{"rewrite":{"id":"r_3c3978610eedb32ba2d85450","clusterId":"c_034366d74d960058e717036e","slug":"automaton-s-102nd-weekly-roundup-picks-seven-game-introductions","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"AUTOMATON's 102nd Weekly Roundup Picks Seven Game Introductions","summary":"AUTOMATON's 102nd weekly roundup collects seven game introduction pieces. The picks include Seikyu: Let's Go!, a four-player co-op camping car game from the Seikyu Monogatari developer; Monster Hunter Outlanders, a smartphone title supervised by Capcom with a release set for October 29; All Rats on Deck, a rafting co-op game for up to four players; Iconology from Idea Factory's new brand IFChronicle; AION 2, the free-to-play MMORPG; and Neighbors: Suburban Warfare.","whyItMatters":"The roundup is a periodic index of which Japanese-developed game introductions drew the most reader response that week, and this installment's spread runs from smartphone Monster Hunter and a free-to-play MMORPG to a solo brand launch and a truck sim.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe column runs weekly and this is the 102nd installment, with the stated focus on game introduction pieces that drew strong responses.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo entries in the set carry release timing: Monster Hunter Outlanders arrives October 29, and AION 2\u0026#39;s official release is October 5, with Founders Pack early access running since September 30. The rest are announcements.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe newer titles pair unusual premises with familiar structures: co-op camping car travel, co-op junk-boat rafting, and a crime suspense ADV where suspects\u0026#39; minds are extracted as paintings.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeikyu: Let\u0026#39;s Go!\u003c/strong\u003e: Steam four-player co-op camping car free-travel game from the Seikyu Monogatari developer\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMonster Hunter Outlanders\u003c/strong\u003e: Smartphone Monster Hunter title supervised by Capcom, releases October 29\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll Rats on Deck\u003c/strong\u003e: Steam co-op whitewater rafting junk-boat game for up to 4 players\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIconology\u003c/strong\u003e: Crime suspense ADV from Idea Factory\u0026#39;s new brand IFChronicle, scenario by Makoto Fukami\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAION 2\u003c/strong\u003e: Free-to-play open-world MMORPG, over 170,000 concurrent users on Steam before official launch\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeighbors: Suburban Warfare\u003c/strong\u003e: Multiplayer neighborhood war action game going free-to-play with its official release\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAmerican Truck Simulator\u003c/strong\u003e: Sees biggest surge ever\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Monster Hunter Outlanders puts Capcom's supervision on a smartphone title with an October 29 release, widening the series past console and PC audiences.","twitterPost":"Monster Hunter Outlanders is a smartphone title supervised by Capcom, launching October 29.","threadsPost":"Monster Hunter Outlanders carries Capcom's supervision but ships on smartphones, with an October 29 release. That places the series on hardware the mainline console and PC entries never target, and the supervision credit is how the brand travels there.","newsletterBlurb":"AUTOMATON's 102nd weekly roundup gathers seven game introduction pieces that drew strong reader response. Among them: a four-player co-op camping car game, a rafting junk-boat co-op title, and Idea Factory's new IFChronicle brand with Iconology. Two carry dates, Monster Hunter Outlanders on October 29 and AION 2 officially on October 5.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20261004-471630/\",\"title\":\"Monster Hunter Outlanders Releases October 29; New MMO AION 2 Thriving Before Official Launch; American Truck Simulator Sees Biggest Surge Ever - 7 Must-Read Game Articles This Week\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5034,"outputTokens":907,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791188071,"createdAt":"2026-10-05T08:11:13.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-05T08:13:25.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-05T08:13:25.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_034366d74d960058e717036e","canonicalTitle":"『モンスターハンターアウトランダーズ』は10月29日リリース。新作MMO『AION 2』が正式リリース前から大盛況。『American Truck Simulator』が過去最大の盛り上がり。今週の見逃せないゲーム記事7選","representativeArticleId":"a_7f456bfd23ae157a479c8193","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Monster Hunter Outlanders\",\"AION 2\",\"American Truck Simulator\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":true}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-04T08:09:16.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-04T08:09:16.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-05T08:13:21.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20261004-471630/","title":"『モンスターハンターアウトランダーズ』は10月29日リリース。新作MMO『AION 2』が正式リリース前から大盛況。『American Truck Simulator』が過去最大の盛り上がり。今週の見逃せないゲーム記事7選"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Monster Hunter Outlanders","AION 2","American Truck Simulator"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":true},"keyFacts":null}