Promotional models or "booth babes" are a controversial part of convention culture. Many see them as a gimmick at best, and at worst dehumanizing women by turning them into part of the product being sold. In China, the government considers ...

In advance of his upcoming Dead Or Alive 5: Last Round PC review, AUTOMATON's Shehzaan Abdulla offers his first impression on the not-quite-there-yet 3D fighter's initial PC outing. Is it worth buying? It may be too early to tell.

Do you like vampires and Japan? Well we've got something to cure that. AUTOMATON's Peter Martin takes another one for the team and checks out Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed, so you don't have to.

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Want to experience the thrill of fighting off zombies while building up your flash literacy skills? Lightguns are for posers - real heroes use a keyboard. AUTOMATON's Graham Arthur takes a look at the filthy fun that is Typing of the Dead: Overk ...

What's the difference between a multimillion dollar title from a massive studio and a dirt-simple free mobile game? AUTOMATON's Peter Martin doesn't see any real fundamental differentiation.

If you're looking for love this week, does Humble Bundle have a deal for you — especially if you've ever wanted to sleep with an anime pigeon. Humble's "For Lovers (of games)" weekly bundle features...

New toy deal with Hasbro signals global ambitions of Level-5's lucrative multimedia IP

In 2013, the gaming world lost a great mind and a wonderful human being. James Mielke shares his fondest memories of his friend Kenji Eno with AUTOMATON's Aki Darwich in an exclusive interview.

Some men just want to watch the world burn. In the case of AUTOMATON's Peter Martin, he would prefer the world simply break into tiny pieces. A 3-game review of Tuokio's "stress-relief" series of apps.