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Love Live! fans alarmed as an official defunct franchise domain goes up for auction. Bids climb to preposterous $615 million dollars
3+ hour, 26+ min ago (527+ words) AUTOMATON Love Live! fans in Japan recently noticed that the domain previously used by the official fan club for Aqours " the school idol group appearing in Love Live! Sunshine! ! " has been put up for auction. While it's not clear who's…...
Puke or be puked on for your soul." Russian Roulette drinking game Drunken Goddess Reflux gets over 200, 000 Wishlists on Steam - AUTOMATON WEST
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (249+ words) Publisher Alliance Arts announced that their upcoming game Drunken Goddess Reflux had reached over 200, 000 Steam Wishlists. Following the reveal of Drunken Goddess Reflux at this year's INDIE Live Expo on April 25, developer and publisher Alliance Arts has announced that the…...
Demons" Timeline is a deduction game where you surf a fictional social media network to solve paranormal'crimes'with'the help of a demon girl sidekick'
1+ week, 4+ day ago (152+ words) Demons" Timeline is a deduction game where you surf a fictional social media network to solve paranormal crimes with the help of a demon girl sidekick'AUTOMATON If you've ever watched or read Tsugumi Ohba's Death Note and thought that you…...
Japan gets its first "ancient Roman'VTuber" as'author of legendary'Thermae Romae'series'announces debut'
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (206+ words) The first Thermae Minerva video delves into Minerva's backstory (she used to live in Pompeii'between'1160'and'1161 but'relocated'to Rome after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius), the'ancient Roman wax tablet, and the origins of'the'Thermae Romae'manga. Yamazaki found a love and appreciation for'Italy'and…...
428: Shibuya Scramble dev's new game blows past crowdfunding target in only an hour
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (210+ words) 428: Shibuya Scramble developer Jiro Ishii has already fully funded his new game, and it only took 1 hour of crowdfunding. Ishii was inspired to create the project after realizing that an ensemble drama adventure game similar to 428: Shibuya Scramble hasn't been…...
Developers who crowdfunded$340kgame budgetareseekinglegalactionafter platformfails topay outover halfthe amountraised
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (383+ words) Skeleton Crew Studio, the team behind the upcoming'Shibuya Scramble Stories, has yet to receive over half of the funds it raised. Shibuya Scramble Stories, an ensemble-style visual novel,'was announced in April of 2025 alongside its crowdfunding campaign. The game is…...
Three years later, Tears of the Kingdom's engineering scene is stillseeing crazy progressas Japanese Zelda player buildsflyingfighter jetwithmanualmissile launcher
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (124+ words) An ingenious Japanese player of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has successfully built a flying fighter jet. Creator @sumoguri2323has also shared the Schematics'QR code, so anyone can replicatethe jet in their own game. Mohamed from Egypt has been…...
Gothic'action JRPG'featuring'sexy'demon slaying nuns gets Steam store page after selling over 100, 000 copies'on'DLsite'
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (181+ words) Gothic action JRPG featuring sexy demon slaying nuns gets Steam store page after selling over 100, 000 copies on DLsite'AUTOMATON Sister Lelia can use purifying magic to exorcise evil, while Hanya supports her with the ability to treat ailments Gameplay revolves around…...
Following departure from Nintendo, Wario Wareseries creator Goro Abe will continue making small-scale, unconventionalgames
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (81+ words) Following departure from Nintendo, Wario Ware series creator Goro Abe will continue making small-scale, unconventional games'AUTOMATON He plans to continue making games, particularly small and experimental titles where he can dabble in mechanics not commonly seen in commercial games. He'll…...
You Tuber who'crowdfunded $320k'to'develop dream game'promises to "respond to refund requests sincerely" amidst standstill, but'won't'give up on completing it'
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (293+ words) You Tuber who crowdfunded $320k to develop dream game promises to "respond to refund requests sincerely" amidst standstill, but won't give up on completing it'AUTOMATON Japanese content creator The Lore Knight Narunii (hereafter Narunii) has announced an update on the status…...