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Cover Corp is preparing to launch its first official hololive smartphone game, hololive Dreams, on July 23, 2026, while expanding its music label, merchandise collaborations, and fan game support across multiple regions.
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Jul 22
Cover Corp's most significant current initiative is the launch of hololive Dreams, the first official smartphone game for the hololive VTuber group. Developed with QualiArts, the rhythm RPG surpassed 1.5 million pre-registrations by July 22, 2026, triggering rewards for all 54 in-game talents. The game will launch on July 23 for iOS, Android, and Steam, with a free-to-play model offering 290 yen monthly memberships for each hololive member and a create-beatmap feature that includes beatmaps made by members themselves. A real-world collaboration event with fireworks and drones is scheduled for October 15 at Saitama Stadium 2002.
Cover's music operations are expanding through its hololive RECORDS label, which announced its first anniversary selection album, an 11-CD box set of 67 songs, and a two-day live event in January 2027 at K Arena Yokohama. Hololive English talent IRyS released her first full album and announced her debut solo concert for October 2026. The company also established a personal agency, Studio STELLAR, for top talent Hoshimachi Suisei, separating her solo music career from group activities while keeping her within the hololive ecosystem.
Cover continues to extend the hololive brand into new product categories and regions. A collaboration with Medialink Group brought an afternoon tea party-themed merchandise line to Hong Kong. A pop-up store in Taiwan and a crossover with the Taiwanese mobile game Celebrity Mahjong target regional audiences. The company's subsidiary CCMC published the first full-length fan game under the holo Indie brand, HoloTrials: Case Covered, releasing for free on Steam in September 2026. Internally, Cover developed an OBS plugin for 3D streaming effects, currently used only internally with plans to distribute to talents later.
Key facts
- hololive Dreams launch date
- July 23, 2026, for iOS, Android, and Steam ↗
- hololive Dreams pre-registrations
- Over 1.5 million by July 22, 2026 ↗
- hololive RECORDS HISTORY COLLECTION album
- 11-CD box set with 67 songs, 17,600 yen, pre-orders open July 16, 2026 ↗
- hololive RECORDS MUSIC STAGE 2027
- January 9 and 10, 2027, at K Arena Yokohama ↗
- IRyS first full album and solo concert
- Album DANGERyS released July 12, 2026; concert 'HOPE ||: Beyond the Stars' on October 6, 2026, at SGC Hall Ariake ↗
- Hoshimachi Suisei personal agency
- Studio STELLAR established March 22, 2026, with talent management by NERD Inc. ↗
- First holo Indie fan game
- HoloTrials: Case Covered, free on Steam from September 10, 2026 ↗
- OBS plugin for 3D effects
- Developed internally by Cover Corp, announced June 25, 2026, currently used only internally ↗
Timeline
- Jul 22, 2026 Hololive Dreams Pre-Download Begins With 1.5 Million Pre-Registrations
- Jul 21, 2026 Medialink Group and Hololive Production Announce It's Holo-Tea Time! Collaboration
- Jul 20, 2026 Hololive Dreams Launches July 23 With 290 Yen Memberships and Member-Made Beatmaps
- Jul 16, 2026 Hololive Records Music Stage 2027 Announced With History Collection Box Set
- Jul 13, 2026 Hololive English IRyS Releases First Full Album DANGERyS, Announces First Solo Concert
- Jul 10, 2026 Hololive 7th Fest After-Screening Hits Theaters Nationwide With Cheering Allowed
- Jul 10, 2026 Hololive Production, Celebrity Mahjong Crossover Launches July 15
- Jul 6, 2026 Midjourney Demands Hollywood Studios Disclose Internal AI Usage in Copyright Fight
- Jun 30, 2026 Holo Indie Mystery Adventure HoloTrials: Case Covered Gets Free Steam Release Date
- Jun 27, 2026 Cover Corp. Develops OBS Plugin for 3D Effects
- Jun 20, 2026 Final Recovery Squad Launches to Very Positive Reviews on Steam
- Jun 17, 2026 Hololive Spring Travel Diary Pop-Up Store Opens in Taiwan July 1
- Jun 12, 2026 Compilation Album 'Discover -Re-Ride Collection-' to Release August 25
- Jun 8, 2026 Tomodachi Life Leads Japan's Game Rankings for May 25-31
- May 30, 2026 Hoshimachi Suisei Establishes Personal Agency Studio STELLAR
- May 30, 2026 Hololive Dreams Surpasses 1 Million Pre-Registrations
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Aug 18
COVER Corporation announced on August 18 that it will hold a series of events themed around "hololive Dreams," the first official smartphone game for Hololive, to commemorate the 9th anniversary of Hololive Production. The initiative includes two major projects: the walking event "Holo~Cal Yokohama Arc" and the music and fireworks event "Holo Hanabi 2026." The Holo~Cal Yokohama Arc, the second installment of the local support project, runs from September 18 to October 9 in the Yokohama Minato Mirai area. It features collaborations with seven talents: Houshou Marine, Yukihana Lamy, Omaru Polka, Hakui Koyori, Kobo Kanaeru, Hakos Baelz, and Ichijou Ririka. Activities include a stamp rally, limited voice lines, collaboration drinks, newly drawn merchandise, and life-size panel displays at venues such as Yokohama World Porters and Minato Mirai Tokyu Square. Holo Hanabi 2026, titled "~ hololive production 9th Anniversary Fireworks ~Blooming Dreams," takes place on October 15 at Saitama Stadium 2002. The event, which returns after last year's show in Makuhari, will feature fireworks and drones synchronized with Hololive songs.
Aug 11
Cover Corporation released an official report for Nene Momosuzu's first solo live, held July 29 at Tokyo Garden Theater. The show featured a delivery-themed opening, a setlist including her signature song and hololive medleys, and a story of her becoming the strongest idol. Archive viewing tickets are now on sale.
Aug 10
COVER Corporation announced the SUNRISEPOP x hololive production late-summer mystery project "holonatsu Paradise," a pop-up event at Bailian ZX Creative Center in Shanghai from August 30 to September 9, 2026. The event features exclusive key visuals of seven hololive talents and a wide range of exclusive merchandise, including Shanghai-exclusive commemorative items.
Aug 9
Warner Bros. Discovery filed a lawsuit against Amazon on July 21, accusing Amazon MGM Studios of illegally poaching executives, including HBO Max marketing VP Pia Barlow, who had a contract through October 2027. The suit alleges Amazon interfered with contracts and engaged in unfair competition.
Aug 8
Indie support team Indie Freaks renewed its official website on August 4, launching Indie Freaks Discovery, a Japanese-language game discovery feature. The site lets users compare prices across Steam, Nintendo Store, PlayStation Store, and Microsoft Store, check price history, and see Japanese language support and Steam evaluation status. It lists over 100,000 titles.
Aug 6
COVER Corporation announced a new NoonX collaboration pop-up store, "hololive production Midsummer｜Kenting Travel Diary," opening August 11 at Top City Taichung and running through September 9, 2026. The event features Shirakami Fubuki, Houshou Marine, Tsunomaki Watame, Kobo Kanaeru, Hakos Baelz, and Juufuutei Raden in a tropical seaside theme with exclusive merchandise and interactive activities.
Jul 23
QualiArts and COVER Corporation launched "hololive Dreams" (abbreviated as "HoloDori") on July 23, 2026, for iOS, Android, and Steam. The game is the first official smartphone title for the hololive production VTuber group. It is a free-to-play rhythm and RPG set in a theme park, where players raise talents, play rhythm games and mini-games, and build a dream park. Pre-downloads for the smartphone versions began on July 22. The developers announced that cumulative pre-registrations surpassed 1.5 million, triggering in-game rewards for all 54 participating talents, including a "Kawaii Hairpin" accessory and five gacha tickets. To celebrate the launch, a "15-Day 25-Song Addition Campaign" will add 25 songs over 15 consecutive days, and a login bonus will award diamonds equivalent to 10 gacha pulls. Players can also obtain one talent of their choice at the highest rarity at the start of the game.
Jul 21
Cover Corporation announced a collaboration with Medialink Group for an afternoon tea party-themed merchandise line featuring seven talents from hololive, hololive Indonesia, and hololive English. The products debut at ACGHK 2026 from July 24 to 28 at the Medialink Group booth.
Jul 20
Cover announced that 'hololive Dreams' will launch on July 23 for Android, iOS, and PC via Steam. The free-to-play rhythm RPG will offer monthly memberships for each hololive member at 290 yen, providing cosmetic rewards. A create-beatmap feature will include beatmaps made by members themselves. A collaboration event with fireworks and drones is scheduled for October 15 at Saitama Stadium 2002.
Jul 16
Cover Corp, the operator of the VTuber agency Hololive Production, announced on July 16, 2026, that pre-orders have opened for the selection album "hololive RECORDS HISTORY COLLECTION" under its label hololive RECORDS. The company also revealed a real-life live event, "hololive RECORDS MUSIC STAGE 2027," scheduled for January 9 and 10, 2027, at K Arena Yokohama in Yokohama City. The album commemorates the first anniversary of the hololive RECORDS label. It is an 11-CD box set containing 67 songs, including original tracks personally selected by Hololive talents and collaboration songs such as event theme songs that were previously only available through digital distribution. The set costs 17,600 yen (tax included) and comes with 67 special jacket cards, one for each song. It also includes a serial code for advance lottery tickets to the January 2027 live event. The lineup for the two-day event has been announced. Day 1 on January 9 will feature AZKi, Sakura Miko, Hakos Baelz, and ReGLOSS. Day 2 on January 10 will feature Shirakami Fubuki, Houshou Marine, Kobo Kanaeru, and FLOW GLOW.
Jul 13
Hololive English VTuber IRyS released her first full album "DANGERyS" on July 12, 2026, via Cover. The 10-track album features a lead single "Escalate" and showcases IRyS's signature eurobeat style, with contributions from various track makers in Japan and abroad. A CD edition includes an exclusive rearranged version of "Gravity" as a bonus track. The album is available digitally and in CD and LP formats, with the LP edition including an autographed poster card. Separately, Cover announced IRyS's first solo concert, titled "IRyS 1st Concert 'HOPE ||: Beyond the Stars'," scheduled for October 6 at SGC Hall Ariake in Tokyo. In-person reserved seat tickets range from 8,200 yen for A seats to 12,000 yen for SS seats, with a first-round advance lottery open through July 20. Streaming tickets are priced at 6,800 yen via SPWN and ZAIKO. Concert merchandise sales are also underway until August 17.
Jul 10
Cover Corporation announced on July 10, 2026, that the after-screening of the hololive Production all-members live event "hololive 7th fes. Ridin' on Dreams," originally held in March 2026, will be shown at theaters across Japan over four days. The screenings are scheduled for August 29 and 30, and September 5 and 6, 2026, with each day dedicated to one of the event's four stages. Tickets are priced at 4,500 yen for a regular ticket and 5,200 yen for a ticket including a set of silver tape and confetti stickers. A lottery system via Lawson Ticket runs in two rounds, starting July 10, followed by general and theater sales. Each screening will include an exclusive comment video from two talents: for Stage 1, Tsunomaki Watame and FUWAMOCO; Stage 2, Shishiro Botan and Elizabeth Rose Bloodflame; Stage 3, Kikirara Vivi and Pavolia Reine; Stage 4, Todoroki Hajime and Kaela Kovalskia. Attendees may use penlights and cheer vocally, but recording and photography are prohibited. All visitors receive a clear postcard featuring the event's key visual. Original goods will also be sold at the theaters.
Jul 10
COVER Corporation announced a limited-time collaboration between hololive production and the Taiwanese mahjong game Celebrity Mahjong, starting July 15, 2026. The crossover features talents Houshou Marine, Hakui Koyori, and Juufuutei Raden, with in-game events, exclusive outfit sets, a cheering event, card albums, and a merchandise booth at Comic Exhibition in Taipei from July 23 to 26.
Jul 6
Midjourney is demanding Disney, Universal, and Warner Bros. Discovery reveal details of their own AI development and use, arguing that if the studios are training models internally, it would support Midjourney's fair-use defense. The company has appealed a magistrate judge's ruling that limited discovery to consumer-facing images and videos. A hearing is set for August 17, 2026.
Jun 30
CCMC, a subsidiary of Cover Corp, announced the opening of the Steam store page for HoloTrials: Case Covered, a free mystery adventure game developed by VTAC Games under the holo Indie fan game brand. The game is set in a parallel world where hololive English talents from Myth and Council/Promise are reimagined as high school students. Players take the role of student detective Watson Amelia, investigating a campus incident that leads to a courtroom battle to clear Gawr Gura, the prime suspect. The game combines visual novel text with side-scrolling exploration and point-and-click evidence collection. Courtroom segments require players to find contradictions in testimonies and present correct evidence. The art style uses lineless 2D sprites with full animation. HoloTrials: Case Covered will release for free on Steam on September 10, 2026 at 12:00 JST. The store page went live on June 30, 2026. The game supports English language only.
Jun 27
Cover Corp. announced on June 25, 2026 that it has developed an in-house plugin integrating 3D effects into the streaming software OBS. The plugin uses Spout technology to offload rendering from the company's Studio App to OBS, enabling effects like relighting, ambient occlusion, and decals. It is currently used only internally, with plans to distribute it to talents later.
Jun 20
Publisher Waku Waku Games released Final Recovery Squad on June 18, developed by Sunfish Kuma. The single-player FPS has a 97% positive rating from 167 Steam reviews. Players control a robot girl recovering weapons in a post-apocalyptic world. The game is available on PC, Switch, and Switch 2.
Jun 17
COVER Corporation and NoonX will host a "hololive Spring Travel Diary" pop-up store at Big City Mall Hsinchu in Taiwan from July 1 to August 9, 2026. The event features six talents, exclusive merchandise, a lucky draw machine, a card gacha machine, a photo booth, and a Tokyo Sakura Photo Wall.
Jun 12
CHET Group announced the compilation album 'discover -Re-ride Collection-' featuring 17 VTubers, VSingers, voice actors, and creators, based on the first V Collection song 'discover.' Pre-orders start June 19, 2026, with the album releasing August 25, 2026. The project uses a baton-style production method called 'Re-ride' where artists freely contribute parts.
Jun 8
Famitsu's latest weekly sales chart for May 25-31 shows Tomodachi Life on Switch in first place with 52,483 copies sold, bringing its total to over 1.25 million. New releases include 007 First Light on PS5 and Utawarerumono: Past and Present Rediscovered on both PS5 and Switch.
May 30
Cover Corp announced on March 22, 2026, that VTuber Hoshimachi Suisei has established a personal agency named Studio STELLAR to strengthen her artist activities. Suisei, who debuted in 2018 and joined hololive production in 2019, will shift the core of her work to solo efforts under the new agency. The move aims to support her stated goal of performing at Tokyo Dome and achieving further success in the mainstream music scene. Cover Corp stated the change is necessary to sharpen her music activities and continue reaching higher levels. While solo activities such as music, streaming, merchandise sales, and fan club operations will move to Studio STELLAR, Suisei will continue collaborations and group activities as a hololive production VTuber. Talent management for the new agency will be handled by NERD Inc., which will cooperate with Cover Corp to support her solo career. Cover Corp described the move as a step toward expanding VTubers' reach and realizing its mission of creating a culture loved worldwide.
May 30
Cover Corp and QualiArts announced that pre-registrations for the first official hololive smartphone game, hololive Dreams, have passed 1 million. Milestone rewards include dot sunglasses for all 54 talents. A second area, Megasphere, themed around games and casinos, will launch alongside the previously announced Harmony Garden. Additional pre-registration rewards and a JR Tokai collaboration were also revealed.