games 1 sources · Sep 16
DRAGO is rolling out the shared-world title ahead of its other in-development project, Road Diner Simulator, so the release order for the Gas Station Simulator universe is now fixed at least as far as this one goes.
Automaton
games 1 sources · Sep 16
Indie exhibitors are still where the show's oddest ideas live, and this year's crop leans on management sims and co-op hybrids rather than the big-booth headliners.
Inside
other 1 sources · Sep 16
The search reason field exists to document why police pull surveillance data, so records showing it filled with jokes and insults suggest the accountability mechanism was decorative for the officers using it.
GIGAZINE
games 1 sources · Sep 16
The developer's own framing sets Ascension 10 as the game's current ceiling, so clearing it on every character is the target the design points players toward.
4Gamer.net
games 1 sources · Sep 16
The report's own numbers point to a split outcome for brands: corporate worlds draw users as places to hang out with friends, but product and brand recall stays near 20%, so the spillover lands in hardware, travel, and even housing rather than in what companies built the spaces to sell.
PANORA
figures 1 sources · Sep 16
Good Smile is putting both lead characters into its Nendoroid line at the same time and at the same price, which gives the series a matched pair of poseable figures rather than a single release.
Dengeki Hobby Web
games 2 sources · Sep 16
The Sphere spot arrives mid-event, timed to a Mewtwo chase and a Monster Ball hotel campaign, so the outdoor ad reads as a coordinated push for the game's September slate rather than a standalone stunt.
KAI-YOU
games 1 sources · Sep 16
Sega is publishing a console action adventure from a Madagascar studio, and the play report's notes on early difficulty suggest the game leans on precise platforming rather than the folklore setting alone.
4Gamer.net
figures 2 sources · Sep 16
A re-release of an August 2024 capsule set is being rescheduled rather than retired, which tells collectors the mold and the six-design lineup are still in production two years on.
Dengeki Hobby Web, Inside
anime 1 sources · Sep 16
The re-release turns a theatrical revival into a test of demand, as fans on social media push for a sequel and speculate about which matches or characters a next film would follow.
Cinema Today
figures 1 sources · Sep 16
Two of Japan's largest resale markets are applying different rules to the same release on the same day, so the secondary market for the 30th CELEBRATION product will form wherever listings are allowed to sit.
ASCII.jp
other 1 sources · Sep 16
The tie-up puts a personality-led channel on a fixed-configuration desktop line, with the collaboration artwork and the autographed side panel as the only parts of the build that cannot be bought elsewhere in the LEVEL∞ catalog.
ASCII.jp
other 1 sources · Sep 16
The exchange has moved from teaching municipalities how to build 3D urban models to addressing why so many built models go unused, which is now the stated bottleneck in the national program.
ASCII.jp
industry 1 sources · Sep 16
The booth puts the patent office's startup-facing programs in front of founders directly, showing how the agency is routing IP support through venture capital and contract templates rather than waiting for startups to seek it out.
ASCII.jp
games 4 sources · Sep 16
Mouse Computer is using two separate brand lines and a jointly developed liquid-cooled card to cover both the high-end and sub-300,000-yen ends of the TGS sales window rather than pushing a single flagship.
ASCII.jp
games 1 sources · Sep 16
The Japan qualifier finals watch party turns an anniversary event into the public stage for deciding the country's world championship representative, aligning Team Jade's fan celebration directly with the competitive pipeline.
Denfaminicogamer
anime 1 sources · Sep 16
A streaming service's in-house label placing a 19-minute short in three genre festival programs shows SAMANSA is using festival selection as the distribution path for its own productions rather than waiting on a platform release.
ASCII.jp
anime 1 sources · Sep 16
The theme song announcement closes out the promotional runway for an original anime whose October premiere and HIDIVE carriage are already fixed, leaving little about the production unsettled ahead of broadcast.
Anime News Network
manga 1 sources · Sep 16
Shogakukan is attaching Takahashi's name and a seven-figure yen prize pool to its ongoing search for fantasy manga, with the top two entries routed into Weekly Shonen Sunday or Sunday Webry rather than left as award-only recognition.
Anime News Network
anime 1 sources · Sep 16
The series puts a character brand built for graphic design into a morning news and lifestyle slot rather than a dedicated late-night anime block, which is where TV anime based on mascot properties usually land.
Anime News Network
games 1 sources · Sep 16
An early access launch that held over a million and a half buyers and then more than doubled its peak concurrent Steam count at 1.0 is the outcome a paid early access run is meant to produce, and Jagex is now carrying a live-service survival game on its main franchise rather than an experimental side project.
Automaton
other 1 sources · Sep 16
Docomo has not disclosed its intent, but the timing and the mechanics point to a response to au and SoftBank, which the article says have offered lower effective costs than Docomo.
ASCII.jp
games 1 sources · Sep 16
A platform's ad automation can generate AI creative under a studio's name without its knowledge, which puts the studio's stated position on generative AI at risk of being judged by output it never approved.
Automaton
games 2 sources · Sep 16
The store page turns a September teaser into a documented ruleset, showing how far a single developer's flipper-and-goal concept has moved toward release.
Automaton