ZUTOMAYO CARD Championship 2026 Set for August 16 in Tokyo
The first official ZUTOMAYO CARD tournament in about three years brings the band's trading card game to a live event with limited cards, goods, and a trophy for top finishers.
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The Forest of Drizzling Rain Steam Update Adds Discontinued Original Version
The update restores access to the original free game version, which had been unavailable since distribution ended in July 2024, by folding it into the Steam remake.
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BPO Debates Late-Night Anime With Cat-Eared Smoker
The BPO's split over whether ambiguous drug-use imagery in anime is protected expression or a broadcast problem shows the organization weighing creative freedom against social responsibility in late-night programming.
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Half Grip Is a One-Handed Roguelike Combat Racing Game
The game compresses steering, shooting, and reloading into one-handed controls, a design constraint that shapes both its combat and its roguelike upgrade loop.
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BEMANI PRO LEAGUE Season 6 Draft Picks 84 Players Across Three Titles
The draft meeting confirms the full player rosters for all three titles, setting the actual competitive field for the season's Regular Stage.
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STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT Download Preorders Open on Switch and Steam
The remaster, based on STEINS;GATE ELITE with redrawn art, new scenarios, and rerecorded voice, is now two weeks from launch with store pages live across most platforms.
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PS5 Version of Moji Yugi Set for August 20 Release
The release of the PS5 version and the Switch trial expands Moji Yugi's availability ahead of its full launch, giving players a way to sample the text adventure before committing.
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PreCure Films and TV Premieres Stream Free on YouTube for Two Weeks
The streams let viewers revisit the guest-appearing KimiPre and WanPre series ahead of the September 18 Detective PreCure! movie, with the selected films tied to 15th and 10th anniversaries.
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Survey: Half of Steam Users Hesitate to Buy at Mixed Reviews
The survey reinforces that Steam's review status display itself is a major sales factor, with purchase intent dropping sharply at the Mixed threshold.
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Kaiju No. 8 THE GAME Adds Iharu Reno and Kikoru Shinomiya for 1st Anniversary
The anniversary update introduces long-awaited forms of two key characters, including Kikoru wearing the weapon once used by her mother, expanding the game's roster and event lineup.
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Roguelike Defense Game CLEAR RED Announced for PC
CLEAR RED combines base defense, voxel mining, and roguelike runs into a Cold War-era alien invasion premise, with resource management as the core tension.
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Celsys and Mangadraft Name Winners of 8th Global Comic Awards
The contest connects international creators with major media partners like KADOKAWA and Jump TOON, giving winners a route to wider publication and debut opportunities.
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Jamiroquai Drops Japanese-Subtitled MVs Ahead of Summer Sonic 2026 Return
The sudden MV release gives Japanese fans official subtitled versions of the band's signature tracks as a direct tie-in to their first Japan show in nine years at Summer Sonic 2026.
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NVIDIA Open Sources cuFile API and GPUDirect Storage Stack
Open sourcing the cuFile API and forming the Storage-Next initiative with over 40 storage companies signals NVIDIA's push to make GPU-direct storage an open industry standard rather than a proprietary feature.
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Technics Marks SL-1200 55th Anniversary With You$uk Yukimatsu DJ Video
The video ties the SL-1200's legacy to a contemporary DJ known for viral Boiler Room sets, using Tokyo Tower as a symbol to connect the brand's history with modern club culture.
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AIST Quantum Computer System F Joins Fixstars Amplify SDK
The addition lets developers run the same optimization problem across different quantum and classical hardware through one interface, making performance comparison and solver selection straightforward on Japan's domestic quantum infrastructure.
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Bandai TCG+ App Adds My Number Card Verification for Events
The move aligns Bandai's card game events with the Pokemon Card Game's recent adoption of My Number verification, responding to resale and impersonation issues in the TCG market.
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BA-KU Announces New Game Hyakubyaku, Directed by Renya Setoguchi
This is BA-KU's second self-published title since BLACK SHEEP TOWN, and it reunites the Hira Hira Hihiru writer with a new team, signaling the brand's continued independent output beyond its Aniplex-published work.
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Yoshiki and Pokémon Donate to Kumamoto Earthquake Relief
The donations add corporate and celebrity support to relief efforts for a quake that left dozens dead and thousands displaced, with YOSHIKI also extending aid to European wildfire victims.
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The Eternal Life of Goldman Wishlists Pass 500,000 Ahead of Release
The half-million wishlists signal strong pre-release demand for Weappy Studio's first 2D action game, a departure from its dark-themed management titles.
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Spider-Man Film Release Lifts PC Game Player Counts
The film's release and its acknowledged debt to the Insomniac games' finishing moves gave the three-year-old PC port a measurable second wind on Steam.
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Yuna Oshimi Birthday Goods Pre-Orders Open at Nnnimanity BOOTH
The birthday goods sale is the first concrete merchandise drop for Oshimi under Nnnimanity, giving fans a direct purchase channel through BOOTH and signaling the group's push into physical goods.
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Yuko-san's Spirit Appraisal Book Release Set for August 6
The release is the second book to emerge from the Bunkyosha Editorial Board bulletin board, showing a working pipeline from Nola's writer platform to print publication.
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Healthcare Circus to Speak at Kindai University Symposium
The symposium marks a partnership between Kindai University and the Future Medical Promotion Organization, aiming to connect university research to social implementation through industry and startup networks.
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