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. Thu, 28 May 2026 00:44:09 +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/game-development/ 32 32 https://automaton-media.com/en/column/wuthering-waves-is-full-of-beautiful-technical-headaches-that-would-make-the-average-ue-developer-say-please-dont-make-me-do-this/ https://automaton-media.com/en/column/wuthering-waves-is-full-of-beautiful-technical-headaches-that-would-make-the-average-ue-developer-say-please-dont-make-me-do-this/#respond Wed, 27 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=67296 We talk to Japanese game developer Masahiko Nakamura about what makes Wuthering Waves impressive, or even intimidating, from a technical perspective.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/column/wuthering-waves-is-full-of-beautiful-technical-headaches-that-would-make-the-average-ue-developer-say-please-dont-make-me-do-this/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/jrpg-developer-furyu-directly-addresses-its-a-furyu-game-though-stigma-surrounding-its-titles-says-its-taking-gameplay-criticis/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/jrpg-developer-furyu-directly-addresses-its-a-furyu-game-though-stigma-surrounding-its-titles-says-its-taking-gameplay-criticis/#comments Mon, 25 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=67072 In an unusual statement to fans, FuRyu has addressed a stereotype that has come to be associated with its games,]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/jrpg-developer-furyu-directly-addresses-its-a-furyu-game-though-stigma-surrounding-its-titles-says-its-taking-gameplay-criticis/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/bandai-namco-reports-bizarre-tamagotchi-paradise-death-bug-affecting-pets-over-256-years-old-likely-related-to-integer-overflow/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/bandai-namco-reports-bizarre-tamagotchi-paradise-death-bug-affecting-pets-over-256-years-old-likely-related-to-integer-overflow/#respond Thu, 21 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66967 Tamagotchi Paradise players have discovered bugs that occur to dying Tamagotchi in old age, prompting an apology from Bandai Namco.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/bandai-namco-reports-bizarre-tamagotchi-paradise-death-bug-affecting-pets-over-256-years-old-likely-related-to-integer-overflow/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/it-still-feels-a-bit-random-honestly-solo-indie-dev-whose-breakout-hit-sold-200000-units-in-two-weeks-shares-detailed-breakdown-of-sales-and-what-boosted-wishli/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/it-still-feels-a-bit-random-honestly-solo-indie-dev-whose-breakout-hit-sold-200000-units-in-two-weeks-shares-detailed-breakdown-of-sales-and-what-boosted-wishli/#respond Thu, 21 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66955 Indie game developer Blukulélé recently revealed detailed sales data related to their hit chess-themed deckbuilding rogulike Gambonanza.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/it-still-feels-a-bit-random-honestly-solo-indie-dev-whose-breakout-hit-sold-200000-units-in-two-weeks-shares-detailed-breakdown-of-sales-and-what-boosted-wishli/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/capcom-engineers-say-even-the-smartest-ai-cant-match-our-creators-when-it-comes-to-sensibility-the-technology-is-being-adopted-to-reduce-routin/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/capcom-engineers-say-even-the-smartest-ai-cant-match-our-creators-when-it-comes-to-sensibility-the-technology-is-being-adopted-to-reduce-routin/#comments Thu, 21 May 2026 05:21:01 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66944 Capcom’s game development platform and AI solutions VP Shinichi Inoue talks about the company's views on AI and details of Google Cloud collaboration.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/capcom-engineers-say-even-the-smartest-ai-cant-match-our-creators-when-it-comes-to-sensibility-the-technology-is-being-adopted-to-reduce-routin/feed/ 5 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/square-enix-announces-game-dev-contest-in-japan-with-winners-receiving-publishing-deals-and-up-to-1-89-million-usd-in-prize-money/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/square-enix-announces-game-dev-contest-in-japan-with-winners-receiving-publishing-deals-and-up-to-1-89-million-usd-in-prize-money/#respond Thu, 21 May 2026 04:57:21 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66935 Starting December 2026, Square Enix will welcome developers in Japan to submit their projects for a chance to win generous monetary prizes and publishing support.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/square-enix-announces-game-dev-contest-in-japan-with-winners-receiving-publishing-deals-and-up-to-1-89-million-usd-in-prize-money/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/behind-the-hit-coin-based-roguelike-raccoin-is-coreblazer-a-support-team-rather-than-a-publisher-how-did-this-mysterious-group-help-push-the-game-toward-success-and-what-exactly-d/ https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/behind-the-hit-coin-based-roguelike-raccoin-is-coreblazer-a-support-team-rather-than-a-publisher-how-did-this-mysterious-group-help-push-the-game-toward-success-and-what-exactly-d/#respond Thu, 21 May 2026 04:05:06 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66922 An interview with Doraccoon, the indie studio behind RACCOIN, and COREBLAZER, the company that supported the hit title's development.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/behind-the-hit-coin-based-roguelike-raccoin-is-coreblazer-a-support-team-rather-than-a-publisher-how-did-this-mysterious-group-help-push-the-game-toward-success-and-what-exactly-d/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/developer-makes-the-same-game-twice-in-unity-and-godot-after-struggling-to-choose-an-engine-delivering-detailed-comparison-of-the-pros-and-cons/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/developer-makes-the-same-game-twice-in-unity-and-godot-after-struggling-to-choose-an-engine-delivering-detailed-comparison-of-the-pros-and-cons/#comments Wed, 20 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66898 Game developer Thomas Grové made his game in both the Unity and Godot engines to determine which to use for the final project.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/developer-makes-the-same-game-twice-in-unity-and-godot-after-struggling-to-choose-an-engine-delivering-detailed-comparison-of-the-pros-and-cons/feed/ 9 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/urban-myth-dissolution-center-publisher-shueisha-games-solicits-new-title-pitches-and-even-creators-with-no-development-experience-are-eligible-to-apply/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/urban-myth-dissolution-center-publisher-shueisha-games-solicits-new-title-pitches-and-even-creators-with-no-development-experience-are-eligible-to-apply/#respond Tue, 19 May 2026 09:48:08 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66846 Shueisha Games, the publisher behind Urban Myth Dissolution Center, has opened applications for new game proposals.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/urban-myth-dissolution-center-publisher-shueisha-games-solicits-new-title-pitches-and-even-creators-with-no-development-experience-are-eligible-to-apply/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/indie-games/indie-developer-who-got-blocked-on-steam-for-potential-infringement-of-his-own-work-finally-gets-green-light-after-issuing-license-declaration-to-himsel/ https://automaton-media.com/en/indie-games/indie-developer-who-got-blocked-on-steam-for-potential-infringement-of-his-own-work-finally-gets-green-light-after-issuing-license-declaration-to-himsel/#respond Mon, 11 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66446 “Licensing negotiations with myself have been quite challenging, but we’ve finally settled the matter, with me granting myself a license."]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/indie-games/indie-developer-who-got-blocked-on-steam-for-potential-infringement-of-his-own-work-finally-gets-green-light-after-issuing-license-declaration-to-himsel/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/column/even-from-a-developers-perspective-wuthering-waves-use-of-unreal-engine-is-borderline-perverse-a-ue4-game-decked-out-in-custom-technology/ https://automaton-media.com/en/column/even-from-a-developers-perspective-wuthering-waves-use-of-unreal-engine-is-borderline-perverse-a-ue4-game-decked-out-in-custom-technology/#comments Thu, 07 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66290 We talk to a Japanese developer about what makes Wuthering Waves' graphics and performance impressive from a technical standpoint.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/column/even-from-a-developers-perspective-wuthering-waves-use-of-unreal-engine-is-borderline-perverse-a-ue4-game-decked-out-in-custom-technology/feed/ 11 https://automaton-media.com/en/column/infinity-nikki-level-designer-talks-about-philosophy-behind-large-scale-gameplay-and-map-expansions-in-version-2-0/ https://automaton-media.com/en/column/infinity-nikki-level-designer-talks-about-philosophy-behind-large-scale-gameplay-and-map-expansions-in-version-2-0/#respond Wed, 06 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66266 Level design lecture by Infinity Nikki developer PR, held at Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2026.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/column/infinity-nikki-level-designer-talks-about-philosophy-behind-large-scale-gameplay-and-map-expansions-in-version-2-0/feed/ 0