Serafini Productions Brings Four Horror Game Demos To Steam Next Fest
The demo lineup shows Serafini Productions expanding its horror portfolio across multiple subgenres and taking on a publishing role.
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Boxroom Early Access Launches, Lets Players Arrange Steam Games on Virtual Shelves
Boxroom turns the backlog into a collectible display, gamifying the act of organizing a digital library in a way that mimics physical game collection.
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The Red Lantern Goes Free on Steam for a Limited Time
The giveaway is a promotional push for Timberline Studio's newly released game Beastro, offering a steep bundle discount to players who pick up The Red Lantern for free.
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KRAFTON Opens Global Playtest Registration for Project ZETA on Steam
This is the first public test outside Korea and China for Project ZETA, a title that departs from traditional two-team hero PvP by pitting four teams against each other on the same map.
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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Steam Page Goes Live, Spring 2027 Release Confirmed
The store page launch and multi-platform release window confirm that the long-running Remake trilogy will conclude on current and next-gen hardware simultaneously, with no platform exclusivity.
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A Plague Tale Prequel Resonance Gets Gameplay Trailer
The trailer shows Asobo Studio shifting the series from stealth-focused gameplay to more aggressive combat and puzzle-solving, with a prequel structure that ties two timelines together.
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Caution Wet Paint Game Lets Players Watch Paint Dry for Hours, Launches July 15
The game turns the idiom 'watching paint dry' into a literal, punishing gameplay loop, continuing Seedborne's pattern of niche simulation concepts.
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Xbox CSO Says Exclusive Titles Are Key as Ram Prices Threaten Hardware
The interview, paired with new CEO Asha Sharma's confirmation of a return to an exclusive-title strategy, signals a strategic pivot for Xbox while hardware costs pose a long-term constraint.
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Japan Game Awards 2026 Annual Works Category Voting Opens
The annual public vote determines which games advance to the selection committee for the Grand Prize and Excellence Awards, making it the primary mechanism for audience input into Japan's largest game awards.
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Salvation Denied Demo Launches on Steam Ahead of Next Fest
The demo's two missions show how the game shifts objectives and failure conditions per level, making each location a distinct physics puzzle rather than a single building template.
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Hidetaka Miyazaki on Kadokawa Shareholder Dispute: FromSoftware Development Unaffected
The interview provides direct reassurance from FromSoftware's leadership amid a high-profile activist shareholder campaign against Kadokawa, confirming that game development remains insulated from the corporate conflict.
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Fumito Ueda Confirms 'gen ATLAS' Protagonist Is a Machine, Not Human
Ueda's first sci-fi project and first non-human protagonist mark a clear departure from the organic, ancient-civilization settings of Ico, Shadow of the Colossus, and The Last Guardian.
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BTS Island: In the Seom Marks 4th Anniversary With Special Festival
The event ties the game's anniversary to BTS's milestone debut anniversary, offering layered rewards and content to sustain player engagement.
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Staffer Retro: Psychic Detective Quest Act 2 Demo Launches June 16 for Steam Next Fest
The limited-time Act 2 demo gives players their first extended look at the new Retro System, which introduces cruel truths after peaceful deductions, and signals Team Tetrapod's confidence in the sequel's evolution ahead of its July 23 launch.
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Capcom and SIE Detail PSSR2 and Graphics Tech in Resident Evil Requiem Interview
The interview provides the first detailed developer-side explanation of how PSSR2 works and what graphical leaps it enables, using Resident Evil Requiem as a showcase title.
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Fate/Grand Order to Update to Unity 6 in Mid-June, Requires 16GB Redownload
The Unity 6 migration is the largest technical overhaul Fate/Grand Order has undertaken since launch, forcing a full data redownload that may strain player storage and patience ahead of a September device requirement update.
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Kebab Chefs! - Restaurant Simulator Exits Early Access With Version 1.0
The official release caps a two-year early access period during which the game built a Very Positive rating and viral creator support, and the developer used community feedback to shape the final feature set.
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New Xbox Exec Says Advertising Is What the Game Industry Needs to Survive
A top Xbox executive is publicly arguing for in-game advertising as a necessary funding mechanism to keep game prices low and development budgets high, signaling a potential shift in platform strategy.
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Timberline Studio Releases Cooking Deck-Builder Beastro
Beastro is Timberline Studio's second title, following the dogsled survival game The Red Lantern, and it launches day one on Xbox Game Pass, giving it broad platform reach from the start.
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Don't Starve Together Gets Major Update 'Cursed Confrontation Part 1'
The update advances the 'From Beyond' story arc while Klei continues support for 'Don't Starve Together' alongside the newly announced 'Don't Starve Elsewhere'.
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Amazon Prime Members Get 'Paradise Killer' and Three Other PC Games Free
The promotion makes Kaizen Game Works' acclaimed open-world detective game 'Paradise Killer' available at no cost to Prime subscribers, alongside a small bundle of other indie titles.
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Summer Game Fest 2026 Sets New Viewership Record With 62 Million Livestreams
The event, which began as a pandemic-era online showcase in 2020, has now posted back-to-back years of record viewership, confirming its position as a permanent fixture in the summer game-announcement calendar.
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Pillars of Pantheon Demo Launches on Steam
The demo gives players a hands-on look at the game's core loop of fortress construction and combat, with a roulette-based upgrade system tied to Roman god imagery.
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Overwatch Reveals New DPS Hero Shion, a Dual-Wielding Motorcycle Flanker
Shion is the first new hero since Overwatch dropped the '2' from its name in February, and her design leans into a cyber-yakuza aesthetic that ties into the game's expanding Japan-set story.
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