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. Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:13:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.3 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/developer-of-square-enixs-dragon-quest-smash-grow-returns-to-profitability-for-the-first-time-in-years-thanks-to-the-games-strong-launch/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/developer-of-square-enixs-dragon-quest-smash-grow-returns-to-profitability-for-the-first-time-in-years-thanks-to-the-games-strong-launch/#respond Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=71026 Japanese mobile developer KLab turned a profit for the first time in years, with a 113.9% year-on-year rise in sales. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/developer-of-square-enixs-dragon-quest-smash-grow-returns-to-profitability-for-the-first-time-in-years-thanks-to-the-games-strong-launch/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/kadokawa-reports-significant-loss-in-anime-business-in-the-past-quarter-despite-rising-revenue-from-hits-like-rezero/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/kadokawa-reports-significant-loss-in-anime-business-in-the-past-quarter-despite-rising-revenue-from-hits-like-rezero/#respond Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=70977 The company cited increasingly high anime production costs as the main reason.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/kadokawa-reports-significant-loss-in-anime-business-in-the-past-quarter-despite-rising-revenue-from-hits-like-rezero/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/link-like-love-live-developer-goes-bankrupt-amidst-65-million-debt-following-the-games-closure/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/link-like-love-live-developer-goes-bankrupt-amidst-65-million-debt-following-the-games-closure/#respond Fri, 14 Aug 2026 05:05:58 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=70978 Japanese game developer ODD No recently received a bankruptcy commencement order amidst liabilities reaching over 10.32 billion yen. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/link-like-love-live-developer-goes-bankrupt-amidst-65-million-debt-following-the-games-closure/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/nihon-falcom-reports-111-revenue-growth-and-485-profit-growth-in-the-past-three-quarters-citing-worldwide-success-of-trails-in-the-sky-1st-chapter/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/nihon-falcom-reports-111-revenue-growth-and-485-profit-growth-in-the-past-three-quarters-citing-worldwide-success-of-trails-in-the-sky-1st-chapter/#respond Wed, 12 Aug 2026 07:04:47 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=70874 Nihon Falcom's financial forecast for the full fiscal year remains unchanged, with double-digit growth projected across all profit metrics.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/nihon-falcom-reports-111-revenue-growth-and-485-profit-growth-in-the-past-three-quarters-citing-worldwide-success-of-trails-in-the-sky-1st-chapter/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/square-enix-sees-88-profit-growth-citing-strong-performance-across-all-categories-of-its-video-game-business/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/square-enix-sees-88-profit-growth-citing-strong-performance-across-all-categories-of-its-video-game-business/#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2026 07:40:49 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=70816 Fantasy VII Rebirth and "The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales" drove profits in the HD game/console sector.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/square-enix-sees-88-profit-growth-citing-strong-performance-across-all-categories-of-its-video-game-business/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/wizardry-variants-daphne-developer-drecom-says-wider-adoption-of-payment-methods-that-bypass-high-apple-and-google-fees-helped-increase-profit-margins/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/wizardry-variants-daphne-developer-drecom-says-wider-adoption-of-payment-methods-that-bypass-high-apple-and-google-fees-helped-increase-profit-margins/#respond Mon, 03 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=70493 However, Drecom explains that it still hasn't reached adoption levels compared to competing game developers. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/wizardry-variants-daphne-developer-drecom-says-wider-adoption-of-payment-methods-that-bypass-high-apple-and-google-fees-helped-increase-profit-margins/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-developer-marvelous-confirms-end-of-tencent-partnership-story-of-seasons-mobile-game-discontinued/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-developer-marvelous-confirms-end-of-tencent-partnership-story-of-seasons-mobile-game-discontinued/#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2026 09:40:33 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=70417 Tencent officially pulls out from investing in Marvelous, following a revision of the company's capital allocation policy.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-developer-marvelous-confirms-end-of-tencent-partnership-story-of-seasons-mobile-game-discontinued/feed/ 1 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/ 12 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.]]> 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