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, 08 May 2026 09:29:46 +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/steinsgate-reboot-characters-will-literally-come-to-life-thanks-to-new-animation-tool-used-in-development/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/steinsgate-reboot-characters-will-literally-come-to-life-thanks-to-new-animation-tool-used-in-development/#respond Fri, 08 May 2026 09:29:44 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66373 Steins;Gate Re:Boot comes August 20 with redrawn visuals, a revamped UI, new rerecorded music and voice lines, and animated sprites.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/steinsgate-reboot-characters-will-literally-come-to-life-thanks-to-new-animation-tool-used-in-development/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japans-best-selling-sexy-demon-slaying-nun-action-rpg-sinisistar2-comes-to-steam-on-may-18-alongside-18-patch/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japans-best-selling-sexy-demon-slaying-nun-action-rpg-sinisistar2-comes-to-steam-on-may-18-alongside-18-patch/#respond Fri, 08 May 2026 09:11:59 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66361 Developed by Uu and published by Sanuk and ErogeJapan, SiNiSistar2 is finally coming to Steam on May 16 this year. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japans-best-selling-sexy-demon-slaying-nun-action-rpg-sinisistar2-comes-to-steam-on-may-18-alongside-18-patch/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/snowbreak-containment-zone-to-resume-service-after-over-two-months-of-server-downtime/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/snowbreak-containment-zone-to-resume-service-after-over-two-months-of-server-downtime/#respond Fri, 08 May 2026 07:58:31 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66353 Developer Amazing Seasun Games announced that their gacha game Snowbreak: Containment Zone would resume services on May 8. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/snowbreak-containment-zone-to-resume-service-after-over-two-months-of-server-downtime/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/dlsites-parent-company-vivion-launches-new-indie-publishing-label-with-volcano-princess-devs-new-daughter-raising-sim-among-its-upcoming-titles/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/dlsites-parent-company-vivion-launches-new-indie-publishing-label-with-volcano-princess-devs-new-daughter-raising-sim-among-its-upcoming-titles/#respond Fri, 08 May 2026 07:07:12 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66345 On May 8, DLSite parent company viviON launched viviON Lab, its new game publishing label specializing in indie games.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/dlsites-parent-company-vivion-launches-new-indie-publishing-label-with-volcano-princess-devs-new-daughter-raising-sim-among-its-upcoming-titles/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/indie-games/puke-or-be-puked-on-for-your-soul-russian-roulette-drinking-game-drunken-goddess-reflux-gets-over-200000-wishlists-on-steam/ https://automaton-media.com/en/indie-games/puke-or-be-puked-on-for-your-soul-russian-roulette-drinking-game-drunken-goddess-reflux-gets-over-200000-wishlists-on-steam/#respond Fri, 08 May 2026 05:15:31 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66339 Publisher Alliance Arts announced that their upcoming game Drunken Goddess Reflux had reached over 200,000 Steam Wishlists.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/indie-games/puke-or-be-puked-on-for-your-soul-russian-roulette-drinking-game-drunken-goddess-reflux-gets-over-200000-wishlists-on-steam/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-atmospheric-liminal-space-exploration-game-tokyo-stories-returns-to-new-phase-of-development-with-new-publisher-and-over-50000-steam-wishlists/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-atmospheric-liminal-space-exploration-game-tokyo-stories-returns-to-new-phase-of-development-with-new-publisher-and-over-50000-steam-wishlists/#respond Fri, 08 May 2026 03:42:56 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66326 Developer Drecom's Tokyo Stories will be published by Happinet for Steam. A new release date for the game is yet to be determined. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-atmospheric-liminal-space-exploration-game-tokyo-stories-returns-to-new-phase-of-development-with-new-publisher-and-over-50000-steam-wishlists/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/the-paranormasight-franchise-is-set-in-the-showa-era-but-potential-future-releases-may-open-the-doors-for-a-heisei-or-reiwa-story-according-to-developers/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/the-paranormasight-franchise-is-set-in-the-showa-era-but-potential-future-releases-may-open-the-doors-for-a-heisei-or-reiwa-story-according-to-developers/#respond Thu, 07 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66313 In a recent interview, Paranormasight series director Ishiyama and producer Oushu discuss the future of the franchise.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/the-paranormasight-franchise-is-set-in-the-showa-era-but-potential-future-releases-may-open-the-doors-for-a-heisei-or-reiwa-story-according-to-developers/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/dragon-quest-creator-wants-ai-game-characters-to-feel-like-real-friends-hopes-dq10-players-will-confide-in-slimey-chatbot/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/dragon-quest-creator-wants-ai-game-characters-to-feel-like-real-friends-hopes-dq10-players-will-confide-in-slimey-chatbot/#respond Thu, 07 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66280 Yuji Horii talks about why he wanted to implement an AI-powered character into Dragon Quest X and what he hopes to accomplish with the addition.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/dragon-quest-creator-wants-ai-game-characters-to-feel-like-real-friends-hopes-dq10-players-will-confide-in-slimey-chatbot/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japans-major-cosmetics-brand-faces-backlash-for-ai-generated-ad-following-sailor-moon-comparisons/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japans-major-cosmetics-brand-faces-backlash-for-ai-generated-ad-following-sailor-moon-comparisons/#respond Thu, 07 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66308 A new AI-generated commercial by Japanese cosmetics brand Utena faces online criticism for looking "too similar" to the Sailor Moon art style. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japans-major-cosmetics-brand-faces-backlash-for-ai-generated-ad-following-sailor-moon-comparisons/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/snoop-dogg-collaborates-with-ado-in-rgg-studios-stranger-than-heaven-theme-song-appears-as-an-in-game-character/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/snoop-dogg-collaborates-with-ado-in-rgg-studios-stranger-than-heaven-theme-song-appears-as-an-in-game-character/#comments Thu, 07 May 2026 08:49:03 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66302 "Stranger Than Heaven," the theme song to RGG Studio's eponymous game, is performed by Ado, Sosuke Fujihara, Tori Kelly, and Snoop Dogg. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/snoop-dogg-collaborates-with-ado-in-rgg-studios-stranger-than-heaven-theme-song-appears-as-an-in-game-character/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/former-blue-archive-developers-new-magic-rpg-astrae-oratio-is-set-in-1889-tokyo-new-teaser-unveils-robust-worldbuilding/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/former-blue-archive-developers-new-magic-rpg-astrae-oratio-is-set-in-1889-tokyo-new-teaser-unveils-robust-worldbuilding/#respond Thu, 07 May 2026 07:41:15 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66281 Dynamis One and NC have dropped new information about Astrae Oratio, an upcoming magic RPG set in 1889 Tokyo.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/former-blue-archive-developers-new-magic-rpg-astrae-oratio-is-set-in-1889-tokyo-new-teaser-unveils-robust-worldbuilding/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/nekopara-sekai-connect-reinvents-the-series-world-as-a-perfectly-calculated-dystopia-ruled-by-ai-according-to-creator-sayori/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/nekopara-sekai-connect-reinvents-the-series-world-as-a-perfectly-calculated-dystopia-ruled-by-ai-according-to-creator-sayori/#comments Wed, 06 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66071 Nekopara series creator Sayori talks about the dystopian lore introduced to the series with Nekopara Sekai Connect. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/nekopara-sekai-connect-reinvents-the-series-world-as-a-perfectly-calculated-dystopia-ruled-by-ai-according-to-creator-sayori/feed/ 3