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. Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:17:08 +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/tag/global-news/ 32 32 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/ills-absence-from-japanese-state-of-play-sparks-fears-it-may-not-pass-the-countrys-rating-board/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/ills-absence-from-japanese-state-of-play-sparks-fears-it-may-not-pass-the-countrys-rating-board/#respond Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68191 Japanese gamers raise concern over ILL possibly getting rejected by CERO due to its violent and gory content. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/ills-absence-from-japanese-state-of-play-sparks-fears-it-may-not-pass-the-countrys-rating-board/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/lies-of-p-lead-to-become-neowizs-first-ceo-from-a-game-development-background/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/lies-of-p-lead-to-become-neowizs-first-ceo-from-a-game-development-background/#respond Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68176 The head of Lies of P studio Round8 has been nominated for the position of CEO at Neowiz, scheduled to take office in August.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/lies-of-p-lead-to-become-neowizs-first-ceo-from-a-game-development-background/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/explore-the-psychedelic-dreams-of-an-elderly-dog-abducted-by-an-alien-in-upcoming-indie-a-dogs-dream/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/explore-the-psychedelic-dreams-of-an-elderly-dog-abducted-by-an-alien-in-upcoming-indie-a-dogs-dream/#respond Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68141 Inspired by Osamu Tezuka's Phoenix, A Dog’s Dream releases on October 29.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/explore-the-psychedelic-dreams-of-an-elderly-dog-abducted-by-an-alien-in-upcoming-indie-a-dogs-dream/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/why-do-unannounced-games-keep-leaking-through-koreas-rating-site-it-turns-out-theres-a-legal-issue-that-makes-it-almost-impossib/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/why-do-unannounced-games-keep-leaking-through-koreas-rating-site-it-turns-out-theres-a-legal-issue-that-makes-it-almost-impossib/#respond Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68096 Why South Korea’s GRAC (Game Rating and Administration Committee) ends up prematurely releasing information about games so often.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/why-do-unannounced-games-keep-leaking-through-koreas-rating-site-it-turns-out-theres-a-legal-issue-that-makes-it-almost-impossib/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/deltarune-creator-promises-one-more-fun-adventure-like-before-in-chapter-5-causing-fear-about-what-awaits/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/deltarune-creator-promises-one-more-fun-adventure-like-before-in-chapter-5-causing-fear-about-what-awaits/#respond Wed, 10 Jun 2026 03:33:23 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68054 Toby Fox has released an update on the upcoming Deltarune Chapter 5, as well as progress reports on Chapters 5 and 7.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/deltarune-creator-promises-one-more-fun-adventure-like-before-in-chapter-5-causing-fear-about-what-awaits/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/blue-archive-executive-producer-who-majored-in-ai-says-the-games-philosophy-is-directly-opposed-to-ai/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/blue-archive-executive-producer-who-majored-in-ai-says-the-games-philosophy-is-directly-opposed-to-ai/#respond Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=67962 Blue Archive executive producer Yong-Ha Kim recently talked about generative AI in the context of the game's current and future direction.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/blue-archive-executive-producer-who-majored-in-ai-says-the-games-philosophy-is-directly-opposed-to-ai/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/stellar-blade-blood-rain-director-says-new-heroine-evie-is-being-built-to-be-loved-for-more-than-just-her-looks-using-lessons-learned-from-goddess-of-victory-nikke/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/stellar-blade-blood-rain-director-says-new-heroine-evie-is-being-built-to-be-loved-for-more-than-just-her-looks-using-lessons-learned-from-goddess-of-victory-nikke/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2026 05:07:44 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=67861 Stellar Blade director and Shift Up CEO Hyung-Tae Kim talks about new sequel protagonist Evie.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/stellar-blade-blood-rain-director-says-new-heroine-evie-is-being-built-to-be-loved-for-more-than-just-her-looks-using-lessons-learned-from-goddess-of-victory-nikke/feed/ 5 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/the-developers-of-a-viral-fishing-game-faced-countless-ai-slop-mobile-clones-but-the-rip-offs-were-so-bad-they-ended-up-promoting-the-real-game/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/the-developers-of-a-viral-fishing-game-faced-countless-ai-slop-mobile-clones-but-the-rip-offs-were-so-bad-they-ended-up-promoting-the-real-game/#respond Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=67681 Glass Gecko Games, the developers of fishing game Scale the Depths, say badly made mobile knockoffs of their game became advertising for the original.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/the-developers-of-a-viral-fishing-game-faced-countless-ai-slop-mobile-clones-but-the-rip-offs-were-so-bad-they-ended-up-promoting-the-real-game/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/toxic-bl-psychological-horror-visual-novel-dissolution-of-my-self-gets-steam-demo-help-dismantle-the-identity-of-an-exiled-prince/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/toxic-bl-psychological-horror-visual-novel-dissolution-of-my-self-gets-steam-demo-help-dismantle-the-identity-of-an-exiled-prince/#respond Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=67608 Dissolution of My Self is an upcoming dark BL visual novel exploring identity and codependency. Coming to Steam in Q3 of 2026.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/toxic-bl-psychological-horror-visual-novel-dissolution-of-my-self-gets-steam-demo-help-dismantle-the-identity-of-an-exiled-prince/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/there-is-no-next-stop-a-psychological-horror-visual-novel-set-aboard-a-train-that-never-stops-gets-steam-demo/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/there-is-no-next-stop-a-psychological-horror-visual-novel-set-aboard-a-train-that-never-stops-gets-steam-demo/#respond Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=67588 There Is No Next Stop is a dark visual novel in which you encounter four "Guides" while trapped in a boundary of and endless train.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/there-is-no-next-stop-a-psychological-horror-visual-novel-set-aboard-a-train-that-never-stops-gets-steam-demo/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/indie-games/inquisitor-shepherd-is-a-psychological-thriller-visual-novel-in-which-you-investigate-and-pass-judgement-on-heretics-in-a-remote-village/ https://automaton-media.com/en/indie-games/inquisitor-shepherd-is-a-psychological-thriller-visual-novel-in-which-you-investigate-and-pass-judgement-on-heretics-in-a-remote-village/#respond Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=67568 Scheduled to release in 2027, Inquisitor Shepherd is an investigative psychological horror VN following an inquisitor tackling a heresy case.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/indie-games/inquisitor-shepherd-is-a-psychological-thriller-visual-novel-in-which-you-investigate-and-pass-judgement-on-heretics-in-a-remote-village/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/former-blue-archive-developers-finally-show-new-rpg-astrae-oratio-in-action-revealing-apparent-turn-based-combat-and-3d-cinematics/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/former-blue-archive-developers-finally-show-new-rpg-astrae-oratio-in-action-revealing-apparent-turn-based-combat-and-3d-cinematics/#respond Tue, 02 Jun 2026 06:13:57 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=67540 Dynamis One and NC have published a trailer for the upcoming “magic x bureaucracy” RPG Astrae Oratio, showcasing gameplay footage.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/former-blue-archive-developers-finally-show-new-rpg-astrae-oratio-in-action-revealing-apparent-turn-based-combat-and-3d-cinematics/feed/ 0