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, 15 Apr 2026 03:45:45 +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/indie-publisher-says-offering-a-paid-game-for-free-for-4-days-brought-in-250000-in-revenue-on-steam-the-key-is-dlc/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/indie-publisher-says-offering-a-paid-game-for-free-for-4-days-brought-in-250000-in-revenue-on-steam-the-key-is-dlc/#respond Wed, 15 Apr 2026 03:45:42 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=65283 The CEO of indie game publisher tinyBuild has shared the impressive results of a four-day free givaway campaign for Graveyard Keeper.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/indie-publisher-says-offering-a-paid-game-for-free-for-4-days-brought-in-250000-in-revenue-on-steam-the-key-is-dlc/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/misleading-hytale-sandbox-rpg-copycat-game-launches-on-nintendo-store-original-developers-taking-legal-measures/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/misleading-hytale-sandbox-rpg-copycat-game-launches-on-nintendo-store-original-developers-taking-legal-measures/#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:04:20 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=65251 The game titled "Hytale: Sandbox RPG" currently available on the North American Nintendo Store has no connection to the official Hytale.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/misleading-hytale-sandbox-rpg-copycat-game-launches-on-nintendo-store-original-developers-taking-legal-measures/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/azur-lane-reveals-dead-or-alive-xtreme-venus-vacation-3rd-collab-character-lineup-and-new-swimsuit-skins/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/azur-lane-reveals-dead-or-alive-xtreme-venus-vacation-3rd-collab-character-lineup-and-new-swimsuit-skins/#respond Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:27:17 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=65217 Azur Lane's third collaboration event with Dead or Alive Xtreme Venus Vacation will run from April 17 to May 1, with a rerun of past event content starting April 23.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/azur-lane-reveals-dead-or-alive-xtreme-venus-vacation-3rd-collab-character-lineup-and-new-swimsuit-skins/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/developers-of-dark-fantasy-visual-novel-based-on-real-life-yangzhou-massacre-to-add-new-what-if-route-after-too-brutal-and-tragic/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/developers-of-dark-fantasy-visual-novel-based-on-real-life-yangzhou-massacre-to-add-new-what-if-route-after-too-brutal-and-tragic/#respond Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=65171 The Weeping Swan is set to get an additional "what if" route following an apology from developer ZerocreationGame.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/developers-of-dark-fantasy-visual-novel-based-on-real-life-yangzhou-massacre-to-add-new-what-if-route-after-too-brutal-and-tragic/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/forza-horizon-6s-japan-map-bears-uncanny-resemblances-to-courses-from-a-certain-hit-drifting-anime-to-the-delight-of-japanese-players/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/forza-horizon-6s-japan-map-bears-uncanny-resemblances-to-courses-from-a-certain-hit-drifting-anime-to-the-delight-of-japanese-players/#respond Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=64940 Microsoft has unveiled the full map of the upcoming Forza Horizon 6, and fans are thrilled to see Mount Akina recreated almost to a T.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/forza-horizon-6s-japan-map-bears-uncanny-resemblances-to-courses-from-a-certain-hit-drifting-anime-to-the-delight-of-japanese-players/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/ncsoft-sues-youtuber-for-spreading-misinformation-about-new-lineage-remake-and-claiming-the-company-is-turning-a-blind-eye-to-cheaters/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/ncsoft-sues-youtuber-for-spreading-misinformation-about-new-lineage-remake-and-claiming-the-company-is-turning-a-blind-eye-to-cheaters/#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=64841 NCSoft recently announced that it had filed a lawsuit against a YouTuber on charges of spreading misinformation and obstruction of business.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/ncsoft-sues-youtuber-for-spreading-misinformation-about-new-lineage-remake-and-claiming-the-company-is-turning-a-blind-eye-to-cheaters/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/sonys-game-division-announces-acquisition-of-machine-learning-and-computer-vision-company-cinemersive-labs/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/sonys-game-division-announces-acquisition-of-machine-learning-and-computer-vision-company-cinemersive-labs/#respond Fri, 03 Apr 2026 09:40:12 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=64652 The Cinemersive Labs will be integrated into SIE's Visual Computing Group.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/sonys-game-division-announces-acquisition-of-machine-learning-and-computer-vision-company-cinemersive-labs/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/blue-protocol-star-resonance-developers-apologize-after-granblue-fantasy-music-accidentally-ends-up-in-the-game/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/blue-protocol-star-resonance-developers-apologize-after-granblue-fantasy-music-accidentally-ends-up-in-the-game/#respond Fri, 03 Apr 2026 08:20:54 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=64635 Blue Protocol: Star Resonance developer Shanghai Bokura Network Technology posted an apology on April 2 acknowledging the issue.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/blue-protocol-star-resonance-developers-apologize-after-granblue-fantasy-music-accidentally-ends-up-in-the-game/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/shift-up-teases-monster-hunter-like-3d-nikke-action-game-with-a-trailer-that-looks-way-too-high-effort-for-an-april-fools-prank/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/shift-up-teases-monster-hunter-like-3d-nikke-action-game-with-a-trailer-that-looks-way-too-high-effort-for-an-april-fools-prank/#respond Wed, 01 Apr 2026 03:03:53 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=64512 Shift Up's elaborate April Fools Prank appears to be a NIKKE spoof of Monster Hunter World.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/shift-up-teases-monster-hunter-like-3d-nikke-action-game-with-a-trailer-that-looks-way-too-high-effort-for-an-april-fools-prank/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/shift-up-abruptly-announces-suspicious-goddess-of-victory-nikke-sequel-nikke2/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/shift-up-abruptly-announces-suspicious-goddess-of-victory-nikke-sequel-nikke2/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2026 07:36:10 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=64458 The official Goddess of Victory: NIKKE account announced the launch of a mysterious “NIKKE2" on March 31.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/shift-up-abruptly-announces-suspicious-goddess-of-victory-nikke-sequel-nikke2/feed/ 2 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/undertale-and-deltarune-creator-toby-fox-addresses-lack-of-official-translations-other-than-japanese-and-english-if-i-release-something-official-i-want-it-to-match-my-vision/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/undertale-and-deltarune-creator-toby-fox-addresses-lack-of-official-translations-other-than-japanese-and-english-if-i-release-something-official-i-want-it-to-match-my-vision/#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:51:02 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=64392 Undertale and Deltarune creator Toby Fox recently addressed fans' concerns about a lack of multiple language options for his games. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/undertale-and-deltarune-creator-toby-fox-addresses-lack-of-official-translations-other-than-japanese-and-english-if-i-release-something-official-i-want-it-to-match-my-vision/feed/ 5 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/gacha-game-snowbreak-containment-zones-temporary-maintenance-enters-fourth-week-with-no-reopening-date-announced-yet/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/gacha-game-snowbreak-containment-zones-temporary-maintenance-enters-fourth-week-with-no-reopening-date-announced-yet/#respond Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=64031 The gacha sci-fi "waifu" RPG Snowbreak: Containment Zone has been in temporary maintenance ever since March 2.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/gacha-game-snowbreak-containment-zones-temporary-maintenance-enters-fourth-week-with-no-reopening-date-announced-yet/feed/ 0