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. Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:10:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 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/greek-mythology-inspired-psychological-horror-game-below-lethe-gets-demo-judge-the-dead-in-a-trial-before-the-underworld/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/greek-mythology-inspired-psychological-horror-game-below-lethe-gets-demo-judge-the-dead-in-a-trial-before-the-underworld/#respond Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=73725 Below Lethe is coming soon to Steam, with a a demo out now.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/greek-mythology-inspired-psychological-horror-game-below-lethe-gets-demo-judge-the-dead-in-a-trial-before-the-underworld/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/indie-games/shifu-traffic-masters-a-chaotic-physics-based-driving-game-set-in-90s-china-gets-steam-demo/ https://automaton-media.com/en/indie-games/shifu-traffic-masters-a-chaotic-physics-based-driving-game-set-in-90s-china-gets-steam-demo/#respond Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=73742 You drive "workhorse" vehicles such as delivery trucks, police cars, and taxis.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/indie-games/shifu-traffic-masters-a-chaotic-physics-based-driving-game-set-in-90s-china-gets-steam-demo/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/kung-fu-punk-action-rpg-phantom-blade-zero-may-not-be-indie-in-scale-but-its-definitely-indie-in-spirit-creator-says/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/kung-fu-punk-action-rpg-phantom-blade-zero-may-not-be-indie-in-scale-but-its-definitely-indie-in-spirit-creator-says/#respond Fri, 09 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=73661 Phantom Blade Zero developer Soulframe talks about the difficulties of the transition from mobile to AAA development. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/kung-fu-punk-action-rpg-phantom-blade-zero-may-not-be-indie-in-scale-but-its-definitely-indie-in-spirit-creator-says/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/developers-of-ai-powered-driving-game-take-out-loan-to-keep-steam-demo-running-after-surge-in-players-pushes-ai-costs-past-1000-a-day/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/developers-of-ai-powered-driving-game-take-out-loan-to-keep-steam-demo-running-after-surge-in-players-pushes-ai-costs-past-1000-a-day/#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:07:49 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=73667 Teach My Little Sister How to Drive uses external AI models (Gemini and ChatGPT) to generate real-time conversations.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/developers-of-ai-powered-driving-game-take-out-loan-to-keep-steam-demo-running-after-surge-in-players-pushes-ai-costs-past-1000-a-day/feed/ 4 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/momodora-creator-announces-new-project-record-of-dorathia-a-turn-based-dungeon-crawler-rpg-inspired-by-gamebooks/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/momodora-creator-announces-new-project-record-of-dorathia-a-turn-based-dungeon-crawler-rpg-inspired-by-gamebooks/#respond Tue, 06 Oct 2026 04:38:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=73412 Tthe game focuses on the magi, twelve weavers of fate who were briefly mentioned in Momodora: Moonlit Farewell.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/momodora-creator-announces-new-project-record-of-dorathia-a-turn-based-dungeon-crawler-rpg-inspired-by-gamebooks/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/upcoming-indie-racing-rpg-ghosts-of-the-mountain-pass-looks-like-initial-d-set-in-90s-italy/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/upcoming-indie-racing-rpg-ghosts-of-the-mountain-pass-looks-like-initial-d-set-in-90s-italy/#respond Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=73377 Ghosts of the Mountain Pass is currently in development for PC (Steam),]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/upcoming-indie-racing-rpg-ghosts-of-the-mountain-pass-looks-like-initial-d-set-in-90s-italy/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/psychological-thriller-visual-novel-anti-anti-gets-steam-demo-a-locked-room-mystery-at-a-dubious-idol-audition/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/psychological-thriller-visual-novel-anti-anti-gets-steam-demo-a-locked-room-mystery-at-a-dubious-idol-audition/#respond Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=73301 Anti-Anti is a mystery ensemble drama VN coming to Steam on October 27.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/psychological-thriller-visual-novel-anti-anti-gets-steam-demo-a-locked-room-mystery-at-a-dubious-idol-audition/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/cozy-animal-urban-life-sim-wonderpaws-announced-for-steam-and-mobile-jobs-and-roommate-shenanigans-with-furry-friends/ 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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