Games

games 1 sources · Oct 8

Someone Ran DOOM on a 1.26 Million Yen Hasselblad Camera

The port is the latest entry in a running series of DOOM conversions into unlikely hardware, and here the camera's own controls, shutter, touchscreen, and speaker, do the work instead of added parts.

Automaton
gamesrelease 2 sources · Oct 8

Icarus Online Sets October 22 Official Service Start

The relaunch moves from a 10-day beta into a firm launch date, and G.O.P.'s own tally of beta posts puts positive reaction over 40 percent against about a quarter negative, with server stability the acknowledged item to fix before October 22.

ASCII.jp
gamesannouncement 1 sources · Oct 8

Dead of Darkness 2 Announced for PC and Consoles

A sequel to a 2025 2D survival horror title is expanding to a multi-platform release, indicating Retrofiction Games is building on the original game's world and mechanics.

Game Spark
gamesrelease 1 sources · Oct 8

PLAYISM Opens Demos For Three New Games On Steam

PLAYISM bundled three demos from small studios into one release window, giving each project a free trial ahead of release dates that run from 2026 to 2027.

Automaton
gamesannouncement 3 sources · Oct 8

TATSUJIN EXTREME Gets Story Video For Series' 38th Anniversary

The story video is the first material to put TATSUJIN EXTREME's comic-format narrative and Junya Inoue's involvement in front of players, shifting the anniversary pitch from a systems-and-BGM bundle to the fiction the series has never shown.

GAME Watch (Impress), Game Spark, Inside
gamesannouncement 1 sources · Oct 8

Lilith Games Confirms Japanese Support For WonderPaws

Japanese support plus open pre-registration signals Lilith Games is courting the domestic market for a China-built life sim before any launch date exists, so wishlist and pre-registration counts are the only read on demand for now.

Automaton
gamesevent 1 sources · Oct 8

Persona 3 Team Reunites at The Tenth Mosaic to Trace the Series' Turn

The three creators who set Persona's current style date that style to a moment when the series had stopped releasing and was handed to them as possibly its last entry, which makes the calendar structure and pop presentation look less like design fashion and more like a response to a franchise at risk.

4Gamer.net
gamesannouncement 5 sources · Oct 8

Santa Studio Announces Laica, a Space Station Survival Horror for PC

For ambr, a company known for virtual space production and the gogh app, this is the first title it is publishing, and it opens that publishing business with a Japanese studio rather than a Western or mobile-first partner.

4Gamer.net, Denfaminicogamer, Automaton, and 2 more
gamesrelease 1 sources · Oct 8

Initial D THE ARCADE Adds Snow Course in Ver.3.4

Sega Fave is keeping the arcade racer on a version cadence, and this one splits its additions between competitive scaffolding (a new course with its own leaderboard) and cosmetic or single-player content, which tells you where the operator expects players to spend their credits.

ASCII.jp
gamesrelease 1 sources · Oct 8

MR. RECORDS Demo Hits Steam With 40-Plus Rhythm Stages

The demo puts Glee-Cheese Studio's record-store management and rhythm hybrid in front of PC players ahead of launch, with Wired Productions and Gamersky Games handling distribution.

4Gamer.net
games 1 sources · Oct 8

The Weeknd Visits SHIFT UP and Plays Stellar Blade: BLOOD RAIN

A record-holding artist walking the studio floor and playing the unfinished sequel is the kind of pre-release detail that reads as preparation for a collaboration, even though SHIFT UP has confirmed only the visit and the play session.

Game Spark
gamesrelease 1 sources · Oct 8

Recycle Shop Eko Demo Lands on Steam Ahead of 2026 Release

The demo hands players the puzzle loop and the opening chapter of every character's scenario, so the studio can gauge response to a jump-scare-free horror format before the free release lands later in 2026.

Denfaminicogamer
gamesrelease 1 sources · Oct 8

Arc System Works Ships Dave the Diver Complete Edition for PS5

The packaged edition puts MINTROCKET's post-launch collaborations and the roughly 10-hour In the Jungle update into a single retail release, giving late buyers one purchase instead of a base game plus a stack of separate downloads.

4Gamer.net