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, 26 Jun 2026 05:33:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 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/dragons-dogma-dark-arisen-director-returns-to-spearhead-the-sequels-dlc/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/dragons-dogma-dark-arisen-director-returns-to-spearhead-the-sequels-dlc/#respond Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:33:10 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68860 Kinoshita unveiled more about the upcoming DLC in the latest Capcom Spothlight.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/dragons-dogma-dark-arisen-director-returns-to-spearhead-the-sequels-dlc/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-content-platform-fantia-apologizes-for-censorship-controversy-says-police-inquiry-caused-rushed-guideline-changes/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-content-platform-fantia-apologizes-for-censorship-controversy-says-police-inquiry-caused-rushed-guideline-changes/#respond Fri, 26 Jun 2026 03:46:46 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68852 Fantia has provided more details behind its May 2026 announcement of stricter censorship regulations.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-content-platform-fantia-apologizes-for-censorship-controversy-says-police-inquiry-caused-rushed-guideline-changes/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/zero-programing-required-rpg-development-tool-bakin-gets-live2d-support/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/zero-programing-required-rpg-development-tool-bakin-gets-live2d-support/#respond Fri, 26 Jun 2026 03:34:17 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68845 SmileBoom's RPG Developer Bakin now has a free Live2D ToolKit for importing Live2D models.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/zero-programing-required-rpg-development-tool-bakin-gets-live2d-support/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/romance-sim-in-which-you-get-isekaid-as-a-pet-hamster-and-live-with-three-beautiful-sisters-sweet-hamster-days-gets-july-17-release-date/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/romance-sim-in-which-you-get-isekaid-as-a-pet-hamster-and-live-with-three-beautiful-sisters-sweet-hamster-days-gets-july-17-release-date/#respond Fri, 26 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68834 Sweet Hamster Days will launch on July 17 on Steam after overcoming troubles with the platform.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/romance-sim-in-which-you-get-isekaid-as-a-pet-hamster-and-live-with-three-beautiful-sisters-sweet-hamster-days-gets-july-17-release-date/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/romeo-is-a-dead-man-gets-a-photo-mode-and-hotline-miami-collaboration-costumes-in-first-major-update/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/romeo-is-a-dead-man-gets-a-photo-mode-and-hotline-miami-collaboration-costumes-in-first-major-update/#respond Thu, 25 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68796 Grasshopper Manufacture has announced the first big update for Romeo Is a Dead Man, out now on Steam.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/romeo-is-a-dead-man-gets-a-photo-mode-and-hotline-miami-collaboration-costumes-in-first-major-update/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-indie-roguelite-endless-samurai-adds-a-turn-based-twist-to-soulslike-parrying-mechanics/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-indie-roguelite-endless-samurai-adds-a-turn-based-twist-to-soulslike-parrying-mechanics/#respond Thu, 25 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68804 Japanese indie developer Montblanc Hatch has announced their action/turn-based roguelite ENDLESS SAMURAI for a 2027 release.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-indie-roguelite-endless-samurai-adds-a-turn-based-twist-to-soulslike-parrying-mechanics/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/code-geass-director-goro-taniguchi-says-japans-increasingly-sanitized-society-is-changing-anime-and-even-pushing-creative-talent-out-of-the-industry/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/code-geass-director-goro-taniguchi-says-japans-increasingly-sanitized-society-is-changing-anime-and-even-pushing-creative-talent-out-of-the-industry/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68779 Anime director Goro Taniguchi talks about the anime industry's current state and what might await in a university lecture.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/code-geass-director-goro-taniguchi-says-japans-increasingly-sanitized-society-is-changing-anime-and-even-pushing-creative-talent-out-of-the-industry/feed/ 11 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/her-breasts-are-huge-but-im-about-to-get-killed-saeko-giantess-dating-sim-devs-on-striking-balance-between-terror-and-arousal/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/her-breasts-are-huge-but-im-about-to-get-killed-saeko-giantess-dating-sim-devs-on-striking-balance-between-terror-and-arousal/#respond Thu, 25 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68773 AUTOMATON interview with the developers of the psychological horror narrative adventure SAEKO: Giantess Dating Sim.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/her-breasts-are-huge-but-im-about-to-get-killed-saeko-giantess-dating-sim-devs-on-striking-balance-between-terror-and-arousal/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/level-5-will-allow-employees-to-come-in-late-on-june-26-so-that-they-can-watch-the-japan-vs-sweden-world-cup-match/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/level-5-will-allow-employees-to-come-in-late-on-june-26-so-that-they-can-watch-the-japan-vs-sweden-world-cup-match/#respond Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:43:38 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68822 The match will take place from 8 in the morning, so former national representative player Keisuke Honda called on bosses across the country to take it easy on their employees.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/level-5-will-allow-employees-to-come-in-late-on-june-26-so-that-they-can-watch-the-japan-vs-sweden-world-cup-match/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-government-faces-backlash-over-ai-generated-flyers-meant-to-promote-fair-transactions-with-anime-creators/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-government-faces-backlash-over-ai-generated-flyers-meant-to-promote-fair-transactions-with-anime-creators/#respond Thu, 25 Jun 2026 10:05:40 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68814 Japanese government issues new guidelines for fair transactions in anime production, but faces backlash due to AI-generated flyers.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-government-faces-backlash-over-ai-generated-flyers-meant-to-promote-fair-transactions-with-anime-creators/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/muv-luv-series-new-turn-based-rpg-will-offer-the-visceral-terror-of-being-crushed-body-and-mind-in-fight-against-betas/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/muv-luv-series-new-turn-based-rpg-will-offer-the-visceral-terror-of-being-crushed-body-and-mind-in-fight-against-betas/#respond Thu, 25 Jun 2026 08:10:26 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68789 Muv-Luv: Tactics Kalidasa at Nightmare, a singleplayer, turn-based RPG set in the Muv-Luv universe is set to release in 2027. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/muv-luv-series-new-turn-based-rpg-will-offer-the-visceral-terror-of-being-crushed-body-and-mind-in-fight-against-betas/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/disgaea-creator-sohei-niikawas-new-devil-training-srpg-lets-you-detonate-your-own-allies-to-farm-evil-misdeeds-and-grow-stronger/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/disgaea-creator-sohei-niikawas-new-devil-training-srpg-lets-you-detonate-your-own-allies-to-farm-evil-misdeeds-and-grow-stronger/#respond Thu, 25 Jun 2026 05:50:55 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68758 Arc System Works has released a trailer showcasing Demons’ Night Fever, a new title producer and written by Sohei Niikawa.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/disgaea-creator-sohei-niikawas-new-devil-training-srpg-lets-you-detonate-your-own-allies-to-farm-evil-misdeeds-and-grow-stronger/feed/ 0