Jean-Karlo is a games columnist whose work appears in Anime News Network's This Week in Games column. Recent columns cover School Days' US release and English dub, Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026, Sony's digital-only transition, and Tokyo Game Show 2026 announcements.
Jean-Karlo writes a regular games column for Anime News Network. The column covers announcements across the international games calendar, moving from summer trade events to autumn shows. In July 2026, the column reported on School Days receiving an official US release and English dub, and on highlights from Anime Expo including Shift-Up's Nikke stall and the Doro mascot. The same column mentioned Microsoft's studio closures.
By September 2026, the column had turned to Gamescom's Opening Night Live, where China-based developers took many of the biggest announcement slots. HoYoVerse led with a tease for Nodusfall, a dark fantasy co-op action game, and showed Petit Planet, a life sim with a final beta open for sign-ups that includes mobile platforms, plus a show floor demo of Honkai Nexus Anima.
In October 2026, the column covered Tokyo Game Show 2026, where Clear River Games announced a collection of the first two Lufia games planned for 2027, and Edia announced a collection for the Battle Arena Toshinden games. The event's fifth day was cancelled due to a typhoon. Earlier, in July 2026, the column also covered Sony's announcement that it will cease production of physical games by January 2028 and close PlayStation Stores for PS3 and PS Vita by early 2027.
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Tokyo Game Show 2026 brought announcements for classic game revivals. Clear River Games announced a collection of the first two Lufia games, planned for 2027. Edia announced a collection for the Battle Arena Toshinden games. The event's fifth day was cancelled due to a typhoon.
The column covers Gamescom's Opening Night Live, where China-based developers took many of the splashiest announcement slots. HoYoVerse led with a tease for Nodusfall, a dark fantasy co-op action game with no platforms specified. The company also showed Petit Planet, an Animal Crossing-esque life sim with a final beta open for sign-ups that explicitly includes mobile platforms, and offered a demo of Honkai Nexus Anima on the show floor.
The latest This Week in Games column from Anime News Network reports on School Days' upcoming US release and English dub, along with highlights from Anime Expo including Shift-Up's Nikke stall and the Doro mascot, and mentions of Microsoft's studio closures.
Sony has announced it will cease production of physical games by January 2028, citing consumer preference. The same day, it revealed plans to close PlayStation Stores for PS3 and PS Vita by early 2027, with some regions losing access as soon as August 2026. The moves have drawn widespread industry criticism.