Appulse Demo Launches on Steam, Pinball-Roguelite Shooter Hybrid
The demo gives a first playable look at a genre blend that mixes pinball physics with shooter combat and roguelite progression, all set on a spaceship table.
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Call of Duty Lobby Voice Chat Streamed as Sleep BGM, Creator Says It Works
The site stretches the concept of ambient sleep sound to its breaking point, using the notoriously hostile Call of Duty voice chat as a relaxation tool.
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Mining Merchant Developer Opens Up About Inspiration, Parental Leave, and Player Feedback
The interview reveals the personal and design influences behind a niche indie game that has already generated demand for more content.
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Bethesda Reveals Fallout 5 Pre-Production, Fallout 3 and New Vegas Remasters
The official confirmation of Fallout 5's pre-production status ends years of speculation about the next numbered entry and shows Bethesda is maintaining a full slate of Fallout projects alongside The Elder Scrolls VI.
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Brigador Killers, Sequel to 2016's Brigador, Enters Early Access in August
The sequel to the 2016 top-down shooter Brigador will launch in Early Access this August, continuing the series' focus on vehicular destruction.
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Roguelike Mecha Shooter 'RIG Riot' Gets September Release Date
The September release date, paired with a playable demo and a closed beta test, gives the indie mecha roguelike a clear launch window and community engagement path.
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Nihon Falcom Launches Kyoto Xanadu -Sakura Genmu- Across Multiplatforms
The new entry continues the Xanadu series 11 years after Tokyo Xanadu, mixing 2D and 3D action in a Kyoto-based setting.
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Galaxy Grove's Steam To Electric Gets New Trailer and Two Train Types
The trailer and new train reveals signal continued development for Galaxy Grove's railway management sim ahead of its Steam release.
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Twitch Summer Drops Fest 2026 Brings Rewards for Over 40 Titles
The event illustrates Twitch's strategy of using drops to sustain viewer engagement across a broad slate of major game titles throughout the summer.
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Capcom Arcade Stadium Complete Pack Drops to 1,497 Yen on Steam
By bundling two separate arcade collections into a single complete pack and discounting it by 75%, Capcom is offering a low-cost entry point for retro gaming fans to acquire 64 classic arcade titles on PC.
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Zenless Zone Zero Ver.3.1 Launches July 29 With New Lumin Attribute Agent Remiere
The introduction of the Lumin attribute marks the first new damage type in Zenless Zone Zero since launch, expanding the game's elemental system and team-building options.
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Hard SF Adventure 'Mayak' Demo Launches on Steam
A hard SF game developed by an active researcher brings scientific plausibility to the first-contact genre, a niche that often prioritizes spectacle over accuracy.
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Captain Tsubasa 2: World Fighters Preview: No Fouls, No Referee, Just Action
By removing fouls and referees entirely, the game abandons realism to create a fighting-game-like flow that prioritizes spectacular special moves and chain combos over adherence to soccer rules, marking a stark shift from both traditional sports games and the previous title.
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Persona 5: The Phantom X Gets a Summer Beach House Event and a New Minami Variant
This seasonal update is a standard content drop for the live-service game, but the new Minami variant's support role and Blessing attribute add a new option for team composition.
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Final Fantasy Resonance Trailer Released, Switch 2/Switch Pre-Orders Open
Final Fantasy Resonance is the first Final Fantasy game to use the HD-2D visual style, signaling Square Enix's strategy of transforming its deprecated mobile properties into full-priced console releases.
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Dear Van Gogh: To Dearly Beloved Van Gogh Launches in Sky: Children of the Light
The collaboration brings art history into a live game environment, with a physical pop-up that extends the in-game experience to real-world space.
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Xross Stars 'Grand Resonance' Booster Pack Released
The expansion adds 16 new talents to the game's leader card roster and introduces a new parallel rarity, continuing the cross-agency crossover concept of Xross Stars.
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Cat's Hand Is a Saving Hand Lets Players Summon Ghost Cats in Horror Game
A short-form horror game built around a limited-use helper mechanic, with a demo available ahead of a July 31 release.
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Co-Op Mining and Factory Sim 'Ore Factory Squad' Launches on Steam
The strong early user rating of 92 percent positive across 127 reviews signals that the game's cooperative, non-linear mining and automation loop is resonating with the factory sim audience.
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Eiko Kano to Stream Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! for First Time, Already Confused
Eiko Kano's uninformed first attempt at Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! is already generating comedic reactions on social media before the stream even starts.
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RGG Studio to Stream 'Stranger Than Heaven' Combat Gameplay July 23
This is the first public look at the combat system for a new IP from RGG Studio, and the live nature of the demonstration suggests the game's controls differ significantly from the turn-based combat of the main 'Like a Dragon' series.
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Over 4,000 Attend TennoCon 2026 as Warframe Reaches 85 Million Players
The sold-out crowd and continued growth show that a 13-year-old free-to-play title can sustain a dedicated fanbase years after launch, a rarity in the live-service space.
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Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Launches October 15, Returns to 2D Exploration
After a 12-year gap since the last original 2D Castlevania entry, the series returns to its exploration-action roots with a new canonical protagonist and a focus on the whip as a core mechanic, aiming to bridge classic and modern design.
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Sakatsuku 2026 Update Adds International Cup and Special 1vs1 Modes
The update brings back a classic national team management mode to Sakatsuku while introducing a new competitive PvP event, extending the game's post-launch content cycle.
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