Schrodinger's Call Launches Today With 10% Off Sale and Rei Sakuma Trailer
The game's release marks the commercial debut of Acrobatic Chirimenjako, the three-person team that won the Shueisha Game Creators CAMP GAME BBQ vol.1 grand prize.
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Donkey Kong 64 Joins Nintendo 64 Nintendo Classics on June 4
The addition fills a notable gap in the Nintendo 64 Classics lineup and marks the first re-release of Rare's collectathon since the Wii U Virtual Console shut down, giving subscribers access to a title that directly inspired last year's Donkey Kong Bananza.
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Steam Deck Gets Major Price Hike of Up to $300 Overseas
The steep price increase on existing hardware raises questions about the affordability of Valve's next-generation devices, especially as no pricing has been announced for the upcoming Steam Machine.
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Steins;Gate Re:Boot Launches in West on Switch 2, Switch, PS5 on October 29
The Western release date and platform split for Steins;Gate Re:Boot give the 15-year-old visual novel a modern remake with new content, while the earlier digital launch on Xbox and PC suggests a staggered rollout strategy.
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D1AL-ogue Sequel Crowdfunding Planned for Summer 2026
The crowdfunding announcement resolves a months-long funding crisis for a game that earned an 'Overwhelmingly Positive' Steam rating while its developer struggled to monetize it.
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Dragon Quest XII Protagonist Visual Sparks Sleepy-Eyes Debate
The fan reaction shows that even a single character design detail can drive early speculation about narrative and identity in a flagship franchise entry.
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Tides of Annihilation Technical Showcase Reveals Unreal Engine and NVIDIA Collaboration
The technical showcase positions 'Tides of Annihilation' as a high-fidelity console action title from China with deep platform-level support from Epic Games and NVIDIA.
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Colopl COO Yusuke Sakamoto Details Console Entry and Global Top 20 Goal
Colopl, a mobile-first company, is formally pivoting to console and multi-platform releases with a concrete revenue target, signaling a strategic shift in the Japanese game market.
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Happy Volcano Announces Cyberpunk Diorama Builder 'Midnight Moments'
The announcement signals Happy Volcano's shift from puzzle and simulation genres into a meditative, atmosphere-driven sandbox, a direction that prioritizes mood over mechanics.
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Tiny Lands Brings 3D Spot-The-Difference To Miniature Gardens
The game adapts the classic spot-the-difference format to a rotatable 3D space, removing time pressure and penalties entirely.
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Cone Sweet Cone Announced by Sleepy Rocket
Sleepy Rocket follows up Bathhouse Creatures with a dessert truck sim that blends story-driven campaign mechanics with animal character interactions, targeting a niche management genre audience.
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Under a Rock Gameplay Footage Shows Taming and Hatching
The footage and developer logs clarify how taming and companion mechanics differ, which is a key selling point for the procedural survival game.
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OmniDrive Firmware Lets Blu-Ray Drives Rip Gamecube, Wii, and Xbox 360 Games
OmniDrive simplifies the process of preserving retro game discs by removing the need to modify the original console hardware, making disc ripping as straightforward as ripping a DVD.
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Brigandine: Abyss Demo Launches on Steam Ahead of August Release
The demo gives players a first hands-on look at the first new Brigandine title in six years, with a staff drawing from the Sengoku Basara, Fire Emblem, and Suikoden series.
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Fruit Ninja Co-Developer Luke Muscat Releases Normal Golf Game Demo on Steam
The demo gives the first playable look at Muscat's surreal golf game, which blends familiar mechanics with odd requests from the developer himself.
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Dragon Quest XI S: Definitive Edition Gets Switch 2 Version
The Switch 2 port extends the life of a major JRPG on Nintendo's new hardware, offering performance upgrades for returning and new players.
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Sewage Kingdom Nintendo Switch Version Launches May 28
The Switch release of Sewage Kingdom brings a niche educational tower defense game about sewage treatment to a new platform as a full, one-time purchase, with a cast of well-known voice actors.
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Experience Launches Switch Drpg Demon Kill Demon: Yomi 1984
The release expands Experience's DRPG catalog with a direct sequel to Hana to Yomi no Kuni, retaining the studio's signature treasure-hunting loop and introducing a split-digital sales model.
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Aggelos 2 Overview Trailer Shows Angel-Demon Form Switching
The overview trailer confirms Aggelos 2 retains the series' pixel-art style while introducing a form-switching mechanic that directly ties gameplay to the story's central conflict.
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Square Enix Announces Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World
The new Dragon Quest Monsters entry is the first multiplatform release in the series, launching simultaneously on Nintendo Switch 2, Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
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Dragon Quest XII Gets New Beyond Dreams Subtitle After Development Restart
The subtitle change and development restart signal a significant tonal and structural shift from the original 'darker, for adults' pitch announced five years ago.
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Rose and Locket, a Gunman Action Game Inspired by Samurai Jack, Launches on Steam
The game's full release marks the culmination of a four-year development cycle that began with a 2022 announcement and built to over 30,000 Steam wishlists by May 2026.
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Ocean City-Building Sim 'Life Below' Launches on Steam With Conservation DLC
The game ties a city-building loop directly to ecosystem restoration and funds real-world marine conservation through its DLC, a rare direct link between gameplay and charitable giving.
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Dragon Quest XII Resurfaces as Beyond the Dream With Restarted Development
The subtitle change and development restart signal that Square Enix is reworking the game's direction after years of silence, rather than simply polishing the original plan.
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