Idol Manager: Virtual Venture Puts V-Streamers in Charge at Tokyo Game Show 2026
The series that made its name mapping the idol industry's business side is now applying that same agency-management loop to the streamer economy, which turns the demo's money-gated hiring and four audition budget tiers into the story itself.
Reporting from 1 source: 4Gamer.net.
PLAYISM is showing Idol Manager: Virtual Venture, the latest Idol Manager entry from Russian developer Glitch Pitch, at Tokyo Game Show 2026. The 2021 game covered traditional idol groups; this one moves the setting to virtual streamers. A demo build covers the full flow from an empty agency to hiring staff, holding auditions, and debuting a V-streamer, with male as well as female streamers available to scout.
The demo starts with a producer name and an agency name, one million in funds, and a single floor. Desks replace the previous game's dedicated rooms per job type, and each desk seats one to two people.
Hiring runs on the same logic as scouting. Art design and IT support come first, and managers can be brought on so interviews and lyric writing no longer land on the player alone. Budget tiers decide who applies: spend more and stronger candidates appear, spend less and the applicant pool drops with it.
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