Hideo Yamamoto Launches New Suiken Japan Manga
The announcement marks Yamamoto's first new serialization since concluding HIKARI-MAN in 2020, bringing his distinctive style back to Big Comic Spirits.
Anime News Network
Turok: Origins Gameplay Trailer Shows Co-Op Dinosaur and Alien Combat, Fall 2026 Launch
The trailer confirms the Turok series is returning as a co-op-focused shooter with cross-era sci-fi and prehistoric enemies, targeting a multiplatform release in fall 2026.
Game Spark
IO Interactive's Project Fantasy Loses External Partner, Development Continues
The loss of a major publisher like Xbox forces IO Interactive to either self-fund a large-scale online RPG or find a new partner, testing the studio's independence after it previously survived by going its own way post-Hitman.
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Ichiha Hiiragi and Mimita Launch New Manga Kanade-Kun No Shugorei Yarimasu! on July 15
The announcement adds another title to Hiiragi's growing portfolio of adapted works, with a personal backstory of a years-long delay due to an accident.
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CINDER CITY Steam Store Page Opens With Gameplay Trailer
CINDER CITY marks NC's first major push into a Western-style open-world cinematic shooter on PC, positioning BigFire Games as a new internal studio focused on Unreal Engine 5 multiplayer PvE.
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Ground Branch Tactical Fps Gets July 16 Full Release After 8 Years in Early Access
The 1.0 launch marks the end of an unusually long early-access period for a tactical shooter built by developers of the genre's foundational titles, with a feature set that aims to deliver the uncompromising realism those early games were known for.
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Liar Liar Manga to End in Next Chapter on July 27
The manga adaptation of the Liar Liar light novel series, which also spawned an anime in 2023, is concluding after about seven years of serialization.
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HIDIVE Acquires BLADE & BASTARD for 2027 Simulcast
The acquisition gives HIDIVE a high-profile exclusive tied to a major creator and a classic RPG franchise, positioning the service for a competitive 2027 season.
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Virtua Fighter Crossroads Trailer Shows Character Creation Process
The trailer reveals Virtua Fighter Crossroads is not a traditional fighting game but a narrative action-adventure with multiple protagonists, a major genre shift for the long-running series.
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Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 Reveals Japanese and English Voice Casts
The casting of established actors like Koki Uchiyama and Akari Kito, alongside the return of key production staff, signals that the sequel maintains the same creative ambition as the original hit series.
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From Overshadowed to Overpowered Episode 1 Review: Boring and Weird
The review highlights how a generic isekai premise can be undone by poor execution and gratuitous content, even for viewers who approach the genre with an open mind.
Anime Feminist
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Switch 2 Version Launches August 12
The Switch 2 port brings a major 2025 remaster to Nintendo's new hardware, with a physical edition arriving before the digital version.
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The Cat and the Dragon Episode 1 Review: A Sweet Found Family Fantasy
The review frames the show as a cozy fantasy in the vein of Legends & Lattes, leaning into queer-coded found family tropes rather than making the dragon's difference a joke.
Anime Feminist
Heroine? Saint? No, I'm an All-Works Maid (And Proud of It)! Premiere Embraces the Mundane
The review highlights how the series distinguishes itself within the crowded isekai genre by treating its protagonist's mundane passion with sincerity, offering a comedic and grounded alternative to power-fantasy tropes.
Anime Feminist
Seoul City Releases Webtoon Promoting Support Programs for Socially Isolated Youth
The webtoon is a direct public-policy communication tool, using a popular digital format to reach socially isolated youth who may not engage with traditional government outreach.
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Assassin's Creed Black Flag Re: Syncro Console Specs Revealed
The spec sheet confirms that the remake supports multiple graphics modes on each console, with PS5 Pro offering enhanced ray tracing across all modes and Xbox Series S limited to a single 30fps Quality mode.
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Marriage Toxin Anime Gets Second Season in 2027
The early renewal confirms the adaptation of Jōmyaku and Mizuki Yoda's manga has performed well enough for Bones Film to continue the story.
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Splatoon Raiders Direct Previews Enemies, Gadgets, and Multiplayer
The Direct confirms Splatoon Raiders as a full single-player spinoff with its own progression systems and multiplayer, distinct from the mainline shooter series.
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Sword Art Online: Echoes of Aincrad Opening Movie Previews Aimer Theme Song
The opening movie and simultaneous digital release of Aimer's theme song mark the final marketing push before the game's launch next week.
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Cyberpunk Life Sim 'Nivalis Nights' Gets September 30 Release Date
After years of delays and legal troubles that stalled development since 2021, the renamed 'Nivalis Nights' finally has a concrete release window, signaling that ION LANDS has resolved the issues that kept the game in limbo.
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Ajin: Demi-Human Full Series Streams Free on TVer Until July 14
The free, time-limited full-series stream on a major Japanese platform gives new viewers a chance to catch a complete adaptation that has not been widely available on TVer before.
Denfaminicogamer
Google Removes Article From Search After DMCA Claim From Uninhabited Island
The incident shows that Google's DMCA takedown process can be triggered by a clearly fraudulent claim, allowing a company or its associates to suppress critical reporting without any verification from Google.
GIGAZINE
Open-Weight Model GLM-5.2 Beats Claude Code in Vulnerability Detection Test
An open-weight model with simple prompts beat a state-of-the-art coding agent on a reasoning-intensive security task, and at a fraction of the cost.
GIGAZINE
Code RAPID Mecha Action Game Hits 100,000 Steam Wishlists, Demo Drops July 1
The wishlist milestone and imminent demo signal strong pre-launch interest for a small-studio mecha action title on Steam, with a crowdfunding campaign running in parallel.
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