New Visual and Cast Revealed for Dry Colleague's Doting Addiction Drama
The visual and new cast details confirm the full production lineup for a drama that adapts a popular web manga with a supernatural romance hook.
Comic Natalie
Nyarla and Nidiga Team Reunite for New Visual Novel Sister, Others, Paranoia
The reunion of the Nidiga creative team under Nyarla, creator of NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE, signals a new visual novel from a proven lineup, with Serenity Forge handling overseas distribution.
Game Spark
Threads Hits 500 Million Monthly Active Users
The growth from 400 million to 500 million monthly active users in under a year, combined with the January 2026 milestone of surpassing X in daily active users on mobile, shows Threads is solidifying its position as a primary text-based social platform.
GIGAZINE
Shochiku Games Releases Copa City on PS5
The PS5 launch marks the first console distribution by Shochiku Games for a sim that shifts the football game perspective from players and coaches to event organizers.
4Gamer.net
Tencent Report Finds Game Cheat Businesses Shifting to Service Model
The white paper documents a structural shift in game cheating from selling software to providing results-as-a-service, and warns that DMA hardware and generative AI are making detection harder.
4Gamer.net
Mahoroba Kobo and PHONE APPLI Form Strategic Partnership for Phone Stress-Free Workplaces
The partnership reframes the office phone from a source of stress and harassment risk into a managed, supportive tool, targeting both productivity and employee psychological safety.
ASCII.jp
Kyoto Exhibition Brings Utagawa Kuniyoshi's Ukiyo-E to Life With Immersive Digital Art
The event marks a new digital art museum project that adapts classic ukiyo-e into a three-dimensional video space, expanding the Moving Ukiyo-e Exhibition franchise.
ASCII.jp
Horses Developer Reveals 30,000 Sales Still in the Red
The disclosure shows that even a 30,000-copy sales milestone does not guarantee profitability for a game excluded from major PC storefronts.
Automaton
Normal Golf Game Demo Launches on Steam With Live-Action Hands and Strict Physics
The demo shows a deliberately absurd premise-a live-action man trapped in a golf course-paired with simulation-level physics that demand real golf-like precision, setting up a niche but memorable release.
Denfaminicogamer
Over the Hill Demo Offers a Chill Off-Road Drive With Friends
The demo shows Funselektor Labs applying its signature deformed-graphics driving sim style to a cooperative, low-stakes off-road experience, a clear departure from the competitive focus of 'art of rally'.
Game Spark
SSK Seminar to Analyze Overseas Anime Demand With Data and Industry Panel
The seminar signals that the anime industry is moving beyond intuition-based overseas expansion toward structured data analysis of regional demand and licensing strategy.
GameBusiness.jp
XREAL AURA XR Glasses Launch This Fall With Android XR
By integrating Android XR and the Snapdragon Reality Elite into a sub-100-gram frame, XREAL is positioning the AURA as a mainstream spatial computing device that runs existing mobile apps rather than requiring a dedicated ecosystem.
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Destoroyah Complete Body Joins Aoshima's PLAfig Plastic Model Line
The model gives the Heisei series' final enemy a detailed, non-posable plastic kit treatment, with a limited edition that adds the film's smaller juvenile forms.
Dengeki Hobby Web
Galaxy Express Milky Subway and WEGO Drop Y2K Apparel Line June 19
This collaboration turns character outfits into real products, bridging the show's Y2K aesthetic with a streetwear brand that matches that era.
Nijimen
Hololive Spring Travel Diary Pop-Up Store Opens in Taiwan July 1
The pop-up store extends hololive's physical retail presence into Taiwan with a themed event that combines exclusive merchandise and interactive attractions around a spring travel concept.
hololive production (EN)
Gabe Newell Buys $70.8 Million Waterfront Mansion in Florida
The purchase reinforces Newell's well-documented marine lifestyle, which has become a notable contrast to his hands-off management style at Valve.
Automaton, Game Spark, Inside
Anycolor Forecasts First Operating Profit Decline Since Listing
The forecast marks the first time Anycolor has projected a year-over-year operating profit decline since its listing, signaling that the VTuber industry's rapid growth phase may be slowing as labor costs rise faster than revenue.
GameBusiness.jp
Nanairo Holdings and SYNTHESIS Form Capital and Business Alliance
The alliance pairs a large IT group with an AI strategy firm to offer end-to-end AI transformation services, moving beyond planning into full implementation and operation.
ASCII.jp
Threezero Opens Pre-Orders for FigZero 1/6 Zenitsu Agatsuma Figure
The figure offers a high level of articulation and screen-accurate accessories, including a Thunder Breathing effect, for collectors of the Demon Slayer line.
Dengeki Hobby Web
Chinese AI Model GLM-5.2 Surpasses Claude Opus 4.7 in Benchmarks
GLM-5.2 shows that Chinese open-source models continue to close the gap with top proprietary systems, matching or beating Anthropic's latest in specific coding and long-horizon tasks.
GIGAZINE
Luna Abyss Developer Kwalee Labs Closes One Month After Release
The closure of Kwalee Labs one month after releasing a critically praised debut title shows that strong reviews do not guarantee financial survival in the current game industry.
Automaton
Ultraman Z Original Joins Great Monster Series Ultra New Generation Lineup
The figure marks the first Great Monster Series release for Ultraman Z, extending the ULTRA NEW GENERATION sub-line to a character who debuted in the 2020 TV series.
Dengeki Hobby Web
Bandai Namco Filmworks Launches Sunrise 50th Anniversary Project With 6 Short Films
The project consolidates Sunrise's legacy into a multi-year slate of original 3DCG shorts and a new Votoms film, signaling how Bandai Namco Filmworks intends to leverage its back catalog for new productions.
Anime News Network
Disney Animation Announces New Film 'HEXED' for November 2026 Release
The announcement gives Disney Animation's next original theatrical feature after 'Wish' and 'Moana 2', with a mother-daughter adventure premise and a November 2026 release date.
Denfaminicogamer