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Official AUTOMATON English account. Bringing video game and internet culture-related news from Japan!

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Rare Final Fantasy 7 and 10 crossover artwork by series’ concept artist Yoshitaka Amano auctions for over $7.8k USD

The piece, titled "Custom order," depicts Cloud, Aerith, Tidus and Yuna. It also comes with a certificate of authenticity.

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November 27, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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Atelier Ryza official ASMR tops DLsite rankings, makes over $100k in five days
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November 25, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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Rune Factory 4’s creators are doing everything they left undone in their new life sim RPG Farnia Village. We ask them what comes after the massively successful Kickstarter

"Without crowdfunding, development might have taken 10-20 years"
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November 25, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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Thigh clapping rhythm game MOMO Crash gets new songs, improved jiggle physics and limited-time free DLC

The update comes in celebration of Japan's Good Thigh Day (November 20)
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November 21, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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Koei Tecmo surprise drops 80 minutes' worth of Atelier Ryza ASMR featuring a slightly aged-up Ryza and Klaudia

The compilation includes tingly ear cleaning ASMR, among other scenes
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November 21, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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Silent Hill f: Rinko’s actress announces her own livestream of the game
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November 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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[Interview] "Deep down, most people like furries, they just don't know it yet." Fuga: Melodies of Steel and Aeruta creators talk about the appeal of kemomimi and furry characters
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November 18, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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Silent Hill f rip-off mobile game lifts screenshots from original, takes place in convenience store for some reason
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November 14, 2025 at 6:04 AM
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Kirby Air Riders appears to use Bandai Namco Studio’s new in-house engine, SOL-AVES

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November 10, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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Bakery management dungeon crawler RPG Aeruta fully launches on Steam, with new pet farming update

Aeruta will be 20% off until November 12
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November 7, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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Capcom publishes fan content guidelines, including rules against offensive fanart and commercial use (explained using Mega Man illustrations)
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November 5, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland box art got heavily cropped because of “overly distracting horse”
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November 5, 2025 at 4:56 AM
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Undertale boss theme was heavily inspired by Persona 4, Toby Fox reveals

The project file was even named “persona4.flp"
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September 22, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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PS3 owner accidentally melts console trying to revive it with a lifehack, then finds out it actually works again
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September 11, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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Capcom replaces disqualified Street Fighter 6 art contest winning entry with its own art 
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August 26, 2025 at 5:05 AM
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Castlevania stage play draws unprecedented crowds of male visitors to Japan’s all-female Takarazuka theater
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August 19, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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Epic Games launches trademark dispute against small Korean studio over the name “EPIDGames”

EPIDGames is anxious about legal proceedings potentially dragging on and placing a burden on the company
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August 7, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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ToHeart developer Aquaplus to be acquired by WWF Smack Down and EDF developer Yuke’s

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August 4, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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Atelier Yumia’s Tekken 8 collaboration delivers with new quests, cosmetics, and Mana Surges (and delightful Heihachi wig)
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July 24, 2025 at 5:16 AM
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Interview: Meet the creepiest publisher in indie games. Critical Reflex are “midwives bringing monsters into the world,” by backing the projects no one else dares to touch
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June 24, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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Deltarune’s Tenna was created all the way back in 2016, but Toby Fox abandoned his “tremendously bad” 3D prototype
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June 23, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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Square Enix has hit its highest share price since the beginning of the year. This comes in response to activist investor 3D Investment Partners raising its stake to 10.01%

Full Story:
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June 17, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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Joint interview: Kinky horror game Saeko: Giantess Dating Sim was deeply inspired by Va-11 Hall-A, and Va-11 Hall's creator loves its "punk spirit"
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June 17, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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Brainwashing society into embracing furries. We ask Fuga: Melodies of Steel’s developers about their long history of furry-themed passion projects
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Everyone keeps quiet about it at first, but once they find out we’re working on furry games, they come and ask me “How can I get on that team?” Whether it’s within CyberConnect2 or on a global level, there’s this awareness that liking furries is very “out there.” However, that’s exactly what makes it worth pursuing for me. I really believe we can push it further into the mainstream.
May 29, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Japan’s government just dropped a huge free Minecraft map, and it’s cooler than you think
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May 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM