Kingdom Hearts 25th Anniversary D23 Panel to Stream on YouTube
The stream brings the anniversary panel to a global audience, and its focus on the series' history is fueling fan expectations for new Kingdom Hearts 4 information.
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GeForce NOW Workaround Opens Windows Desktop via Trove Session
The workaround turns a game-streaming session into a general-purpose Windows environment, which likely violates NVIDIA's terms of service and raises questions about how the company will close the loophole.
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Stellar Blade: Blood Rain Progresses Toward Self-Published Sequel
The sequel marks SHIFT UP's move to self-publishing, a strategy the company says lets it fully express the IP's identity and aim for results beyond the original.
Game Spark
Days With a Golden Retriever Steam Demo Released
The demo gives players an early look at an FMV pet sim built around a real dog, a format the developer is betting on for its 2027 release.
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Finding Polka Interactive Adventure Launches on Steam
The release brings together a roster of indie creators with distinct styles, from SONOKUNI's hip-hop to NeverAwake's shooting mechanics, into a wordless adventure, showing how PARCO GAMES is curating collaborations that cross genre boundaries.
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Crunchyroll Acquires Global Rights to Makoto Shinkai's New Film
Crunchyroll's acquisition signals a major global rollout for Shinkai's next film, following the company's handling of Suzume.
Anime News Network
Open-World ARPG Luminary Launches on Steam Early Access
Luminary enters early access with a mixed reception, a large wishlist count, and a roadmap that could extend beyond a year if the community requests major content.
Game Spark
Twin Engine Launches Bibibi Comic Label With Super Kaguya Meshi
The launch of Bibibi Comic gives Twin Engine a direct web manga platform, and the first official Super Kaguya-hime! spin-off is its flagship title.
Anime Anime
Supermassive Games Announces Layoffs for Third Consecutive Year
The layoffs mark a third consecutive year of reductions at Supermassive Games, and its first self-published title, Directive 8020, appears to be struggling in reviews and sales, raising questions about the studio's future direction.
Automaton
Alibaba Plans Revenue Sharing for Big Users of Qwen3.8-Max
Alibaba is adopting a revenue-sharing model for an open-weight AI, following Moonshot AI's precedent, which could reshape how open-source AI is commercialized.
GIGAZINE
Among Us New Role Arrives in One Week
The announcement confirms the first of two planned roles for 2026, continuing a pattern of regular updates that have kept the 2018 title active.
Denfaminicogamer
LiTime Launches Argoseeker Electric Outboard Motors for Small Boats
LiTime's move from batteries to a bundled motor, controller, and battery package addresses the compatibility hurdles that have slowed small-boat electrification.
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Alice Hirose Leads Action Film Debut in ENJU
The film pairs Hirose's first action lead with the director and action choreographer behind Golden Kamuy and Kingdom, signaling a high-profile survival action project for 2027.
Cinema Today
Riddle Kamimura Ends Mikiri Kara Hajimeru Garyū Kenjutsu Manga
The manga adaptation of Hisumi's fantasy light novel has concluded with its 26th chapter, closing out a run that began in June 2023.
Anime News Network
PEAK Final Update THE FINAL ASCENT Launches, Console Ports and Crossplay Planned
The update marks the end of major content for PEAK, but the team's shift to console development and crossplay support extends the game's reach beyond Steam, where it has maintained a 'very positive' review status with 92% of 7,920 recent reviews being favorable.
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Xbox CEO Says She Saw Elder Scrolls VI Gameplay, Hints at Subtitle
Sharma's direct visit to Bethesda Game Studios and her public praise mark a shift from the studio's long-standing policy of withholding development updates, signaling the game may be approaching a phase where official gameplay footage could be revealed.
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Menicon 1DAY Premio Collab With Hololive Launches Aug 7
The campaign pairs a major contact lens brand with Hololive talent through original goods and giveaways, extending VTuber collaborations into the daily consumer goods market.
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Live-Action Zelda Film Adds Sam Neill, Dichen Lachman, Yvonne Strahovski, Uli Latukefu
The casting reports add notable names to the film's roster, and the release date shift tightens the schedule ahead of its 2027 opening.
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Monarch Spinoff Prequel Adds Connie Nielsen and Stana Katic
The casting fills out the prequel's ensemble around Wyatt Russell's young Lee Shaw, a role his father Kurt Russell played in the parent series.
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Tonari no Seki no Fukami-kun ga Idol ni Naru Kamo Shirenai Manga Ends
The manga, which launched in September 2025 and has two compiled volumes, will conclude in the next issue of Bessatsu Margaret on September 11.
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Yamada Takayuki Audition Show Adds Asano, Takaishi, Muro as Guest Partners
The addition of three established actors as guest partners signals the audition project's emphasis on collaborative exploration of acting rather than traditional judging, a format the source describes as building the film's script from candidates' performances and dialogue.
Cinema Today
IDOLiSH7's King's Pudding Gets TVer-Exclusive Cooking Episode With Kenji Endo
The episode marks a crossover between the King's Pudding project and a live-action cooking show, with the character visiting the studio and Tamaki appearing as a letter, making it a unique installment in the series.
Nijimen
Gigantic Series Godzilla (2001) 25th Anniversary Figure Opens for Preorder
The figure marks the 25th anniversary of the 2001 film with a large-scale release that adds battle damage paint to the design, a detail noted in the product description.
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VRChat Yukata Fireworks Event Draws 9,600 Concurrent Viewers
The event shows how VRChat gatherings can scale across multiple community instances while sharing a single experience, drawing roughly 50,000 visitors in two hours.
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