Japanese developers offer their views on the state of Japan’s video game industry, including the decline of the mobile and console markets.
Japanese developers offer their views on the state of Japan’s video game industry, including the decline of the mobile and console markets.
Character designer and illustrator Mutsumi Inomata, who worked on the Tales of Series, Dragon Quest, Tekken and City Hunter, has died aged 63
Can Koei Tecmo and Team Ninja achieve their sales goals with “Ghost of Tsushima-like” new IP Rise of the Ronin?
RGG Studio director Masayoshi Yokoyama has commented on the speed of Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth’s sales, which are record-breaking.
Anycolor’s stock value has hit a record low after the publication of their financial results indicated worsening performance of Nijisanji EN.
Street Fighter 6 director Takayuki Nakayama reveals that players in their 20s make up most of the game’s audience, which is new for the series.
The CEO of PocketPair, the developer of Palworld, has commented that the company wishes to remain small and stay away from AAA titles.
With the exception of Capcom and Konami, Japanese game companies have seen their profits decline in the past year.
Chill Pulse is a relaxing task management app that helps you boost productivity with Lo-fi beats, cozy settings, Pomodoro timing and rewards.
Eve’s revealing Skin Suit in Stellar Blade will come with a catch – equipping it will make you defenseless.
Unicorn Overlord players are saying that the game is taking over their lives, consuming their thoughts even when not playing, but what makes the game so engrossing?
Bushiroad is apologizing to users who purchased Macross: Shooting Insight’s PS versions for forgetting to pack a promised present item.
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’s director Naoki Hamaguchi is aware of the yellow paint discourse and plans to take feedback seriously.
Final Fantasy Tactics director Yasumi Matsuno recently took to X to encourage people to play Vanillaware’s tactical RPG Unicorn Overlord.
A cover of the Weekly Shonen Jump from the “pre-Akira Toriyama era” conveys how the artist changed the manga world.
We analyze the contentious topic of frame rate in games, 30fps vs 60fps, which is heating up around the upcoming Dragon’s Dogma 2.
Final Fantasy XIV producer and director Naoki Yoshida regrets going too far in making the game comfortable, a problem he plans to address.
With the Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy, Kazushige Nojima was determined to show the friendship between perceived rivals Aerith and Tifa.
Vanillaware’s Unicorn Overlord has been gaining attention for it’s “maniacal” attention to detail in character animations.
SNK announced that they plan to collaborate with Arika, the developers of the Street Fighter EX series and Fighting EX Layer to “revamp” one of their IPs.
A crowdfunded bronze statue of Chun Li now graces Kashihara in Nara, symbolizing the connections between Capcom, Street Fighter and the city
A Japanese developer’s musings on how “stress” (and a lack of it) affects games has caused discourse on the topic in the gaming community.
AUTOMATON WEST is operated by Active Gaming Media Inc.
Reproduction in any form or medium without acknowledgment of Active Gaming Media Inc. is prohibited.