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Konami announced that in the Master Collection version of Metal Gear Solid 4, items previously unlocked by entering passwords after clearing the game can now be obtained by taking photos of specific locations. A video demonstrates using the Camera on a suspicious spot to get the Scanning Plug. The collection releases August 27.
Genie Boy Games and Haunted Publishing Syndicate released T.W.I.R.L. for PC via Steam on August 20. The first-person loop-style psychological horror, inspired by P.T., follows a 9-year-old boy at 3 a.m. in 2006. It features multiple endings, a secret ending, and a petable cat. A 10% launch discount runs until September 1.
Village Vanguard is running two separate limited-time collaboration merchandise pre-orders with VTubers, starting in late August 2026. The first, with active dairy farmer VTuber Petra Nightmare, opens August 21 at 10:00 JST and runs through September 8. The lineup, illustrated by Nabe, includes a double-sided cushion cover, a gadget pouch, mini character stands, sparkling stickers, acrylic keychains, a frosted mug, a t-shirt, a desk mat, can badges, and clear cards. Prices range from 660 yen for badges and cards to 5,500 yen for the cushion cover. Orders placed during the period are estimated to ship in mid-to-late October 2026. The second collaboration, with VTuber artist Unnämed, opened for pre-order on August 20 at 8:00 JST and runs through September 20. The theme is a librarian who guides visitors to books matching their tastes. Illustrator Scocasr drew the artwork. The product range includes acrylic figures, keychains, a tote bag, a long sleeve t-shirt, a cheki album, cheki-style cards, and backstage stickers, priced from 700 yen to 8,000 yen. Estimated delivery is mid-to-late November 2026. Both sales are exclusive to the Village Vanguard online store.
Moravian Games will release its new PC title Feed the Scorchpot on Steam on August 21, 2026. The turn-based strategy game with roguelite elements casts the player as a meal for a dragon, tasking them with developing an island on a hex grid board and cooking meals to satisfy the dragon's hunger each year.
A stage greeting for Mobile Police Patlabor EZY File 2 was held August 15 at Shinjuku Piccadilly. Director Deuchi Yu and cast members discussed the film, with Ise Mariya making her first stage appearance as Terada Kurumi. The event also announced a new staff talk and visitor gifts.
The second installment of the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts collaboration with fashion brand niko and ... goes on sale August 21, 2026, at the official web store and niko and ... stores nationwide. New items include Hogwarts house knit cardigans, a trunk case, and a Newt-inspired apron. Product pages preview August 12.
Universal Studios Japan announced new goods and menus for the Back to Hogwarts event in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, starting September 1. The event celebrates the 25th anniversary of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Butterbeer with a commemorative mug, collectible pouches, robes, wands, and digital badges are among the offerings. Hogwarts Castle Walk returns for a limited run.
Bandai Namco Filmworks will release the Blu-ray for Mobile Police Patlabor EZY File 2 on August 21, 2026, exclusively at A-on STORE and Premium Bandai. The disc includes the 72-minute film, a soundtrack CD, trailers, and a storage box with new illustrations by Masami Yuuki and Akemi Takada.
A PEACH-PIT 25th anniversary exhibition will run in Nagoya from September 19 to October 12, 2026, at the F Reed Building. The show features displays tracing the duo's career, three-dimensional exhibits, photo spots, and production videos. Nagoya-exclusive merchandise and admission bonuses are planned, with advance tickets sold only as merchandise-included sets.
Anime Anime rounds up five fall 2026 sequel series, including The Apothecary Diaries Season 3, Blue Box Season 2, and Black Clover 2nd Season, with recaps of prior seasons to help viewers catch up before new episodes air in October. The article highlights key plot points and new cast details for each show.
Sanrio's Hello Kitty has collaborated with lifestyle brand Her lip to, led by Haruna Kojima, for a limited collection themed 'LITTLE TREASURES'. The lineup includes tote bags, plush charms, tweed tote bags, camisoles, hair clips, and tees. Advance sales begin at a pop-up store on August 20, 2026.
TOHO Cinemas will release a popcorn box modeled after the Hogwarts Express on August 26, tied to the 25th anniversary of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. The product, called The Prime Collection Hogwarts Express Popcorn Box, is priced at 9,800 yen including tax. It measures approximately 54 centimeters in length and has a special design where steam rises from the chimney when water is added. The item will be available at 43 theaters, including locations in Tokyo such as Hibiya, Nihonbashi, and Ueno, as well as Susukino, Akita, Utsunomiya, and Sannomiya. Sales will begin at the opening of each participating theater, and the item will also be sold on the official TOHO Cinemas online store the same day. The online purchase does not include popcorn. Sales methods and the full list of theaters will be announced on the official TOHO Cinemas page once decided. The release coincides with a limited-time screening of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone starting August 28, which will include premium formats such as IMAX, Dolby Cinema, and 4D, plus a previously unreleased making-of video after the main feature.
Taku Takeuchi's teamtaku CUP TAKE AIR 2026 will be held October 12 at Iiyama Schanze in Nagano Prefecture. The event features seven ski jumping categories, a talk show with Noriaki Kasai, Sara Takanashi, and others, plus music and activities. Advance tickets go on sale August 18 at 6 PM.
CCP Games, the studio behind EVE Online, has completed a management buyout from parent company Pearl Abyss and rebranded as Fenris Creations. The move coincides with a research partnership and minority investment from Google DeepMind. CEO Hilmar Veigar Pétursson discussed the independence, the new name's mythological meaning, and the externally funded project EVE Frontier in a recent interview.
Small Mill's idle RPG Path of Idle: Old Gods Rising, released August 13 on Steam, has surpassed 10,000 peak concurrent players. SteamDB data shows the count rising from 7,789 on release day to 10,366 by August 16. User reviews sit at 75% positive from 601 reviews, rated Mixed.
Automaton's column spotlights BA-KU's visual novel BLACK SHEEP TOWN, released on Steam in September 2022. The piece examines the game's gang and mutant setting, its multi-perspective storytelling, and the lack of player agency that leads to unavoidable tragedies, while noting the developer's next project, HYAKUHYAKU.
Good Smile Company and developer Chime Corporation announced a September 17 release date for Patlabor the Case Files, a 3D action game based on the Patlabor franchise. The game launches on PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store, with support for five languages and international pre-orders. It features over 20 Labors and multiple missions from hero and adversary perspectives.
The staff for The Apothecary Diaries anime revealed during a special event on Saturday that the third season will premiere on October 2 at 11:00 p.m. JST in the Friday Anime Night programming block on NTV and 29 affiliated channels. The season will run for two cours, with the second cour starting in April 2027. A new trailer and key visual were shown, previewing the opening theme song "Kumo o Nukekazashimo e Watashidake" by Yorushika. Reina Ueda joins the cast as Bai Niangniang, a pale and mysterious nymph who has become the subject of rumors. The event also unveiled character visuals for 10 main characters, including Maomao and Jinshi. The third season will lead into a film titled The Apothecary Diaries: The Deceased Empress' Treasure, which opens in Japanese theaters on December 11 and features an original story by series author Natsu Hyuga. Studio OLM handles animation production, with Akinori Fudesaka directing. The first season premiered in October 2023, and the second in January 2025, both streamed by Crunchyroll with English dubs.
final Inc. opened pre-orders on August 10 for ZE500 for ASMR CyberPatra, the fifth collaboration model with VTuber Suo Patra, made over five consecutive years. Patra supervised the project and designed the product and costume images, yielding two colors, Midnight and Pearlshine. The earphones feature two ASMR-dedicated sound modes and a new Touch de Patra function.
At BIC 2026, Wonder Potion's Seunghyun Yu and Sinkhole Studio's Jungkyu Kwon discussed what turns a game into an IP. Yu defined IP as content that can expand in any direction without feeling off, listing four traits. He also explained why Wonder Potion is making a new game before SANABI 2: to build team strength after SANABI's linear design fell short of his metroidvania ambitions.
Poti Poti Studio released the PS5 version of the logic puzzle game 'Is This Seat Taken?' on August 6. The game, which challenges players to seat characters called Formun according to their preferences, launched on PC, Switch, iOS, and Android in August 2025. It holds an 'Overwhelmingly Positive' rating in Steam user reviews. A 30% off sale runs until August 20.
To mark the theatrical release of "Mobile Police Patlabor EZY File 2" on August 14, 2026, the franchise has launched a pair of food-related collaborations. The "Mobile Police Patlabor EZY Shanghai Tei Chinese-style Curry" recreates the recipe left by Hayao Sakimiya, the former owner of Shanghai Tei, a restaurant that appears in the film. Developed with Tadashi Iwamoto, chairman of the Japan Western Food Association, the 180g curry retails for 864 yen and uses ingredients common in Chinese cuisine such as pork, bamboo shoots, sweet bean sauce, oyster sauce, and shiitake mushrooms. Buyers who purchase it together with the simultaneously released Nosan Nika Rice 1kg will receive a card featuring an illustration by Masami Yuuki. Separately, the standing soba chain Nadai Fuji Soba is running its annual collaboration with the series from August 10 to August 24 at eight stores, including the newly added Sangenjaya location. The collaboration features special visuals and tapestries based on the Korokke Soba menu item, and select stores will display Patlabor figures in sample cases.
Future Friends Games released the Switch 2, PS5, Switch, and PS4 versions of CloverPit today, August 13, 2026. The game, developed by Panik Arcade, is a roguelite slot machine title where players are trapped in a rusty cell and must spin a five-reel slot to earn money and repay a debt before a deadline. The new console versions include all previously distributed update content, including the Hardmode Update, which doubles the required repayment amount. The Switch 2 version supports mouse operation and performance improvements, while the PS5 and PS4 versions feature light effects on DualSense and DualShock controllers. The game has sold over 1 million copies and has more than 5 million players across its existing platforms, which include PC, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, iOS, and Android. It was originally released on Steam on September 27, 2025, where it holds a "Very Positive" rating based on about 24,000 user reviews, with 90% recommending it. The price for the new console versions is 1,200 yen (tax included).
Ibaraki Prefecture's Tourism Strategy Division is running the AR photo spot project "Summer Tour with Maomao and Jinshi" from August 8 to September 30, 2026. Visitors scan QR codes at four locations to obtain AR photo frames featuring chibi versions of Maomao and Jinshi, then take commemorative photos against local scenery. The project is part of a year-long tourism campaign under the brand concept "IBARAKI is Blossoming."
Plex began accepting reservations on August 10 for the Dragon Ball Arise Piccolo Petrified Ver. figure. The approximately 28cm tall figure reproduces Piccolo's surprised expression and pose from when Dabura turned him to stone in the Majin Buu arc, including the stone coloring. It costs 30,800 yen and ships around November 2026.
Devolver Digital released The Naturalist Update, the third and final free content drop for BALL x PIT, on August 7. It adds two characters, 11 balls, and five passives. The game has sold over 2 million copies. A 34 percent discount is live on PS Store, Steam, and Nintendo eShop.
The Patlabor EZY anime project announced on August 10, 2026, that its third compilation film, "File 3," will open in Japanese theaters on March 5, 2027. The announcement came with a teaser trailer, a new visual, and details on two new cast members and a new mecha. Kaori Nazuka voices Kaoru Mitarai, the pilot of the new AV-17 Sentinel unit, and Taku Yashiro voices Takuya Niiro, the unit's commander. The AV-17 Sentinel has been in service with the First Special Vehicles Division since 2017 and features rear entry for pilot boarding, high mobility, and a riot shield compatible with the Ingram. The Blu-ray Disc for "File 3" will ship on March 12. The film contains the seventh and eighth episodes of the eight-episode anime, telling a two-part story. "File 1" opened on May 15, and "File 2" opens on August 14. The story is set in the 2030s, where AI-driven autonomous robots are replacing piloted Labors, and SV-2 continues its crime-prevention duties with upgraded AV-98Plus Ingram units. Yutaka Izubuchi directs at J.C. Staff, with Kazunori Ito writing the script.
Bandai Namco Filmworks will stream the anime Mobile Police Patlabor REBOOT on its official YouTube channel for 24 hours starting at 9 PM on August 11. The short film, directed by Yasuhiro Yoshiura and produced by Studio Khara, will also be available on U-NEXT from noon on August 14.
Good Smile Company announced on August 10 that the 3D action game Mobile Police Patlabor the Case Files will launch on September 17 for PS5 and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store. The game lets players relive iconic scenes from the Patlabor franchise from two perspectives: main missions played as the Special Vehicles Division 2, and another side missions played as the opposing side. More than 20 Labors appear, including the Ingram, Griffon, and Type Zero. A simulator mode offers shooting training and one-on-one Labor battles. The original Headgear team supervises the project, with Yutaka Izubuchi handling mechanical supervision, Kazunori Ito handling script supervision, and Akemi Takada handling character design supervision. Developer Chime Co., Ltd. previously worked on Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness. The PS5 download version costs 4,400 yen, with a 10 percent discount for PS Plus members until release. The game supports Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Korean. A second web commercial narrated by Mina Tominaga, who voices Noa Izumi, is now live, following the first CM narrated by Toshio Furukawa.
The official Patlabor X account posted the trailer from the end credits of Mobile Police Patlabor EZY File 1 that carried the credit "trailer approval: Mamoru Oshii." The trailer closely follows the preview for Oshii's 1991 film Kerberos: The Cerberus of Hell, and was planted by storyboard artist Shinji Higuchi.
OpenAI co-founder Andrej Karpathy proposed a benchmark test that asks AI to generate a 3D world from the opening of The Lord of the Rings. He instructed Claude Opus 5, using three.js, to construct the world with a token limit of one million. The model produced 5,500 lines of code in about two hours, resulting in an animated 3D scene.
M!LK's official account announced Sano Yuto and Yoshida Jinto's unit song "Tsumi to Batsu to Ame to Kiss" as the fifth installment of the "Mo-retsu Mo-shin! Release Project 2026." The newly drawn jacket illustration by PEACH-PIT, known for Rozen Maiden and Shugo Chara!, features a gothic atmosphere with roses and a snake. The song has been available for streaming since August 3.
Future Friends Games and Panik Arcade will release the slot roguelite CloverPit on PS5, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2 on August 13. The console versions include all post-launch updates, and the DLC Unholy Fusion launches the same day. The Switch 2 version supports mouse controls.
Phoenixx released PAW Patrol: Dino World for PS5, PS4, and Nintendo Switch in Japan on July 31, 2026. The open-world 3D adventure is set in the same dinosaur world as the theatrical anime PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie. It features rescue missions, puzzles, mini-games, and two-player local co-op.
TVer began streaming all 48 episodes of The Apothecary Diaries for free on August 9, 2026, in a limited-time sequential release commemorating the upcoming third season. The service released episode 1 of season 1 at midnight on August 9, with subsequent episodes added one per day at noon. Season 2, episodes 25 through 48, starts on September 2 at noon, also with one episode added daily. The final episode of season 2 becomes available on September 25, which the sources note lands just in time for the third season's October premiere. The anime, based on Natsu Hyuuga's mystery novel, follows Maomao, a pharmacist turned poison taster in an imperial harem, and the eunuch Jinshi as they solve cases. The series ranked first in total views among anime streamed on TVer in 2025 and won the TVer Award 2025 Anime Excellence Award for Seasonal Anime. Season 3 airs in two consecutive cours on Nippon TV starting October 2026, and the series' first theatrical film, The Apothecary Diaries the Movie: The Secret of the Deceased Empress, opens December 11.
Bandai Spirits announced a ROBOT魂 action figure of the Ingram Plus (AV-98Plus) Unit 2 from the new anime Patlabor EZY. Preorders open August 3, 2026, with a January 2027 release. The figure includes weapons, hands, an alternate head, and a newly sculpted Type 17 command vehicle.
The July 31, 2026 Amazon Kindle Manga Best Seller Ranking is led by Ramen Revisited Volume 15, with The Apothecary Diaries Volume 17 and Villainess Level 99 Volume 6 also popular. Pre-orders for upcoming volumes, including Isekai Izakaya Nobu Volume 22, dominate the list. The ranking reflects recent releases and sale items as of 5:00 PM on July 31.
Dengeki Hobby Web ranked its Wonder Festival 2026 Summer breaking news reports by reposts, tallying 43 posts with 50 or more RPs as of July 27, 2026. Colored samples of 'Super Kaguya-hime!' figures led the list, with first reveals of 'Gundam SEED FREEDOM' and 'Patlabor' items drawing attention.
Max Factory and Sentinel's MOTORED CYBORG RUNNER series adds POP TRACKER, a new action figure from illustrator AF_KURO's original project. The figure features a diecast body with new gadgets including a megaphone, game console backpack, and clear PVC side bag. It releases in July 2027 for 24,800 yen.
ABEMA will broadcast 10 Disney classic films for free starting August 8, 2026. The lineup includes 'Snow White,' 'Cinderella,' 'Sleeping Beauty,' 'Mulan,' 'Lady and the Tramp,' '101 Dalmatians,' 'Alice in Wonderland,' 'Peter Pan,' 'Winnie the Pooh: Special Edition,' and 'High School Musical: The Movie.' During the summer vacation period from August 8 to 18, one work airs twice daily at 3 PM and 8 PM. A second run follows September 19 to 27.
Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' will hold IMAX early screenings from September 4 to 10, ahead of its September 11 release. The film also gets simultaneous release in six formats and nine versions, including IMAX, Dolby Cinema, 4DX, MX4D, and 35mm, with special visuals released for each.
Pia Corporation released Mobile Police Patlabor: Shibashigeo Pia on August 5 to commemorate Mobile Police Patlabor EZY. The book focuses on Shibashigeo, with interviews with voice actor Shigeru Chiba and director Yutaka Izubuchi, plus a new cover by Akemi Takada. It includes bonuses like an A3 poster and postcards.
On August 7, 2026, the production committee for Mobile Police Patlabor: EZY revealed new scene cuts and the first-week theater gift for File 2, which opens August 14. The gift is a set of mecha stickers based on design sheets, featuring the head detail of the Ingram Plus, the popular Labors Zero and Hell Diver, and the logo for Tomoros that appeared in the teaser shown after File 1's end credits. The scene cuts show protagonist Kuga Towa in various expressions and the daily life of the Second Special Vehicles Division. File 2 comprises episodes 4 through 6, titled "Wine and Bullets," "Asaki Yumemishi," and "Koi no Survival." The series is a completely new animation with eight episodes across three chapters, directed by Yutaka Izubuchi, with series composition by Kazunori Ito and character designs by Masami Yuuki. Animation production is by J.C.STAFF, with distribution by Shochiku ODS and Bandai Namco Filmworks. A pop-up shop commemorating the release is also running at Shinjuku Marui Annex from August 7 to 16.
Publisher Indieformer and developer Moravian Games will release Feed the Scorchpot on Steam on August 21 in Japan, with a global launch on August 20. The dice-rolling deck-building roguelike blends resource management inspired by Catan with Balatro-style scoring combos. A demo is available, currently in English and Czech only.
The production committee and distributor Toho postponed the August 21 release of 'Theatrical Version TOKYO MER ~Running Emergency Room~ CAPITAL CRISIS.' They cited 'comprehensively considering various circumstances' and offered condolences to those affected by the Kumamoto Prefecture earthquake. Advance tickets remain valid, and refund details will be announced later.
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.
Path of Exile 2 director Jonathan Rogers reported on July 30 that two long-standing technical issues have been dramatically improved. The 'Device Removed' bug, which froze gameplay when the graphics driver crashed, has been traced to specific NVIDIA drivers. A new driver plus patch 0.5.4e resolves it, and shader compile times are also being reduced.
Pathogenic, a 2D rogue-like shooter from Aberrant Labs and Slug Disco, launched on Steam on July 16. Within two weeks it earned over 2,300 reviews, 93% positive, a "Very Positive" rating, and surpassed 100,000 sales in its first week. Peak concurrent players exceeded 5,800. Players control a pathogen navigating a randomly generated human body, fighting immune cells and rival parasites.
Threezero is releasing heavy repaint versions of the Ingram Unit 2 and Unit 3 figures from its Robo-Dou line, based on the anime series Patlabor: The Mobile Police. Both figures are now available for pre-order on Amazon.co.jp, priced at 36,300 yen each, with a scheduled release date of December 31, 2026. The figures are 1/35 scale, stand about 23 cm tall, and are made of ABS, PVC, POM, and zinc alloy, with cloth covers on the joints. They feature nearly 50 points of articulation thanks to a zinc die-cast frame. Each figure includes a pilot figure: Unit 2 comes with Isao Ota, and Unit 3 comes with Shinobu Nagumo. The cockpit canopy opens, and the seat can be raised so the pilot's head appears at the neck. Both figures have LED lights in the shoulder patrol lamps that flash alternately in red and yellow, requiring four AG1 button cells (sold separately). Accessories include a hand revolver cannon, a stun stick in extended and retracted forms, a riot gun, a shield for the left forearm, and an action stand.
Grinding Gear Games released Path of Exile update 3.29, Curse of the Allflame, on July 25 for PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S. The update introduces the Voyage league mechanic, set on the seabed of Lakecrest, along with the Allflame Crafting system. Torath's Mercenaries returns as a core mechanic, and the new Luminari ascendancy class allows permanent mercenary hiring.