https://automaton-media.com/en/news/ AUTOMATON is a website that covers the Japanese gaming world. We bring you the news on video games from Osaka and Tokyo. Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:14:02 +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/news/ 32 32 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/90s-anime-inspired-survival-horror-game-signal-veil-announced-navigate-a-haunted-school-with-the-help-of-a-cursed-flip-phone/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/90s-anime-inspired-survival-horror-game-signal-veil-announced-navigate-a-haunted-school-with-the-help-of-a-cursed-flip-phone/#respond Tue, 06 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=73438 Signal Veil is coming to PC, PS5, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch 2]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/90s-anime-inspired-survival-horror-game-signal-veil-announced-navigate-a-haunted-school-with-the-help-of-a-cursed-flip-phone/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/dual-blade-wielding-catgirl-roguelite-eternal-palace-sakura-crowdfunds-200-of-its-original-goal/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/dual-blade-wielding-catgirl-roguelite-eternal-palace-sakura-crowdfunds-200-of-its-original-goal/#respond Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:14:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=73454 Eternal Palace Sakura developer Denneko Yuugi announced that the game has crowdfunded over 1 million yen via its recent Campfire campaign. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/dual-blade-wielding-catgirl-roguelite-eternal-palace-sakura-crowdfunds-200-of-its-original-goal/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-developer-alleges-unpaid-outsourcing-fees-for-4-games-drove-his-company-into-financial-ruin-with-70-employees-laid-off/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-developer-alleges-unpaid-outsourcing-fees-for-4-games-drove-his-company-into-financial-ruin-with-70-employees-laid-off/#respond Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:03:51 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=73450 The CEO of Tokyo-based software developer OGIX recently blew the whistle on domestic mobile game company Poppin Games over unpaid dev fees.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-developer-alleges-unpaid-outsourcing-fees-for-4-games-drove-his-company-into-financial-ruin-with-70-employees-laid-off/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/hideo-kojima-says-its-not-that-od-isnt-progressing-hes-just-being-mysterious-about-it-on-purpose-shooting-and-some-post-production-to-be-done-by-next-year/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/hideo-kojima-says-its-not-that-od-isnt-progressing-hes-just-being-mysterious-about-it-on-purpose-shooting-and-some-post-production-to-be-done-by-next-year/#respond Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:33:48 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=73439 In the recent episode of the KOJI10 radio program, Hideo Kojima talked about the development of his upcoming horror game OD. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/hideo-kojima-says-its-not-that-od-isnt-progressing-hes-just-being-mysterious-about-it-on-purpose-shooting-and-some-post-production-to-be-done-by-next-year/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/cyberconnect2-ceo-says-the-shift-from-physical-to-digital-only-games-is-nothing-but-a-positive-thing-for-developers/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/cyberconnect2-ceo-says-the-shift-from-physical-to-digital-only-games-is-nothing-but-a-positive-thing-for-developers/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2026 07:06:27 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=73430 CyberConnect2 CEO Hiroshi Matsuyama talks about what the shift from physical to digital games means for developers.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/cyberconnect2-ceo-says-the-shift-from-physical-to-digital-only-games-is-nothing-but-a-positive-thing-for-developers/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/yuri-visual-novel-watamari-part-2-a-fake-marriage-development-resumes-after-bank-blocks-steam-revenue-developer-gives-up-adult-content-patches-for-past-games/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/yuri-visual-novel-watamari-part-2-a-fake-marriage-development-resumes-after-bank-blocks-steam-revenue-developer-gives-up-adult-content-patches-for-past-games/#respond Tue, 06 Oct 2026 06:00:17 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=73421 Takii Noame recently wrote about their "debanking" ordeal over yuri games.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/yuri-visual-novel-watamari-part-2-a-fake-marriage-development-resumes-after-bank-blocks-steam-revenue-developer-gives-up-adult-content-patches-for-past-games/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/momodora-creator-announces-new-project-record-of-dorathia-a-turn-based-dungeon-crawler-rpg-inspired-by-gamebooks/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/momodora-creator-announces-new-project-record-of-dorathia-a-turn-based-dungeon-crawler-rpg-inspired-by-gamebooks/#respond Tue, 06 Oct 2026 04:38:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=73412 Tthe game focuses on the magi, twelve weavers of fate who were briefly mentioned in Momodora: Moonlit Farewell.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/momodora-creator-announces-new-project-record-of-dorathia-a-turn-based-dungeon-crawler-rpg-inspired-by-gamebooks/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/cosmoship-yamato-2199-a-new-anime-film-directed-by-evangelion-creator-hideaki-anno-announced/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/cosmoship-yamato-2199-a-new-anime-film-directed-by-evangelion-creator-hideaki-anno-announced/#respond Tue, 06 Oct 2026 01:22:04 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=73400 Acclaimed mecha designer Yutaka Izubuchi serves as co-director.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/cosmoship-yamato-2199-a-new-anime-film-directed-by-evangelion-creator-hideaki-anno-announced/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/happy-propaganda-is-a-censorship-simulator-in-which-you-play-as-a-chat-mod-for-a-totalitarian-state-run-broadcast/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/happy-propaganda-is-a-censorship-simulator-in-which-you-play-as-a-chat-mod-for-a-totalitarian-state-run-broadcast/#respond Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=73389 Developed by Not a Dog, Happy Propaganda lets you become a chat moderator for a broadcast run by the fictional totalitarian state of Vesna.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/happy-propaganda-is-a-censorship-simulator-in-which-you-play-as-a-chat-mod-for-a-totalitarian-state-run-broadcast/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/longtime-japanese-voice-actor-of-metal-gears-snake-talks-about-bond-with-hideo-kojima-and-why-he-wont-do-a-metal-gear-without-him/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/longtime-japanese-voice-actor-of-metal-gears-snake-talks-about-bond-with-hideo-kojima-and-why-he-wont-do-a-metal-gear-without-him/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=73371 Akio Otsuka, the voice of Snake, recently talked about his relationship with Hideo Kojima.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/longtime-japanese-voice-actor-of-metal-gears-snake-talks-about-bond-with-hideo-kojima-and-why-he-wont-do-a-metal-gear-without-him/feed/ 1 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 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/upcoming-indie-racing-rpg-ghosts-of-the-mountain-pass-looks-like-initial-d-set-in-90s-italy/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/upcoming-indie-racing-rpg-ghosts-of-the-mountain-pass-looks-like-initial-d-set-in-90s-italy/#respond Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=73377 Ghosts of the Mountain Pass is currently in development for PC (Steam),]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/upcoming-indie-racing-rpg-ghosts-of-the-mountain-pass-looks-like-initial-d-set-in-90s-italy/feed/ 0