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. Fri, 23 Oct 2026 10:26:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 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/news/yume-nikki-creator-kikiyama-created-all-of-the-games-pixel-art-and-music-solo-drawing-inspiration-from-their-actual-dream-diary-according-to-rpg-maker-producer/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/yume-nikki-creator-kikiyama-created-all-of-the-games-pixel-art-and-music-solo-drawing-inspiration-from-their-actual-dream-diary-according-to-rpg-maker-producer/#respond Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=74192 RPG Maker producer Hiroyuki Ichinose talks about his encounter with Yume Nikki's mysterious creator Kikiyama. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/yume-nikki-creator-kikiyama-created-all-of-the-games-pixel-art-and-music-solo-drawing-inspiration-from-their-actual-dream-diary-according-to-rpg-maker-producer/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/despite-the-demos-85-positive-review-score-chronoscript-the-endless-end-was-delayed-because-of-how-significant-player-feedback-was-we-ask-the-devs-about-their-motivation/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/despite-the-demos-85-positive-review-score-chronoscript-the-endless-end-was-delayed-because-of-how-significant-player-feedback-was-we-ask-the-devs-about-their-motivation/#respond Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=74134 We talk to the developers of Chronoscript: The Endless End about the game's recent demo, and the reason behind the delay of the launch.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/despite-the-demos-85-positive-review-score-chronoscript-the-endless-end-was-delayed-because-of-how-significant-player-feedback-was-we-ask-the-devs-about-their-motivation/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/muramasa-revenant-blades-pc-port-was-an-idea-proposed-by-marvelous-we-talk-to-the-devs-about-how-vanillawares-first-steam-release-came-to-be/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/muramasa-revenant-blades-pc-port-was-an-idea-proposed-by-marvelous-we-talk-to-the-devs-about-how-vanillawares-first-steam-release-came-to-be/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=74127 We talk to Wataru Nakanishi of Vanillaware and Makoto Shioda of Marvelous about how Muramasa: Revenant Blades was ported to PC. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/muramasa-revenant-blades-pc-port-was-an-idea-proposed-by-marvelous-we-talk-to-the-devs-about-how-vanillawares-first-steam-release-came-to-be/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/steinsgate-reboot-developers-on-adding-the-games-harshest-route-yet-their-criteria-for-script-revisions-and-relaunching-the-science-adventure-series/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/steinsgate-reboot-developers-on-adding-the-games-harshest-route-yet-their-criteria-for-script-revisions-and-relaunching-the-science-adventure-series/#respond Thu, 22 Oct 2026 01:06:01 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=74091 Interview with Tatsuya Matsubara, producer of the Science Adventure Series at MAGES., and Naotaka Hayashi, the scenario writer for STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/steinsgate-reboot-developers-on-adding-the-games-harshest-route-yet-their-criteria-for-script-revisions-and-relaunching-the-science-adventure-series/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/labyrinthos-the-depths-want-you-is-a-bishojo-game-that-pursues-gameplay-beyond-the-visual-novel-format-we-talk-to-developer-astronauts-and-publisher-shiravune-about-the-genre-and-b/ https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/labyrinthos-the-depths-want-you-is-a-bishojo-game-that-pursues-gameplay-beyond-the-visual-novel-format-we-talk-to-developer-astronauts-and-publisher-shiravune-about-the-genre-and-b/#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=74053 AUTOMATON interview with LABYRINTHOS: The Depths Want You developer Astronauts and publisher Shiravune. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/labyrinthos-the-depths-want-you-is-a-bishojo-game-that-pursues-gameplay-beyond-the-visual-novel-format-we-talk-to-developer-astronauts-and-publisher-shiravune-about-the-genre-and-b/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/neither-a-musou-nor-a-soulslike-stupid-never-dies-offers-hardcore-action-gamers-an-alternative-to-mainstream-aaa-games-and-remakes-we-talk-to-the-developers/ https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/neither-a-musou-nor-a-soulslike-stupid-never-dies-offers-hardcore-action-gamers-an-alternative-to-mainstream-aaa-games-and-remakes-we-talk-to-the-developers/#respond Wed, 21 Oct 2026 08:08:51 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=74042 Pre-launch interview with Stupid Never Dies producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi and director Eiichiro Sasaki.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/neither-a-musou-nor-a-soulslike-stupid-never-dies-offers-hardcore-action-gamers-an-alternative-to-mainstream-aaa-games-and-remakes-we-talk-to-the-developers/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/game-development/where-the-seeds-fall-began-as-a-standout-entry-in-cygames-internal-game-development-competition-we-talk-to-the-devs-about-designing-a-game-around-the-fear-of-descending-from-great-heights/ https://automaton-media.com/en/game-development/where-the-seeds-fall-began-as-a-standout-entry-in-cygames-internal-game-development-competition-we-talk-to-the-devs-about-designing-a-game-around-the-fear-of-descending-from-great-heights/#respond Fri, 16 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=73882 Interview with Shuichiro Hamada, producer of Where the Seeds Fall at CygamesEdge.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/game-development/where-the-seeds-fall-began-as-a-standout-entry-in-cygames-internal-game-development-competition-we-talk-to-the-devs-about-designing-a-game-around-the-fear-of-descending-from-great-heights/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/cygamess-new-brand-cygamesedge-will-focus-on-developing-smaller-experimental-games-but-without-stepping-into-indie-territory-we-talk-to-the-producer/ https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/cygamess-new-brand-cygamesedge-will-focus-on-developing-smaller-experimental-games-but-without-stepping-into-indie-territory-we-talk-to-the-producer/#respond Fri, 16 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=73871 AUTOMATON WEST interview with CygamesEdge brand producer Shuichiro Hamada about the new development label. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/cygamess-new-brand-cygamesedge-will-focus-on-developing-smaller-experimental-games-but-without-stepping-into-indie-territory-we-talk-to-the-producer/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/crymelight-is-a-heavily-story-driven-action-roguelike-exploring-the-messy-relationships-and-twisted-emotions-of-young-girls-we-talk-to-director-takumi-isobe-2/ https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/crymelight-is-a-heavily-story-driven-action-roguelike-exploring-the-messy-relationships-and-twisted-emotions-of-young-girls-we-talk-to-director-takumi-isobe-2/#respond Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=73823 TGS 2026 interview with CRYMELIGHT director and producer Takumi Isobe. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/crymelight-is-a-heavily-story-driven-action-roguelike-exploring-the-messy-relationships-and-twisted-emotions-of-young-girls-we-talk-to-director-takumi-isobe-2/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/what-are-the-indispensable-elements-crazy-taxi-world-tour-inherits-developers-talk-about-the-importance-of-music-balancing-freedom-map-design/ https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/what-are-the-indispensable-elements-crazy-taxi-world-tour-inherits-developers-talk-about-the-importance-of-music-balancing-freedom-map-design/#respond Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=73589 Interview with Crazy Taxi: World Tour creative producer Kenji Kanno and Director Yo Momotani (Part 2).]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/what-are-the-indispensable-elements-crazy-taxi-world-tour-inherits-developers-talk-about-the-importance-of-music-balancing-freedom-map-design/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/transport-fever-3-developers-sit-down-with-the-creators-of-the-a-train-series-for-a-railway-geek-out/ https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/transport-fever-3-developers-sit-down-with-the-creators-of-the-a-train-series-for-a-railway-geek-out/#respond Wed, 07 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=73477 Roundtable interview between the developers of Transport Fever and the A-Train series.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/transport-fever-3-developers-sit-down-with-the-creators-of-the-a-train-series-for-a-railway-geek-out/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/liminal-space-third-person-shooter-anomalith-draws-inspiration-from-resident-evil-and-escape-from-tarkov-while-embracing-an-anime-girl-retro-japanese-worldview-we-talk-to-the-producer/ https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/liminal-space-third-person-shooter-anomalith-draws-inspiration-from-resident-evil-and-escape-from-tarkov-while-embracing-an-anime-girl-retro-japanese-worldview-we-talk-to-the-producer/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=73343 AUTOMATON West interview with Anomalith producer Gai Kidokoro. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/liminal-space-third-person-shooter-anomalith-draws-inspiration-from-resident-evil-and-escape-from-tarkov-while-embracing-an-anime-girl-retro-japanese-worldview-we-talk-to-the-producer/feed/ 1