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. Thu, 23 Jul 2026 07:46:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 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/in-falsus-blends-mouse-and-keyboard-rhythm-gameplay-with-a-near-future-mystery-visual-novel-following-five-girls/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/in-falsus-blends-mouse-and-keyboard-rhythm-gameplay-with-a-near-future-mystery-visual-novel-following-five-girls/#respond Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=69964 The game will feature 70 tracks, including music by well-known independent Japanese artists.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/in-falsus-blends-mouse-and-keyboard-rhythm-gameplay-with-a-near-future-mystery-visual-novel-following-five-girls/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/open-world-anime-rpg-dragonsword-awakening-cleared-for-launch-as-court-dismisses-all-of-webzens-claims-against-the-game/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/open-world-anime-rpg-dragonsword-awakening-cleared-for-launch-as-court-dismisses-all-of-webzens-claims-against-the-game/#respond Thu, 23 Jul 2026 03:02:55 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=69951 The Seoul District Court has dismissed Webzen's injunction against the release of Hound13's new RPG Dragonsword: Awakening.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/open-world-anime-rpg-dragonsword-awakening-cleared-for-launch-as-court-dismisses-all-of-webzens-claims-against-the-game/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/next-gen-game-engine-unity-7-announced-for-the-first-quarter-of-2027-promising-seamless-transition-from-unity-6/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/next-gen-game-engine-unity-7-announced-for-the-first-quarter-of-2027-promising-seamless-transition-from-unity-6/#respond Tue, 21 Jul 2026 04:54:31 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=69853 Unity Technologies has announced its next-generation game engine Unity 7, set to release in the first quarter of 2027.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/next-gen-game-engine-unity-7-announced-for-the-first-quarter-of-2027-promising-seamless-transition-from-unity-6/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/in-the-horror-rpg-money-under-the-bed-you-get-a-heap-of-free-cash-but-spending-it-causes-strange-things-to-happen-steam-demo-out-now/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/in-the-horror-rpg-money-under-the-bed-you-get-a-heap-of-free-cash-but-spending-it-causes-strange-things-to-happen-steam-demo-out-now/#respond Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=69797 Money Under the Bed is an indie horror game set to release in 2027 on Steam.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/in-the-horror-rpg-money-under-the-bed-you-get-a-heap-of-free-cash-but-spending-it-causes-strange-things-to-happen-steam-demo-out-now/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/open-world-urban-rpg-neverness-to-everness-tops-200-million-in-revenue-in-just-two-months-pc-and-android-were-the-leading-platforms/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/open-world-urban-rpg-neverness-to-everness-tops-200-million-in-revenue-in-just-two-months-pc-and-android-were-the-leading-platforms/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=69705 The open-world urban RPG Neverness to Everness (NTE) has topped $206 million in revenue as of June 30.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/open-world-urban-rpg-neverness-to-everness-tops-200-million-in-revenue-in-just-two-months-pc-and-android-were-the-leading-platforms/feed/ 2 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/overwhelmingly-positive-daughter-raising-sim-volcano-princess-to-get-fully-voiced-complete-edition-with-new-content-for-consoles-and-mobile/ Thu, 16 Jul 2026 07:23:36 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=69699 A free update to the Steam version is planned for October 2026.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/cosmic-horror-game-the-dream-of-a-cockspur-which-traps-players-on-a-remote-island-investigating-a-fallen-celestial-object-releases-on-steam-on-july-22/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/cosmic-horror-game-the-dream-of-a-cockspur-which-traps-players-on-a-remote-island-investigating-a-fallen-celestial-object-releases-on-steam-on-july-22/#respond Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:47:43 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=69676 The surreal cosmic horror game The Dream of a Cockspur has been announced for a July 22 Steam release.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/cosmic-horror-game-the-dream-of-a-cockspur-which-traps-players-on-a-remote-island-investigating-a-fallen-celestial-object-releases-on-steam-on-july-22/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/indie-game-developer-uses-pictures-of-wifes-sleeping-face-chicken-leftovers-to-create-grotesque-enemy-designs/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/indie-game-developer-uses-pictures-of-wifes-sleeping-face-chicken-leftovers-to-create-grotesque-enemy-designs/#respond Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=69609 Billy the Hero developer JOJOJOJOSoft recently detailed his unconventional boss creation process of Reddit.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/indie-game-developer-uses-pictures-of-wifes-sleeping-face-chicken-leftovers-to-create-grotesque-enemy-designs/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/meccha-chameleon-copycat-game-on-steam-blatantly-calls-itself-meccha-chameleon-in-korean-version/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/meccha-chameleon-copycat-game-on-steam-blatantly-calls-itself-meccha-chameleon-in-korean-version/#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=69504 No, this game is not Meccha Chameleon.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/meccha-chameleon-copycat-game-on-steam-blatantly-calls-itself-meccha-chameleon-in-korean-version/feed/ 3 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/as-sony-prepares-to-end-physical-disc-production-game-publisher-astrolabe-games-vows-to-release-physical-ps5-editions-for-all-its-eligible-titles/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/as-sony-prepares-to-end-physical-disc-production-game-publisher-astrolabe-games-vows-to-release-physical-ps5-editions-for-all-its-eligible-titles/#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2026 08:28:30 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=69447 Astrolabe Games promises to launch physical PS5 editions of all their new games in response to Sony’s discontinuation announcement.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/as-sony-prepares-to-end-physical-disc-production-game-publisher-astrolabe-games-vows-to-release-physical-ps5-editions-for-all-its-eligible-titles/feed/ 8 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/marvel-tokon-fighting-souls-region-lock-removed-in-several-countries-following-fan-backlash/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/marvel-tokon-fighting-souls-region-lock-removed-in-several-countries-following-fan-backlash/#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2026 04:01:59 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=69438 The list of locked regions remains long, however.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/marvel-tokon-fighting-souls-region-lock-removed-in-several-countries-following-fan-backlash/feed/ 2 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/indie-developer-says-steam-helped-fix-their-game-in-time-for-next-fest-instead-or-rejecting-last-minute-unbootable-build/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/indie-developer-says-steam-helped-fix-their-game-in-time-for-next-fest-instead-or-rejecting-last-minute-unbootable-build/#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=69419 Other indie devs have since shared similar experiences.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/indie-developer-says-steam-helped-fix-their-game-in-time-for-next-fest-instead-or-rejecting-last-minute-unbootable-build/feed/ 1