Epic Games Store Offers Nova Lands and Tattoo Tycoon Free for One Week
The weekly free game program on the Epic Games Store continues with two titles that cover factory building and management simulation genres.
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Bethesda Layoffs Cast Doubt on The Elder Scrolls 6 Development
The loss of experienced developers and the reassignment of Zenimax Online staff, as reported by IGN, suggest that The Elder Scrolls 6 is facing significant production strain and likely further delays.
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Developer GAZE IN GAMES Announces Cooperative Adventure 'Shady Job'
The announcement follows GAZE IN GAMES' recent success with HELLMART, which earned a 'Mostly Positive' Steam rating, and applies the studio's trademark blend of horror and humor to a physics-based co-op format.
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PUBG MOBILE Version 4.5 Launches Naruto Shippuden Collaboration
The collaboration is the largest giveaway event in PUBG MOBILE history, with over USD 600 in free items, and includes a full map recreation and voice-activated ninjutsu duels.
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Staffer Case Japanese Reviews Hit 'Overwhelmingly Positive' Ahead of Retro Launch
The Japanese review milestone signals growing domestic support for the series just days before the next game's release.
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X4: Foundations Hits Eight Years, Player Counts at Record Highs, Developer Shares Strategy
X4: Foundations continues to evolve with free updates and paid DLC, defying the typical lifecycle of a single-player game and sustaining a growing, engaged community eight years after launch.
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Wizardry Gaiden: Five Trials Scenario Editor Update Adds Continuous Events, Monster Images
Twenty years after its original release, the dungeon RPG is still receiving major gameplay tools for its user-created content scene.
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Corgi Game Developer Ends Three-Year Silence With Free Idle Game
The free release and continued development commitment suggest the project is still alive, but the lengthy pause indicates significant hurdles remain.
Automaton
Dragon Sword: Awakening Trailer Previews Hero Quest 'The Flower of the Other Shore'
The trailer gives players a concrete look at the hero quests, which explore hero backstories, and confirms that at least one such quest is ready for the day-one release.
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Honkai: Nexus Anima Introduces Nanafi, a Girl Who Dreams of Dimensional Travel
The character reveal and simultaneous test launch show HoYoverse is building out the world and lore of Honkai: Nexus Anima as it moves toward release.
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Camera Position Free Movement Feature Added to 'Super Real Mahjong Venus Returns'
The feature deepens the player's voyeuristic interaction with the heroines, a core appeal of the series, while the VR and accessibility options broaden its potential audience.
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Assetto Corsa EVO Ver.0.8 Adds Kyalami, Three Cars, and Expanded Mod Support
The update adds a real-world circuit and expands mod support, signaling that the developers are systematically building out the early access title's features ahead of its full release.
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Dynamo Amusement Brings VR Sabaspo Infinity to Kijima Kogen Park
The company is scaling up a location-based VR attraction that was previously tested in a smaller spring event, suggesting a growing investment in free-roam multiplayer experiences at amusement parks.
PANORA
Solo Leveling: Karma Game Trailers Show Unseen Webtoon Story
The game adapts a webtoon arc that anime-only audiences have not seen, making it a narrative expansion beyond the current anime adaptation.
Anime News Network
Luminary Co-Op Video Details Five-Year Self-Funded Development
The video offers a rare look at a long-term self-funded indie project nearing release, with the director openly asking the community to help the game grow.
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Magical Girl no Majo Saiban Switch Version Launches With 20% Off Sale
The Switch version expands a PC hit that sold over 600,000 copies in one year, adding exclusive content to encourage double-dipping from existing Steam players.
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SegaNET Mahjong MJ 13th Anniversary Tournament Stream Set for July 16
The event shows the arcade mahjong game still draws top pro players and community engagement a decade into its service, with a recurring live stream format that keeps the competitive scene visible.
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MIRA AI Generates Real-Time Rocket League Video With Player Input
MIRA shows that a world model trained purely on game data can produce interactive real-time video, and the team's hypothesis about transferring game-trained models to real-world tasks points to a potential path for physical AI.
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Retro-Style FPS 'HMUR' Demo Arrives in September, Full Game in 2027
The September demo offers an early look at a retro-FPS that blends Soviet sci-fi with 90s arcade shooter intensity.
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Ren: Kujūshima Warabebuta Serial Murder Memorandum Launches July 28
Renka's latest release continues their prolific 2026 output, this time tackling a traditional mystery visual novel with classic genre tropes.
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Nippon Marathon 2 Developer Cites Shonen Anime, Takeshi's Castle as Influences
The interview highlights how a Western indie developer draws directly from Japanese variety shows and shonen anime to create a multiplayer game that prioritizes chaotic fun over realism.
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ARC Raiders Sets Sights on October Update After 16 Million Sales
The first major update under Embark's new biannual schedule, Frozen Trail will test whether fewer, larger content drops can sustain the player base.
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Disney Sparklink Stars Reveals Shu Ayakashi, Leader of aMazINC.
The reveal completes the second of three Monsters, Inc. -themed characters for the game, with one more silhouette yet to be unveiled.
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RPG-Cobo Contest Offers 1 Million Yen Prize at Tokyo Game Show 2026
The contest is a community-building move for Super Shark, offering significant prize money and TGS booth exposure to drive user submissions and showcase the tool's capabilities.
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