Bootlegger's Bar, a Cocktail-Making Incremental Puzzle, Launches on Steam
The release adds a deck-building and incremental progression layer to the bartending puzzle genre, with a demo letting players test the loop before buying.
Game Spark
Melty Blood: Type Lumina and Actress Again Current Code Get Steam Summer Sale Bundle
The bundle packages the modern and classic versions of the Melty Blood fighting game series at a combined discount, making both titles accessible during the Steam Summer Sale.
Inside
Cleaner Company Playtest Begins on Steam
The playtest gives an early look at a niche blend of cleaning simulation and survival horror, a combination that sets it apart from typical co-op sims.
Game Spark
Sega Releases Hatsune Miku × Cinnamoroll Mofutto Ver. Prize Figure
The figure extends the ongoing Hatsune Miku × Cinnamoroll collaboration line with a new prize-grade sculpt focused on soft, fluffy aesthetics.
Inside
Sakana AI CEO David Ha Outlines a Japan-Specific AI Strategy
Sakana AI is betting that a business-to-business model, built around routing between models and human-in-the-loop decision-making, is the viable path for a Japanese AI startup rather than trying to out-build US frontier labs.
GIGAZINE
Super Mario Galaxy Movie Drops to #5, Kiki's 4K Remaster Debuts at #6 in Japan
The box office chart shows a mix of holdovers and a new 4K restoration, with the Detective Conan film crossing 13 billion yen cumulative.
Anime News Network
Turret and Girl Gets Large Update With New Stage, Crisis Levels, and 10 Legendary Weapons
The update significantly expands the endgame loop by layering 32 new difficulty challenges with stage-specific modifiers and rewarding high-risk play with exclusive currency, while the new legendary weapons and shop rebalance give players more tools to tackle them.
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Taskbar Hero Steam Market Resumes With Slot And Rarity Restrictions
The market restart with tight slot caps and rarity bans shows the developer is prioritizing server stability over full trading freedom, while the mass ban signals a zero-tolerance stance on item exploits.
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Carbice Ice Pad Runs 4-8°C Hotter Than Thermal Paste in LTT Labs Test
The test shows that while CNT-based pads offer convenience and no pump-out risk, they currently underperform traditional thermal interface materials in short-term CPU cooling.
GIGAZINE
Konami Announces 13-Game Goemon Collection for 40th Anniversary
The collection brings four previously unported Goemon titles to modern hardware for the first time, alongside nine others, with emulation features that address the difficulty of older games.
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Solo Developer Sgthale Announces Beast Girl Dad Sim 'Family Time'
The announcement extends sgthale's track record of AI-driven bishoujo sims into a new parenting premise, with the developer signaling an early-access Patreon rollout before a full release.
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Id From Granblue Fantasy Relink Joins Versus Rising in September
The crossover brings a major antagonist from Cygames' action RPG into its fighting game spin-off on the same day the series expands to a new Nintendo platform, bundling all DLC into one package for Switch 2 buyers.
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UHD Remaster DLC Released for Space Combat Sim Iron Sky: Invasion
The DLC brings the silly, cult-film aesthetic of Iron Sky into higher visual fidelity, expanding the game's appeal to fans of retro-style space combat sims like Star Raiders.
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HoloDesktop CLI Lets AI Agents See and Operate a PC Screen
HoloDesktop CLI bridges the gap between code-writing AI agents and the GUI tasks that still require human eyes and hands, potentially automating full workflows end to end.
GIGAZINE
Slavic Synth-Punk Platformer Heavydelic Launches Early Access on Steam
The early access launch gives a first look at a visually distinctive solo-developed platformer that blends Slavic mythology with retro-futurist robot design.
Game Spark
Jump King Quest Developer Talks Sequel's Origins and Design
The interview reveals how a prank prototype became a franchise, and how the developer consciously shifted from pure jump difficulty to a broader adventure framework with multiplayer and combat.
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XR Live House '1st Stage' Opens in Hachioji With Permanent Transparent LED Panels
The opening of a permanent XR live house with transparent LED panels lowers the barrier for VTubers and small teams to stage mixed-reality performances without building temporary setups.
MoguLive
AI Chatbots Show Left-Leaning Political Bias, Study Finds
The study provides systematic evidence supporting conservative claims of political bias in AI chatbots, with most major models leaning left across a range of policy questions.
GIGAZINE
Alibaba's Qwen Releases Qwen-AgentWorld, a Language World Model for AI Agent Training
Qwen-AgentWorld is the first model to reproduce seven distinct agent environments in one system, offering a new training method that lets agents predict the world state before acting, rather than just reacting to it.
GIGAZINE
Asymmetric Horror Game 'Last Summer' Gets First Gameplay Trailer and Kickstarter
The trailer and crowdfunding launch mark the first concrete look at a slasher-inspired asymmetric title that aims to stand out with environmental executions and camper defense mechanics.
Game Spark
Nature Publishes Peer-Reviewed Critique of Microsoft Quantum Claims
The Nature commentary, peer-reviewed, directly challenges the validity of Microsoft's 2025 topological qubit announcement, a claim that had already drawn skepticism from physicists.
GIGAZINE
Cover Corp. Trials New Streaming System That Animates Static VTuber Illustrations
The system lowers the technical barrier for early-stage VTubers by animating static art without full 3D tracking, potentially changing how new talents debut and stream.
MoguLive
Anthropic's Claude Mythos Finds Vulnerabilities in Classified US Systems
The test shows that a frontier AI can identify security flaws in highly sensitive government networks, raising questions about the pace of AI regulation and the balance between offensive and defensive cyber capabilities.
GIGAZINE
Netflix Japan Rankings Dominated by Live-Action Webtoon Adaptations
The simultaneous dominance of two live-action webtoon adaptations on Netflix Japan and global charts signals the growing crossover appeal of Korean-origin digital comics in the Japanese streaming market.
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