Roguelite Strategy Castle Away Demo Now on Steam
The demo lets players test the castle-building and route-choice loop early, with a release window already set for late 2026.
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Knights of Fiona VR Action RPG Sets September 4 Release
The open beta's participation and cross-platform co-op validated the game's vision for producer Mikami, and the free-to-start model with a paid Story Pass represents a specific pricing strategy for VR action RPGs on Meta Quest and Steam VR.
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DanceDanceRevolution Classic Mini Appears in New Washagana TV Video
The program turns Nakamura's household clutter into a recurring segment, and this installment's DDR Classic Mini is the centerpiece, played by figures rather than the hosts themselves.
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CoD:MW4 Beta Report: Modern Warfare as a Foot Soldier, Not a Hero
The beta shows MW4 doubling down on battlefield realism with a Korean Peninsula setting, positioning the campaign around an ordinary soldier's perspective rather than elite operators.
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AG.AL Wins Esports World Cup 2026 Club Championship
AG.AL denied Team Falcons a third straight Club Championship after Gwen's win in the final week's discipline, and the event's viewership grew 13% year on year to 850 million.
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Sega NET Mahjong MJ Hosts Million God National Tournament
The tournament ties the online mahjong series to a pachislot title, bringing slot-themed cosmetics into competitive play.
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Blackstar -Theater Starless- 7th Anniversary Event Inferno Starts September 1
The 7th anniversary event adds a GOD/DEVIL customization layer and a daily roulette that hands out up to 70 free pulls per day, a significant free-play boost for the smartphone rhythm game.
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Football Manager 27 Announced for November 2026 Release
This is the first official response from the studio to the criticism of Football Manager 26's UI, with the director directly acknowledging the failure and vowing to fix it in the next installment.
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Crossing Parallel Lines Murder Case Demo Now Available
The demo's parallel-world belief system makes the deduction outcome depend on a player's metaphysical choice, a structural twist on classic mystery storytelling.
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Project RX Becomes Fareidria, Playable at TGS 2026
Nexon is bringing its Blue Archive developer to a new bishoujo game and betting the reveal on a hands-on Tokyo Game Show 2026 booth that recreates the game's Twilight Hall setting.
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Astraea Oratio Art Director On 1989 Tokyo Setting And Analog Visuals
The interview confirms the game's 1989 Tokyo backdrop is a deliberate departure from market-standard near-future or Western settings, with the team walking real Tokyo locations like Minato Ward and Tokyo Tower to refine cityscape fidelity.
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Logic Puzzle Game HopScout Set for Q1 2027 Release on Steam
The game adapts the seat-arrangement puzzle concept from 'Is This Seat Taken?' into a character-driven setting with personality-based conditions and item mechanics.
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BIC2026 Coverage Leads 4Gamer Weekly Roundup As Gamescom Looms
The roundup positions BIC2026 as last week's main event in indie gaming, while gamescom 2026 promises a record-breaking showcase that 4Gamer will cover on site.
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Re:Story: Memory Repair Shop Puts the Player Behind a 2000s Console Repair Counter
The game turns the act of repairing aging handheld consoles into the core loop, with a license system, parts harvesting from junk units, and a seller-rating gamble that makes sourcing parts a real decision.
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MMOS: MMO Simulator Demo Lands on Steam and Itch.io
The demo puts the full loop of the developer's stated concept, RollerCoaster Tycoon dressed as an MMORPG, in players' hands ahead of the Q4 2026 launch.
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Lost Sword Opens Steam Store Page
Opening the Steam page gives Japanese players a potential way to access the game domestically without waiting for an official Japan release, which has not been announced.
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Frontwing, Good Smile Release Cocoro Visual Novel on Steam
The Steam release brings the story of a humanoid girl who dreams of becoming human to a wider international audience with full multilingual text options.
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Roblox Loses $70 Billion in Value After Monetization Cleanup Slows Growth
The market punished Roblox not for a scandal but for deliberately curbing short-term monetization, exposing the tension between player-protection cleanup and Wall Street's demand for immediate growth.
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Apple Arcade Adds Creatures of the Deep+ Fishing RPG
The game sits between casual tap fishing and realistic simulators, offering a relaxed pace that targets Apple Arcade's subscription audience rather than a hardcore one.
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AVA RE:BIRTH Adds Extraction Shooter Mode HUNTING FIELD
This announcement confirms that AVA RE:BIRTH is not a simple remake but a modernized continuation, as the extraction shooter format and cross-mode equipment progression signal a deliberate shift from the original AVA's pure competitive FPS formula.
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Arc System Works' Donutal Alien Immigration Sim Hits Steam September 3
The release date and pre-purchase incentive clarify the launch window for Arc System Works' unusual simulation title, now confirmed for early September.
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Duck King Animated Trailer Launches With New Fatal Fury DLC Fighter
The trailer continues SNK's pattern of pairing each DLC fighter with a dedicated animated short, now spotlighting Duck King alongside the recently added Rick Strowd.
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DMM GAMES Launches iOS App Store GAMES STORE on August 31
The launch gives iOS users a direct route to adult game versions that were previously limited to cloud streaming or all-ages App Store releases, changing how DMM GAMES distributes its catalog in Japan.
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GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT Gets World-First Playable Demo at TGS 2026
The demo's reveal coincides with the 40th anniversary of Gundam video games, commemorated by a new special site and a 'My Gundam Game Resume' campaign, tying the title's first playable appearance to a franchise milestone.
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