https://automaton-media.com/en/tag/japan-related-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 10:32:14 +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/japan-related-news/ 32 32 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-hand-drawn-psychological-horror-rabbit-circle-lets-you-join-a-club-of-runaway-girls-looping-through-surreal-manifestations-of-their-deepest-traumas/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-hand-drawn-psychological-horror-rabbit-circle-lets-you-join-a-club-of-runaway-girls-looping-through-surreal-manifestations-of-their-deepest-traumas/#respond Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68202 Developed by solo-creator Comet Moth, Rabbit Circle is a horror adventure game following the strange story of 5 runaway girls.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-hand-drawn-psychological-horror-rabbit-circle-lets-you-join-a-club-of-runaway-girls-looping-through-surreal-manifestations-of-their-deepest-traumas/feed/ 0 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/indie-games/japanese-psychological-infinite-space-exploration-game-platonica-space-gets-limited-time-steam-demo/ https://automaton-media.com/en/indie-games/japanese-psychological-infinite-space-exploration-game-platonica-space-gets-limited-time-steam-demo/#respond Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68181 Platonica Space is a new title directed by Japanese creator Kazuhide Oka, scheduled to lauch in Q3 of 2026.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/indie-games/japanese-psychological-infinite-space-exploration-game-platonica-space-gets-limited-time-steam-demo/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/capcom-says-abandoning-auteur-driven-development-in-favor-of-team-led-development-is-what-transformed-the-company-and-allowed-flagship-ips-to-survive-for-so-long/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/capcom-says-abandoning-auteur-driven-development-in-favor-of-team-led-development-is-what-transformed-the-company-and-allowed-flagship-ips-to-survive-for-so-long/#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68161 Capcom president and COO Haruhiro Tsujimoto talks about one of the company's biggest organizational changes.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/capcom-says-abandoning-auteur-driven-development-in-favor-of-team-led-development-is-what-transformed-the-company-and-allowed-flagship-ips-to-survive-for-so-long/feed/ 2 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/nintendo-and-the-pokemon-company-have-reportedly-narrowed-palworld-lawsuit-to-older-versions-of-the-game-only-likely-thanks-to-preventive-updates-by-pocketpair/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/nintendo-and-the-pokemon-company-have-reportedly-narrowed-palworld-lawsuit-to-older-versions-of-the-game-only-likely-thanks-to-preventive-updates-by-pocketpair/#respond Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:11:14 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68192 While the lawsuit originally filed by Nintendo and The Pokemon Company did not specify particular versions of Palworld, the claims are now limited to older versions.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/nintendo-and-the-pokemon-company-have-reportedly-narrowed-palworld-lawsuit-to-older-versions-of-the-game-only-likely-thanks-to-preventive-updates-by-pocketpair/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/ace-combat-8-wings-of-theve-follows-up-with-new-info-on-fan-favorite-character-tasha-including-voice-cast/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/ace-combat-8-wings-of-theve-follows-up-with-new-info-on-fan-favorite-character-tasha-including-voice-cast/#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2026 05:48:09 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68166 Project Aces have published new info on Ace Combat 8's most popular character, the blonde- and pink-haired Tasha.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/ace-combat-8-wings-of-theve-follows-up-with-new-info-on-fan-favorite-character-tasha-including-voice-cast/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-scientists-develop-mobile-suit-gundams-beam-saber-inspired-plasma-technology-that-could-help-grow-and-fertilize-crops-in-space/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-scientists-develop-mobile-suit-gundams-beam-saber-inspired-plasma-technology-that-could-help-grow-and-fertilize-crops-in-space/#respond Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68136 Tohoku University scientists recently revealed new developments on their scientific research based on Gundam's fictional Beat Saber.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-scientists-develop-mobile-suit-gundams-beam-saber-inspired-plasma-technology-that-could-help-grow-and-fertilize-crops-in-space/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/resident-evil-veronica-devs-plan-to-restructure-the-story-to-strengthen-continuity-with-the-modern-series/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/resident-evil-veronica-devs-plan-to-restructure-the-story-to-strengthen-continuity-with-the-modern-series/#comments Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68130 Resident Evil Veronica producer Yoshiaki Hirabayashi recently talked about how his team is approaching the remake when it comes to balancing faithfulness to the original and introducing changes.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/resident-evil-veronica-devs-plan-to-restructure-the-story-to-strengthen-continuity-with-the-modern-series/feed/ 1 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/onimusha-way-of-the-sword-recreates-a-real-life-kyoto-site-closed-to-the-public-long-believed-to-be-japans-gateway-to-hell/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/onimusha-way-of-the-sword-recreates-a-real-life-kyoto-site-closed-to-the-public-long-believed-to-be-japans-gateway-to-hell/#respond Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68122 Onimusha: Way of the Sword's developers asked Kyoto City's local government for help in getting a legendary location into the game.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/onimusha-way-of-the-sword-recreates-a-real-life-kyoto-site-closed-to-the-public-long-believed-to-be-japans-gateway-to-hell/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/kyoto-xanadu-unveils-two-distinctly-kyoto-flavored-character-bonding-systems-as-the-series-story-moves-to-the-thousand-year-capital/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/kyoto-xanadu-unveils-two-distinctly-kyoto-flavored-character-bonding-systems-as-the-series-story-moves-to-the-thousand-year-capital/#respond Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68112 Nihon Falcom recently unveiled some of the new in-game features players can expect to see in Kyoto Xanadu - the Blooming Phantom -.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/kyoto-xanadu-unveils-two-distinctly-kyoto-flavored-character-bonding-systems-as-the-series-story-moves-to-the-thousand-year-capital/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/final-fantasy-vii-revelation-director-says-todays-rpgs-need-more-player-agency-because-fans-may-be-satisfied-just-watching-streams/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/final-fantasy-vii-revelation-director-says-todays-rpgs-need-more-player-agency-because-fans-may-be-satisfied-just-watching-streams/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68069 Final Fanntasy VII remake series director Naoki Hamaguchi talks about why FFVII Revelation's emphasis on player choices matters in today's gaming scene.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/final-fantasy-vii-revelation-director-says-todays-rpgs-need-more-player-agency-because-fans-may-be-satisfied-just-watching-streams/feed/ 11 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-indie-title-childrens-garden-turns-a-buddhist-hell-for-children-who-died-too-young-into-a-surreal-puzzle-game/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-indie-title-childrens-garden-turns-a-buddhist-hell-for-children-who-died-too-young-into-a-surreal-puzzle-game/#respond Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=67994 Published by Kodansha, Children's Garden is a game based on the mythological hell Sai no Kawara.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-indie-title-childrens-garden-turns-a-buddhist-hell-for-children-who-died-too-young-into-a-surreal-puzzle-game/feed/ 0