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. Fri, 30 Oct 2026 08:20:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 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/the-official-october-newsletter-for-steams-chaotic-roguelike-elin-has-been-released-shearing-forest-putits-yields-big-leaves-what-even-counts-as-fur/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/the-official-october-newsletter-for-steams-chaotic-roguelike-elin-has-been-released-shearing-forest-putits-yields-big-leaves-what-even-counts-as-fur/#respond Fri, 30 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=74431 Elin State of the Game – October 2026, the 8th edition of Elin's official newsletter.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/the-official-october-newsletter-for-steams-chaotic-roguelike-elin-has-been-released-shearing-forest-putits-yields-big-leaves-what-even-counts-as-fur/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/mystery-suspense-visual-novel-estella-the-sin-of-time-gets-steam-demo-a-story-of-heroines-drawn-toward-the-darkest-of-fates/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/mystery-suspense-visual-novel-estella-the-sin-of-time-gets-steam-demo-a-story-of-heroines-drawn-toward-the-darkest-of-fates/#respond Fri, 30 Oct 2026 08:20:44 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=74577 The demo is available in English.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/mystery-suspense-visual-novel-estella-the-sin-of-time-gets-steam-demo-a-story-of-heroines-drawn-toward-the-darkest-of-fates/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/honkai-star-rail-leakers-ordered-to-pay-around-150000-in-damages-to-mihoyo-after-distributing-unreleased-game-data-and-assets/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/honkai-star-rail-leakers-ordered-to-pay-around-150000-in-damages-to-mihoyo-after-distributing-unreleased-game-data-and-assets/#respond Fri, 30 Oct 2026 05:57:45 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=74564 It was determined that the leakers had infringed miHoYo's trade secrets]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/honkai-star-rail-leakers-ordered-to-pay-around-150000-in-damages-to-mihoyo-after-distributing-unreleased-game-data-and-assets/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/resonance-of-fates-leanne-suddenly-checks-in-with-fans-on-x-after-8-years-of-silence-official-gimmick-account-reactivates-together-with-enhanced-remaster-announcement/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/resonance-of-fates-leanne-suddenly-checks-in-with-fans-on-x-after-8-years-of-silence-official-gimmick-account-reactivates-together-with-enhanced-remaster-announcement/#respond Fri, 30 Oct 2026 05:32:54 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=74557 Zephyr and Vashyron remain inactive for now.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/resonance-of-fates-leanne-suddenly-checks-in-with-fans-on-x-after-8-years-of-silence-official-gimmick-account-reactivates-together-with-enhanced-remaster-announcement/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/konami-digital-entertainment-reports-75-1-rise-in-profit-thanks-to-solid-performance-of-flagship-titles-full-year-forecast-revised-to-account-for-strong-profit-growth/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/konami-digital-entertainment-reports-75-1-rise-in-profit-thanks-to-solid-performance-of-flagship-titles-full-year-forecast-revised-to-account-for-strong-profit-growth/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2026 09:46:27 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=74506 Based on the strong financial performance, Konami Group predicts its full-year operating profit to go up by 39.3%.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/konami-digital-entertainment-reports-75-1-rise-in-profit-thanks-to-solid-performance-of-flagship-titles-full-year-forecast-revised-to-account-for-strong-profit-growth/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/cosmic-horror-investigation-game-the-colour-beyond-a-zeroth-kind-gets-steam-playtest-prevent-your-own-death-with-the-power-to-infiltrate-minds/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/cosmic-horror-investigation-game-the-colour-beyond-a-zeroth-kind-gets-steam-playtest-prevent-your-own-death-with-the-power-to-infiltrate-minds/#respond Thu, 29 Oct 2026 09:18:48 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=74499 The playtest will run until November 12, 2026.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/cosmic-horror-investigation-game-the-colour-beyond-a-zeroth-kind-gets-steam-playtest-prevent-your-own-death-with-the-power-to-infiltrate-minds/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/survival-shooter-anomalith-becomes-furyus-strongest-steam-launch-yet-with-concurrent-player-count-already-topping-past-title-peaks/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/survival-shooter-anomalith-becomes-furyus-strongest-steam-launch-yet-with-concurrent-player-count-already-topping-past-title-peaks/#respond Thu, 29 Oct 2026 08:26:46 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=74493 Anomalith released on October 29.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/survival-shooter-anomalith-becomes-furyus-strongest-steam-launch-yet-with-concurrent-player-count-already-topping-past-title-peaks/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/good-smile-company-reports-potential-leak-of-full-credit-card-information-of-2800-customers-in-major-data-breach/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/good-smile-company-reports-potential-leak-of-full-credit-card-information-of-2800-customers-in-major-data-breach/#respond Thu, 29 Oct 2026 07:43:57 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=74481 According to Good Smile Company, the data leak is not related to the recently reported PHP vulnerability issue. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/good-smile-company-reports-potential-leak-of-full-credit-card-information-of-2800-customers-in-major-data-breach/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/cover-reaches-settlement-with-minor-who-spread-false-rumors-about-hololive-vtuber-legal-guardians-agree-to-pay-damages/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/cover-reaches-settlement-with-minor-who-spread-false-rumors-about-hololive-vtuber-legal-guardians-agree-to-pay-damages/#respond Thu, 29 Oct 2026 06:03:22 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=74477 The settlement comes following a court ruling that determined the social media posts constituted infringement.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/cover-reaches-settlement-with-minor-who-spread-false-rumors-about-hololive-vtuber-legal-guardians-agree-to-pay-damages/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japan-financial-services-agency-reportedly-says-selling-adult-games-alone-shouldnt-be-grounds-for-debanking-issue-still-not-recognized-as-widespread-enough-to-warrant-action-however/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japan-financial-services-agency-reportedly-says-selling-adult-games-alone-shouldnt-be-grounds-for-debanking-issue-still-not-recognized-as-widespread-enough-to-warrant-action-however/#respond Thu, 29 Oct 2026 05:12:58 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=74472 Japanese politician Zenko Kurishita recently discussed the matter with the FSA alongside affected creators.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japan-financial-services-agency-reportedly-says-selling-adult-games-alone-shouldnt-be-grounds-for-debanking-issue-still-not-recognized-as-widespread-enough-to-warrant-action-however/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/pokemon-diamond-and-pearl-remake-developer-ilcas-latest-indie-experiment-turns-a-kafka-novel-into-a-surrealist-sokoban-game/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/pokemon-diamond-and-pearl-remake-developer-ilcas-latest-indie-experiment-turns-a-kafka-novel-into-a-surrealist-sokoban-game/#respond Wed, 28 Oct 2026 09:50:22 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=74461 Forgery: Before the Law (Study), dubbed an "art game in the shape of a puzzle,” draws inspiration from Franz Kafka’s Before the Law.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/pokemon-diamond-and-pearl-remake-developer-ilcas-latest-indie-experiment-turns-a-kafka-novel-into-a-surrealist-sokoban-game/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/chinese-developer-nutayu-unveils-new-anime-sci-fi-action-rpg-featuring-kemono-girls-mechas-and-fast-paced-melee-combat/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/chinese-developer-nutayu-unveils-new-anime-sci-fi-action-rpg-featuring-kemono-girls-mechas-and-fast-paced-melee-combat/#respond Wed, 28 Oct 2026 08:31:22 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=74419 An official English title hasn't been announced yet.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/chinese-developer-nutayu-unveils-new-anime-sci-fi-action-rpg-featuring-kemono-girls-mechas-and-fast-paced-melee-combat/feed/ 0