Touhou Project remains an active doujin series with a price revision across games and CDs, a new Ichiban Kuji lottery launching August 14, and a revived Initial D THE ARCADE collaboration running through October 7.
Touhou Project is in a period of commercial expansion and price adjustment. Shanghai Alice Fantasy Band, the doujin circle behind the series, announced on August 13 that it will revise prices for all its works, breaking a long-standing freeze. At event sales, games will cost 1,500 yen and music CDs 1,000 yen, with the summer new release "Reichou Shineki Kyou" also at 1,000 yen. Starting September 1, retail prices rise to 1,600 yen for games and 1,200 yen for CDs, with "Yougakudan no Rekishi 1" set at 1,400 yen. Founder ZUN said on X that production costs had reached their limit, asking for understanding.
Merchandise continues to expand. BANDAI SPIRITS will release the Touhou Project Ichiban Kuji on August 14, priced at 700 yen per draw. The lineup includes plush figures of Reimu, Remilia, and Flandre, a coin bank styled after the Hakurei Shrine offering box with a Yukari comment, and a Marisa Kirisame plush as the Last One Prize. A Double Chance campaign offers a Reimu and Marisa plush set. The full prize list was revealed on August 8, adding the Chokonokko Figure, Acrylic Stand, Profile Charm, and Clear Poster.
The series also maintains a presence in arcade crossovers. Sega Fave is holding an EX revival of the Touhou Project collaboration Part 3 for Initial D THE ARCADE, running from July 30 to October 7, 2026. The event brings back all previous collaboration items, adds new chat stamps and race BGM, renews play stamps, and revives the special mode and time trial events. This marks the third time the collaboration has been offered, giving players another chance to collect Touhou content.
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The Indie Stone released the Build 42.20 stable update for Project Zomboid on July 29. The update, two years in the making, roughly doubles the map area compared to Build 41. Some facilities get major renovations, and livestock and construction systems are improved. The game remains in early access on PC via Steam and GOG.com.
Synthes Games has released a trailer for 'Verse Project', an SF MMO set in a 1:1 scale solar system. Players pilot spaceships with realistic physics, mine resources, trade, and fight. The game runs on a single server with no loading screens, and a playtest is underway on Steam. The PC release is planned within 2026.
Sega and Colorful Palette released the full-size 2DMV for Hide and Seek Sekai Ver. on the official Project Sekai YouTube channel on August 21, 2026. The video features Hatsune Miku and Leo/need singing the song, which was written and composed by 19 -iku-. Hide and Seek is available as a rhythm game song through Music Cards at the Music Shop in Project Sekai: Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku for iOS and Android.
The Magical Girl Raising Project Restart anime will debut on October 5. It airs on TV Tokyo late at night at 2:00 a.m. (effectively October 6), then on AT-X and BS Fuji on October 7. Director Hiroyuki Hashimoto and scriptwriter Takao Yoshioka return from the first anime, with Synergy SP replacing Lerche as the animation studio.
Hololive-affiliated VTuber AZKi will appear in the immersive music live show "Animersive Live 'Belle - PROJECT LAYRA -'," based on Mamoru Hosoda's 2021 film "Belle." The announcement came on August 21, 2026, through the show's official "HIROchan" X account, which first posted a silhouette hinting at a guest artist as the "Diva of the VTuber world" shortly after 3:00 p.m. that day, then confirmed AZKi's involvement at 7:00 p.m. AZKi also released a comment expressing excitement about performing on the show's main stage. The live event is scheduled to run from October 10 to November 15, 2026, at MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives Box1000 in Tokyo. The show is a spin-off story set five years after the film, following the character Hiro-chan as she produces a new songstress in the virtual world U, which in the film gathered 5 billion users. Organizers are MoN Takanawa and the Animersive Live "Belle" Production Committee, with cooperation from Studio Chizu.
The film 'Hibagon☆Project,' a town-promotion movie based on the UMA Hibagon, is in production with a planned spring 2027 release. Filming is underway in Saijo-cho, Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture, where the 1970 sightings occurred. The cast includes Chika Hiraoka, Sakurako Suei, Robert Scott, Megumi Mori, and Ryuji Harada. Takeharu Mikami, editor-in-chief of 'Mu,' will appear as himself.
Elementa has officially announced that its immersive 3D idol game, previously known as 'V Project', is now titled 'StarToU'. The announcement, made on August 20, 2026, also introduced the new creative idol group 'MacGuffin' and detailed the game's core systems for the first time. 'StarToU' is described as a community platform centered on idol culture within the game, offering an immersive interactive experience where players connect with idols through 'Echoes', a memory experience device equipped with 'Touch' technology. The new group 'MacGuffin' is a hip-hop-based unit with the concept of 'rebellion against rules x pursuit of playfulness'. Its four members, Tay, Yoora, Lim, and Noki, appear in a first PV with a cool street style, contrasting with the previously revealed trainees LEE, Near, and OCT. The game's systems include rhythm-based interactions and stage performances, where players can adjust characters, costumes, and card formations before shows. Additional content includes the Star Notebook and interactions via TOKI. The release timing is undecided, but pre-registration is open on the official website, and a closed beta test is planned for some regions in the second half of 2026.
Publisher Pretty Soon released Project P.I.T.T., a physics-based automation sandbox game developed by solo developer Froke, on Steam on August 20. The game tasks players with producing rubber ducks and dropping them into a bottomless hole in the floor to earn money. Players can purchase upgrades such as magnets and fans to improve efficiency, and later unlock items like cash registers and candy to drop as well. The game includes sandbox elements, allowing players to build conveyor belts and automated systems to feed the pit. The demo version has attracted many YouTube playthroughs, with total video views exceeding 10 million. As of 10:30 AM JST on August 20, the game had received 75 Steam user reviews, with 90% positive, earning a 'Very Positive' rating. The game is available for 1,350 yen, with a 15% launch discount bringing it to 1,147 yen until September 3. It supports Japanese. The workplace features unsettling messages like 'They See You' and 'NO WAY OUT,' hinting at a mysterious narrative.
AtHeart released the second single '3!4!' from the TIME TRAVEL PROJECT on August 19. The song is a remake of Roo'Ra's 1996 hit, with original author Lee Hyun-do participating in the arrangement. The track reinterprets the original's new jack swing base with electric piano and guitar arpeggios. A music video featuring the group in Y2K style also debuted.
Miquta Studios has opened the Steam store page for Project Night, a survival horror action game in development for PC. Players explore a ruined town, scavenge resources, and fight group-attacking creatures. Combat includes physical destruction, where severing limbs matters strategically. The game also features knife finisher actions and forces quick decisions to conserve limited resources.
Sega and Colorful Palette added STEAKA's new song "Stardust Rain" to Project Sekai Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku on August 15, 2026. The unit song features KAITO and MORE MORE JUMP! and is available to all players through the in-game Present feature. The 3DMV and 2DMV are on YouTube.
BANDAI SPIRITS will release the Touhou Project Ichiban Kuji on August 14, priced at 700 yen per draw. The lineup includes plush figures of Reimu, Remilia, and Flandre, plus a coin bank styled after the Hakurei Shrine offering box with a Yukari comment, and more.
The seven-member virtual idol group FouRTe Project held its first one-man live, "FouRTe Project 1st LIVE 'ALL IN'," on August 14, 2026, at Zepp DiverCity in Tokyo. The performance featured all 10 of the group's original songs, performed with live vocals and a live band, blending real and virtual stage production. Special guests from Holostars, Astel Leda and Izuru Kanade, joined for a one-day-only collaboration. The event was streamed in real time on SPWN and Nico Nico Live Broadcast, with live viewing at 30 Aeon Cinemas nationwide. The opening portion was also streamed free on YouTube. Tickets for streaming and live viewing remained on sale as of the event date. The live took its title from the group's debut album, "ALL IN," released August 5, 2026, with all tracks produced by m-flo's Taku Takahashi. FouRTe Project, themed as an "idol group that carves open destiny," has released 10 original songs in under a year since debut.
CD PROJEKT RED has reduced the development staff for Project Sirius, the Witcher series spin-off described as a single-player and multiplayer title driven by quests and a story campaign. The reduction was reported by US outlet Kotaku on August 13, 2026, and confirmed by the company in a statement. According to that statement, four staff members from the Boston office and five from the Warsaw office were laid off, while nine others were made available to apply for other projects. This brings the staff involved with Project Sirius down to 65, from the 83 assigned as of April 30, 2026, per a CD PROJEKT RED announcement on May 29, 2026. The company said it adjusted the size of the Sirius team to reflect the needs of the project during the development phase. Project Sirius was first announced in 2022. It underwent a restructuring and significant staff reductions in 2023, and in 2025, The Molasses Flood, the studio handling development, was merged into CD PROJEKT RED. Despite the latest cuts, the company has indicated that development of the project continues.
Shanghai Alice Fantasy Band, the doujin circle behind the Touhou Project series, announced on August 13 that it will revise the prices of its works. At event sales, all game titles will be sold for 1,500 yen and all music CDs for 1,000 yen. The summer new release "Reichou Shineki Kyou" will also be distributed for 1,000 yen. ZUN, the circle's founder, said on X that prices had been kept unchanged until now, but production costs have reached their limit, and asked for understanding. Starting September 1, retail prices will also change: games will cost 1,600 yen (excluding tax), music CDs 1,200 yen (excluding tax), and "Yougakudan no Rekishi 1" will be set at 1,400 yen (excluding tax). The announcement was made via ZUN's X account and a post on the Touhou Project news site. The price revision affects past works as well as new ones, marking a shift after a long period of stable pricing.
The Touhou Project Ichiban Kuji launches in stores on August 14, 2026, and online on August 17. Prizes include 25cm Choconokko plushies of Reimu, Remilia, Flandre, and Marisa, plus a donation box bank, figures, acrylic stands, charms, and clear posters. A Double Chance campaign offers a Reimu and Marisa plush set.
Sega and Colorful Palette released the full-size 2D music video for "Tenbin, Yubisaki de Furete" (Sekai ver.) on the official Project Sekai YouTube channel on August 7, 2026. The song, written and composed by Roku Uhana, is sung by Kagamine Rin and Leo/need. Players can receive the track from in-game Gifts.
Sega and Colorful Palette began the Project Sekai Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku event Leap Beyond The Limits! and the Piercing Light Gacha on August 9, 2026. The event runs through August 15, with an after-live on August 15 and 16. The gacha features three new ★4 members with live costumes.
The Indie Stone announced that the stable version of Project Zomboid's Build 42.20 update will release on July 29, 2026. The update, developed over about two years, roughly doubles the map area compared to Build 41, adds more explorable locations, revamps some facilities, and improves farming and construction systems.
The Space Project, a sandbox simulator where hundreds of autonomous spacecraft trade, mine, and transport cargo across the solar system, has been released. The developer built it with Claude and made it public so others could use it, rather than leaving it dormant in a private repository.
BANDAI SPIRITS revealed the complete prize list for Ichiban Kuji Touhou Project, launching August 14, 2026. New prizes include the Chokonokko Figure, Acrylic Stand, Profile Charm, and Clear Poster, joining the previously announced Chokonokko Plush Plus figures and savings box. The Last One Prize is a Marisa Kirisame plush.
Scavengers Studio released a major update for Darwin Project on August 6, adding Japanese and Korean language support, a new Duel Mode, and reintroducing Classic Mode. The update is currently PC-only. The free-to-play battle royale, which pits 10 contestants against a god-like director, previously had provisional Japanese support that was removed.
Sega Fave is holding an EX revival of the Touhou Project collaboration Part 3 for Initial D THE ARCADE, running from July 30 to October 7, 2026. The event brings back all previous collaboration items, adds new chat stamps and race BGM, renews play stamps, and revives the special mode and time trial events.
AtHeart will release its second single '3!4!' from the 'TIME TRAVEL PROJECT' worldwide on August 19 at 18:00. The track is a remake of Roo'Ra's 1996 hit. A promotional schedule, designed like a 1990s electronic organizer, was revealed on August 3, teasing concept photos, mood films, and music video teasers.
Sega Fave is holding the 3rd Touhou Project collaboration for Initial D THE ARCADE as an EX reprint from July 30, 2026, through October 7. The event brings back all previous collaboration items, adds new chat stamps and race BGM, and renews play stamps and time trial events.
Publisher Pretty Soon announced that Project P.I.T.T., a first-person sandbox incremental game by solo developer Froke, will launch on PC via Steam on August 19. Players work as intern Pitt, mass-producing rubber ducks and other products to feed into a bottomless pit called the Maw. The full version adds three new phases, 13 toys, 8 tools, and 3 new products.
Sega and Colorful Palette released the full-size 2DMV for Hana ni Kaze (SEKAI ver.) on the official Project Sekai YouTube channel on August 4, 2026. The track, written and composed by Balloon, is sung by Hatsune Miku and Vivid BAD SQUAD. It is available for the iOS and Android rhythm and adventure game Project Sekai: Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku.
Sega and Colorful Palette added the new song "Tenbin, Yubisaki de Furete" by Roku Uzuhana to Project Sekai on July 31. The song is a Leo/need unit track available via in-game gifts. The event "Echo of a Prayer" runs through August 7, with new members and an after-live.
Sega and Colorful Palette announced new song contributions from RokUzuka, STEAKA, and syudou, a Jin song addition campaign, a Vocaloid collaboration called The Music Style, and four new rhythm game songs for Project Sekai Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku.
NEXON Korea announced on July 23 that the MABINOGI ETERNITY PROJECT, the Unreal Engine version of the MMORPG Mabinogi, will hold an alpha test in Korea from September 3 to 6. It is the first test aimed at a large number of players. Applications run July 23 to August 12 at 23:59. Players experience early stages with newly appearing characters, with movement and hit feel improved from past trial play feedback.
Sega and Colorful Palette released the full-size 2D music video for "Dame Ningen da!" (SEKAI ver.) on the official Project Sekai YouTube channel on July 23, 2026. The song, written and composed by Usushio Shisū, is performed by Hatsune Miku and MORE MORE JUMP! and is available as a rhythm game song via Music Card exchange.
The Indie Stone released Build 42.20, the latest stable version of the zombie survival game Project Zomboid, on July 29. The update, which took about two years to develop, roughly doubles the map's surface area and introduces major system changes. New features include an expanded and overhauled map of Knox Country in Kentucky, deeper crafting and building systems, animal NPCs and livestock mechanics, improved lighting and atmosphere, expanded lore and environmental storytelling, and quality-of-life improvements. The developer also released a showcase video introducing these additions. Project Zomboid has been in early access on Steam and GOG.com since 2013. Following the update, the game set a new record for maximum concurrent players on Steam, reaching 79,670 on the night of July 30, according to SteamDB. This is the highest concurrent player count since early access began. The Indie Stone plans to focus on support updates for Build 42 for the remainder of 2026, with an emphasis on optimization, expanded modding support, and implementing player-requested features that did not make it into the stable version.
The Indie Stone released the stable version of Build 42.20 for Project Zomboid on July 29, 2026, ending a roughly two-year development cycle that began with the Build 42 beta in December 2024. The update roughly doubles the size of the game's map, adding three new towns, high-rise buildings up to 32 floors, basements with bunkers and panic rooms, and expanded farming and animal husbandry systems. It also introduces three new game modes: Outbreak, Recovery, and Extinction, plus new challenge modes. Following the release, Steam concurrent player counts rose sharply, reaching 121,603 on August 2, according to SteamDB, a new all-time peak since early access began in 2013. The previous peak was around 65,000 during the Build 41 update in December 2021. Steam reviews over the last 30 days show 91% of 6,878 reviews are positive, though some users report crashes and multiplayer performance issues. Build 42 does not support Build 41 save data, but the older version remains playable as a legacy edition.
Cyan, the studio behind the 1990s adventure classics Myst and Riven, released a teaser video for 'Project Anglerfish,' a shelved prototype set in the Myst universe, during the fan event Mysterium 2026. The video, titled 'A path not taken,' was created over about four months more than a year ago as an internal pitch for a publisher, but the project could not move forward at the time and development is now halted. The footage shows an eerie Western-style mansion, underground devices, and the series' iconic Linking Book, along with a voice message addressed to a character called 'Guildsman' and a tense story involving a strict father figure. Cyan said it remains committed to new games and experiences in the Myst world. Separately, the studio announced package versions of the full remakes of Myst and Riven, which were digitally released in May 2026, for PC, PS5, and Xbox, with the PC version including a digital code. Cyan also plans a fan event in Spokane, Washington, in 2027 to mark its 40th anniversary, which Rand Miller founded with his brother Robin Miller.
Project Sekai: Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku is running the HAPPY BIRTHDAY Shiraishi An 2026 event from July 23 to July 28, 2026. The event includes a birthday live on July 26, a MySekai scenery contest, and new gacha banners featuring a birthday-limited Shiraishi An member and reruns of past birthday-limited members.
G-SMASH announced the Made in Japan XR Project on July 27, 2026, aiming to create global intellectual property from Japanese XR content. The first initiative is a free XR game development program for student and young creators, with team recruitment opening the same day. Up to eight finalist teams will be selected after a hackathon in August 2026, each receiving development support worth approximately 500,000 yen, including equipment, mentoring, and boot camp fees. The program provides continuous support from planning through store submission and global release, not ending at prototyping or Demo Day. Completed works are scheduled for global release via Meta Horizon Store and PICO Store around January to February 2027. The program collaborates with the creator hub 404 Not Found in Shibuya Sakura Stage, offering a production and presentation base. An application briefing and networking event is set for August 6, 2026, at the same venue. G-SMASH, founded in September 2025 and led by representative director Shun Harashima, brings its experience in event management, community building, and global marketing to the project.
Sega and Colorful Palette released the full-size 2DMV of "Hikari" (Sekai ver.) on the official Project Sekai YouTube channel on July 17, 2026. The song, written and composed by Atsu Mizuno, is sung by MEIKO and 25-ji, Nightcord de. Players can also claim the track in-game from the Present menu.
Anime Anime's 2026 Rainbow Day reader poll, with 102 respondents, ranked Doma from Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba first for the second consecutive year. Nijino Yume from Aikatsu Stars! placed second, and Touhou Project's Tenkyuu Chimata took third.
Anime! Anime!'s Marine Day reader survey asked which anime character is most associated with the sea. Monkey D. Luffy of One Piece took first place with about 14% support, followed by Dr.STONE's Ryusui Nanami and Touhou Project's Minamitsu Murasa. The top three were all ship captains.
At the finale event for Super Space Sheriff Gavan Infinity, held July 19 at Tokyo Dome City Theater G Rosso, main cast members Kohei Nagata, Ryuga Akabane, Kanna Sumi, and Kentaro Yasui announced that the Super Gavan team will appear in the new series Kakusei Hunter Omega Horn. A post-finale mini-drama, Super Space Sheriff Gavan Infinity Gaiden, will stream on YouTube and TTFC.
Sega and Colorful Palette are holding the World Link event 'Kimi no Tonari, Kimi to Miru Ashita' in Project Sekai from July 19 to 29, featuring five chapter periods for Tenma Saki, Aoyagi Touya, Kamishiro Rui, Akiyama Mizuki, and KAITO. The 'Around table WITH you! Gacha' runs from July 19 to 31, adding five new ★4 members with live costumes.
A Game Spark column argues that the vocal cord parasites in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain are not a plot contrivance but a deliberate thematic device. Author Hideo Kojima, a close friend of the late novelist Project Itoh, replaces Itoh's concept of internal determinism with an external cause, asserting human dignity against despair.
Sega and Colorful Palette have started the HAPPY BIRTHDAY Nene Kusanagi 2026 event in Project Sekai: Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku. Running from July 17 to 22, the event includes a limited gacha, birthday live performances on July 20, exclusive furniture crafting, and a MySekai scenery contest. The character Nene Kusanagi (CV: Machico) is the focus, with special rewards for participating in the virtual live.
Bandai has released the Project Sekai: Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku Sticker Biscuits, a confectionery toy with 26 types of stickers featuring in-game stamp illustrations. Pre-orders for the 12-piece box begin July 17, 2026, at 1:00 PM on Premium Bandai for 2,592 yen. Each box contains one die-cut sticker and 21g of character-printed biscuits. Shipment is scheduled for November 2026. The product is not a Premium Bandai exclusive.
Cyberfang Studios announced a Japanese localization for the pixel-art run & gun platformer Project Sentinel - Zero Tolerance, releasing a Japanese trailer and Steam page. The game draws from cyberpunk works like AKIRA and Ghost in the Shell, and classic arcade shooters. Players control a cybernetic officer who can arrest suspects using a Cybernetic Roar or protect civilians. Active Gaming Media handles the localization. A PC release on Steam is planned.
NEXON Games' IO Division, the team behind Blue Archive, showed its new game Project RX to the public for the first time at Anime Expo 2026 in Los Angeles. A booth featured voice-recognition rock-paper-scissors interactions with characters. A vlog captured producer interviews where they said the team aims to avoid competing with Blue Archive and is not leading with combat content. Project RX is also scheduled for Tokyo Game Show 2026 in September.
Pre-orders for the renewal package of the 1/7 scale Yatogami Tohka figure in her full spirit outfit, based on an illustration by Tsunako, are now open at Rakuten Books. The figure is part of the Fantasia 30th Anniversary Project and features Tohka wielding the great sword Sandalphon. The renewal package is priced at 24,200 yen, with a selling price of 21,527 yen at Rakuten Books. Distributor is KADOKAWA.
Ippatu's post-apocalyptic manga Tsugumi Project is being adapted into a television anime, as announced on July 14, 2026. A teaser website, promotional video, and visual were released alongside the announcement. The series, originally titled Toratsugumi in Japan, follows a soldier named Leon who is falsely imprisoned and sent on a suicide mission to recover a dangerous weapon called Tsugumi from a radiation-ravaged Japan overrun by mutated monsters. The manga debuted in France in 2019 through Ki-oon, where it became a hit, before being serialized in Japan in Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine starting in January 2021. It concluded in September 2023 with a total of seven compiled volumes, the last of which was published in Japan in November 2023 and in English by Kodansha USA in September 2025. Creator ippatu expressed surprise and gratitude in a comment released with the announcement. To commemorate the adaptation, two volumes of the manga are available for free on YanMaga Web from July 14 to July 20.
D4 Enterprise has added the 1990 action RPG Rune Worth: Kuroi no Kikoushi (X68000 version) to its Project EGG retro game service as a free title. The game, originally developed by T&E SOFT, features no experience grinding, a real-time spell chanting system, and detailed character animations. It is available now for Project EGG subscribers.
The song "Hanataba" by MIMI has been added as a playable rhythm game track to Project Sekai: Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku starting July 13, 2026. Players can obtain it via Music Card at the Music Shop. It is available in two versions: Sekai ver. featuring MEIKO, Kohane Azusawa, and An Shiraishi, and Virtual Singer ver. featuring Kafu.