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, 29 May 2026 09:22:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 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/this-board-game-inspired-multiplayer-rpg-might-completely-ruin-your-relationships-viractal-will-you-trust-your-party-comes-to-nintendo-switch-and-switch-2/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/this-board-game-inspired-multiplayer-rpg-might-completely-ruin-your-relationships-viractal-will-you-trust-your-party-comes-to-nintendo-switch-and-switch-2/#respond Fri, 29 May 2026 17:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=67425 Sting announces Viractal: Will You Trust Your Party?, a board-game style RPG will release on September 30th, 2026 for Switch platforms.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/this-board-game-inspired-multiplayer-rpg-might-completely-ruin-your-relationships-viractal-will-you-trust-your-party-comes-to-nintendo-switch-and-switch-2/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/developers-of-popular-android-repair-game-d1al-ogue-to-crowdfund-sequel-with-8x-larger-story-and-over-20-characters/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/developers-of-popular-android-repair-game-d1al-ogue-to-crowdfund-sequel-with-8x-larger-story-and-over-20-characters/#respond Fri, 29 May 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=67436 D1AL-ogue's developers have confirmed that a crowdfunding campaign has been set up and is planned to go live in summer this year.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/developers-of-popular-android-repair-game-d1al-ogue-to-crowdfund-sequel-with-8x-larger-story-and-over-20-characters/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/peepee-and-poopie-prison-break-party-game-pritto-prisoner-is-90-off-as-massive-content-update-drops/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/peepee-and-poopie-prison-break-party-game-pritto-prisoner-is-90-off-as-massive-content-update-drops/#respond Fri, 29 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=67390 Pritto Prisoner will be 90% until June 8. The game has received its biggest content update to date.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/peepee-and-poopie-prison-break-party-game-pritto-prisoner-is-90-off-as-massive-content-update-drops/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/doomed-otaku-is-a-dark-comedy-visual-novel-about-a-financially-irresponsible-hikikomori-girl-who-has-to-escape-ruin-after-accidentally-embezzling-5/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/doomed-otaku-is-a-dark-comedy-visual-novel-about-a-financially-irresponsible-hikikomori-girl-who-has-to-escape-ruin-after-accidentally-embezzling-5/#respond Fri, 29 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=67403 Doomed Otaku is a visual novel x adventure game following the crisis of hikikomori otaku girl Da-Yeon.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/doomed-otaku-is-a-dark-comedy-visual-novel-about-a-financially-irresponsible-hikikomori-girl-who-has-to-escape-ruin-after-accidentally-embezzling-5/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/the-first-tv-anime-to-be-adapted-directly-from-an-adult-doujinshi-has-been-announced-and-even-the-original-author-was-surprised/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/the-first-tv-anime-to-be-adapted-directly-from-an-adult-doujinshi-has-been-announced-and-even-the-original-author-was-surprised/#respond Fri, 29 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=67426 The Lonely Snow Widow and the Cursed Ring's upcoming anime adaptation will be the first TV anime directly made off an adult doujinshi, according to the creators.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/the-first-tv-anime-to-be-adapted-directly-from-an-adult-doujinshi-has-been-announced-and-even-the-original-author-was-surprised/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/428-shibuya-scrambles-spiritual-successor-to-launch-second-round-of-crowdfunding-after-overwhelming-demand-for-revival-of-sold-out-reward-tiers/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/428-shibuya-scrambles-spiritual-successor-to-launch-second-round-of-crowdfunding-after-overwhelming-demand-for-revival-of-sold-out-reward-tiers/#respond Fri, 29 May 2026 09:22:40 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=67451 Shibuya Scramble Stories, the upcoming game by director Jiro Ishii, will launch its second round of crowdfunding on June 28.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/428-shibuya-scrambles-spiritual-successor-to-launch-second-round-of-crowdfunding-after-overwhelming-demand-for-revival-of-sold-out-reward-tiers/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/the-official-may-newsletter-for-steams-chaotic-roguelike-elin-has-been-released-this-month-features-mom-themed-illustrations-by-adventurers/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/the-official-may-newsletter-for-steams-chaotic-roguelike-elin-has-been-released-this-month-features-mom-themed-illustrations-by-adventurers/#respond Fri, 29 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=67142 Elin State of the Game – May 2026, the sixth edition of Elin's official newsletter.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/the-official-may-newsletter-for-steams-chaotic-roguelike-elin-has-been-released-this-month-features-mom-themed-illustrations-by-adventurers/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/use-of-japanese-anime-and-manga-for-ai-training-is-a-serious-issue-that-undermines-creators-rights-coda-warns-tech-companies/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/use-of-japanese-anime-and-manga-for-ai-training-is-a-serious-issue-that-undermines-creators-rights-coda-warns-tech-companies/#respond Fri, 29 May 2026 07:59:59 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=67405 CODA issues a new statement addressing recent copyright-related issues concerning AI models trained on Japanese content. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/use-of-japanese-anime-and-manga-for-ai-training-is-a-serious-issue-that-undermines-creators-rights-coda-warns-tech-companies/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/major-games-only-offer-safe-storylines-but-players-want-something-niche-we-ask-vampire-gay-bar-management-sim-sodomy-fatales-publishers-about-overseas-reactions-and-a-poss/ https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/major-games-only-offer-safe-storylines-but-players-want-something-niche-we-ask-vampire-gay-bar-management-sim-sodomy-fatales-publishers-about-overseas-reactions-and-a-poss/#respond Thu, 28 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=67368 AUTOMATON interview with the representative of Vampire K.K, the publisher of vampire gay bar management sim Sodomy Fatale. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/major-games-only-offer-safe-storylines-but-players-want-something-niche-we-ask-vampire-gay-bar-management-sim-sodomy-fatales-publishers-about-overseas-reactions-and-a-poss/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/hand-drawn-japanese-indie-adventure-game-challenges-you-to-solve-surreal-rotating-puzzles-located-in-the-eyeball-of-a-mysterious-witch-mekururi-dizzying-witch-demo-hands-on-impressions/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/hand-drawn-japanese-indie-adventure-game-challenges-you-to-solve-surreal-rotating-puzzles-located-in-the-eyeball-of-a-mysterious-witch-mekururi-dizzying-witch-demo-hands-on-impressions/#respond Thu, 28 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=67360 Our BitSummit demo impressions of the hand-drawn Japanese indie puzzle adventure game Mekururi: Dizzying Witch.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/hand-drawn-japanese-indie-adventure-game-challenges-you-to-solve-surreal-rotating-puzzles-located-in-the-eyeball-of-a-mysterious-witch-mekururi-dizzying-witch-demo-hands-on-impressions/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-dating-sim-where-you-romance-three-sisters-from-a-hamsters-pov-gets-steam-demo/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-dating-sim-where-you-romance-three-sisters-from-a-hamsters-pov-gets-steam-demo/#respond Thu, 28 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=67355 Kodansha has released a Steam demo for Sweet Hamster Days ahead of the game's full launch in July 2026.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-dating-sim-where-you-romance-three-sisters-from-a-hamsters-pov-gets-steam-demo/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/pokemon-to-get-a-become-a-trainer-in-real-life-style-immersive-event-tour-starting-with-europe-in-spring-2027/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/pokemon-to-get-a-become-a-trainer-in-real-life-style-immersive-event-tour-starting-with-europe-in-spring-2027/#respond Thu, 28 May 2026 09:08:25 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=67340 The project is a collaboration between The Pokemon Company, Moment Factory, and Mitsui Fudosan.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/pokemon-to-get-a-become-a-trainer-in-real-life-style-immersive-event-tour-starting-with-europe-in-spring-2027/feed/ 0