NTC MONO Mushroom Plushies 2 Capsule Line Launches September 10
The second installment of the realistic mushroom plushie line keeps the series' focus on lifelike forms, with the largest piece reaching about 110mm.
Dengeki Hobby Web
SF Adventure Game State of Mind Goes Free on GOG for 72 Hours
The limited free window puts a 10-hour SF adventure that asks whether a person uploaded as data is still human within reach of Japanese players, despite the English-only store page.
Denfaminicogamer
AmiAmi August 2026 Figure Ranking: FGO Morgan Tops Pre-Order Chart
Fate/Grand Order's Morgan led AmiAmi's monthly pre-order data for August, ahead of a top five that mixed game tie-ins, an original action figure, and a Dragon Ball reprint.
Inside
Fly Brain Wiring Diagram Used to Play DOOM Days After Release
These projects demonstrate how openly licensed scientific datasets can be repurposed for unintended applications immediately after release, even though the connectome does not replicate individual neuron properties or signal transmission faithfully.
Automaton, GIGAZINE, Game Spark
DOOM Reboot Dev Squeezes 3D Golf Game into 13KB
The game sits 11 bytes under the 13,312-byte cap, and its procedural remix mode shows how much a veteran developer can pack into a format that forbids external assets.
Automaton
Oshi Con 2026 Debut Brings VTuber Culture to Makati City
Oshi Con's debut gave Filipino VTuber fans a physical space to meet creators and communities that usually interact only through livestreams, establishing the event as a local window to the wider VTuber culture.
VTuber NewsDrop
Steam Hits $15 Billion in 2026 Revenue as Forza Horizon 6 Leads New Releases
Steam's 2026 revenue is up 15 percent year over year and already past its 2023 annual total, but the market remains hit-driven, with most revenue in the 100 to 1000 ranking band coming from older titles sold at discount.
GIGAZINE
ChatGPT Work Adds Feature That Learns Your Writing Style
The feature lets ChatGPT Work generate text that matches a user's actual writing habits by drawing on the content of their connected email and file services, and it is already live in Japan.
GIGAZINE
Swiss Government Plans Open-Source Office Environment for 3,000 Staff
The pilot is a parallel system, not a switch: Switzerland keeps Microsoft 365 running while it tests whether open-source tools can sustain government work, and a full migration decision remains open.
GIGAZINE
Minecraft Mod Drives a Fly with a Real 166,700-Neuron Connectome
The mod puts a real biological connectome, the MaleCNS v1.0 fruit fly map Google and Janelia released, inside Minecraft, letting players watch a 166,700-neuron model drive in-game behavior, even if that behavior is a curated action set rather than a natural simulation.
ASCII.jp
Craft Mystery Launches Daily Life Mystery Entertainment
The venture reframes puzzle entertainment as something that comes to the participant's home rather than requiring a venue, and gives university creators a route to continuous sales instead of one-off events.
ASCII.jp
The Detective Is Already Dead. Season 2 Premieres October 7 with New Cast
After the July-to-October delay, the season now has a fixed premiere date, new cast members, and theme song details, confirming the production is moving forward.
Anime Anime
Denshattack! Director Traces Game to Plarail as Sales Hit 150,000
A small Spanish studio's Japan fandom, from Plarail toys to rail travel since 1998, became a train action game that has sold 150,000 copies.
Automaton
Toyama VTuber Kimitsu Aine Teams With Funahashi Village on NFT Bath Ticket
The product is built so fans buy the ticket now and use it on a later visit, turning fan support into a reason to travel to the village and back its public bath.
PANORA
Gundam x Hololive: Nu Gundam in Sakura Miko Colors, Sazabi in Hoshimachi Suisei Colors
This collaboration pairs two iconic rival mobile suits with two prominent hololive talents, a crossover that bridges a decades-old mecha franchise and the VTuber agency's current audience.
Anime Anime
Taiwanese Cosplayer Momi Brings NTE's Esper Zero to Fancy Frontier 47
Inside's Fancy Frontier 47 coverage continues with a spotlight on a Taiwanese cosplayer's NTE: Neverness to Everness cosplay, part of a series of cosplay features from the event.
Inside
Persona 5: The Phantom X Blitz & Kisskill Lila Merchandise Opens Pre-Orders at Ebten
The new kaidoru characters Blitz & Kisskill Lila now have merchandise, with all three items set for an early November 2026 release and pre-orders open at Ebten.
Dengeki Hobby Web
Sanwa Direct Releases 100W USB-C Extension Cables for the Extra Meter
The release targets the common desk problem of a USB-C cable that comes up just short, adding a meter of reach without dropping power delivery or video bandwidth.
ASCII.jp
Detective Precure! Bathhouse Collab Runs October 1 to 20 at 16 Stores
The ramen's online reception, with commenters calling the naruto pile "scary" and a hint at Anna's hidden madness, has made a single menu item the campaign's most-discussed element.
Denfaminicogamer, Dengeki Hobby Web, Inside
Roman Sands RE:Build Finally Ships September 17, Ending Release Limbo
A game once described as stuck in eternal release limbo is finally shipping, and the preview confirms its two-reality absurdist structure is intact.
Game Spark
Arcanadia's Lumitia ReACT-A Dark Attribute Kit Arrives in Grande Scale
The ReACT-A is a structural rework of the existing kit, with new bangs, double elbow joints, revised knee and hip structures, and a bonus part that works with the original Grande Scale Lumitia.
Dengeki Hobby Web
MODEROID Gorg and Carrier Beagle Kits Return in May 2027
The re-release brings both kits back at the same time, and with the rival Manon Guardian also kit-ized, the MODEROID line now covers the main units of Giant Gorg.
Dengeki Hobby Web
Mario & Yoshi Switch 2 Controller Launches September 30
The controller is a licensed third-party accessory from US brand PowerA, not a first-party Nintendo product, and its release shows Nintendo licensing its characters to outside accessory makers for the Switch 2 generation.
Denfaminicogamer
Delta Force Adds Japanese Voices for All 17 Operators as Season Reorientation Opens
The full Japanese voice cast and anniversary season arrive as Team Jade pushes Delta Force into the Japanese market, with one Japan slot in the Stockholm invitational and an offline Tokyo event in October.
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