Bandai Spirits Plans North Flight and Loves Only You Prize Figures for November
The release continues the full figure lineup for the April Fools' unit BoC'z we\n, with two more characters joining the previously released trio.
Inside
Trapped in a Dating Sim Season 2 Pv Reveals Mecha Battles, Theme Songs
The new PV confirms the season will adapt the high-treason and conspiracy arcs, and the theme song lineup gives the clearest look yet at the show's musical direction.
Comic Natalie
The Strongest Drained Prince Anime Reveals July 6 Premiere, Theme Song Artists
The July premiere date and theme song lineup give fans concrete markers for the show's rollout, with BUDDiiS and Kurawan attached to the music side.
Comic Natalie
Mabinogi Mobile Devs Detail Story Design for Short-Form Era
The presentation offers a concrete case study of how a major MMORPG adapts narrative delivery for mobile platforms where attention spans are short and interruptions frequent.
4Gamer.net
Free Zombie Battle Royale FPS Fight or Flight to Be Discontinued on Steam
The game's shutdown marks the end of a long-running early access project that struggled to maintain a multiplayer population, but its solo-friendly design and free permanent license offer a last chance for interested players.
Automaton
Chillfigg Brand Releases Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya Figures
The release marks the first wave of Fate/kaleid liner figures from VISION's new Chillfigg brand, offering collectors a blind-box format for the film's heroines.
Dengeki Hobby Web
Roblox Launches Age-Based Accounts Kids and Select in Japan
The new account system formalizes age-segmented safety on Roblox in Japan, shifting from a one-size-fits-all approach to developmental-stage-based restrictions with automatic transitions and deeper parental oversight.
GameBusiness.jp
Bleach Nemu Kurotsuchi Prize Figure Recreates Volume 71 Cover
The figure's reproduction of a specific manga cover pose, combined with fan reactions to its design, shows how prize figures continue to leverage iconic source material for collector appeal.
Magmix
Dragon Quest Fan's RPG 'Paragon Story' Announced for Steam
A solo developer with a clear love for Dragon Quest and other classic JRPGs is building a hybrid-style RPG that openly borrows genre staples, and is actively incorporating feedback from Japanese players during development.
Automaton
Beyblade X Japan National Football Team Version Gets Made-To-Order Sales
The made-to-order model ensures supply matches demand for a licensed sports crossover product that previously had limited early release channels.
Inside
35 Artists Join Music for Atsushi Nishigori's Animated Film GROTESQQQUE
The scale of the music contributor list-35 artists from disparate genres-signals that GROTESQQQUE is treating its soundtrack as a multi-perspective anthology, matching the film's own three-part structure.
Eiga Natalie, Comic Natalie, Anime Anime
Lupin The 3rd: The Mystery of Mamo Gets 15-Color Silkscreen T-Shirt From GEEKS RULE
The T-shirt marks a rare official reproduction of Monkey Punch's original poster art from the first Lupin III theatrical feature, using a high-color-count silkscreen process to preserve the artist's touch.
Inside
Full Metal Panic Invisible Victory ARX-8 Laevatein Plastic Model Gets Final Battle Version
The model is the first large-scale, high-part-count kit for the series' final-battle loadout, jointly developed by two manufacturers and offered at a limited first-run discount.
Dengeki Hobby Web
2015 Social Media Post Predicted Final Fantasy VII Revelation Title
The accuracy of an 11-year-old social media post has drawn attention to the naming logic behind the Final Fantasy VII remake trilogy, which director Naoki Hamaguchi recently explained in an interview.
Game Spark
Nexon Developer Details AI-Driven User Research Platform Insight Finder at NDC26
The session offers a concrete look at how a major game publisher is rethinking user research workflows with AI, addressing persistent problems of time, statistical rigor, and knowledge retention that plague game development teams.
4Gamer.net
Toyotomi Hideyoshi Joins Civilization VII in Paid Bunbu Ryodo Collection
The DLC marks the first time Toyotomi Hideyoshi appears as a leader in the mainline Civilization series, continuing the franchise's pattern of featuring a different Japanese historical figure each numbered entry.
ASCII.jp
CounterSide Ends Service in August, Reboot Project Announced
The announcement signals the end of CounterSide's current run but commits to a full rework of the game as a hard-boiled urban fantasy, rather than a simple shutdown.
Automaton
EverQuest Legends Pre-Orders Open, Official Service Starts July 28
This is the first full-scale reconstruction of a foundational MMORPG that predates World of Warcraft, redesigned from the ground up for solo play while keeping the original's 1999-era aesthetic intact.
Denfaminicogamer, Automaton
AI Backlash Sim 'The Social Network Y' Wins Bronze at New York Festivals
The award recognizes an AI-driven campaign that turned the film's theme of online firestorms into an interactive experience, rather than using AI for efficiency or convenience.
ASCII.jp
Netgear Launches Align Controller, Its First AV-Dedicated Platform
The Align Controller shifts Netgear from a switching-infrastructure supplier to an application-platform provider, directly addressing integrators' long-standing demand for secure remote management of AV networks.
ASCII.jp
Hunter x Hunter Hisoka Prize Figure Arrives From Furyu in June 2026
The Hisoka figure is the first *Hunter x Hunter* prize figure from Furyu in this specific Exc∞d Creative line, and its Bungee Gum effect pose is a direct visual callback to a signature ability that has not been a common figure motif.
Dengeki Hobby Web, Inside
Game Republic, Developer of Genji and Clash of the Titans, Files for Bankruptcy
The bankruptcy of Game Republic closes a studio known for mid-2000s action games and marks the end of a company founded by a veteran of Capcom's golden era.
GAME Watch (Impress)
Indent Agent Handles Manga Adaptation of Nola Original Work
This release shows how indent's agent business, launched in 2024, is turning original web novels from its Nola platform into physical manga volumes through a direct pipeline to a major publisher like KADOKAWA.
ASCII.jp
Leafy Corner Launches July 31 on PC and Consoles
Leafy Corner offers a low-stress alternative to detailed simulation games, targeting players who want a relaxing shop-running experience centered on plant care and decoration.
Automaton