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EA published "Building EA's Next Chapter" on October 22, laying out three priorities: strengthen core franchises, expand into new platforms and markets, and transform sports business. The post confirms BioWare's Edmonton studio will close. EA will focus action-adventure on Marvel's Iron Man and the next STAR WARS Jedi entry, keep investing in Apex Legends, revive Fight Night, and develop open-world football game Project Gridiron.
Oct 10
DiceVaders is a roguelike dice game from Pengonauts, the Montreal studio behind StarVaders. The basic rule is rolling three six-sided dice and activating the effects of the columns matching the results. Units and artifacts in those columns chain effects together, so early scores of a few thousand can reach tens of millions in the late game. Dice remain the core randomness throughout, and reroll resources stay limited.
Oct 3
Playstack released Dicevaders on September 30, 2026 for Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC. The game costs 1,800 yen and carries a 10 percent launch discount for two weeks. Developer Pengonauts built Dicevaders as a spin-off of StarVaders, the tactical roguelike that holds an Overwhelmingly Positive rating on Steam. In Dicevaders, the player is an alien commander who places units on a grid and rolls dice to raise an attack score. Matching die numbers such as pairs or triples triggers combos, and items allow rerolls or cheats on bad rolls. The roster has more than 60 unit types, 120 artifact types, and 10 commanders with different synergies. Each stage ends with pilots from StarVaders defending Earth. Supported languages total 10, including Japanese, English, Korean, and Simplified Chinese.
Sep 12
Publisher HARRISONWORLD released Cavi Studio's Dice Tavern: One Throw of Fate on September 8 for PC via Steam. The roguelike dice game builds on Farkle: players roll six dice, bank scoring combinations, and risk a reroll that can wipe out a turn's unbanked points. At the time of writing, 93 percent of 93 Steam user reviews are positive, giving it a Very Positive rating.
Sep 11
Taito is adding a new software title to its XR attraction Cube. Juban JUBAN -DICE or DIE- starts September 18, 2026, a sugoroku shooting game for one to four players who cooperate through trials inside the 450-degree box and try to escape a house of fate. Each session runs about 10 minutes and costs 1,200 yen per person. It expands to more Taito Station venues on September 25, including Kurayami Yuenchi locations.
Sep 8
Dice Tavern: Fateful Throw, a roguelike dice game inspired by Farkle, the dice minigame from Kingdom Come: Deliverance, launched on Steam today. Publisher HARRISONWORLD set the price at 1500 yen, with a launch sale cutting it to 1200 yen. Players roll dice to raise their score, then decide whether to bank the points or keep rolling for a bigger total. The risk grows with each roll.
Sep 5
Cavi Studio and publisher HARRISONWORLD will release Dice Tavern: A Fateful Roll on September 8, 2026 at 10:00 AM. The dice-building roguelike is based on the classic game Farkle and features 35 dice types, 11 playable characters, 43 synergies, and 15 Decrees. Players challenge 30 opponents across six taverns.
Aug 29
DieCorp Games announced Dice Hoarder, a dice shop simulation adventure for PC via Steam. The player works as a stock clerk, sorting and displaying dice, assembling sets of seven, and meeting daily quotas. Mysterious floppy disks unlock powers that ease the work. The game reached 10,000 wishlist registrations within 24 hours of its announcement.
Aug 27
viviON launched its game sales service viviON GAMES on August 26, 2026, allowing users to play PC games through a smartphone browser. The service runs games on dedicated servers, so play is not affected by the user's device specifications, and it does not require a dedicated app installation. Unlike a subscription model, viviON GAMES uses a per-title buy-to-own format, letting users purchase only the games they want. Each game includes a free trial period that can be used without user registration, with additional trial time granted upon registration. Registered users have their game data saved on servers, allowing them to continue from where they left off after purchasing. At launch, over 30 titles are available, including Aquarium wa Odoranai Special Edition, Yomawari San, Return to Shironagasu Island, and NKODICE. viviON cites a survey estimating 11.7 million former PC gamers in Japan who stopped playing due to life stage changes, and positions the service as a way to reach them during commutes or spare moments. A launch campaign offers 100 viviON points to users who register and subscribe to the newsletter by September 30, with 10 lottery winners receiving all launch titles as a set. The service will be exhibited at Tokyo Game Show 2026 from September 17.
Aug 21
DieCorp Games opened the Steam page for Dice Hoarder on August 22. The game is an organizing simulation set in a magical dice shop, where the player tidies inventory by picking up dice scattered in boxes and on the floor and sorting them onto shelves. There is no time limit, so players can work at their own pace. Over 2,800 dice appear in the shop, and the player groups them into RPG sets of seven: one d4, d6, d8, d10, d12, d20, and a percentile die. The shop also contains floppy disks that unlock skills for finding or drawing missing dice, though some disks carry an unsettling "HELP US" label. The employer instructs the player to never enter the basement, and the trailer shows what appears to be a basement entrance. All dice sounds in the game were recorded from the developer's own dice collection, and the press release states all content is handcrafted with no generative AI. Dice Hoarder is scheduled for release on Steam soon, supports multiple languages, and is designed for one player.
Aug 21
Publisher HARRISONWORLD announced that Cavi Studio's Dice Tavern: A Fateful Throw launches September 8, 2026. The dice-building roguelite adapts the classic game Farkle and draws inspiration from Balatro and a minigame in Kingdom Come: Deliverance. It offers over 10 playable characters, 30-plus opponents, and a Steam demo.
Aug 14
dicehit games, developer of the deck-building roguelike Runeveil, posted on X on August 11 telling players to pirate its games rather than buy Steam keys from unauthorized resellers. The post followed the discovery that Runeveil keys appear to be sold on a key shop site. The developer said it receives no money either way and prefers piracy over an unknown third party profiting from its work.
Aug 11
Harrison World announced on August 10 that Dice Tavern: A Fatal Throw, developed by Cavi Studio, will launch on Steam for PC on September 8, 2026. The deck-building roguelike adapts the traditional dice game Farkle, featuring 23 special dice, 10 characters, and 30 rivals across six taverns. A demo has been available since April 2026.
Aug 6
Dice Tavern: A Throw of Fate, a dice roguelike from developer Cavi Studio and publisher HARRISONWORLD, is scheduled for full release at the end of Q3 2026. The game combines the classic dice game Farkle with a system inspired by the dice game in Kingdom Come: Deliverance. Steam Deck support is confirmed alongside PC, and a free demo is available now on Steam.
Aug 6
Indie studio Dynamic Dice announced Death Row, a PC puzzle game set in a torture chamber where an execution saw approaches. Players cooperate in two roles: the Circuit Solver operates the control panel but cannot see the solution, while the Silent Guide knows the solution but can only communicate through gestures. The game includes 2-player co-op and 4-player 2-on-2 versus modes, with early access planned.
Jun 19
Developer ksym announced Chu!! Karate Uranai Voxel, a PC game that combines karate and fortune-telling, with a Steam store page now live. The game features voxel graphics, avocado throwing, bowing, and multiple modes including online rankings and local multiplayer. It is a revamped version of ksym's earlier Karate Uranai, and is scheduled for release around July 2026.
Jun 17
Bandai Namco Filmworks announced the Sunrise 50th Anniversary project, running from 2026 to 2028, to mark 50 years since the first Sunrise-branded work, Muteki Chōjin Zambot 3, in 2027. The project includes a key visual of 50 selected works and the Mirai e no Kōro short film project, which will produce six original 3DCG animated shorts in collaboration with other studios. The first two shorts, Dice with Demon and Metafear, were revealed, and the previously announced Armored Trooper Votoms: Die Graue Hexe is also part of the initiative.
Jun 13
Phantom Script Studio reported a sudden increase in wishlist registrations from Japan for its roguelike game Dice Carnival. The developer expressed gratitude on social media, crediting coverage from Japanese outlet HARF-WAY as the trigger. A short thank-you animation was also released.
Jun 4
AuWiMo and Mighty Jungle Games' Doodle Dice Monsters, a turn-based battle game where players draw their own monsters, launches June 24 on Steam. A demo is available now. Monster strength depends on time spent drawing, not artistic quality, and players can steal or lose monsters in battle.
Jun 3
REDICE STUDIO's webtoon "TEMPAL: The Power of Items" will get a TV anime adaptation airing from October 2026. Tachibana Ryumaru voices protagonist Greed and Seto Asami voices Yura. The teaser visual and PV have been released. The anime is directed by Kawano Ayako at J.C.STAFF.