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Mobile Suit Gundam Battle Operation 3, Beef Bowl Shop Simulator, The Three-Body Problem: Eve of Judgment and Seiso also appear.","whyItMatters":"The week's traffic clusters around two release dates, Witchbrook on January 28 and Noshikake on February 25, with the Steins;Gate-adjacent staff credit doing much of the work for the latter.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eAUTOMATON\u0026#39;s weekly column counts seven game stories that drew strong reader response, with two dated releases carrying most of the weight. Witchbrook arrives January 28 next year after repeated delays, and Noshikake follows on February 25 with planning by Fumihiro Kitahara and scenario by Toru Yasumoto, staff from the science adventure series that includes Steins;Gate. The rest of the list spans a free-to-play Gundam team battle sequel, a beef bowl shop sim built by a developer with roughly a decade behind the counter, a Three-Body Problem licensed adventure, and an anime-style action RPG called Seiso.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWitchbrook\u003c/strong\u003e: Magical school life sim, releases January 28 next year, up to four-player multiplayer\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMobile Suit Gundam Battle Operation 3\u003c/strong\u003e: Free-to-play team battle sequel, adds units from outside the Universal Century and a Battle Assist feature\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNoshikake\u003c/strong\u003e: Occult suspense adventure, releases February 25 next year\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeef Bowl Shop Simulator\u003c/strong\u003e: First-person shop sim, releases November 13, solo and online co-op for up to four\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Three-Body Problem: Eve of Judgment\u003c/strong\u003e: Officially licensed story adventure unveiled on Steam\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeiso\u003c/strong\u003e: Anime-style action RPG announced, set in a world where the cycle of life and death has stopped\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAUTOMATON weekly picks column\u003c/strong\u003e: 106th installment of the site\u0026#39;s weekly game article roundup\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"AUTOMATON's 106th weekly picks: Witchbrook lands January 28 next year, Noshikake on February 25 with Steins;Gate-adjacent staff, plus Gundam Battle Operation 3, Beef Bowl Shop Simulator, The Three-Body Problem: Eve of Judgment and Seiso.","twitterPost":"AUTOMATON's weekly picks: Witchbrook releases January 28 next year, Noshikake on February 25 from science adventure series staff. Gundam Battle Operation 3, Beef Bowl Shop Simulator, The Three-Body Problem: Eve of Judgment and Seiso round out the list.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"AUTOMATON's weekly column lists seven game stories that drew strong responses. Witchbrook releases January 28 next year after repeated delays, and Noshikake arrives February 25 with planning by Fumihiro Kitahara and scenario by Toru Yasumoto, staff from the science adventure series including Steins;Gate. 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