{"id":7,"date":"2023-11-10T11:22:31","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T11:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/startersites.io\/blocksy\/daily-news\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2026-08-06T17:00:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T08:00:30","slug":"home-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"AUTOMATON WEST | JAPANESE VIDEOGAME NEWS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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CRYMELIGHT is a heavily story-driven action roguelike exploring the messy relationships and twisted emotions of young girls. We talk to director Takumi Isobe<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article><\/div>
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\"Anomalith\"<\/a>\n\n\n
Liminal space third-person shooter ANOMALITH draws inspiration from Resident Evil and Escape from Tarkov while embracing an anime girl retro Japanese worldview. We talk to the producer<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article><\/div>
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Fate\/EXTRA Record showcase and publisher Q&A: Aniplex explains modern JRPG overhaul and new systems, addresses concerns about development handover<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article><\/div>
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\"Sonic<\/a>\n\n\n
Does turning Sonic into movies and anime benefit gamers? Producer Takashi Iizuka talks about how the transmedia strategy feeds back into game development resources<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article><\/div>
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Astrae Oratio mixes the thrill of fighting games and gal games in a Heisei era-inspired \u201cretro but modern\u201d urban fantasy. We talk to the director<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article><\/div>
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Stranger Than Heaven developers talk about breaking away from action game conventions, why it isn\u2019t a Like a Dragon entry, and making long, worthwhile games in an \u201cera of time-efficiency\u201d<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\"Stripjong\"<\/a>\n\n\n
Super Real Mahjong Venus Returns is a faithful reproduction of the original series that \u201ccrosses the line\u201d in a way young Japanese men from the 80s could only dream of. We talk to the producer<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article><\/div>
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Former Vanillaware veteran Takafumi Noma on new action RPG DAWNGAZER and building a transmedia fantasy IP that will \u201caccommodate all kinds of stories and forms of gameplay\u201d<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article><\/div>
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Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember developers on switching to an open-field design, making combat more acrobatic, and lessons learned from the first game<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article><\/div>
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Astrae Oratio developers detail combat system, including Street Fighter and Persona influences, during TGS 2026 media session<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article><\/div>
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Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance developers talk about revisiting \u201clessons learned from Wilds,\u201d making Boost Bracers work across 14 weapon types, and evolving returning monsters<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article><\/div>
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Dragon\u2019s Dogma 2\u2019s major convenience updates were added knowing they\u2019d draw divided reactions. Dark Arisen developers talk design philosophy<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article><\/div>
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Crazy Taxi: World Tour devs on the \u201cmiraculous\u201d timing that revived the series after 25 years and the challenge of making a modern console game that still feels like Crazy Taxi<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article><\/div>
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Ninjala 2: The Uncharted Planet developers talk about huge shift to open-world PvE, preserving \u201chigh-mobility” ninja gameplay, and why the sequel isn\u2019t a live-service game<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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