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E Ink announced Kaleido 4 on October 15, 2026, a color e-paper platform with twice the color gamut volume and 50 percent improved contrast over the previous generation, plus 15 percent higher white reflectance. It supports video playback at up to 18fps. The first device to use it is Hanvon's M10C II e-note, which pairs a new front light with the T2000 timing controller. Japanese release and pricing are unknown.
SpaceBlast, DigitalBlast, and the space business division of Oscar Promotion have appointed the rookie astronaut VTuber Artemis Ichi as public relations intern for SpaceLINK Conference 2027, set for February 8, 2027 at TODA HALL & CONFERENCE TOKYO. She will communicate information ahead of the event and hold dialogues with speakers. Specific activities will be announced as they are decided.
SportsTech Japan, the developer of baseball-specific SNS Baselink AI, announced a third-party allotment of new shares with BUNKLE, NEOLAB, existing shareholder Owls Business Partners, and angel investors as subscribers. Baselink AI surpassed 10,000 registered users within 3 months of its official release. The company plans to strengthen SNS functions and AI verbalization support, and will partner with academies tsuzuki BASE and NEOLAB to build a next-generation baseball development environment.
Unitcom released three LEVEL∞ gaming PCs on August 19 as recommended configurations for Granblue Fantasy: Relink - Endless Ragnarok. The AMD Ryzen and Radeon builds start at 229,700 yen, support BTO customization, and are verified through actual gameplay.
Game Spark's July 25 Steam global sales ranking shows Granblue Fantasy: Relink climbing back into the top 10 after its Endless Ragnarok expansion, while Assassin's Creed Black Flag RE: Sync holds second place in its second week. The list also highlights rising titles like Dinoblade and Tears of Metal.
Third Wave Corporation, under its GALLERIA brand, began selling recommended PCs for GRANBLUE FANTASY: Relink - Endless Ragnarok on July 31, 2026. The lineup includes three desktop models with AMD Ryzen CPUs and Radeon graphics cards, available at Dospara stores and online.
At CEDEC 2026, Cygames engineers Satoshi Hirate and Tatsu Miki explained how they built the battle system for Granblue Fantasy: Relink and its Endless Ragnarok expansion. The team aimed for battles where every player can fight stylishly, managing 84 character-style variations through rapid iteration and a two-tier AI system.
Inversenet's FRONTIER brand began selling gaming PCs verified by Cygames for 'Granblue Fantasy: Relink - Endless Ragnarok' on July 17. The systems feature an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU and Radeon RX 9000 series GPU, with two case options: the compact FREXAR X series or the full-tower GHL series. The PCs have passed Cygames' verification standards for comfortable play of the expansion.
Automaton's weekly roundup of Steam sales for July 5-11 features eight heavily discounted games, including Dog Brew at 82 yen and Sparklite at 257 yen, with discounts ranging from 73% to 90% off. The list prioritizes high-rated titles with bargain prices.
Cygames released GRANBLUE FANTASY: Relink - Endless Ragnarok on July 9, 2026, for PC, PS4, PS5, and Nintendo Switch 2. The large-scale expansion for the 2024 action RPG adds a new story, four playable characters (Beatrix, Eustace, Garanza, and Maglifrira), a roguelike single-player mode, a summon system that lets players control primal beasts, and a new difficulty level called CHAOS. The Standard Edition costs 6,930 yen, the Special Edition costs 9,900 yen, and an upgrade kit for original Relink owners costs 3,960 yen. Separate DLC unlock tickets for the characters Fraux and Fediel are also available for 330 yen each. On Steam, the expansion and original Relink together peaked at about 38,000 concurrent players, and the upgrade kit holds a 94% positive rating from 185 reviews. According to Automaton, the expansion was not part of Cygames' original post-launch plans but was developed in response to player feedback. A free demo is available on all platforms.
Game Spark and Inside have published their weekly roundups of new game releases for the week of July 6, 2026, covering both the Japanese and North American markets. The headline titles this week are 'Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced', 'GRANBLUE FANTASY: Relink - Endless Ragnarok', and 'Palworld', all scheduled for release on July 9 and July 10 respectively. 'Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced' launches on July 9 for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. 'GRANBLUE FANTASY: Relink - Endless Ragnarok' also arrives July 9 on PC, PS5, PS4, and Nintendo Switch 2. 'Palworld' follows on July 10 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. Other notable releases include 'Echoes of Aincrad' (July 9 on PS5, Xbox, PC; July 10 on PS5, Xbox, PC), 'Digimon Story Time Stranger' (July 9 on Switch 2 and Switch), 'Wuthering Waves' (July 10 on Xbox Series X|S), and 'College Football 27' (July 9 on PC, PS5, Xbox). The lists also include dozens of smaller indie and digital-only titles across all platforms.
Cygames announced on June 28 that the next major update for Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising, version 2.60, will arrive on September 17. The update adds Id, the dragon-powered swordsman from the action RPG Granblue Fantasy: Relink, as a downloadable character. Id is voiced by Kenjiro Tsuda and was an antagonist in Relink, standing in the protagonists' way as the greatest swordsman in the Zega Grande sky realm. The update also includes a new stage, the Einstedt Archipelago, a new universal system for all characters, and battle balance adjustments for multiple fighters. On the same day, the Nintendo Switch 2 version of Versus: Rising launches. The Switch 2 edition includes all 40 characters from the base game and previously released DLC, including Id and the NieR: Automata collaboration character 2B. It supports local wireless multiplayer and includes the full story mode and Digital Figure Mode. A save data linkage bonus with the upcoming Granblue Fantasy: Relink - Endless Ragnarok, releasing July 9, will grant Id's weapon skin and a Lyria lobby avatar in Versus: Rising.
Soft Source, in partnership with Silver Lining and Joey Drew Studios, will release physical editions of Bendy and the Ink Machine for PS5 and Switch on October 22, 2026, priced at 5,720 yen. The first-person puzzle-action horror game, already available digitally on those platforms and on PC, sends players through a ruined animation studio filled with traps and creatures.
Cygames released a demo for Granblue Fantasy: Relink - Endless Ragnarok on June 18 across Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and PC. The demo includes early story content, four quests with online cross-play, and a tutorial. Playing the demo grants rewards for the full game, which launches July 9.