GIGAZINE July 2026 Amazon Best-Sellers: Anime Film Interview Leads
The ranking shows which GIGAZINE articles found a paying audience on Amazon, offering a direct measure of reader interest that bypasses search-driven traffic.
GIGAZINE
Google DeepMind's Backstory Speeds Up Media Fact-Checking
Backstory collapses what previously required five separate tools and logins into one workflow, cutting the most time-consuming part of image verification for fact-checkers.
GIGAZINE
Helcast Hands-On: Physics Merges Meet Deck Building at Gamescom
The hands-on confirms Helcast's core loop works in practice: positioning merges matters as much as chaining combos, since attacks land only where weapons combine.
4Gamer.net
Kia Re-enters Japan With PV5 EV Vans Targeting 1,000 Sales in 2026
Kia's entry fills a gap in Japan's EV van market, where domestic manufacturers currently offer no options, with a focus on corporate sales and car-camping customizations.
ASCII.jp
Bakuman. Is Realistic But Full of Lies, Amazon Festival Feature Says
The feature clarifies that Bakuman. is not an exposé of Jump's behind-the-scenes, but a mainstream battle manga using real names and systems to teach how manga production actually works.
ASCII.jp
Practicing Doctor Posts Hour-Long KOF98 Video, Proposes Ideal Remake
A medical channel's longest video is a practicing doctor's passionate KOF98 discussion, showing the 1998 SNK fighting game still holds a devoted fan base.
Automaton
Langfuse Lets You Watch AI Agents Work and Track Token Use Retroactively
The tool makes AI agent internals visible after the fact, turning a black-box token spend into a browsable record of every search, tool call, and model query.
GIGAZINE
Ghost Rider Joins the MCU With Ryan Gosling in the Lead
The announcement finally brings a long-running Marvel Comics character into the MCU under a star who pushed for the role, while the character's recent game appearance keeps the skull-faced hero in circulation.
Game Spark
Marc Eckō's Getting Up: The 2006 Graffiti Game That Still Stands Alone
The feature argues the game remains one of a kind because its entire system, from parkour movement to stealth and combat, serves the single act of leaving graffiti, rather than treating the art as background or a minigame.
Game Spark
Tales Gear HD Remake Brings Absorb-and-Counter Bullet Hell to Steam
The remake trades pure dodging for an aggressive absorb-and-counter system built around the Tail Pod, which is the series' first Steam release and could widen the bullet hell audience beyond original fans.
Game Spark
Poppy Playtime Huggy Wuggy Gets 70,000 Yen 1/10 Scale Statue
The high price point and detailed polystone construction position this as a premium collector piece for Poppy Playtime fans, following earlier action figure releases from the same franchise.
Game Spark
Ninja Gaiden 4 Devs Explain Their No-Rework Combat Design Process
The session frames a production philosophy where combat specs are fully simulated on paper first, so that later adjustments target conditions rather than rebuilding the action itself.
Game Spark
AI Piano App RollTab Generates Continuations From MIDI Input
RollTab's approach differs from typical audio generation AI by processing MIDI event data directly, which the developer says allows fast, live-performance-speed responses on an iPhone.
GIGAZINE
Weekly Treasure Hunt: Heatwarped, Planet Architect, SiN Reloaded and More
The roundup shows a steady flow of genre-spanning indie releases and updates, from arcade racing to horror FPS, with several titles arriving on multiple platforms at once.
Game Spark
Lord of Mysteries Mobile Launches, Star Will Stirs Again in Inside's Latest Roundup
The roundup shows the ongoing pipeline of Chinese mobile games targeting the Japanese market, with Lord of Mysteries achieving top rankings and Star Will showing renewed activity ahead of a 2026 beta.
Inside
BlueRef Q Lets Hiyori and Ruka Hold Hands in 3D While Reliving the Anime
BlueRef Q turns the anime-originated RAY/澪 into a playable 3D experience, letting fans relive the finale with the hand-holding duo.
Game Spark
AI2U Developer Talks LLM Escape Game, Character Feature Requests
An escape game built around LLM-powered characters shows how generative AI can turn a fixed puzzle structure into open-ended play, with the developer noting millions of possible ways to clear a stage.
Game Spark
Wired Productions Signs Three Asian Horror Titles, Playable at gamescom 2026
Wired Productions is consolidating a slate of Asian indie horror around folklore and psychological dread, with all three titles shown as playable demos at gamescom 2026.
4Gamer.net
Black Cat Kindle Sale Offers 50 Percent Points Back on All 12 Volumes
The points-back deal makes the complete run of Yabuki's assassin-turned-bounty-hunter manga cheap to pick up digitally, a practical nudge for readers who missed it during its Jump years.
Denfaminicogamer
Kindle Manga Bestsellers: Latest Volumes and 99 Yen Sale Titles Dominate
The ranking shows that discounted older volumes are as prominent as new releases, indicating that price promotions significantly shape the Kindle manga bestseller list.
Dengeki Hobby Web
Splatoon 3 Ichiban Kuji Volume 3 Brings Splattershot Light and Big Squid Bunker Plush
The lottery turns Splatoon 3's signature weapon and modes into practical room goods, including a light that actually paints walls and an oversized plush for display.
Game Spark
Serial Experiments Lain Staff Reunite for Final Screening Talk
The three central creators will share remarks about 'serial experiments lain' 28 years after its broadcast, as the anime continues to see new projects.
KAI-YOU
Patlabor EZY File 2 Marks Release With Shanhai-tei Curry
The commercialized Shanhai-tei curry turns a beloved in-series food into a real product, linking the Patlabor fan base to the new EZY release through a tangible tie-in.
Magmix
Reiwa no Dara-san Tops Magmix Summer 2026 Watch-to-End Survey
The poll shows that a new occult comedy, 'Reiwa no Dara-san,' edged out established titles like 'Mushoku Tensei III' on the strength of its 'unexpected' hook, suggesting viewer loyalty in the summer season can go to fresh premises over proven franchises.
Magmix