https://automaton-media.com/en/tag/financial-news/ AUTOMATON is a website that covers the Japanese gaming world. We bring you the news on video games from Osaka and Tokyo. Tue, 30 Jun 2026 07:02:16 +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/tag/financial-news/ 32 32 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/atlus-reports-92-operating-profit-growth-in-the-past-fiscal-year-says-its-ready-to-provide-content-across-all-platforms-for-the-long-term/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/atlus-reports-92-operating-profit-growth-in-the-past-fiscal-year-says-its-ready-to-provide-content-across-all-platforms-for-the-long-term/#comments Tue, 30 Jun 2026 07:02:14 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68987 During this period, Atlus released Raidou Remastered, Persona 5: The Phantom X, and Persona 3 Reload's Switch 2 edition.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/atlus-reports-92-operating-profit-growth-in-the-past-fiscal-year-says-its-ready-to-provide-content-across-all-platforms-for-the-long-term/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/following-calls-to-oust-kadokawas-ceo-and-reform-fromsoftware-game-publishing-activist-investor-oasis-raises-stake-to-15-25-with-plans-to-buy-more-shares/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/following-calls-to-oust-kadokawas-ceo-and-reform-fromsoftware-game-publishing-activist-investor-oasis-raises-stake-to-15-25-with-plans-to-buy-more-shares/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2026 07:51:28 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68722 Activist investor Oasis Management has recently raised its stake in Kadokawa to 15.25%, with plans to increase ownership by an additional 5%. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/following-calls-to-oust-kadokawas-ceo-and-reform-fromsoftware-game-publishing-activist-investor-oasis-raises-stake-to-15-25-with-plans-to-buy-more-shares/feed/ 11 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/bandai-namco-studios-returns-to-profitability-after-two-years-of-losses-amid-blue-protocol-fallout/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/bandai-namco-studios-returns-to-profitability-after-two-years-of-losses-amid-blue-protocol-fallout/#respond Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68629 Tekken 8 and Kirby Air Riders developer Bandai Namco Studios has posted an annual net profit of $9.68 million following two years of losses.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/bandai-namco-studios-returns-to-profitability-after-two-years-of-losses-amid-blue-protocol-fallout/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/steam-accounted-for-over-20-of-capcoms-total-revenue-nearly-double-playstations-share-in-the-past-fiscal-year/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/steam-accounted-for-over-20-of-capcoms-total-revenue-nearly-double-playstations-share-in-the-past-fiscal-year/#respond Wed, 17 Jun 2026 07:43:50 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68314 The gap has narrowed compared to the previous year, however.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/steam-accounted-for-over-20-of-capcoms-total-revenue-nearly-double-playstations-share-in-the-past-fiscal-year/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/former-dragon-quest-producers-studio-pincool-was-hit-by-netease-games-funding-withdrawal-before-securing-a-new-partner/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/former-dragon-quest-producers-studio-pincool-was-hit-by-netease-games-funding-withdrawal-before-securing-a-new-partner/#respond Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=67506 Ryutaro Ichimura recently talked about the "turbulence" his studio PinCool experienced after NetEase Games abruptly withdrew funding.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/former-dragon-quest-producers-studio-pincool-was-hit-by-netease-games-funding-withdrawal-before-securing-a-new-partner/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-open-world-adult-romance-sim-which-lets-you-customize-your-dream-girlfriend-crowdfunds-345k-usd-reaching-5500-of-its-initial-goal/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-open-world-adult-romance-sim-which-lets-you-customize-your-dream-girlfriend-crowdfunds-345k-usd-reaching-5500-of-its-initial-goal/#respond Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=67496 Japanese adult game developer Kiss announced that their open world romance sim Custom Romance City 3D3 had crowdfunded over $345k USD.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-open-world-adult-romance-sim-which-lets-you-customize-your-dream-girlfriend-crowdfunds-345k-usd-reaching-5500-of-its-initial-goal/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/capcom-expanded-its-workforce-by-over-200-employees-in-the-past-year-with-further-plans-for-upsizing/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/capcom-expanded-its-workforce-by-over-200-employees-in-the-past-year-with-further-plans-for-upsizing/#comments Wed, 20 May 2026 03:53:14 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66858 Capcom now counts 3,976 full-time employees following significant personnel upsizing in the past few fiscal years.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/capcom-expanded-its-workforce-by-over-200-employees-in-the-past-year-with-further-plans-for-upsizing/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/goddess-of-victory-nikke-lifetime-revenue-tops-1-3-billion-with-japanese-players-accounting-for-the-biggest-share-by-far/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/goddess-of-victory-nikke-lifetime-revenue-tops-1-3-billion-with-japanese-players-accounting-for-the-biggest-share-by-far/#comments Mon, 18 May 2026 06:15:08 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66771 Godddes of Victory: Nikke celebrates 3.5 years since launch and tops $1.3 billion USD in global cumulative revenue. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/goddess-of-victory-nikke-lifetime-revenue-tops-1-3-billion-with-japanese-players-accounting-for-the-biggest-share-by-far/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/kadokawa-cites-excessive-reliance-on-the-isekai-genre-as-one-of-the-major-causes-of-the-decline-in-profitability-in-its-domestic-publishing-business/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/kadokawa-cites-excessive-reliance-on-the-isekai-genre-as-one-of-the-major-causes-of-the-decline-in-profitability-in-its-domestic-publishing-business/#comments Mon, 18 May 2026 04:49:43 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66768 In its new mid-term management plan Kadokawa addresses recent financial losses driven by the company's "bias towards proven genres." ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/kadokawa-cites-excessive-reliance-on-the-isekai-genre-as-one-of-the-major-causes-of-the-decline-in-profitability-in-its-domestic-publishing-business/feed/ 23 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/kadokawa-opposes-activist-shareholders-proposal-to-remove-current-president-and-ceo/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/kadokawa-opposes-activist-shareholders-proposal-to-remove-current-president-and-ceo/#respond Fri, 15 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66704 Kadokawa's board of directors has opposed a proposal to replace its current CEO from a Hong-Kong based shareholder.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/kadokawa-opposes-activist-shareholders-proposal-to-remove-current-president-and-ceo/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/kadokawa-to-solicit-voluntary-retirement-from-employees-aged-45-and-over-as-it-aims-for-leaner-workforce/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/kadokawa-to-solicit-voluntary-retirement-from-employees-aged-45-and-over-as-it-aims-for-leaner-workforce/#respond Thu, 14 May 2026 09:00:16 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66640 Aiming for a "leaner and more efficient" organizational strcuture, Kadokawa will be asking its employees to apply for voluntary retirement.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/kadokawa-to-solicit-voluntary-retirement-from-employees-aged-45-and-over-as-it-aims-for-leaner-workforce/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/cyberagents-game-business-sees-106-3-rise-in-operating-profit-and-3-5x-increase-in-global-sales-thanks-to-umamusume-pretty-derbys-worldwide-success/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/cyberagents-game-business-sees-106-3-rise-in-operating-profit-and-3-5x-increase-in-global-sales-thanks-to-umamusume-pretty-derbys-worldwide-success/#comments Thu, 14 May 2026 08:49:25 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66628 CyberAgent, the entertainment conglomerate behind Umamusume: Pretty Derby and released its financial results for Q2 of the fiscal year ending March 2026.]]> 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