Josh is a writer for Anime News Network who covers mobile games and contributed to the Streets of Rage live-action film as a co-writer, while also forming the game development team Ján & Josh with Jan Ilavský to announce the puzzle platformer Inversion Day.
Josh is a writer for Anime News Network, where he contributes a regular column covering mobile games. In June 2026, he wrote about Neverness to Everness after spending 30 hours with the game, describing it as an anime-style open-world gacha title with driving, combat, and life-sim elements set in the fictional city of Hethereau. He also covered Sonic the Hedgehog's 35th birthday and his mobile history, including the early Sonic Cafe service and Java-based games.
Outside of journalism, Josh is a game writer and developer. He co-wrote the upcoming live-action Streets of Rage film alongside Pat Casey, with director Jeymes Samuel attached and Derek Kolstad no longer involved. The film is produced by Lionsgate, Toru Nakahara, Story Kitchen, dj2 Entertainment, and Escape Artists.
Josh also formed the game development team Ján & Josh with former Beat Saber co-founder Jan Ilavský. The duo announced their first project, Inversion Day, a side-scrolling puzzle platformer for PC via Steam. The game follows a boy and his dog exploring a neon-lit spaceship, solving over 100 puzzles involving glowing blocks that invert space. The announcement marks their first project since leaving Beat Games.
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The latest column spotlights Hololive Dreams, a free-to-play rhythm game from developer QualiArts that launched on mobile and PC in July. It features 54 playable Hololive members, over 150 songs, and an exploration-based 3D island mode. The game has seen strong traction in Japan's top charts.
This week's mobile games column leads with Genshin Impact's 7.0 update, Everwinter Without Mercy, arriving August 12th. The update opens the frozen nation of Snezhnaya, adds Cryo-based elemental reactions, a third-person shooter mode via tech-goggles, and introduces characters Odette and Alyosha. The column also explains why many live-service games schedule events for mid-to-late August.
Walt Disney Company CEO Josh D'Amaro acknowledged that Star Wars: The Mandalorian & Grogu underperformed at the box office. The film, the first theatrical Star Wars movie in seven years, took $345 million worldwide against an estimated $165 million production budget. D'Amaro said the film still generated value through retail sales, theme park attendance, and gaming. Disney now looks to Star Wars: Starfighter, set for May 28, 2027.
Bandai Namco's closed beta for Bleach Mirrors High, a mobile action-RPG, features an original story set six months after the Thousand-Year Blood War. Players choose between new protagonists Shirin Migishima or Shirane Sanari. The game's visual style directly echoes the high-contrast, typographic look of the recent anime season.
Kinyuu Joshi. Co., Ltd. and SocioFuture Co., Ltd. began providing Letter, a communication tool for experiential IR, on July 7, 2026. The project marks the 10th anniversary of Kinyuu Joshi., which started in 2016 and has grown to 3,500 members and over 10,000 contacts nationwide.
The latest mobile gaming column covers Sonic the Hedgehog's 35th birthday and his history on mobile platforms, including the early Sonic Cafe service and Java-based games. It also touches on Fate/Grand Order's upcoming summer event requirements and other industry updates.
Gravity Game Arise updated the JLPGA-licensed game app 'Women's Pro Golf Heroine Collection' on June 24, 2026. The update adds a Club Function for up to 30 players to form groups and an Annual Support Function where total user votes determine which player becomes a card. The app is free on iOS and Android.
Ján & Josh, a team formed by former Beat Saber co-founder Jan Ilavský and former game director Josh Joynes, announced Inversion Day, a side-scrolling puzzle platformer for PC via Steam. Players control a boy and his dog exploring a neon-lit spaceship, solving over 100 puzzles that involve manipulating glowing blocks to invert space.
Lionsgate has signed director Jeymes Samuel and writers Pat Casey and Josh Miller for a live-action Streets of Rage film. Derek Kolstad, previously attached to write and produce, is no longer involved. The film is produced by Toru Nakahara, Story Kitchen, dj2 Entertainment, and Escape Artists.
Anime News Network's Josh spent 30 hours with Neverness to Everness, the anime-style open-world gacha game from Hotta Studio and Perfect World Games. The column describes it as a large urban sandbox with driving, combat, and life-sim elements, set in the fictional city of Hethereau. The game leans into supernatural "Anomalies" and an SCP-inspired narrative, but the main story is short and ends abruptly, set to expand in a future update.