GamesOct 7Transport Fever 3 and A-Train developers discuss railway simulationRoundtable interview between the developers of Transport Fever and the A-Train series.via AUTOMATON WEST
GamesOct 7Nakano Laboratory Time-Loop Mystery Game Announced for Steam in 2027The Nakano Laboratory is a Japanese indie game slated to release in 2027.via AUTOMATON WEST
IndustryOct 7Nihon Falcom Raises Fiscal 2026 Earnings ForecastNihon Falcom has revised its earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending September 2026.via AUTOMATON WEST
GamesOct 7Japanese Publishers Outraged After Distributor Admits Selling Books to AnthropicNippan reportedly admitted to selling books, but said it had not understood the purchases to be for the purpose of AI training.via AUTOMATON WEST
GamesOct 7Arknights: Endfield Steam Release Set for October 15GRYPHLINE announced that Arknights: Endfield would come to Steam on October 15 alongside the new Sanctuary of Ink update.via AUTOMATON WEST
GamesOct 6Signal Veil, a 90s anime-style survival horror game, announced for multiple platformsSignal Veil is coming to PC, PS5, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch 2via AUTOMATON WEST
GamesOct 6Eternal Palace Sakura Crowdfunding Exceeds GoalEternal Palace Sakura developer Denneko Yuugi announced that the game has crowdfunded over 1 million yen via its recent Campfire campaign.via AUTOMATON WEST
GamesOct 6OGIX CEO Alleges Poppin Games Unpaid Fees Caused Bankruptcy and LayoffsThe CEO of Tokyo-based software developer OGIX recently blew the whistle on domestic mobile game company Poppin Games over unpaid dev fees.via AUTOMATON WEST
GamesOct 6Hideo Kojima Confirms OD Development Progress, Filming Until Next YearIn the recent episode of the KOJI10 radio program, Hideo Kojima talked about the development of his upcoming horror game OD.via AUTOMATON WEST
GamesOct 6CyberConnect2 CEO Calls Digital Shift Positive for DevelopersCyberConnect2 CEO Hiroshi Matsuyama talks about what the shift from physical to digital games means for developers.via AUTOMATON WEST
GamesOct 6Yuri visual novel Watamari Part 2: A Fake Marriage? development resumes after developer’s debanking ordeal. The dev was forced to give up “adult content patches” for past gamesTakii Noame recently wrote about their "debanking" ordeal over yuri games.via AUTOMATON WEST
GamesOct 6Momodora Dev Reveals Turn-Based RPG Record of DorathiaTthe game focuses on the magi, twelve weavers of fate who were briefly mentioned in Momodora: Moonlit Farewell.via AUTOMATON WEST
IndustryOct 5Happy Propaganda Censorship Simulator Launches October 28 on SteamDeveloped by Not a Dog, Happy Propaganda lets you become a chat moderator for a broadcast run by the fictional totalitarian state of Vesna.via AUTOMATON WEST
GamesOct 5FuRyu's CRYMELIGHT launches November 5 as story-driven roguelikeTGS 2026 interview with CRYMELIGHT director and producer Takumi Isobe.via AUTOMATON WEST
GamesOct 5Akio Otsuka on Metal Gear Legacy and Future with KojimaAkio Otsuka, the voice of Snake, recently talked about his relationship with Hideo Kojima.via AUTOMATON WEST
AnimeOct 5ANOMALITH Demo Extended as FuRyu Refines First TPSAUTOMATON West interview with Anomalith producer Gai Kidokoro.via AUTOMATON WEST
GamesOct 5Indie Racing RPG Ghosts of the Mountain Pass Reveals Steam Page and TrailerGhosts of the Mountain Pass is currently in development for PC (Steam)…via AUTOMATON WEST
GamesOct 5Capcom forms cross-functional team for RE ENGINE character techDuring the CAPCOM Open Conference RE:2026, Hiroyuki Chi revealed details about the company's recently established cross-functional team.via AUTOMATON WEST
AnimeOct 5LAM Announces DemVAMPS, Original Vampire War Anime ShortAt the center of the war are Lavinia, a mysterious vampire girl who covets the vampire throne, and Yo, a young boy who becomes her thrall.via AUTOMATON WEST
GamesOct 5Penny Blood Creator Updates on Spiritual Successor Amid Publisher SearchThe project ran into issues after the Kickstarter campaign's organizers allegedly withheld funds from the developers.via AUTOMATON WEST
GamesOct 2Anti-Anti Visual Novel Demo Released Ahead of October 27 LaunchAnti-Anti is a mystery ensemble drama VN coming to Steam on October 27.via AUTOMATON WEST
GamesOct 2Studio Sasanqua Enters Indie Publishing with Surreal Adventure AFANTASIADeveloped by Brazilian creator noidnoidnoid, AFANTASIA marks the first time Studio Sasanqua will be credited as a publisher.via AUTOMATON WEST
GamesOct 2Fate/EXTRA Record Release Date and Systems Revealed at TGS 2026Details about Fate/EXTRA Record revealed by Aniplex during the Tokyo Game Show 2026 media session and publisher Q&A.via AUTOMATON WEST
GamesOct 2LitGirls: Bookbound Dungeons is a dungeon crawling RPG where girls based on classic literature lose their clothing upon taking damageLitGirls: Bookbound Dungeons is coming to Steam in the first half of 2027, with console versions also due to be announced.via AUTOMATON WEST
