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HONEY∞PARADE GAMES opened pre-registration for the Android version of Shinobi NEXUS -Senran Kagura- on Google Play on August 14, 2026. The iOS and PC (DMM GAMES) versions began pre-registration on July 31. The game is set three years after Shinobi Master Senran Kagura: New Link and follows new shinobi girls designed by Nan Yaegashi. It is a command RPG with cel-look 3D graphics, featuring dress-up, communication, and diorama functions. Pre-registration is available on the App Store, Google Play, and DMM GAMES. For the DMM GAMES version, a campaign offers a total of 300,000 yen worth of DMM points via lottery. A mini-game where players click to support shinobi girl training has also been released, with reward videos for clearing training. The game is scheduled for release in 2026 on iOS, Android, and Windows, free-to-play with item purchases. Character profiles and secret ninja art videos are on the official website.
Aug 7
Automaton's 93rd weekly roundup collects seven game introduction articles that drew strong reader response. The lead is Super Mario Sunshine arriving on Nintendo Switch 2 via Nintendo Classics on August 13. The rest of the week covers Tidy Up Together on August 14, a new Senran Kagura sequel, the raft survival game SHORE, the monster-attack PvPvE BeastLink in early access on August 18, the extraction souls-like Mistfall Hunter, and Machine Party from the Buckshot Roulette creator.
Aug 7
Zenexus opened pre-registration for its new smartphone RPG Millennium Journey ELF on August 7, 2026, across the App Store and Google Play. The game is a mythology RPG set on the planet Miren, where players lead witches and fight alongside Gospels, beings that hold the powers of historical heroes. The story spans 120,000 years and centers on the protagonist Shujiu, entrusted with humanity's future. The game is free to play with in-app purchases and is scheduled for release in fall 2026. Battles use a turn-based system, with strategy built around combining witches and Gospels and rearranging formations based on enemy traits. The witches are rendered with Live2D animation, and the voice cast includes Ikumi Hasegawa as Shinko, Yui Ishikawa as Giratia, Kana Hanazawa as Empusa, Rina Sato as Danni, and Ai Kakuma as Krishna. A pre-registration campaign offers tiered rewards based on registrant counts, culminating in a choice of one ★5 Gospel from Krishna, Siseri, or Danni plus summon tickets when 500,000 people register. The official X account is also running a follow and repost campaign with a PS5 Slim as the prize, running from August 7 to October 13, 2026.
Aug 4
Marvelous and its subsidiary Honey∞Parade Games announced the title and a promotional video for their previously revealed new Senran Kagura smartphone game on Friday. The game is titled Shinobi Nexus: Senran Kagura and is scheduled to launch this year for iOS, Android, and PC via DMM Games. Pre-registration is currently open for DMM Games and the App Store, with Google Play registration expected in the coming days. The game is described as a "hyper shinobi battle" title featuring character designs by Nan Yaegashi. It will be free to play with optional paid in-game items. The story is set three years after the events of the previous mobile game, Shinobi Master Senran Kagura New Link, and introduces a new cast of shinobi girls at a new school. Shinobi Master Senran Kagura New Link launched in November 2017 and ended service in May 2025, transitioning to an offline version. Marvelous established Honey∞Parade Games in May 2017 to focus on the Senran Kagura series. The latest console entry in the franchise is the crossover with Compile Heart's Hyperdimension Neptunia, titled Neptunia x Senran Kagura: Ninja Wars, which launched in October 2021 for PlayStation 4, followed by Switch and PC releases in 2022.
Jul 31
HONEY∞PARADE GAMES announced Shinobi NEXUS -Senran Kagura- on July 31, a new entry in the Senran Kagura series for iOS, Android, and PC. The game is set three years after Shinobi Master Senran Kagura NEW LINK and follows new shinobi girls designed by series illustrator Minami Yaegashi. It combines a command RPG with ninja arts in what the developer calls hyper shinobi battles, rendered in cel-look 3D. The usual dress-up, communication, and diorama features return in a mashed-up form. Pre-registration opened the same day on the App Store and DMM GAMES, with Google Play scheduled to start soon. A DMM GAMES campaign offers a total of 300,000 yen worth of DMM points via lottery, tied to a click-based mini-game about training shinobi girls. The announcement came during the HONEY∞PARADE GAMES Special Program 2026! 81 Day Special! stream. The official website, X account, and YouTube channel are now live, and a title announcement PV has been released. The game is scheduled for distribution within 2026.
Jul 14
HoYoverse's closed beta test for Honkai: Nexus Anima, a new Honkai series game, features creature collection, exploration in Iatown, and auto-chess style battles. Players bond with Nexus Anima creatures, use their skills for traversal, and deploy them in strategic auto-battles. The branching main quest changes based on choices. Honkai series characters appear as Mirror Heart supports. The Evolution Test runs July 9-27.
Jul 9
HoYoverse released character details and a promotional video for Nanafi, a girl from the town of Iatown who dreams of traveling between dimensions, voiced by Saho Shirasuna. The closed beta test, the Evolution Test, began on July 9, 2026.
Jul 1
Game Spark published a feature on July 1, 2026, re-examining the appeal of Bandai Namco's Scarlet Nexus on its 5th anniversary. The piece focuses on the psychokinetic action system, where players lift and throw objects like cars and steel beams in combat, and notes director Kenji Anabuki's 2,000 consecutive days of social media promotion for the game.
Jun 22
HoYoverse will run a second closed beta test for its new auto-chess strategy game Honkai: Nexus Anima, called the Evolution Test, from July 9 on PC, iOS, and Android. Participant recruitment runs from June 22 to July 4, with selection by lottery from applicants who complete pre-registration and a survey. The test deletes all data after it ends. Alongside the announcement, HoYoverse released a new trailer titled Evolution PV 'Until the Day We Meet' and gameplay footage. The video shows multiple new characters, including Kiana and Blade, who are returning from earlier Honkai series entries. Honkai: Nexus Anima is the latest game in the Honkai franchise, following Honkai Impact 3rd and Honkai: Star Rail. It is an auto-chess-style title where players collect and battle creatures called Anima. The Evolution Test is meant to expand on the core systems and story, adding new characters, Anima, areas, and game design elements.
Jun 16
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.
Jun 4
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.
Jun 2
Bandai Namco Entertainment announced that Scarlet Nexus has surpassed 2 million cumulative shipments and digital sales worldwide. A sale offering approximately 80% off is ongoing on Steam and Xbox storefronts. The action RPG, released in June 2021, features psychokinetic combat and dual protagonists.
May 28
MiHoYo has posted multiple research and development job listings that suggest the company is exploring new genres beyond its established action RPGs. The listings, published on May 28, 2026, include positions for a "UE5 realistic shooter" tagged as "military sci-fi" and "hardcore shooter." One role, a Senior IP Narrative Planner (Military Direction), requires understanding of military themes and the military fan base. Another listing seeks expertise in PvP shooters, AI NPCs, and sandbox survival shooters. The technical requirements mention Unreal Engine 5, ultra-realistic rendering at high frame rates, and technologies like procedural generation, MassAI, and AI Workflow. Separately, a "life MMO" project is described as focusing on social elements, large-scale multiplayer, and sandbox content. All listings are for R&D and do not guarantee a commercial release. The company continues to recruit for previously announced titles Honkai: Nexus Anima, Petit Planet, and Varsapura.