Bakery management dungeon crawler RPG Aeruta fully launches on Steam, with new pet farming update Aeruta will be 20% off until November 12 automaton-media.com/en/news/bake...

Japanese VTuber company files for bankruptcy after CEO squanders company funds for personal use automaton-media.com/en/news/japa...

Nintendo titles finally return to Japan’s biggest speedrunning event after being excluded due to “unauthorized use” warning from the company automaton-media.com/en/news/nint...

Rune Factory and Story of Seasons publisher Marvelous sees revenue soar thanks to success of new entries, but still faces losses due to high dev costs automaton-media.com/en/news/rune...

Colopl, developer behind Kazuma Kaneko AI game, to downsize by 70 employees amid struggling mobile game business automaton-media.com/en/news/colo...

Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake devs drastically improved the auto-battle system to the point where it can complete most of the game’s tedious battles automaton-media.com/en/news/drag...

Re-shrink-wrapped Pokémon TCG boxes are now a thing in Japan A local reseller came by 100 special boxes that were supposedly unopened, but had their exclusive promo cards missing automaton-media.com/en/news/re-s...

Bandai overtakes Sony as top patent holder in Japan’s game and entertainment industry in 2025 automaton-media.com/en/news/band...

Disgaea developer’s new 3D hack-and-slash RPG is set in the same universe, director confirms automaton-media.com/en/news/disg...

Anime studio bankruptcies and closures continue to rise for third consecutive year in Japan automaton-media.com/en/news/anim...

Capcom publishes fan content guidelines, including rules against offensive fanart and commercial use (explained using Mega Man illustrations) automaton-media.com/en/news/capc...

Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland box art got heavily cropped because of “overly distracting horse” automaton-media.com/en/news/atel...

Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii awarded Order of the Rising Sun on the same day as the manga artist he once applied to work for automaton-media.com/en/news/drag...

“No interference in creative works.” Japanese government proposes new policy for anime and game expansion in the West automaton-media.com/en/news/no-i...

Cygames steps in to refund Umamusume: Pretty Derby fans after expensive blunder by third-party vendor automaton-media.com/en/news/cyga...

Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland box art got heavily cropped because of “overly distracting horse” automaton-media.com/en/news/atel...

Steam rhythm game PLATiNA :: LAB uses Live2D animation and cute, bouncy characters to cheer on your plays in real time. We ask the devs how it works automaton-media.com/en/interview...

Resident Evil 7: Biohazard sells over 1 million units for eight consecutive years automaton-media.com/en/news/resi...

Level-5 fans who won “day-one” free copies of game delayed into oblivion finally get to redeem it after 7 years “My daughter was in the fourth grade of elementary school when she won this giveaway, and she’s in her second year of high school now" automaton-media.com/en/news/leve...

“The glasses stay on.” Bayonetta’s most iconic design feature was in danger of being removed by publishers, but Hideki Kamiya refused to compromise automaton-media.com/en/news/the-...

Wizardry Variants Daphne is not open world because it was made with JRPG fans in mind. “The gameplay experience is uniquely Japanese,” says director automaton-media.com/en/news/wiza...

Horror mockumentary game about a cancelled 90s bishojo title not coming to Steam for the time being. It would require “too many content revisions” H9 will instead be launching across GOG, DLsite, DMM and Stove automaton-media.com/en/news/horr...

Japanese psychologists are conducting “Anime Therapy” trials for young people struggling with mental health problems automaton-media.com/en/news/japa...

LoveR Kiss Endless Memories PC version to release on GOG and DLsite following Steam delisting automaton-media.com/en/news/love...

Silent Hill f writer Ryukishi07’s doujin circle tease upcoming livestream of themselves playing the game automaton-media.com/en/news/sile...

Obsolete part of anime history brought to light through unusual detail on Neon Genesis Evangelion’s painstakingly hand-crafted cels automaton-media.com/en/news/obso...

Shift Up says it “doesn’t tolerate any expressions of hate” in NIKKE following backlash over alleged “small genital” gesture automaton-media.com/en/news/shif...

Despite being a Western IP, Wizardry’s biggest following is still in Japan. We talk to Wizardry Variants Daphne devs about the shift automaton-media.com/en/news/desp...

Sony’s Aniplex, Bandai Namco and other Japanese publishers demand end to unauthorized training of OpenAI’s Sora2 through CODA automaton-media.com/en/news/sony...

Tales of series producer says over 70% of players come from overseas, but luckily, JRPG fans want the same things regardless of where they’re from "The reactions outside of Japan don't really differ, in a good way" automaton-media.com/en/news/tale...

Pokémon Legends: Z-A special Slowpokes are being distributed in Japan, but only to people who mimic the monster’s call at Pokémon Centers automaton-media.com/en/news/poke...

Acclaimed Neon Genesis Evangelion composer Shiro Sagisu earns six figures in royalties every three months, owns 9 homes automaton-media.com/en/news/neon...

Octopath Traveler 0 producer shocked his dev team with a Town Building system idea elaborate enough for its own game. “Taking it this far was absolutely necessary” automaton-media.com/en/news/octo...

Developer who accidentally listed game as “Shitty Dungeon” in Japan says Steam Wishlists skyrocketed in aftermath "It was accidental marketing at its finest" automaton-media.com/en/news/deve...

“We’re still at the bottom of the dungeon.” Wizardry Variants Daphne’s success has exceeded all of Drecom’s expectations, but development became just as demanding automaton-media.com/en/interview...

Rune Factory 4 director is making a new fantasy farming sim RPG in which you can keep living forever. Farnia Village Kickstarter campaign live now automaton-media.com/en/news/rune...

Hideo Kojima never even heard about Konami being offered a Matrix game. “No one told me in all these 26 years” automaton-media.com/en/news/hide...

Pokémon Legends: Z-A’s vineyards draw comparisons to Final Fantasy 14’s infamous “low-poly” grapes automaton-media.com/en/news/poke...

SaGa series composer Kenji Ito had a difficult time getting recognized as the author of his own work. “It won’t happen if you just wait” automaton-media.com/en/news/saga...

Like a Dragon event offers fans wedding ceremony with their favorite character for about $980. Complete with faux marriage certificate and divorce papers automaton-media.com/en/news/like...

Octopath Traveler's core value is a "high degree of freedom." The upcoming prequel takes it to the next level with extensive Town Building automaton-media.com/en/news/octo...

Part of Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake will be off-limits for streaming for a month following launch, according to Square Enix's guidelines Series creator Ryosuke Horii has previously hinted at a "surprise" waiting for players at the end of the remake automaton-media.com/en/news/part...

Shadow of the Colossus creator Fumito Ueda says Battlefield 1942 inspired him to pursue an online co-op design initially automaton-media.com/en/news/shad...

Pixiv expands list of regions affected by “obscene content” restrictions. Australia, Canada, New Zealand and EU join the UK and US automaton-media.com/en/news/pixi...

Actor behind The Exit 8's Walking Man can't go out in public without being recognized anymore automaton-media.com/en/news/acto...

Touhou Project creator ZUN says AI can never beat human creativity. “We’re all just too poisoned by capitalism.” automaton-media.com/en/news/touh...

No politics in my military game, please. Kantai Collection developers criticized for posting political commentary through official channels automaton-media.com/en/news/no-p...

Capcom is not changing its mind on Street Fighter 6 paid tournament tickets, citing need for “sustainability” in new statement automaton-media.com/en/news/capc...

LoveR Kiss Endless Memories delisted from Steam, publisher considering other platforms automaton-media.com/en/news/love...

It's that time of the year again: Koei Tecmo doubles its profit forecasts thanks to remarkably successful stock investments automaton-media.com/en/news/koei...