-need-the-impure-desires-of-human-creator/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68659 Kazuma Kaneko shares views on AI following launch of gen-AI powered title "Kazuma Kaneko's Tsukuyomi" on Switch.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/megami-tensei-artist-kazuma-kaneko-thinks-ai-replacing-parts-of-game-dev-is-inevitable-but-games-still-need-the-impure-desires-of-human-creator/feed/ 6 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-crowdfunding-platform-that-owes-funds-to-shibuya-scramble-stories-and-other-game-projects-breaks-two-month-silence/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-crowdfunding-platform-that-owes-funds-to-shibuya-scramble-stories-and-other-game-projects-breaks-two-month-silence/#respond Tue, 23 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68602 The platfom's website has been inaccessible since April.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-crowdfunding-platform-that-owes-funds-to-shibuya-scramble-stories-and-other-game-projects-breaks-two-month-silence/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/epic-ceo-tim-sweeney-says-new-multiplayer-games-are-failing-because-players-have-no-reason-to-leave-their-friend-groups-touts-unreal-engine-6s-cross-game-features-as-a-solu/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/epic-ceo-tim-sweeney-says-new-multiplayer-games-are-failing-because-players-have-no-reason-to-leave-their-friend-groups-touts-unreal-engine-6s-cross-game-features-as-a-solu/#comments Mon, 22 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68539 Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney recently talked to South Korean outlet Inven Global about how he thinks UE6 will indirectly help new multiplayer games attract players.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/epic-ceo-tim-sweeney-says-new-multiplayer-games-are-failing-because-players-have-no-reason-to-leave-their-friend-groups-touts-unreal-engine-6s-cross-game-features-as-a-solu/feed/ 119 https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/granblue-fantasy-relink-endless-ragnarok-evolved-by-breaking-what-needed-to-be-broken-in-relink-we-talk-to-the-developers/ https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/granblue-fantasy-relink-endless-ragnarok-evolved-by-breaking-what-needed-to-be-broken-in-relink-we-talk-to-the-developers/#respond Fri, 19 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68487 Interview with Granblue Fantasy Relink creative director Tetsuya Fukuhara and game director Sanshiro Hidaka. about the upcoming Endless Ragnarok expansion.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/granblue-fantasy-relink-endless-ragnarok-evolved-by-breaking-what-needed-to-be-broken-in-relink-we-talk-to-the-developers/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/rpg-maker-developers-add-3d-background-support-to-no-coding-dev-tool-action-game-maker-allowing-development-of-2-5d-style-games/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/rpg-maker-developers-add-3d-background-support-to-no-coding-dev-tool-action-game-maker-allowing-development-of-2-5d-style-games/#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68359 Action Game Maker's one-year-anniversary update has added 3D environment support and custom action plugins.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/rpg-maker-developers-add-3d-background-support-to-no-coding-dev-tool-action-game-maker-allowing-development-of-2-5d-style-games/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-viral-indie-hit-meccha-chameleon-sells-3-million-copies-in-a-week-as-creators-reveal-they-spent-nothing-on-advertising/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-viral-indie-hit-meccha-chameleon-sells-3-million-copies-in-a-week-as-creators-reveal-they-spent-nothing-on-advertising/#respond Wed, 17 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68321 According to co-developer HAGANEIRO, Meccha Chameleon hasn't invested a single yen into marketing.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-viral-indie-hit-meccha-chameleon-sells-3-million-copies-in-a-week-as-creators-reveal-they-spent-nothing-on-advertising/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-developer-says-steam-rejected-an-all-ages-visual-novel-demo-after-flagging-even-a-pitch-black-shower-scene-as-sexual/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-developer-says-steam-rejected-an-all-ages-visual-novel-demo-after-flagging-even-a-pitch-black-shower-scene-as-sexual/#respond Wed, 17 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68341 Return to Shironagasu Island developer Hyogo Onimushi has reported issues with releasing the sequel's demo on Steam.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-developer-says-steam-rejected-an-all-ages-visual-novel-demo-after-flagging-even-a-pitch-black-shower-scene-as-sexual/feed/ 0