https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/ AUTOMATON is a website that covers the Japanese gaming world. We bring you the news on video games from Osaka and Tokyo. Mon, 13 Jul 2026 08:35:28 +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/interviews/ 32 32 https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/dragons-dogma-2-dark-arisen-adds-25-hours-of-content-after-nearly-two-years-in-development-we-talk-to-the-devs/ https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/dragons-dogma-2-dark-arisen-adds-25-hours-of-content-after-nearly-two-years-in-development-we-talk-to-the-devs/#respond Mon, 13 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=69550 Interview with Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen director Kento Kinoshita and producer Naoto Oyama.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/dragons-dogma-2-dark-arisen-adds-25-hours-of-content-after-nearly-two-years-in-development-we-talk-to-the-devs/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/narcissu-creators-new-visual-novel-be-missed-and-remembered-the-letter-from-mayoiga-is-a-supernatural-tale-set-in-showa-era-japan/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/narcissu-creators-new-visual-novel-be-missed-and-remembered-the-letter-from-mayoiga-is-a-supernatural-tale-set-in-showa-era-japan/#respond Tue, 07 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=69306 Interview with Be Missed and Remembered: The Letter from Mayoiga's director and scenario writer Tomo Kataoka and producer Tadafumi Kamioka.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/narcissu-creators-new-visual-novel-be-missed-and-remembered-the-letter-from-mayoiga-is-a-supernatural-tale-set-in-showa-era-japan/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/atelier-karia-is-gusts-bid-to-realize-ateliers-full-potential-in-the-age-of-free-to-play-hits-developers-on-creating-a-gaming-experience-only-a-full-price-rpg-can-offer/ https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/atelier-karia-is-gusts-bid-to-realize-ateliers-full-potential-in-the-age-of-free-to-play-hits-developers-on-creating-a-gaming-experience-only-a-full-price-rpg-can-offer/#respond Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=69259 Second part of AUTOMATON WEST's 2-part interview with the developers of Atelier Karia: The Night Kingdom & the Guide of Memories.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/atelier-karia-is-gusts-bid-to-realize-ateliers-full-potential-in-the-age-of-free-to-play-hits-developers-on-creating-a-gaming-experience-only-a-full-price-rpg-can-offer/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/interviews/atelier-karia-is-built-upon-the-lessons-gust-learned-from-atelier-yumia-we-talk-to-the-devs-about-the-revamped-synthesis-system-and-their-pursuit-of-a-more-flexible-gameplay-experience/ https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/atelier-karia-is-built-upon-the-lessons-gust-learned-from-atelier-yumia-we-talk-to-the-devs-about-the-revamped-synthesis-system-and-their-pursuit-of-a-more-flexible-gameplay-experience/#respond Mon, 29 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68921 Part 1 of AUTOMATON's interview with the developers of Atelier Karia: The Night Kingdom & the Guide of Memories.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/atelier-karia-is-built-upon-the-lessons-gust-learned-from-atelier-yumia-we-talk-to-the-devs-about-the-revamped-synthesis-system-and-their-pursuit-of-a-more-flexible-gameplay-experience/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/her-breasts-are-huge-but-im-about-to-get-killed-saeko-giantess-dating-sim-devs-on-striking-balance-between-terror-and-arousal/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/her-breasts-are-huge-but-im-about-to-get-killed-saeko-giantess-dating-sim-devs-on-striking-balance-between-terror-and-arousal/#respond Thu, 25 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68773 AUTOMATON interview with the developers of the psychological horror narrative adventure SAEKO: Giantess Dating Sim.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/her-breasts-are-huge-but-im-about-to-get-killed-saeko-giantess-dating-sim-devs-on-striking-balance-between-terror-and-arousal/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/dave-the-divers-in-the-jungle-expansion-is-basically-dave-the-diver-1-7-says-director-even-players-who-usually-skip-dlc-should-give-it-a/ https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/dave-the-divers-in-the-jungle-expansion-is-basically-dave-the-diver-1-7-says-director-even-players-who-usually-skip-dlc-should-give-it-a/#respond Wed, 24 Jun 2026 01:02:24 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68641 Interview with Dave the Diver director Jaeho Hwang about the new DLC's scale and improvements upon the base game.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/dave-the-divers-in-the-jungle-expansion-is-basically-dave-the-diver-1-7-says-director-even-players-who-usually-skip-dlc-should-give-it-a/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/stranger-than-heaven-executive-director-talks-about-casting-philosophy-learned-from-yakuza-0-and-how-snoop-dogs-involvement-led-to-tupacs-appearance/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/stranger-than-heaven-executive-director-talks-about-casting-philosophy-learned-from-yakuza-0-and-how-snoop-dogs-involvement-led-to-tupacs-appearance/#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2026 08:07:34 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68603 RGG Studio director Masayoshi Yokoyama talks about the casting process behind his upcoming game, Stranger Than Heaven.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/stranger-than-heaven-executive-director-talks-about-casting-philosophy-learned-from-yakuza-0-and-how-snoop-dogs-involvement-led-to-tupacs-appearance/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/stranger-than-heavens-massive-50-year-saga-intentionally-prioritizes-convincing-lies-over-historical-accuracy-says-rgg-studio/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/stranger-than-heavens-massive-50-year-saga-intentionally-prioritizes-convincing-lies-over-historical-accuracy-says-rgg-studio/#respond Tue, 23 Jun 2026 03:48:55 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68589 RGG Studio director Masayoshi Yokoyama talks about Stranger Than Heaven's "huge" main story, map size and approach to historical accuracy.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/stranger-than-heavens-massive-50-year-saga-intentionally-prioritizes-convincing-lies-over-historical-accuracy-says-rgg-studio/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/dave-the-divers-developers-arent-indie-but-making-a-small-scale-game-under-a-corporation-came-with-its-own-set-of-challenges-we-talk-to-mintrocket/ https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/dave-the-divers-developers-arent-indie-but-making-a-small-scale-game-under-a-corporation-came-with-its-own-set-of-challenges-we-talk-to-mintrocket/#comments Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:55:11 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68465 Interview with MINTROCKET CEO and Dave the Dive director Jaeho Hwang about "defining indie," the game's success, and more.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/dave-the-divers-developers-arent-indie-but-making-a-small-scale-game-under-a-corporation-came-with-its-own-set-of-challenges-we-talk-to-mintrocket/feed/ 2 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/interviews/nippon-ichi-softwares-new-rural-life-sim-village-in-the-shade-will-focus-on-creating-unease-instead-of-classic-horror-tropes-but-cozy-gamers-wont-be-left-out-eithe/ https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/nippon-ichi-softwares-new-rural-life-sim-village-in-the-shade-will-focus-on-creating-unease-instead-of-classic-horror-tropes-but-cozy-gamers-wont-be-left-out-eithe/#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68286 AUTOMATON interview with Village in the Shade development manager Mio Katsumata and game designer Yu Mizokami.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/nippon-ichi-softwares-new-rural-life-sim-village-in-the-shade-will-focus-on-creating-unease-instead-of-classic-horror-tropes-but-cozy-gamers-wont-be-left-out-eithe/feed/ 1