https://automaton-media.com/en/tag/global-news/ AUTOMATON is a website that covers the Japanese gaming world. We bring you the news on video games from Osaka and Tokyo. Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:30:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://automaton-media.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cropped-automaton-sitelogo-120x120-1-32x32.png https://automaton-media.com/en/tag/global-news/ 32 32 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/open-world-detective-rpg-silver-palace-is-accepting-playtest-applications-for-a-new-technical-test-open-until-october-10/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/open-world-detective-rpg-silver-palace-is-accepting-playtest-applications-for-a-new-technical-test-open-until-october-10/#respond Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:30:29 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=72825 Accepted applicants for the new Silver Palace technical test will have a chance to play the game on Windows, Android, and iOS.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/open-world-detective-rpg-silver-palace-is-accepting-playtest-applications-for-a-new-technical-test-open-until-october-10/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/we-could-only-pay-salaries-for-about-three-months-shift-up-ceo-talks-about-stellar-blades-difficult-development-and-facing-rejection-from-investors/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/we-could-only-pay-salaries-for-about-three-months-shift-up-ceo-talks-about-stellar-blades-difficult-development-and-facing-rejection-from-investors/#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2026 06:05:07 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=72791 The director says that for a time, he had doubts about developing a game like Stellar Blade in Korea.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/we-could-only-pay-salaries-for-about-three-months-shift-up-ceo-talks-about-stellar-blades-difficult-development-and-facing-rejection-from-investors/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/nexons-new-3d-bishojo-game-fareidolia-wont-harm-blue-archives-development-devs-assure-blue-archive-team-continues-to-expand-according-to-director/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/nexons-new-3d-bishojo-game-fareidolia-wont-harm-blue-archives-development-devs-assure-blue-archive-team-continues-to-expand-according-to-director/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:30:35 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=72763 Fareidolia producer Min-seo Cha and Blue Archive general director Yong-ha Kim recently addressed fans' concerns about the new game overshadowing Blue Archive.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/nexons-new-3d-bishojo-game-fareidolia-wont-harm-blue-archives-development-devs-assure-blue-archive-team-continues-to-expand-according-to-director/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/astrae-oratio-to-get-a-pc-release-following-mobile-launch-in-2027-japanese-voice-acting-also-confirmed/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/astrae-oratio-to-get-a-pc-release-following-mobile-launch-in-2027-japanese-voice-acting-also-confirmed/#respond Thu, 17 Sep 2026 03:51:56 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=72670 A new prologue trailer released today.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/astrae-oratio-to-get-a-pc-release-following-mobile-launch-in-2027-japanese-voice-acting-also-confirmed/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/psycho-sleuth-a-murder-mystery-deduction-game-with-cognitive-distortion-mechanics-to-release-on-november-5/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/psycho-sleuth-a-murder-mystery-deduction-game-with-cognitive-distortion-mechanics-to-release-on-november-5/#respond Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=72604 Commit murder undetected to become a god.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/psycho-sleuth-a-murder-mystery-deduction-game-with-cognitive-distortion-mechanics-to-release-on-november-5/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/ai-voice-service-ordered-to-pay-mihoyo-112k-after-reproducing-the-voices-of-63-genshin-impact-character-without-permission/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/ai-voice-service-ordered-to-pay-mihoyo-112k-after-reproducing-the-voices-of-63-genshin-impact-character-without-permission/#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2026 07:17:43 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=72356 Genshin Impact character illustrations and animations were also used and modified to promote voice packs.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/ai-voice-service-ordered-to-pay-mihoyo-112k-after-reproducing-the-voices-of-63-genshin-impact-character-without-permission/feed/ 2 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/revive-onsen-town-is-a-cozy-life-sim-set-in-a-quiet-rural-japanese-hot-spring-town-steam-demo-available-until-october-8/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/revive-onsen-town-is-a-cozy-life-sim-set-in-a-quiet-rural-japanese-hot-spring-town-steam-demo-available-until-october-8/#respond Wed, 09 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=72184 Revive! Onsen Town! is currently in development for PC (Steam), with a demo out now.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/revive-onsen-town-is-a-cozy-life-sim-set-in-a-quiet-rural-japanese-hot-spring-town-steam-demo-available-until-october-8/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/stellar-blade-blood-rain-technical-director-addresses-controversial-ai-generated-music-video-says-studio-will-draw-a-clear-line-between-experimental-and-in-game-content/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/stellar-blade-blood-rain-technical-director-addresses-controversial-ai-generated-music-video-says-studio-will-draw-a-clear-line-between-experimental-and-in-game-content/#respond Wed, 09 Sep 2026 05:02:04 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=72163 Released on July 31, the music video garnered dissatisfaction from many Stellar Blade fans.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/stellar-blade-blood-rain-technical-director-addresses-controversial-ai-generated-music-video-says-studio-will-draw-a-clear-line-between-experimental-and-in-game-content/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/psychological-horror-bl-game-dissolution-of-my-self-out-now-on-steam-dissolve-a-persons-identity-with-your-own-hands/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/psychological-horror-bl-game-dissolution-of-my-self-out-now-on-steam-dissolve-a-persons-identity-with-your-own-hands/#respond Fri, 04 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=71959 Dissolution of My Self is a "toxic BL" point-and-click visual novel out now on Steam.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/psychological-horror-bl-game-dissolution-of-my-self-out-now-on-steam-dissolve-a-persons-identity-with-your-own-hands/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/princess-maker-style-eastern-fantasy-daughter-raising-sim-my-fairy-princess-gets-steam-demo/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/princess-maker-style-eastern-fantasy-daughter-raising-sim-my-fairy-princess-gets-steam-demo/#respond Fri, 04 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=71968 In My Fairy Princess, you become the guardian of an orphaned girl in an eastern fantasy world.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/princess-maker-style-eastern-fantasy-daughter-raising-sim-my-fairy-princess-gets-steam-demo/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/in-psychological-horror-game-condominium-no-exit-you-must-escape-a-grotesque-liminal-world-while-confronting-buried-trauma/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/in-psychological-horror-game-condominium-no-exit-you-must-escape-a-grotesque-liminal-world-while-confronting-buried-trauma/#respond Tue, 01 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=71705 CONDOMINIUM: NO EXIT has a demo out now on Steam and itch.io.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/in-psychological-horror-game-condominium-no-exit-you-must-escape-a-grotesque-liminal-world-while-confronting-buried-trauma/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/game-development/arthurian-action-adventure-game-tides-of-annihilation-draws-inspiration-from-jojo-the-fate-series-and-berserk-among-other-japanese-influences/ https://automaton-media.com/en/game-development/arthurian-action-adventure-game-tides-of-annihilation-draws-inspiration-from-jojo-the-fate-series-and-berserk-among-other-japanese-influences/#respond Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=71482 The dev team boasts members with experience on major franchises like Persona and Like a Dragon.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/game-development/arthurian-action-adventure-game-tides-of-annihilation-draws-inspiration-from-jojo-the-fate-series-and-berserk-among-other-japanese-influences/feed/ 0