InterviewsNews2025-10-30 00:01Octopath Traveler 0 producer shocked his dev team with a Town Building system idea elaborate enough for its own game. “Taking it this far was absolutely necessary”Đorđe PNews (Japan-related)
Game DevelopmentInterviews2025-10-29 22:00“We’re still at the bottom of the dungeon.” Wizardry Variants Daphne’s success has exceeded all of Drecom’s expectations, but development became just as demanding AUTOMATON WESTNews (Japan-related)
InterviewsNews2025-10-28 23:00Octopath Traveler’s core value is a “high degree of freedom.” The upcoming prequel takes it to the next level with extensive Town Building Amber VNews (Japan-related)
InterviewsNews2025-10-17 22:00What kind of game is Octopath Traveler 0? We ask the developers behind the 100-hour prequel AUTOMATON WESTNews (Japan-related)
InterviewsNews2025-10-15 01:00Ninja Gaiden 4’s easy mode isn’t about effortlessly sweeping through the game, but learning. Directors on “flexible” difficulty design philosophyAUTOMATON WESTNews (Japan-related)
Game DevelopmentInterviews2025-10-11 02:00Ninja Gaiden 4 creators say “fairness in dying” is what sets apart a challenging action game from an unreasonable one AUTOMATON WESTNews (Japan-related)
InterviewsNews2025-10-10 00:30“Pure action games never get old,” and Ninja Gaiden 4 will be the game to prove that. We ask Team Ninja and PlatinumGames about what players should expect from the new titleAUTOMATON WESTNews (Japan-related)
InterviewsNews2025-10-09 01:00Chronoscript: The Endless End devs didn’t want to compromise on difficulty. “Games nowadays are too user-friendly. We wanted to bring back a certain level of challenge.”Đorđe PNews (Japan-related)
Interviews2025-10-08 22:00Even with an unlimited budget, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 wouldn’t have been a radically different or bigger game. We talk to creative director Guillaume Broche AUTOMATON WESTNews (Global)
InterviewsNews2025-10-08 01:00Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is dripping with Sega’s “secret sauce,” borrowing from classics like Sega Rally and OutRun, devs sayAUTOMATON WESTNews (Japan-related)
InterviewsNews2025-10-07 02:00What’s a “metroidvania plus” game? Chronoscript: The Endless End developers on expanding upon existing hits like Hollow Knight and BlasphemousĐorđe PNews (Japan-related)
Game DevelopmentInterviews2025-10-07 00:01Sonic Racing: Crossworlds is “like a party game on the outside,” but tuned like a fully skill-based racing game on the inside, developers say AUTOMATON WESTNews (Japan-related)
