Hashire Hebereke EX, a modern remake of the 1994 Super Famicom racing game, has a playable demo on Steam Next Fest and is set to launch on September 3, 2026.
Sunsoft is updating its 1994 cult racing game Hashire Hebereke for modern platforms. The remake, titled Hashire Hebereke EX, has joined Steam Next Fest with a playable demo. The demo includes the first two story stages and the Engacho chase mode, giving players an early look at the game's online multiplayer and multiple game modes.
Pre-orders for both Standard and Limited Editions are open. The full game is scheduled to launch on September 3, 2026. The release date and demo availability are the only concrete details established about the project so far. No platform list beyond Steam has been confirmed, and no staff or studio credits have been disclosed in the coverage.
The game represents Sunsoft's effort to revive a 30-year-old title from its back catalog for a contemporary audience, with the demo serving as the primary vehicle for player feedback ahead of the September launch.
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Sunsoft's classic racing game Hashire Hebereke EX, a modern remake of the 1994 Super Famicom title, has joined Steam Next Fest with a playable demo. The demo includes the first two story stages and the Engacho chase mode. Pre-orders for the Standard and Limited Editions are open. The full game launches September 3, 2026.
The S.H.Figuarts Dark Zagi figure from 'Ultraman Nexus' is getting a second lottery order at Premium Bandai, with applications open from June 16 to June 25, 2026. The figure includes effect parts for the Lightning Zagi beam technique and a bonus beam clash effect part for use with the separately sold Ultraman Noa figure. It is scheduled to ship in February 2027 for 9,900 yen.
Nexon released a demo for its dark fantasy MMORPG 'Embers of the Uncrowned' at the Steam Next Fest on June 15, 2026, alongside a new trailer. The demo is available until June 22. The game focuses on rebuilding a noble family and reclaiming human territories in a dark fantasy world with strategic combat.
The anime adaptation of Nekoko's light novel series The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System has revealed its ending theme song performer. ReoNa will sing "Lv. 1 Shokugyō: Ningen" (Level 1 Occupation: Human) as the ending theme. The anime premieres on July 2 on TBS and MBS's Super Animeism TURBO block and will run for two consecutive cours.
Game Spark interviewed Surumemanju, the solo developer of the high-speed mech action game Omega Phenex, which has been in development for about eight years. The open beta on Steam surpassed 45,000 participants in its first five days and 60,000 by the end of May, with over 125,000 wishlist additions. The game is heavily inspired by the Armored Core series, particularly Armored Core: For Answer, and also draws from Ace Combat. Surumemanju, a CG designer by trade, started the project in 2016 as a self-study exercise in Unreal Engine 4, later migrating to UE5. The full release is planned for 2027.
Millennium Bound announced that the first-person dark fantasy RPG 'Necrofane' has surpassed 50,000 wishlist registrations on Steam. The game draws influence from 'Dark Souls,' 'King's Field,' 'DOOM,' and 'Hexen.' A Kickstarter campaign is running until July 2, with stretch goals for console ports and co-op play. The Steam release is planned for 2027.
Max Factory will release a figma of Kurukai, the elite doll and commander of H.I.D.E.404 from Girls' Frontline 2: Exilium, in April 2027. The articulated figure includes three face plates with movable eyes, an assault rifle, a baton, a removable axe, and a handgun, and stands about 156mm tall.
Figure brand Calbone announced a 1/7 scale figure of Florence in her Strange Tororo Mochi skin from Girls' Frontline 2: Exilium. The figure reproduces her playful expression, casual clothes, and hand-held items, and includes a sitting mattress base and an acrylic magnet bonus. It is priced at 25,960 yen and ships in March 2027 via Amiami and other retailers.
Devolver Digital and System Era Softworks released the early access version of STARSEEKER: Astroneer Expeditions on June 12, 2026, for PC, Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. The cooperative action-adventure game is set in the Astroneer universe and has players exploring space from the ESS Starseeker station. A game guide and a Twitch Drops event are also available.
NEXON announced on June 12 that a collaboration between its free-to-play looter shooter The First Descendant and the anime Neon Genesis Evangelion will begin on June 18. A trailer released alongside the announcement shows Descendants wearing plug suit-style costumes modeled after Rei Ayanami, Asuka Langley Shikinami, and Mari Illustrious Makinami. The collaboration is cosmetic, with full-body skins, weapon skins, and social motions expected. NEXON has not yet detailed the sales format or full item list. An upcoming developer livestream on the game's official YouTube channel will introduce collaboration items and events ahead of the June 18 launch, along with June update content. The First Descendant is available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam. The game previously collaborated with NieR: Automata and Bayonetta.
Takara Tomy Mall is holding lottery sales for the Realize RMZ-EX02 Desert Liger model kit and the TOYRISE King Exkaiser Black Ver. figure. Applications are open until June 30, 2026, with delivery scheduled for late July. The Desert Liger is a 1/100 scale action model based on the 2003 game accessory colors, while the King Exkaiser Black Ver. is a 26 cm tall combining robot from The Brave Express Might Gaine.
The production team for the anime adaptation of My Classmate's a Sexy Actress, and Now We Live Together?! has set a July 5, 2026 premiere date. They also released a character promo focused on Ruka Someya, voiced by Hitomi Yanagi. The anime adapts Nigo Shoji's manga Onaji Semi no Someya-san ga AV Joyū datta Hanashi, which ran for eight chapters in KATTS' Ananga Langa magazine from 2023 to 2024. Studio Hokiboshi, known for hentai adaptations such as Adam's Sweet Agony, is animating the series. Narue Kurotsuguchi directs, with Eeyo Kurosai handling series composition and Hapirai Chokomi on character design. Riku Miyazora co-stars as Ryosuke Kamiya. The theme song is Sakura Momo's "Mirai Contrail." The first episode will stream early on June 12 via DMM TV and AnimeFesta. The broadcast version will be censored, with an uncensored version available through premium streaming. No Western streaming service has licensed the series yet.
Suiseisha announced on Friday that Waji's Trying to Break up With Sex boys-love manga is receiving an AnimeFesta anime adaptation. The manga, which launched digitally in June 2024, follows Makoto's repeated failed attempts to break up with his boyfriend Yagi. Broadcast timing and cast details will be announced later.
A Path of Exile 2 player discovered a hidden device that sacrifices a level 100 character to grant the title 'Martyr of the First Edict' and gives all players in the same league a permanent skill point. The find, shared by streamer cArn_, has already been replicated in the current season league, sparking discussion about the game's secret systems.
TIE, the lowest-ranked team entering the APAC North Regional Final, won the championship on June 7. Nine teams, including TIE, earned spots at the Esports World Cup in Paris. A public viewing at HUB+82 Ikebukuro featured singer Sayaka Yamamoto and announcer Daiki Haraguchi.
CRITICAL REFLEX released a new trailer for Denkiworks' TANUKI: Pon's Summer and announced a demo arriving June 15 on Steam. The demo covers the first three days of the game, where players deliver mail as a tanuki named Pon, perform BMX tricks, restore a shrine, and build relationships with townspeople across four Japanese cities.
Bountykinds Solutions Inc. has launched a pre-registration campaign for the real-time card action game Exe Arena, set for release on iOS and Android in 2026. Rewards including in-game currency ARK and Platinum or higher guaranteed tickets will be distributed based on the number of registrants.
Prime 1 Studio is producing a 1/4 scale figure of Motoko Kusanagi and Tachikoma based on artist Entei Ryu's illustration from Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. Two versions are available: a sepia-tone edition and a character color edition. Pre-orders are open at Rakuten Books for 296,890 yen each.
Experience announced a June 11 update for Moncar Phanta: The Hero and the Crystal Maiden that adds the Wawolf job, a light physical attacker with a high-risk, high-reward skill set. The Nintendo Switch version will also receive ★4 items, Monster Rumors, and Skill Inheritance via Job Change, bringing it in line with the Steam and PS5 versions. A 25% sale runs June 11-24 on Steam and Switch.
Square Enix revealed Final Fantasy Resonance, a new RPG based on the first season of mobile game Final Fantasy Brave Exvius, rebuilt as a console title. It launches October 22, 2026 on PC, Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Switch. The game is the first Final Fantasy to use HD-2D visuals, with turn-based battles, break gauges, and a Vision system for equipping character abilities.
The television anime of Hekiru Hikawa's Hanaori-san Still Wants to Fight in the Next Life manga will premiere on July 11 on the Animazing!!! block across ABC TV, TV Asahi, and 22 affiliate channels. Crunchyroll will stream the series in multiple regions worldwide.
Real World Inc. announced a joint initiative with NVIDIA to build common industry infrastructure for humanoid robot AI, centered on a new dexterous manipulation benchmark called DexBench, data standards for motion learning, and integration with NVIDIA's Isaac robotics platforms.
THQ Nordic Japan announced on June 9, 2026, that the turn-based RPG Expeditions: Samurai will launch in early access on Steam this summer. Developed by Campfire Cabal, the studio behind Expeditions: Rome, the game is the latest entry in the Expeditions series. It is set in Japan's Sengoku period, specifically the year 1600, where players arrive aboard a Dutch frigate before the historical navigator William Adams. The player leads a crew of privateers through the final chapter of a civil war, with choices that alter the story and Japan's future. The game features eight companions, each with unique backgrounds and quests, and relationships that can develop into friendship, rivalry, or romance. Combat is turn-based with simultaneous actions, stealth, and a mix of pirate and Japanese weapons. For the first time in the series, Expeditions: Samurai supports drop-in/drop-out cooperative play. The full version is planned to offer about 60 hours of content. During early access, the developers plan to add the title of Hatamoto and village management features. Steam wishlist registration is open now.
Ahead of the first new Keroro Gunso film in 16 years, the franchise has announced its first official collaboration with Mobile Suit Gundam. Footage shows Gundam appearing to help the Keroro Platoon, and new illustrations by Mine Yoshizaki and Yoshikazu Yasuhiko have been released. Collaboration plastic models will also be sold.
Figure brand Calbone is producing a 1/7 scale figure of Florence in her Strange Tororo Mochi skin from Girls' Frontline 2: Exilium. The figure includes a playful expression, casual clothing, and a mattress base. It costs 25,960 yen and ships in March 2027.
Kazue Katō's Blue Exorcist manga will resume serialization in the next issue of Jump SQ. on July 3, after a hiatus that began on March 4 to prepare for the final chapter. Katō has started drawing chapter 167. Viz Media publishes the series in English.
Publisher Critical Reflex and developer Moving Pieces Interactive announced the cooperative first-person horror game Pipes.exe during the PC Gaming Show 2026 on June 8. The game supports one to four players who take on the role of low-level QA testers at a company called SYSTEM 6D. Players enter a software environment styled after 1990s-era Windows PCs, navigating procedurally generated worlds that resemble classic screen savers. The objective is to collect artifact items and deposit them into a trash bin, then reach an exit to clear each stage. Gameplay involves climbing pipes, avoiding monsters, and dealing with gimmicks such as pipe tips that attack like snakes, bugs that cling to inventory, and streams of stars that cause falls. There are six stages total, and two consecutive wipes on the same stage result in a game over. Between stages, players can purchase items at a shop. The game is scheduled for release on PC via Steam. A live-action trailer was also released, set in a 1990s-style office with unsettling atmosphere.
Exbleative's off-road racing game Exo Rally Championship launched on PC via Steam on June 8, 2026, coinciding with the PC Gaming Show 2026 broadcast. Publisher Future Friends Games released a launch trailer during the event. The game is set on frontier planets where players compete in the Exo Rally Championship, described as the most dangerous off-road race in the galaxy. Courses feature harsh climates and treacherous terrain. The game combines realistic off-road simulation with machine customization elements. Players race for the fastest time across unexplored planets. The launch trailer showcases the game's environments and vehicle handling. Exo Rally Championship is available now on Steam for PC.
Raw Fury and developer Exnilo Studio announced during the PC Gaming Show 2026 on June 8 that their first-person SF puzzle adventure Rivage will launch on August 13, 2026. A demo is available now on Steam. The game is set in the 25th century aboard the space station A.R.E.S., which was deployed to investigate the potentially habitable planet VESTA. The station and its crew become trapped by an unknown cosmic phenomenon. Players control Miranda, the sole protagonist who awakens, and must solve puzzles to escape a time loop and uncover the fate of the missing crew. Rivage will be released on PC via Steam, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.
Publisher CRITICAL REFLEX and developer Forest Reges announced the roguelite cooking game SATED during the PC Gaming Show 2026 stream on June 8. The game is coming to PC via Steam, with Japanese subtitle support. In SATED, players partner with a cursed refrigerator that dispenses ingredients such as organs, industrial waste, live insects, batteries, and human eyeballs. Players must cook dishes to satisfy monsters with incomprehensible tastes while descending through a randomly generated dungeon in a decaying giant structure. The balance and order of ingredients matter: if the procedure is wrong, the dish may become moldy, cursed, or sentient. If a customer is not satisfied, the player character becomes the ingredient instead. The developer, Forest Reges, previously worked on LiDAR Exploration Program, which holds a 90% positive rating from 273 Steam reviews. The Steam store page lists the game as coming soon.
A limited-time pop-up shop, KyarAON! Mini Branch in Yokohama, opened at the Volks Yokohama Showroom on June 6, offering advance sales of newly drawn goods from 11 popular anime and game series including That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, and My Dress-Up Darling Season 2. The event runs through June 14.
THQ Nordic announced Expeditions: Samurai, a historical RPG set in late Sengoku period Japan. Players control an English sailor who becomes the first European samurai in a world without William Adams. The game features turn-based tactical combat, branching storylines, and 2-player co-op. Early access on Steam is planned for 2026, with a full release in Q1 2027.
Nexon announced the final closed beta test for Sudden Attack Zero Point, a free-to-play remaster of the classic FPS Sudden Attack. The test runs on Steam from July 9 to July 13, 2026, featuring 13 primary weapons, over 200 exclusive parts, 10 characters, and several maps and modes.
Amazon Japan's Kindle manga bestseller ranking for June 5, 2026, shows pre-orders for upcoming Jump Comics volumes already charting high, alongside new releases from Chainsaw Man, Dandadan, Boruto: Two Blue Vortex, and Mato Seihei no Slave. The list also highlights a sale on Mato Seihei no Slave back volumes.
Jagex announced during the Summer Game Fest 2026 showcase on June 6 that the open-world survival action game RuneScape: Dragonwilds will officially launch on September 15, 2026. The title, a spin-off of the long-running MMORPG RuneScape, has been in early access on PC via Steam since April 2025. It is set on the forgotten continent Ashenfall, where up to four players can cooperate in survival crafting and combat against fantasy monsters including a dragon queen. The full release will also arrive on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. According to Game Spark, the early access version has been popular, ranking second on Steam sales and peaking at over 41,000 concurrent players on its first day. A new trailer shown at the event depicts sword-and-magic battles against large creatures.
Digital Extremes released a new gameplay trailer for its fantasy action RPG Soulframe during Summer Game Fest 2026. The trailer features Jennifer English, a The Game Awards and BAFTA winner, as Eldvel queen Alora. The closed alpha update Prelude 15: Gods & Ghosts is expected within June. A major TennoCon presentation is planned for July 10-11.
Digital Extremes showed a new trailer for the fantasy action RPG Soulframe at Summer Game Fest 2026. The footage features combat with swords, magic, and bows, plus animal riding. The game is set for PC via Steam, and a pre-alpha test called Prelude is accepting sign-ups on the official website.
Developer Dead Astronauts announced HAEX, a cooperative survival shooter for up to four players, during the Summer Game Fest 2026 stream on June 6. The game is set in a randomly generated open world in a subarctic zone where players investigate anomalies and search for a missing scientific team. Players must manage hunger and cold statuses, craft equipment, and unlock skills and weapons by exploring alien structures. The game features a sentient cube that collects resources and scans the environment, and players can plant alien seeds to transform the world, unlocking new areas and resources while also attracting new threats. Each generated world has its own story, and character data is saved separately from world data, allowing players to carry their progress into new games or join friends' sessions fully equipped. HAEX is planned for early access release on PC via Steam and Epic Games Store in 2027, with Japanese language support.
The television anime adaptation of Nigo Shoji's manga My Classmate's a Sexy Actress, and Now We Live Together?! will premiere on July 5. A promotional video reveals the theme song "Mirai Contrail" by Momo Sakura. The anime stars Riku Miyazora as Ryosuke Kamiya and Hitomi Yanagi as Ruka Someya, with Narue Kurotsuguchi directing at Studio Hokiboshi.
Bandai Spirits announced an S.H.Figuarts action figure of Dark Zagi from Ultraman Nexus, sculpted with Tsuburaya Productions' modeling department LSS. The figure includes Lightning Zagi effect parts and a bonus Beam Clash Effect Parts set to recreate the final episode battle with the separately sold Ultraman Noa figure. Pre-orders open June 5, 2026, at Premium Bandai's Tamashii Web Shop for 9,900 yen, shipping January 2027.
Totometori released Putrika 2nd.cut: For the Exquisite Attire on Steam on June 5. The full-voice visual novel is the latest chapter in the Melancholic Novel series and takes 6-10 hours to read. It is a linear story with no choices, depicting an ensemble drama about human filth, jealousy, selfishness, and altruistic calculations, contrasting the previous work's theme of beauty.
City Connection released the R-9Aix Extra Arrow DLC for FZ: Formation Z on PS5 today, with PC and Xbox Series X|S versions arriving later tonight. The aircraft, inspired by the R-TYPE series' R-9 ship, transforms into a robot and carries signature weapons like missiles, lasers, and the Force. The DLC costs 550 yen and matches the pre-order bonus from the limited physical edition.
A story guide for Boruto: Naruto Next Generations was released on June 4. The single volume condenses the first part of the manga into about 600 pages, using selected episodes from 20 volumes, story digests, and columns. The cover is newly drawn by Mikio Ikemoto, and a double-sided pinup poster is included. Volume 8 of the second part, Boruto: Two Blue Vortex, also launched today.
Blindspot Games announced Infinity: HexaDome Tactics, the first PC game adaptation of the Infinity series, for Steam in fall 2026. The 1v1 turn-based tactics game is set in the HexaDome arena and features hexagonal grid combat, team building, and sponsor objectives. A pre-release tournament event begins June 2026.
Microsoft announced nine titles joining Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass from June 4 to June 16, 2026. Five are day-one releases: Solarpunk: Sky Island, Beastro, Frog Sqwad, STARSEEKER: Astroneer Expeditions, and Junkster. Four additional titles round out the lineup.
The Chinese team Kingzero won the APAC League Cycle 1 finals of The Grand Major Online Series, the global esports tournament for the team shooter The Finals. The tournament, organized by Nexon and Embark Studios, awards points toward the TGM Grand Final 2026 in Stockholm, with a total prize pool of $200,000.
The Golden Trailer Awards, honoring the year's best film marketing, announced winners on May 28. Konami's Silent Hill f won Best Video Game Trailer. Netflix's KPop Demon Hunters won Best Animation/Family Poster. The live-action film of the horror game Exit 8 won Best Foreign Horror. Several anime and game-related nominees, including Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc and The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, lost in their categories.
Lyricist Jun Hashimoto died in a Tokyo hospital on May 21 due to liver cirrhosis. He was 86. Hashimoto wrote lyrics for the Galaxy Express 999 TV anime's opening and ending themes, as well as the theme song for Hayao Miyazaki's debut film Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro. His family held a private funeral.
Simon Lukasik, creator of the horror hit Bad Cheese, debuted his new game Kopernicus: Extraction at BitSummit PUNCH in Kyoto. The top-down shooter has a stranded man fight alien monsters with a flamethrower. Development began only in November 2025, yet the demo already feels polished. Lukasik said the game has been so popular at the show that a line formed.
Nijisanji announced pre-sales for Kuzuha's one-man live 'Bloody Alexandrite' merchandise will begin June 3, 2026 at 18:00 on the Nijisanji Official Store. The lineup includes 15 items such as penlights, T-shirts, towels, tote bags, uchiwa fans, and more. The live event is scheduled for October 12, 2026 at K-Arena Yokohama.