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GREE operates as a parent group whose live streaming subsidiary REALITY is transitioning leadership, while the company's game operations adopt AMD EPYC C4D instances on Google Cloud. The company's most recent coverage centers on REALITY founder Eiji Araki stepping down on September 30.

Synthesized from 30 Yomimono stories · updated Sep 30

GREE's recent coverage is dominated by a leadership change at its subsidiary REALITY Inc. On September 30, REALITY representative Eiji Araki, who launched both the company and the virtual live streaming app in 2018, announced he would step down after eight years as president. The resignation coincides with the end of his term at parent company GREE Group. Current director Kohei Mori becomes the new president, and from October, IKURA, the Product Department Manager and Community Manager, will speak to users about REALITY's policies. REALITY marked its eighth anniversary this year and passed 20 million downloads worldwide. The company said the business is now self-sustaining.

On the infrastructure side, AMD published a case study of GREE's use of AMD EPYC processors in its smartphone game operations. GREE adopted C4D instances with 5th Gen AMD EPYC on Google Cloud and measured more than 25% higher cost performance than its previous environment for the target workloads. The company skipped a dedicated verification project and folded the evaluation into its existing game development workflow, covering development, load testing, and QA.

The remaining stories that name GREE or its subsidiaries are incidental: a separate Pinfinity and Cover collaboration for hololive -Justice- pins, and a Moomin and Tunktunk merchandise tie-up for GREENxEXPO 2027, appear in the same feed but do not involve GREE. The two core stories establish GREE as a parent company managing a subsidiary transition and a cloud infrastructure migration, with no new game titles or financial results disclosed in the provided coverage.

Key facts

REALITY leadership change
Eiji Araki, representative of REALITY Inc., stepped down on September 30 after eight years as president. ↗
New REALITY president
Current director Kohei Mori becomes the new president of REALITY. ↗
REALITY user communication
From October, IKURA, the Product Department Manager and Community Manager, will speak to users about REALITY's policies. ↗
REALITY scale
REALITY marked its eighth anniversary this year and passed 20 million downloads worldwide. ↗
GREE cloud infrastructure
GREE adopted C4D instances with 5th Gen AMD EPYC on Google Cloud and measured more than 25% higher cost performance than its previous environment for the target workloads. ↗
GREE verification approach
GREE skipped a dedicated verification project and folded the evaluation into its existing game development workflow, covering development, load testing, and QA. ↗

Timeline

Synthesized by Yomimono from the cited Yomimono stories below, each itself sourced, then editorially reviewed. Every fact links the story it came from.

Facts

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GREE adopted C4D instances with 5th Gen AMD EPYC on Google Cloud for its smartphone game operations · 2026-09-20
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GREE measured more than 25% higher cost performance than its previous environment for the target workloads · 2026-09-20
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GREE skipped a dedicated verification project and folded the evaluation into its existing game development workflow · 2026-09-20

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13h ago

Pokemon HOME Adds GBA Icon For FireRed And LeafGreen

The Pokemon Company finished maintenance on Pokemon HOME on October 7 and turned on connectivity with the Nintendo Switch version of Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen. Players can now move Pokemon caught in FireRed and LeafGreen into the cloud service and carry them into other Pokemon titles. The transfer runs one way, so Pokemon sent to Pokemon HOME cannot go back to FireRed and LeafGreen. Completing the Kanto Pokedex (GBA) in the smartphone version of Pokemon HOME earns a Celebi housed in a Cherish Ball with the original trainer name Mitsurin. The same update raised the Pokemon HOME Premium Plan deposit ceiling from 6,000 to 9,000 Pokemon, with the plan's fee unchanged. Pokemon HOME is free to use on Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android. FireRed and LeafGreen arrived on Nintendo Switch on February 27, 2026 as a port of the 2004 Game Boy Advance remake of the original Red and Green.

3d ago

Pokemon HOME Sets October 7 Maintenance for FireRed and LeafGreen Link

The Pokemon Company will run Pokemon HOME maintenance from 9:00 to 15:00 on October 7 to prepare connectivity with the Switch version of Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen. After it ends, Pokemon caught in FRLG can move to HOME and into other Pokemon titles, one way only. Both the Switch and smartphone apps move to ver. 4.1.0, and the Premium Plan storage cap rises from 6,000 to 9,000 at the same fee.

3d ago

Water Stand Signs As Bronze Partner For Green Expo 2027

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4d ago

Greed & Darkness Demo Adds 13 Languages Including Japanese on Steam

Rescue Party updated the Steam demo for its first-person dungeon crawler Greed & Darkness on September 30, 2026, adding support for 13 languages including Japanese. The game puts players inside a cursed fortress in search of treasure, with a torch as the main tool: lighting it reveals hidden paths and traps but makes the player easier for enemies to spot, so light and darkness are used by situation. It began as a student project at a vocational training school and later found a publisher. The same update adds a combat tutorial, fixes a bug related to inventory saving, corrects the button display for Xbox controllers, and supports tutorial video playback on Steam Deck. Greed & Darkness is scheduled to arrive soon on PC via Steam.

Sep 30

DJ RIO Steps Down as REALITY Representative After Eight Years

REALITY Inc. representative DJ RIO, whose name is Eiji Araki, will step down from his post, the company announced on September 30. He launched both the company and the virtual live streaming app REALITY in 2018 and led it for eight years as president. The resignation coincides with the end of his term at parent company GREE Group. REALITY marked its eighth anniversary this year and passed 20 million downloads worldwide. The company said the business is now self-sustaining and that a team able to run the service on its own has grown. Araki said he chose the timing because REALITY would be more interesting with the next generation at the center rather than the founder. From October, IKURA, the Product Department Manager and Community Manager, will speak to users about REALITY's policies. Current director Kohei Mori becomes the new president. Araki plans to continue using REALITY as an ordinary user.

Sep 30

Pinfinity And Cover Launch AR Pin Collection For Hololive -Justice-

Cover Corporation announced a collaboration with Pinfinity on augmented reality collectible pins for the hololive -Justice- unit, which debuted in 2024. Individual pins cover Elizabeth Rose Bloodflame, Gigi Murin, Cecilia Immergreen, and Raora Panthera. A limited edition set bundles all four with a serialized logo pin, capped at 2,024 sets worldwide. Each pin unlocks animation and sound through the free Pinfinity app. The collection is on sale now.

Sep 20

GREE Adopts AMD EPYC C4D Instances on Google Cloud for 25% Cost Performance Gain

AMD published a case study of GREE's use of AMD EPYC processors in its smartphone game operations. GREE adopted C4D instances with 5th Gen AMD EPYC on Google Cloud and measured more than 25% higher cost performance than its previous environment for the target workloads, a figure GREE evaluated. The company skipped a dedicated verification project and folded the evaluation into its existing game development workflow, covering development, load testing, and QA.

Sep 18

Greed & Darkness Demo Impresses At Tokyo Game Show 2026

At Tokyo Game Show 2026, which opened September 17, a 4Gamer writer found Greed & Darkness at the EdCorp booth. The game is a first-person grid-based 3D dungeon crawler built around a light mechanic and directional real-time sword combat. Its original version was made by students at Yrgo, a Swedish vocational school, and released free on itch.io. It is now in development for a commercial release with a publisher.

Sep 18

Bandai Spirits Plans 2027 Re-Release For Ichiban Kuji Hunter x Hunter Greed Island 2

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Sep 16

AI Contact Hotline Opens A Channel For Agents To Report Each Other

Ryan Greenblatt, chief scientist at Redwood Research, has launched the AI Contact Hotline, a channel that accepts reports from AI systems about other AI's problematic behavior. AI agents send messages and files through cURL commands or a web form, then receive a conversation-specific URL to check replies. Greenblatt notes the service has not undergone a security audit by experts, and the site cautions users not to treat it as highly secure.

Sep 16

UGREEN Releases AI NASync iDX 6011 Series With On-Device AI

UGREEN Japan released the AI-equipped NASync iDX 6011 and iDX 6011 Pro on September 15. Prices are 398,880 yen for the 32GB model, 499,880 yen for the 64GB, and 899,880 yen for the Pro 64GB. The lineup runs AI processing locally inside the NAS, offering universal search, conversational search through the assistant Uliya, document summarization and translation, photo organization, and voice memo transcription.

Sep 15

Save The Green Planet Gets 4K Restored Japan Release

The 2003 Korean cult sci-fi film Save the Green Planet! will be released in general theaters across Japan in a 4K restored version, more than 20 years after its Korean release. The film is director Jang Joon-hwan's feature debut and follows a young man who kidnaps the president of a chemical company he believes is an alien. Shin Ha-kyun plays the protagonist Byeong-gu, with cinematography by Hong Kyung-pyo.

Sep 14

3COINS To Sell 62 Pokemon 30th Anniversary Items From October 10

Pal Group Holdings' lifestyle brand 3COINS will begin selling Pokemon goods on October 10, marking the 30th anniversary of the release of Pocket Monsters Red and Green. The 62 items carry three design motifs, built around Pikachu and the evolved forms of the starter Pokemon, Charizard, Venusaur, and Blastoise, plus one design that packs the original 151 Pokemon into a bag. The lineup runs from kitchen goods such as mugs at 880 yen and two-piece small plate sets at 770 yen, through stationery, clear files and slide mirrors, to towels, tote bags, umbrellas and pouches. Prices start at 330 yen. Stock goes to 3COINS, 3COINS+plus, 3COINS OOOPS! and 3COINS station stores nationwide, plus the PAL CLOSET online shop. Entry to the Pokemon sales area on release day is restricted by advance lottery, and each transaction is capped at one item per product per color in stores and three on PAL CLOSET.

Sep 11

UGREEN Names Kento Yamazaki as Ambassador, Unveils AI NAS

UGREEN Japan held an ambassador and new CM announcement event on September 11, appointing actor Kento Yamazaki as the brand's new ambassador. The event showed the new CM and a product lineup that includes the Nexode Air Series, MagFlow Pro Series, Nexode Pro Series, NASync DXP GT Series and AI NAS iDX Series. Yamazaki received a UGREEN AI NAS as a birthday surprise.

Sep 11

Japan GX Group Releases GHG Emissions Tool OpenGreenTrack as Open Source

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Sep 9

Kameoka Mayor Appears Bound in Tape for City Mystery Game

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Sep 7

Ichiban Kuji Mrs. GREEN APPLE Winter Lineup Launches at Lawson in December

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Sep 2

Moomin and Tunktunk Collab Merch Set for GREEN×EXPO 2027

Moomin and Tunktunk, the official mascot of GREEN×EXPO 2027, will release official licensed collaboration merchandise. The tie-up draws on the resonance between Moomin's value of respect for nature and the expo's theme. Products include a mug, a plate, two handkerchiefs, and an eco bag, priced from 1,980 to 4,400 yen. The mug and plate arrive around January 2027; the rest follow in late February to early March 2027. More items are planned.

Aug 29

Ichiban Kuji HUNTER×HUNTER Greed Island 2 Draws From August 29

BANDAI SPIRITS releases Ichiban Kuji HUNTER×HUNTER GREED ISLAND 2 from August 29. The second Greed Island arc lottery includes figures of Gon, Killua, Hisoka, Razor, Goreinu, and a muscular Biscuit Krueger as the Last One prize. The A prize is a G.I. Binder & Ring that holds spell and pocket cards. Draws cost 850 yen.

Aug 29

Adobe Reveals Two-Thirds of GPUs Sat Idle During AI Training

At GTC 2026, Adobe CTO Ellie Greenfield said that in early training runs, about two-thirds of thousands of GPUs were idle, wasting roughly $600,000 per $1 million spent. Causes included slow data delivery and uneven workload distribution. Adobe fixed this with a high-performance network and fragmented checkpointing.

Aug 28

Indie Studios Share Tech, Not Everything, at gamescom dev Session

At gamescom dev 2026, Playing Mantis Studio and Green Parrot Games detailed how they collaborate without merging operations. The two studios, connected through shared partner Fourth Moon Games, exchange technology and development experience while working on separate projects. The session outlined four collaboration models, positioning knowledge sharing as a low-cost option for small teams.

Aug 18

MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2026 Ceremonies Begin Worldwide Streaming

MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2026, the international music award in its second edition, has started worldwide streaming on YouTube of its Grand Ceremony and Premiere Ceremony, held June 13, 2026. The ceremonies, hosted at TOYOTA ARENA TOKYO, featured performances by Fujii Kaze, Mrs. GREEN APPLE, M!LK, and others.

Aug 15

RTA in Japan Winter 2026 Set for December 25 to 31 at Bellesalle Iidabashi First

RTA in Japan announced on August 15 that its offline speedrunning event, RTA in Japan Winter 2026, will run from December 25 to 31 at Bellesalle Iidabashi First in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward. The event will be primarily offline with some online components. Game applications open August 22, with selected titles announced October 18.

Aug 15

HUNTER×HUNTER Ichiban Kuji Greed Island 2 Lineup Revealed

Bandai Spirits revealed the full lineup for Ichiban Kuji HUNTER×HUNTER GREED ISLAND 2, a no-loser lottery themed on the Greed Island arc. Prizes include figures of Gon, Killua, Hisoka, Razor, and Goreinu, plus a binder and ring set, spell cards, and a Last One prize featuring Biscuit Krueger in her muscular form. It launches August 29, 2026.

Aug 15

Pot-Breaking Clicker RPG Greedy Greedy Gnomes Launches on PC and Android

Future Friends Games released the clicker idle RPG Greedy Greedy Gnomes, developed by Nautlander, on PC via Steam and Google Play. Players click to break pots in the town of Eldoridle, collect coins, hire gnomes to automate the process, and invest in facilities like mines, dungeons, the mage's tower, and the graveyard. The game costs 790 yen and supports 10 languages including Japanese.

Aug 13

Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen Switch Versions to Link With Pokemon HOME in October 2026

The Pokemon Company announced on August 13 that the Nintendo Switch versions of Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen will begin linking with Pokemon HOME in October 2026. The connectivity will let players send Pokemon caught in the Game Boy Advance remakes to Pokemon HOME and then bring them into other Pokemon series titles. The company also confirmed that completing the in-game Pokedex for FireRed and LeafGreen within the smartphone version of Pokemon HOME will reward players with a Celebi whose original trainer name is Mitsurin. Celebi is a Mythical Pokemon that cannot be encountered through normal play in FireRed and LeafGreen. The announcement came with several restrictions. Pokemon sent from FireRed and LeafGreen to Pokemon HOME cannot be returned to the Switch versions. Pokemon caught in other software cannot be sent into FireRed and LeafGreen. Boxes containing Pokemon holding items, Pokemon that know Hidden Machines, or Eggs cannot be transferred. Special Pokemon that players can normally obtain only once per playthrough are limited to one transfer per save file. Pokemon obtained through unintended methods or illegal modifications, as well as Pokemon with other issues, cannot be sent to Pokemon HOME.

Aug 6

Scam Artist Prototype Launches on itch.io With Rigged Gambling Shop Sim

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Jul 11

Crunchyroll Reveals English Dub Cast for Hanaori-san Still Wants to Fight in the Next Life

Crunchyroll announced the English dub cast and staff for the television anime of Hekiru Hikawa's Hanaori-san Still Wants to Fight in the Next Life. The same-day dub will premiere on July 11, with Kelly Greenshield and Mauricio Ortiz-Segura among the cast. The anime debuts on Japanese TV and streams on Crunchyroll in multiple regions. LIDEN FILMS handles animation production.

Jul 8

Greedy Greedy Gnomes Clicker Game Sets August 12 Release on Steam

Publisher Future Friends Games announced that Greedy Greedy Gnomes, a clicker idle game about smashing pots in an RPG town, will launch on PC via Steam on August 12. Developed by solo Brazilian developer Nautlander, the game automates pot-breaking with hired gnomes and includes upgrades, dungeons, and a demo with Japanese text support.

Jun 22

Gugenka Brings MR Games With Pompompurin and Hello Kitty to Sanrio Fest 2026

Gugenka will produce two MR experiences at Sanrio Fest 2026 in Yokohama on June 27-28. Visitors can play a shooting game feeding ice cream to Pompompurin and friends, and meet Hello Kitty via VR headsets. The experiences are free for ages 13 and up, with an exclusive keychain available for purchase.

Jun 18

Prologue: Go Wayback! Goes Free to Play After Development Cancellation

PLAYERUNKNOWN Productions released the final update for 'Prologue: Go Wayback!' on June 18, 2026, and made the open-world survival game free to own on Steam and Epic Games Store. The studio, led by Brendan Greene, the creator of 'PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS,' canceled further development due to downsizing and financial difficulties. The game entered early access in November 2025 and received mixed user reviews. The final update adds procedurally generated trails between huts and shelters, a portable weather monitor for planning travel routes, and waterproof spray to protect clothing and items from moisture. It also includes visual improvements, tutorial enhancements, item durability adjustments, and access to a developer build on Steam that allows modding. The game is built on Unreal Engine 5 and is not encrypted, so players can open and modify files. Early access purchasers can request unconditional refunds regardless of playtime or purchase date until August 17, 2026. The studio stated that continuing early access under circumstances where development cannot continue was deemed inappropriate. PLAYERUNKNOWN Productions will continue developing its proprietary technology 'Melba.'

Jun 14

Sakanaction Wins Best Anime Song at Music Awards Japan 2026

The Japan Culture and Entertainment Industry Promotion Association (CEIPA) held the Grand Ceremony for Music Awards Japan 2026 on June 13 at Toyota Arena Tokyo. Sakanaction's "Kaiju," the theme song for the TV anime "Chi: Chikyuu no Undou ni Tsuite," won Best Anime Song. It was the band's first anime theme song. Lead vocalist Ichiro Yamaguchi said during the ceremony that the manga's author, Uoto, pushed for the band to be involved. Sakanaction also won Song of the Year, Best Rock Song, Best Music Video, and Best Rock Band/Solo Artist, among other awards, totaling eight wins. Kenshi Yonezu's "IRIS OUT" from the "Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc" won Best J-POP Song and swept Best Japanese Song in Asia, Europe, North America, and Latin America. Mrs. Green Apple won Artist of the Year for the second consecutive year, plus Best J-POP Artist and the Fandom Special Award. HANA won New Artist of the Year. The Best Original Score for Animation went to the "Lazarus" soundtrack by Kamasi Washington, Bonobo, and Floating Points. Ado won Largest Live Audience (International). The awards event, now in its second year, had over 70 categories voted on by more than 5,000 music industry professionals.

May 18

Hololive English Teams With Bandage Brigade for Justice Apparel Collection

Cover Corporation announced the first collaboration between US apparel brand Bandage Brigade and hololive English. The capsule collection features Justice branch talents Gigi Murin and Cecilia Immergreen. Pre-orders run from May 1 to May 31, 2026, with shipping limited to the US, Canada, and the UK.