TOMIX Shows Salon Express Tokyo, Blue EF58-127 at JAM 2026
TOMIX's JAM2026 display leans on retro JNR-era locomotives and freight cars, with partially painted and blue-bodied EF58 units as the booth's centerpieces.
Dengeki Hobby Web
WARDOGS Closed Beta Draws 90,000 Concurrent Players on Steam
The 90,000 concurrent players came despite the developer deliberately holding back access-request slots for server stability testing, a sign demand for the 100-player FPS exceeds what the test was built to hold.
Game Spark
iPhone 18 Pro Max Could Rise 70,000 Yen as Fall Event Nears
The fall event is shaping up as a Pro-only launch, with the standard model moved to spring and the Pro Max facing a large price increase.
ASCII.jp
IRON NEST Developer: Veteran Feedback Was the Most Moving
The developer's stated goal was experiential realism over mechanical accuracy, and the veteran responses confirm the game's core is the pressure of command, not the machinery.
Game Spark
Modelmap Visualizes AI Model Structure and Processing Flow
modelmap gives model selection a concrete basis: instead of judging AI models by name alone, users can inspect the internal structure and watch the processing flow to see what actually differs between candidates.
GIGAZINE
ABEMA Anime Festival 2026 Free Stage Lineup and Timetable Revealed
The timetable and added performers complete the third-year festival's free program, which now spans two days of stage events plus a separate five-night Seiyuu to Yoru Asobi public broadcast.
Anime Anime
Overlord Albedo ED Ver. Statue Opens for Pre-Order
The statue turns the first season's ending illustration into a high-end 1/4 scale product, a premium tier addition to the Overlord merchandise lineup.
Anime Anime
Google Antigravity Coding Agent Gains Remote Control from Web Browser
The update lets users start long-running coding tasks at home or the office and keep directing them from a smartphone while away, with notifications when input is needed.
GIGAZINE
Rizz Dungeon Delayed to 2027 as Snoozy Kazoo Restores Cut Content
The delay reverses a financially driven release plan, and the studio says the extra time will bring back monster girls and features it had planned to cut.
Automaton
Denshattack! Passes 300,000 Players, 150,000 Copies Sold
A niche Japanese-themed action game has found a global audience, with the publisher's own marketing chief saying the result far exceeded expectations.
Game Spark
Chainsaw Man Sticker Wafers Collect TV and Film Scenes
The product ties the TV anime and the record-breaking Reze Arc film into one sticker line, and its 5th Rare set marks the Niformation series' fifth anniversary.
Anime Anime
NO MORE Movie Thief Anti-Camcording Ads Renewed With Multilingual Warning
The renewal shifts the campaign's focus to smartphone camcording and adds multilingual display, an update aimed at the current movie-watching environment and the diverse audiences now visiting domestic theaters.
Denfaminicogamer
Tokyopop Licenses Lily of the Valley and Magic Soup Manhwa for 2027
The two manhwa are part of a nine-title licensing lineup that also includes seven new manga titles, placing them within a broader expansion of Tokyopop's catalog.
Anime News Network
Anime NYC 2026 Roundup: Netflix Debuts, Manga Licenses, and Awards
The roundup shows Anime NYC 2026 as a dense announcement hub, pairing Netflix debut dates and the American Manga Awards with a wide licensing wave from a dozen publishers.
Anime News Network
Steam Revenue Report: Sandbox Is the Genre That Consistently Hits
The report's data identifies sandbox as the most reliable revenue generator on Steam, with a hit rate that no other genre approaches.
Automaton
China's E Ink Boom Redefines Cheap Readers as Anti-Smartphone Tools
The E Ink market in China is shifting from e-book readers to single-purpose anti-smartphone gadgets, a redefinition driven by smartphone dependence and the vacuum left by Amazon Kindle's departure.
ASCII.jp
HYPER PRIMATE Parkour FPS Launches on Steam
The release gives Steam players a fast-paced parkour shooter built around a super-fast monkey, with leaderboard competition and upgradeable builds as the core loop.
Game Spark
SAKAMOTO DAYS DJ Groove Cafe Runs October 24 in Osaka and Nagoya
The DJ-themed collaboration brings freshly drawn music illustrations to a three-city cafe run, and the online shop launch on the same day as the in-store events lets fans who cannot travel buy the goods from day one.
Nijimen
Ted of 'Ted: The Series' Gets Banpresto Big SOFVIMATES Figure
The figure brings Ted from the drama series into Banpresto's Big SOFVIMATES line as a crane game prize, with a stylish suit look set for late August 2026.
Dengeki Hobby Web
G-Master Spear 2 Refresh Switches Case, Keeps BTO Flexibility
The refresh keeps the Spear's BTO customization while moving the case to a Sycom-specific Fractal Design model, and the front half of the review judges the Z890i on its internal build quality.
ASCII.jp
Gladio Mori Leaves Early Access on September 16 With Console Versions and Cross-Play
The September 16 launch ends about two years of Early Access updates and brings the physics-based duel game to consoles with full cross-play, making the user-built Move Editor the centerpiece of the full release.
Automaton
Epic Seven Steam Version Set for 2026 Release, New Server Planned
The Steam release is not the game's first PC version, since the official site already offers a PC client, but it adds a new distribution channel and a fresh server environment.
4Gamer.net
Harusaruhi Releases New Single PAUSE with OHTORA and maeshima soshi
The single pairs Harusaruhi with OHTORA and maeshima soshi for a dance pop track, released with a same-day music video from yujureal works.
PANORA
Saihate Eki Developer Opens Steam Page for Retro Visual Novel DISK-Y
The creator of the Steam "overwhelmingly positive" horror adventure Saihate Eki returns with a compact PC-98 style visual novel that keeps the dark retro tone inside a 10 to 15 minute session.
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