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Automaton

Japanese hand-drawn psychological horror Rabbit Circle lets you join a club of runaway girls looping through surreal manifestations of their deepest traumas

2d ago · automaton-media.com
Automaton

ILL’s absence from Japanese State of Play sparks fears it may not pass the country’s rating board

2d ago · automaton-media.com
Automaton

Japanese psychological “infinite space” exploration game Platonica Space gets limited-time Steam demo  

2d ago · automaton-media.com
Automaton

Capcom says shifting from auteur-driven development to team-led development is what transformed the company and allowed flagship IPs to survive for so long

2d ago · automaton-media.com
Automaton

Lies of P lead to become Neowiz’s first CEO from a game development background 

2d ago · automaton-media.com
Automaton

Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have reportedly narrowed Palworld lawsuit to older versions of the game only, likely thanks to “preventive” updates by Pocketpair 

2d ago · automaton-media.com
Automaton

Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve follows up with new info on fan-favorite character Tasha Seversky, including voice cast

2d ago · automaton-media.com
Automaton

Why was Resident Evil Requiem the first game to adopt the PS5 Pro’s upgraded PSSR? We talk to Capcom and SIE 

2d ago · automaton-media.com
Automaton

Explore the psychedelic dreams of an elderly dog abducted by an alien in upcoming indie A Dog’s Dream 

3d ago · automaton-media.com
Automaton

Japanese scientists develop Mobile Suit Gundam’s Beam Saber-inspired plasma technology that could help grow and fertilize crops in space

3d ago · automaton-media.com
Automaton

Resident Evil Veronica devs plan to restructure the story to strengthen continuity with the modern series 

3d ago · automaton-media.com
Automaton

Onimusha: Way of the Sword recreates a real-life Kyoto site closed to the public, long believed to be Japan’s gateway to hell 

3d ago · automaton-media.com
Automaton

Kyoto Xanadu unveils two distinctly “Kyoto-flavored” character bonding systems as the series’ story moves to the thousand-year capital

3d ago · automaton-media.com
Automaton

Why do unannounced games keep “leaking” through Korea’s rating site? It turns out there’s a legal issue that makes it almost impossible to avoid 

4d ago · automaton-media.com
Automaton

Final Fantasy VII Revelation director says today’s RPGs need more player agency because fans may be satisfied just watching streams 

4d ago · automaton-media.com