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, 19 Jun 2026 09:12:37 +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/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/#respond 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/ 0 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 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-developers-marvel-as-self-published-indie-hit-meccha-chameleon-sells-2-million-copies-in-just-five-days/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-developers-marvel-as-self-published-indie-hit-meccha-chameleon-sells-2-million-copies-in-just-five-days/#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68274 Meccha Chameleon, a new hide-and-seek party game from indie developer LEMORION, has sold 2 million units as of June 15.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-developers-marvel-as-self-published-indie-hit-meccha-chameleon-sells-2-million-copies-in-just-five-days/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/godot-engines-key-figures-answer-a-developers-questions-about-everything-from-console-porting-and-user-support-to-ai-and-the-engines-future/ https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/godot-engines-key-figures-answer-a-developers-questions-about-everything-from-console-porting-and-user-support-to-ai-and-the-engines-future/#respond Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:04:47 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68223 A Godot developer interviews W4 Games for AUTOMATON, discussing topics like console porting, user support, AI, and the engine’s future.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/godot-engines-key-figures-answer-a-developers-questions-about-everything-from-console-porting-and-user-support-to-ai-and-the-engines-future/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/rpg-maker-developers-looking-into-options-for-archiving-the-soon-to-be-closed-forums-following-numerous-calls-for-their-preservation/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/rpg-maker-developers-looking-into-options-for-archiving-the-soon-to-be-closed-forums-following-numerous-calls-for-their-preservation/#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2026 06:39:21 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68211 RPG Maker developers Gotcha Gotcha Games recently announced that they're working on archiving options for the RPG Maker Forums.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/rpg-maker-developers-looking-into-options-for-archiving-the-soon-to-be-closed-forums-following-numerous-calls-for-their-preservation/feed/ 4 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/capcom-says-abandoning-auteur-driven-development-in-favor-of-team-led-development-is-what-transformed-the-company-and-allowed-flagship-ips-to-survive-for-so-long/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/capcom-says-abandoning-auteur-driven-development-in-favor-of-team-led-development-is-what-transformed-the-company-and-allowed-flagship-ips-to-survive-for-so-long/#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68161 Capcom president and COO Haruhiro Tsujimoto talks about one of the company's biggest organizational changes.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/capcom-says-abandoning-auteur-driven-development-in-favor-of-team-led-development-is-what-transformed-the-company-and-allowed-flagship-ips-to-survive-for-so-long/feed/ 7 https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/why-was-resident-evil-requiem-the-first-game-to-adopt-the-ps5-pros-upgraded-pssr-we-talk-to-capcom-and-sie/ https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/why-was-resident-evil-requiem-the-first-game-to-adopt-the-ps5-pros-upgraded-pssr-we-talk-to-capcom-and-sie/#respond Fri, 12 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68150 Interview with Capcom and Sony Interactive Entertainment on the PS5 Pro's upgraded upscaler, the so-called PSSR2.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/why-was-resident-evil-requiem-the-first-game-to-adopt-the-ps5-pros-upgraded-pssr-we-talk-to-capcom-and-sie/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/blue-archive-executive-producer-who-majored-in-ai-says-the-games-philosophy-is-directly-opposed-to-ai/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/blue-archive-executive-producer-who-majored-in-ai-says-the-games-philosophy-is-directly-opposed-to-ai/#respond Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=67962 Blue Archive executive producer Yong-Ha Kim recently talked about generative AI in the context of the game's current and future direction.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/blue-archive-executive-producer-who-majored-in-ai-says-the-games-philosophy-is-directly-opposed-to-ai/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/swerys-hotel-barcelona-breaks-free-from-mixed-steam-rating-following-large-scale-update-and-removal-of-gen-ai-content/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/swerys-hotel-barcelona-breaks-free-from-mixed-steam-rating-following-large-scale-update-and-removal-of-gen-ai-content/#respond Tue, 09 Jun 2026 08:38:57 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=67977 Swery announced on June 8 that White Owls' action roguelike Hotel Barcelona has finally achieved a "Mostly Positive" Steam rating.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/swerys-hotel-barcelona-breaks-free-from-mixed-steam-rating-following-large-scale-update-and-removal-of-gen-ai-content/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/virtua-fighter-crossroads-producer-explains-why-it-isnt-called-virtua-fighter-6-and-why-sega-is-putting-serious-effort-into-making-a-standalone/ https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/virtua-fighter-crossroads-producer-explains-why-it-isnt-called-virtua-fighter-6-and-why-sega-is-putting-serious-effort-into-making-a-standalone/#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:11:47 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=67934 Developer interview with SEGA's Riichiro Yamada, producer and creative director of Virtua Fighter CROSSROADS.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/virtua-fighter-crossroads-producer-explains-why-it-isnt-called-virtua-fighter-6-and-why-sega-is-putting-serious-effort-into-making-a-standalone/feed/ 3