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Japanese politician lambasted online after cosplaying as Gundam character who famously tried to cause a global ice age by dropping an asteroid on Earth Bandai Namco has stepped in to clarify that they did not give permission for the promotional campaign automaton-media.com/en/news/japane…

“Gamers' moral conduct hasn’t kept up with the times,” Japanese analyst comments as Monster Hunter Wilds criticism escalates into death threats and personal attacks automaton-media.com/en/news/moral-…

Creator of visual novel in which you feed garbage to a sentient sex doll defends serious narrative intent behind the game after facing backlash The upcoming game was inspired by Daniel Keyes' Flowers for Algernon, and is said to have similar themes. automaton-media.com/en/news/creato…

FromSoftware saw large-scale increase in revenue and profits in past fiscal year automaton-media.com/en/news/fromso…

Ratatan to bring back previously cut special moves, balance out difficulty in response to “soulslike” comparisons automaton-media.com/en/news/ratata…

Ghost of Yotei’s open-world activities will be less repetitive than Tsushima’s, directors say. “We won’t make the players do the same things over and over again.” automaton-media.com/en/news/ghost-…

Japanese gacha game developer asks 100 employees to resign voluntarily, only 47 agree to terms automaton-media.com/en/news/japane…

Ghost of Yotei’s map is about the same size as Ghost of Tsushima’s. The devs didn’t want to compromise on “density” for a larger map automaton-media.com/en/news/ghost-…

Nintendo Music app gets tracks from 26 classic Famicom games automaton-media.com/en/news/ninten…

Devil May Cry and Dragon’s Dogma producer to announce new action RPG by the end of the year automaton-media.com/en/news/devil-…

Demon Slayer manga sees overwhelming sales even after ending 5 years ago The manga sold over 220 million copies worldwide, ranking among Shueisha's top 4 sellers alongside One Piece, Dragon Ball and Naruto. automaton-media.com/en/news/demon-…

That one detective game that got taken down during Steam’s sex simulator purge was luckily not a victim of crossfire. The devs have confirmed other reasons for deletion The whole confusion has boosted the game's visibility, though automaton-media.com/en/news/detect…

Pokémon games are apparently a favorite among professional Japanese shogi players. Award-winning shogi master explains why automaton-media.com/en/news/pokemo…

Level-5 warns against fake Yo-kai Watch webpage automaton-media.com/en/news/level-…

【Update regarding our recent Donkey Kong Bananza article】 We've unpublished the article as the source has been confirmed to be false. Sorry about that!

Final Fantasy 14 support for Windows 10 to end in October 2025 automaton-media.com/en/news/final-…

Pokémon Sleep has actually raised Japanese players’ average sleep time, but they’re still among the least rested in the world automaton-media.com/en/news/pokemo…

ICO, Shadow of The Colossus director praises Katamari Damacy creator’s new game for not being mechanics-based. “The age of gameplay mechanics has already passed “ automaton-media.com/en/news/ico-sh…

Atelier Ryza trilogy didn’t need a deluxe re-release from a commercial standpoint, says producer. The devs wanted a chance to add things they missed out on automaton-media.com/en/news/atelie…

Why did Nintendo handle Switch 2 pre-orders so differently in Japan and the US? Japanese study suggests it’s got to do with differing views on fairness automaton-media.com/en/news/why-di…