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, 25 Sep 2026 03:03:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 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/former-vanillaware-veteran-takafumi-noma-on-new-action-rpg-dawngazer-and-building-a-transmedia-fantasy-ip-that-will-accommodate-all-kinds-of-stories-and-forms-of-gameplay/ https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/former-vanillaware-veteran-takafumi-noma-on-new-action-rpg-dawngazer-and-building-a-transmedia-fantasy-ip-that-will-accommodate-all-kinds-of-stories-and-forms-of-gameplay/#respond Fri, 25 Sep 2026 03:03:30 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=72914 Interview with Unicorn Overlord director Takafumi Noma about his new game DAWNGAZER and original IP IGNISPHERE.]]> 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https://automaton-media.com/en/news/astrae-oratio-developers-detail-combat-system-including-street-fighter-and-persona-influences-during-tgs-2026-media-session/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/astrae-oratio-developers-detail-combat-system-including-street-fighter-and-persona-influences-during-tgs-2026-media-session/#respond Thu, 24 Sep 2026 06:19:23 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=72861 Report of NC and Dynamis One's TGS 2026 media preview for Astrae Oratio.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/astrae-oratio-developers-detail-combat-system-including-street-fighter-and-persona-influences-during-tgs-2026-media-session/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/monster-hunter-wilds-ascendance-developers-talk-about-revisiting-lessons-learned-from-wilds-making-boost-bracers-work-across-14-weapon-types-and-evolving-returning-monsters/ https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/monster-hunter-wilds-ascendance-developers-talk-about-revisiting-lessons-learned-from-wilds-making-boost-bracers-work-across-14-weapon-types-and-evolving-returning-monsters/#respond Tue, 22 Sep 2026 11:06:04 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=72811 Interview with Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance producer Ryozo Tsujimoto, director Takuro Hiraoka, and executive director/art director Kaname Fujioka,]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/monster-hunter-wilds-ascendance-developers-talk-about-revisiting-lessons-learned-from-wilds-making-boost-bracers-work-across-14-weapon-types-and-evolving-returning-monsters/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/dragons-dogma-2s-major-convenience-updates-were-added-knowing-theyd-draw-divided-reactions-dark-arisen-developers-talk-design-philosophy/ https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/dragons-dogma-2s-major-convenience-updates-were-added-knowing-theyd-draw-divided-reactions-dark-arisen-developers-talk-design-philosophy/#respond Tue, 22 Sep 2026 04:41:30 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=72777 Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen devs talk about the importance of "increasing choices" amidst polarized demands from players.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/dragons-dogma-2s-major-convenience-updates-were-added-knowing-theyd-draw-divided-reactions-dark-arisen-developers-talk-design-philosophy/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/crazy-taxi-world-tour-devs-on-the-miraculous-timing-that-revived-the-series-after-25-years-and-the-challenge-of-making-a-modern-console-game-that-still-feels-like-crazy-taxi/ https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/crazy-taxi-world-tour-devs-on-the-miraculous-timing-that-revived-the-series-after-25-years-and-the-challenge-of-making-a-modern-console-game-that-still-feels-like-crazy-taxi/#respond Fri, 18 Sep 2026 04:20:06 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=72714 Interview with Crazy Taxi: World Tour developers Kenji Kanno and Yo Momotani.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/crazy-taxi-world-tour-devs-on-the-miraculous-timing-that-revived-the-series-after-25-years-and-the-challenge-of-making-a-modern-console-game-that-still-feels-like-crazy-taxi/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/ninjala-2-developers-talk-about-huge-shift-to-open-world-pve-preserving-ninja-gameplay-and-why-the-sequel-isnt-a-live-service-game/ https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/ninjala-2-developers-talk-about-huge-shift-to-open-world-pve-preserving-ninja-gameplay-and-why-the-sequel-isnt-a-live-service-game/#respond Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=72584 Interview with Ninjala 2: The Uncharted Planet director Motoki Kaneda about what players should expect from the game.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/ninjala-2-developers-talk-about-huge-shift-to-open-world-pve-preserving-ninja-gameplay-and-why-the-sequel-isnt-a-live-service-game/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/another-eden-begins-dev-says-chrono-trigger-fans-should-find-much-of-scenario-writer-masato-katos-signature-depth-and-complexity-in-the-new-jrpg/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/another-eden-begins-dev-says-chrono-trigger-fans-should-find-much-of-scenario-writer-masato-katos-signature-depth-and-complexity-in-the-new-jrpg/#respond Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:50:23 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=72519 Another Eden Begins launches September 17 for PC (Steam), Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/another-eden-begins-dev-says-chrono-trigger-fans-should-find-much-of-scenario-writer-masato-katos-signature-depth-and-complexity-in-the-new-jrpg/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/steam-frame-developer-interview-standalone-vr-gaming-making-half-life-alyx-work-apk-support-and-future-steamos-ambitions/ https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/steam-frame-developer-interview-standalone-vr-gaming-making-half-life-alyx-work-apk-support-and-future-steamos-ambitions/#respond Tue, 15 Sep 2026 05:39:02 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=72483 We talk to Valve about the changes in VR and Steam that have occurred in the six years between the Valve Index and Steam Frame.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/steam-frame-developer-interview-standalone-vr-gaming-making-half-life-alyx-work-apk-support-and-future-steamos-ambitions/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/another-eden-begins-was-rebuilt-from-scratch-in-a-new-engine-so-the-10-year-old-rpg-could-live-on-beyond-its-service-we-want-gamers-who-hate-gacha-to-try-it-devs-say/ https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/another-eden-begins-was-rebuilt-from-scratch-in-a-new-engine-so-the-10-year-old-rpg-could-live-on-beyond-its-service-we-want-gamers-who-hate-gacha-to-try-it-devs-say/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:56:16 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=72463 In-depth interview with Another Eden Begins producer Shinnosuke Hirasawa about how different the new game is, the value of preserving live-service games, and more.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/another-eden-begins-was-rebuilt-from-scratch-in-a-new-engine-so-the-10-year-old-rpg-could-live-on-beyond-its-service-we-want-gamers-who-hate-gacha-to-try-it-devs-say/feed/ 2 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/another-eden-begins-dev-wasnt-surprised-by-ff-resonance-and-octopath-traveler-0-making-the-same-move-from-live-service-to-console-rpgs-were-all-thinking-the-same-way/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/another-eden-begins-dev-wasnt-surprised-by-ff-resonance-and-octopath-traveler-0-making-the-same-move-from-live-service-to-console-rpgs-were-all-thinking-the-same-way/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=72437 Another Eden Begins producer Shinnosuke Hirasawa talks about why his studio decided to rebuild the original live-service game into a premium console title.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/another-eden-begins-dev-wasnt-surprised-by-ff-resonance-and-octopath-traveler-0-making-the-same-move-from-live-service-to-console-rpgs-were-all-thinking-the-same-way/feed/ 2 https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/denshattacks-soundtrack-was-like-trying-to-turn-a-train-station-into-music-we-talk-to-composer-tee-lopes-about-the-creative-process/ https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/denshattacks-soundtrack-was-like-trying-to-turn-a-train-station-into-music-we-talk-to-composer-tee-lopes-about-the-creative-process/#respond Tue, 08 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=72120 Our interview with Tee Lopes, the composer for Undercoders' fast-paced train action game Denshattack!]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/denshattacks-soundtrack-was-like-trying-to-turn-a-train-station-into-music-we-talk-to-composer-tee-lopes-about-the-creative-process/feed/ 0