Games

games 4 sources · Jul 22

Tsunku Opens Up About 11-Year Wait for Rhythm Heaven Miracle Stars

Tsunku's note provides a rare, personal account of the decade-plus gap between Rhythm Heaven titles, revealing that he turned down outside offers for similar games out of loyalty to Nintendo, and that the company's continued development during his illness became a personal lifeline.

Denfaminicogamer, Game Spark, GameBusiness.jp, and 1 more
gamesevent 2 sources · Jul 22

Silent Hill Producer Explains Ryukishi07 Choice, Global Dev at CEDEC 2026

The lecture provides the most detailed public look yet at how Konami rebuilt the Silent Hill franchise from scratch with a new, non-English-speaking team and a global development model, while also confirming that the Ryukishi07 collaboration was driven by the producer's personal fandom rather than a purely commercial calculation.

GAME Watch (Impress), Denfaminicogamer
gamesrelease 2 sources · Jul 22

Parkour Adventure VHOLUME Launches August 21

The demo's 'Overwhelmingly Positive' reception on Steam suggests strong early interest in a niche parkour genre title from a relatively unknown developer.

4Gamer.net, Game Spark
gamesrelease 2 sources · Jul 22

Ps1-Style Horror Game Photomaly Launches on Steam

The game's blend of mundane job simulation with escalating horror, set in a PS1-style aesthetic, offers a distinct take on the indie horror trend that prioritizes atmosphere over jump scares.

4Gamer.net, Game Spark
gamesrelease 2 sources · Jul 22

Horror Game Hie: The Dream of a Cockspur Released on Steam

The game's surrealist-influenced horror, combined with its lone developer origin and the deliberate obscuring of narrative elements like blacked-out text, marks a distinct stylistic choice in the indie horror space that prioritizes atmosphere over jump scares.

4Gamer.net, Game Spark
gamesrelease 2 sources · Jul 22

DMM GAMES Version of SD Gundam G Generation Eternal Launches

The DMM GAMES launch extends the game's reach to a PC-native audience with cross-save support, a feature the smartphone and Google Play Games versions already offered but which now reaches DMM's user base.

4Gamer.net, ASCII.jp
gamesevent 2 sources · Jul 22

Shuhei Yoshida Recounts Bloodborne, Demon's Souls Missteps at CEDEC2026

Yoshida's public admission of his early misjudgment of Demon's Souls and the subsequent strained relationship with FromSoftware offers a rare, firsthand account of how a major platform holder's internal skepticism shaped the trajectory of a genre-defining franchise.

GAME Watch, Denfaminicogamer
gamesrelease 2 sources · Jul 22

Post-Apocalyptic Bar Sim 'On the Rocks' Demo Launches on Steam

The demo's release gives players an early look at a survival sim that blends bar management with FPS combat and a risk-heavy crafting system, a combination that is uncommon in the genre.

Denfaminicogamer, Game Spark
gamesannouncement 2 sources · Jul 22

One Ok Rock Bassist Ryota Launches Melty Island in Fortnite

Melty Island is a rare instance of a major musician building a permanent, playable art-and-music space inside a live-service game, using Fortnite's Creative tools to merge practice gameplay with a curated virtual gallery.

Automaton, Denfaminicogamer
gamesannouncement 4 sources · Jul 22

FromSoftware Opens The Duskbloods Network Test Applications

This network test is the first public hands-on opportunity for The Duskbloods, a title that marks FromSoftware's first multiplayer-focused PvPvE game on Nintendo hardware.

Denfaminicogamer, ASCII.jp, Inside, and 1 more
gamesrelease 1 sources · Jul 22

Netmarble Launches Vampire MMORPG Globally

The launch positions Netmarble to capture the mobile MMORPG market with a title that emphasizes idle-friendly auto-play and a vampire aesthetic, directly inheriting the design philosophy of 'Lineage 2 Revolution'.

4Gamer.net
gamesannouncement 3 sources · Jul 22

Langrisser: Sea of Swords Announced as Free-To-Play New Entry

This marks the first completely new, free-to-play Langrisser title developed by BlackJack Studio, shifting the series from its traditional premium stage-based structure to a live-service exploration RPG with destructible terrain and a continuous world.

4Gamer.net, Automaton
games 2 sources · Jul 22

Steam Pilots Trial Ends With Both Claims Dismissed

The case highlights how crowdfunding game projects can collapse when the legal framework governing developer-creator relationships is ambiguous, leaving both sides with no financial recourse and backers refunded.

Game Spark, GameBusiness.jp