Narcissu creator’s new visual novel Be Missed and Remembered: The Letter from Mayoiga is a supernatural tale set in Showa-era Japan, designed with old-school VN lovers in…

Paranormal social media detective game Demons’ Timelines hits 10k sales and “Overwhelmingly Positive” Steam rating  https://automaton-media.com/en/news/paranormal-social-media-detective-game-demons-timelines-hits-10k-sales-and-overwhelmingly-positive-steam-rating/

Abyss Kitchen, a survival action game that lets you play as a kemono-girl chef feeding hungry adventurers, gets July 24 release…

Atelier Karia is Gust’s bid to realize Atelier’s full potential in the age of free-to-play hits. Developers on creating a gaming experience “only a full-price RPG can…

MoonHack is a dystopian cyber-noir visual novel rhythm game written by Corpse Party creator Makoto Kedouin The story follows rebel girls who hack into a digital world governed by AI-enforced laws automaton-media.com/en/indie-gam...

Rhythm Heaven Groove is super popular with cats in Japan for some reason https://automaton-media.com/en/news/rhythm-heaven-groove-is-super-popular-with-cats-in-japan-for-some-reason/

“There was a tendency to emotionally corner mangaka.” Cells at Work! creator’s allegations prompt numerous fellow artists to speak out about mistreatment by editors Other mangaka report unpaid royalties and disregard for health concerns by publishers automaton-media.com/en/news/cell...

Meccha Chameleon cheaters reach “a new level of desperate” with auto-paint tool that makes you instantly blend in with your surroundings automaton-media.com/en/news/mecc...

Neverness to Everness has patched out a character’s shorts in favor of panties following complaints The update rolled out only 12 hours after Version 1.2 went live in China automaton-media.com/en/news/neve...

Kadokawa lets go of 154 employees following call for voluntary early retirement https://automaton-media.com/en/news/kadokawa-lets-go-of-154-employees-following-call-for-voluntary-early-retirement/

Katsuhiro Harada talks about Elden Ring creator Hidetaka Miyazaki’s unusual career path and humble attitude towards development He describes Miyazaki as possessing creativity of the "mad scientist" variety automaton-media.com/en/news/kats...

15-year-old arrested in Japan over alleged cyberattacks on Bandai Namco anime streaming service using ChatGPT-generated malware The boy illegally accessed and cancelled the subscriptions of over 46 thousand accounts automaton-media.com/en/news/15-y...

even if TEMPEST, a dark witch trial otome game with Danganronpa-style mystery solving, is finally coming to PC  https://automaton-media.com/en/news/even-if-tempest-a-dark-witch-trial-otome-game-with-danganronpa-style-mystery-solving-is-finally-coming-to-pc/

Dark psychological otome game Cyber Paranoia has you undergoing experimental therapy sessions with a beautiful android  https://automaton-media.com/en/news/dark-psychological-otome-game-cyber-paranoia-has-you-undergoing-experimental-therapy-sessions-with-a-beautiful-android/

A cult 2000s flip-phone JRPG that did the “NEET gets isekai’d” plotline before it was cool is now playable on PC globally  https://automaton-media.com/en/news/a-cult-2000s-flip-phone-jrpg-that-did-the-neet-gets-isekaid-plotline-before-it-was-cool-is-now-playable-on-pc-globally/

“My target audience is myself.” Suda51 and Fumito Ueda discuss their game design philosophies, the inherent violence of action games, and what it takes to be a…

Former Umamusume: Pretty Derby content director’s new game studio receives investment from Scopely  https://automaton-media.com/en/news/former-umamusume-pretty-derby-content-directors-new-game-studio-receives-investment-from-scopely/

Persona 5: The Phantom X to feature P3P’s female protagonist  https://automaton-media.com/en/news/persona-5-the-phantom-x-to-feature-p3ps-female-protagonist/

Square Enix shareholders ask for the company’s stance on NieR Reincarnation EOS and game preservation policy https://automaton-media.com/en/news/square-enix-shareholders-ask-for-the-companys-stance-on-nier-reincarnation-eos-and-game-preservation-policy/

First mainline Princess Maker game since 2007 bounces back from development limbo with major content update  https://automaton-media.com/en/news/first-mainline-princess-maker-game-since-2007-bounces-back-from-development-limbo-with-major-content-update/

Level-5 gives employees “significant” pay raises for acing quizzes about its own games, according to CEO  https://automaton-media.com/en/news/level-5-gives-employees-significant-pay-raises-for-acing-quizzes-about-its-own-games-according-to-ceo/

Over 70% of companies using generative AI in creative work in Japan don’t actively disclose it, survey finds  https://automaton-media.com/en/news/over-70-of-companies-using-generative-ai-in-creative-work-in-japan-dont-actively-disclose-it-survey-finds/

428: Shibuya Scramble’s spiritual successor led by Jiro Ishii crowdfunds $60k USD in 62 minutes in its second round of crowdfunding Rewards for backers include the opportunity to appear as an extra in-game automaton-media.com/en/news/428-...

Story of Seasons creator’s studio ToyBox announces new cozy but hardcore fishing game, due out on October 8 in Japan for Switch automaton-media.com/en/news/stor...

Epic Games CEO claims Steam's high fees are costing it free-to-play hits like Genshin Impact, drawing criticism. Recent releases suggest otherwise automaton-media.com/en/news/epic...

Onimusha: Way of the Sword release date moved up by three weeks to September 4  https://automaton-media.com/en/news/onimusha-way-of-the-sword-release-date-moved-up-by-three-weeks-to-september-4/

Academic researchers of ChatGPT user habits stumble upon “extreme outlier” who generated thousands of fanfics about Doki Doki Literature Club! characters giving birth automaton-media.com/en/news/acad...

Backrooms’ Japanese movie poster sparks debate after ditching the original’s minimalist design for “tacky” cluttered redesign  https://automaton-media.com/en/news/backrooms-japanese-movie-poster-sparks-debate-after-ditching-the-originals-minimalist-design-for-tacky-cluttered-redesign/

New Kaiji film faced uncertainty due to real-life online gambling scandals in Japan, according to staff  https://automaton-media.com/en/news/new-kaiji-film-faced-uncertainty-due-to-real-life-online-gambling-scandals-in-japan-according-to-staff/

Unity gets dev kit for direct in-app purchases, helping games reduce reliance on Google Play and the App Store  https://automaton-media.com/en/news/unity-gets-dev-kit-for-direct-in-app-purchases-helping-games-reduce-reliance-on-google-play-and-the-app-store/

Adult take on The Exit 8 where you get trapped aboard a train with sexy anime women becomes an “Overwhelmingly Positive” Steam hit, selling over 50k…

The official June newsletter for Steam’s chaotic roguelike Elin has been released. News for cat-huffing adventurers: We found a giant…

Romance RPG Love and Deepspace cancels release of new love interest mere days after announcement due to backlash, says there will never be another…

Schrödinger’s Call becomes a “Must Play” title on Metacritic after climbing to a Metascore of 90 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/schrodingers-call-becomes-a-must-play-title-on-metacritic-after-climbing-to-a-metascore-of-90/

Meccha Chameleon developers say the secret behind their 2-month dev cycle is asset reuse and a “make it exist first, perfect it later”…

Pragmata developers share devastating internal criticism from the game’s early development, earning sympathy from industry peers and…

Prime 1 Studio’s massive 86.8 kg Queen Alien headlines NEXT LEVEL SHOWCASE XVIII https://automaton-media.com/en/news/prime-1-studios-massive-86-8-kg-queen-alien-headlines-next-level-showcase-xviii/

Genshin Impact fans in Japan are calling Anastasya Feodorovna Snezhnaya “ー・ー・ー,” but even they have no idea how to actually pronounce…

My Dress Up Darling, Spy x Family anime studio CloverWorks sees widening financial losses in past two fiscal years While the studio is owned by Aniplex, some industry insiders consider this to be a result of structural issues in how anime is produced automaton-media.com/en/news/my-d...

Atlus reports 92% operating profit growth in the past fiscal year The company says it's confident in the future of its game business despite concerns like rising inflation and development costs automaton-media.com/en/news/atlu...

Cells at Work! manga author says “ongoing legal threats” from perpetrators forced her to go public about abuse  https://automaton-media.com/en/news/cells-at-work-manga-author-says-ongoing-legal-threats-from-perpetrators-forced-her-to-go-public-about-abuse/

Needy Streamer Overload creator’s new title Sister Other Paranoia gets August 15 launch date A dark visual novel about a writer who leads a toxic, co-dependent life with his sister while driving "tasteless, mindless conformists" to their deaths automaton-media.com/en/news/need...

Bizarre Japanese property listing includes a three-story building stuffed with manga for under $12,000 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/bizarre-japanese-property-listing-includes-a-three-story-building-stuffed-with-manga-for-under-12000/

Hunting & cozy life sim RPG Monster Fantasy will let you skip combat and frolic with your favorite villagers, if you want to  https://automaton-media.com/en/news/hunting-cozy-life-sim-rpg-monster-fantasy-will-let-you-skip-combat-and-frolic-with-your-favorite-villagers-if-you-want-to/

Koei Tecmo is working on a brand-new IP codenamed “FUJI,” as revealed through Japanese government subsidy program  https://automaton-media.com/en/news/koei-tecmo-is-working-on-a-brand-new-ip-codenamed-fuji-as-revealed-through-japanese-government-subsidy-program/

Pokémon TCG Pocket developer DeNA receives 1.5 billion yen in government subsidies for mobile game development, sparking debate over fund…

Atelier Karia is built upon the lessons Gust learned from Atelier Yumia. We talk to the devs about the revamped Synthesis system, and their pursuit of a more flexible gameplay…

Armored Core-inspired mecha indie game Omega Phenex reaches first crowdfunding target in a day, now at 174%  https://automaton-media.com/en/news/armored-core-inspired-mecha-indie-game-omega-phenex-reaches-first-crowdfunding-target-in-a-day-now-at-174/

Hideki Kamiya jokingly proposes a “Resident not-Evil” cozy life sim featuring a retired Leon Kennedy, and fans actually want it to…

God Eater director acknowledges fan requests for a sequel, says the franchise remains “important” to him  https://automaton-media.com/en/news/god-eater-director-acknowledges-fan-requests-for-a-sequel-says-the-franchise-remains-important-to-him/