FGO Fes 2026 Cosplay Report Spotlights Lilith, Dioscuri, and More
The FGO Fes cosplay series extends beyond single-character features, building a multi-day visual record of fan participation that the official event coverage does not capture.
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thatgamecompany Launches thatgamepublisher Label for Emotional Games
thatgamepublisher's full-service model, which pairs funding with marketing and IP development, sets it apart from other indie publishers that focus mainly on fundraising.
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Apple Sets September 10 Event, New iPhone Expected
This event could mark Apple's entry into the foldable smartphone market, where Samsung currently leads, with IDC predicting Apple will capture 25% of foldable shipments in 2026 and 40% by 2027.
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Colony Sim x 4X Strategy CONQUISTA: Tide of Wills Announced for Steam in Summer 2027
The game's design centers on player-uncontrollable residents whose individual passions can trigger major historical events, a shift from the abstracted populations typical of grand strategy games, and its debut at gamescom marks Shueisha Games' expansion into simulation territory.
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1001 Threads of Mizan Announced at Gamescom 2026
The studio's team includes veterans from BioWare, Hi-Rez, Ubisoft Montreal, and Bungie, and is backed by MBC Group, the Middle East's largest media company, which signals a new regional player entering the global action game market.
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Heroes of Might and Magic III Remake Announced, Original Steam Release Botched
The botched Steam launch undercuts Ubisoft's attempt to celebrate a beloved classic, but the swift fix and the remake's promise of community map compatibility suggest the company is trying to win back goodwill from a fanbase that has long felt underserved by the 2015 HD Edition, which lacked the expansions.
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Furyu Brings ANOMALITH and CRYMELIGHT Demos to Three Game Shows
The back-to-back releases and a three-event tour show Furyu pushing both original titles as simultaneous global launches rather than staggered regional ones.
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Graveyard Keeper 2 Gets September 22 Release Date
The sequel expands the original's dark humor premise into a broader town-building and defense framework, shifting the series from a niche management sim toward a more action-oriented survival loop.
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PixelJunk Monsters 3 Announced With 4K Hand-Drawn Art and Roguelike Systems
This is the first new numbered PixelJunk Monsters game since PixelJunk Monsters 2 in 2018, and it marks the series' 20th anniversary with a return to its hand-drawn art roots while adding roguelike systems to refresh the formula.
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GameCenter CX Officially Unseals Wii and PS3 as Retro Games
The unsealing formally adds a generation of larger-scale, assist-heavy games to Arino's Challenge, a format built around clearing games within a limited time, after staff had raised doubts about whether those games fit the show's concept.
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STAGE TOUR Rhythm Game From Guitar Hero Creators Lands December 10
The release marks a mainstream rhythm game push from a studio staffed by Guitar Hero veterans, backed by Embracer Group, and tied to Gibson and a Kramer-branded controller, indicating a return to dedicated instrument hardware rather than software-only play.
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ROG XBOX Ally X20 20th Anniversary Model Headed to Japan in October
The X20 is the first ROG Ally series model with an OLED display, and the bundle's AR glasses integrate directly with the handheld's Command Center software, extending the device beyond a standalone console into a connected gaming ecosystem.
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GRAVHOUNDS Announced at Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026
GRAVHOUNDS marks the debut project from a studio founded by veterans of two major FPS franchises, and its blend of base-building, roguelike upgrades, and breed-based character differences suggests a deliberate attempt to merge co-op shooter and builder genres.
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Behaviour Interactive Announces Alien Extermination Action Game Exterminauts
The game marks the first full collaboration between Behaviour Interactive and Tencent, which operates Level Infinite, with discussions beginning around 2021 and the project officially starting in 2022.
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Blue Box Season 2 Trailer Unveils aiko, Elsewhere Kikou Theme Songs
The staff change to Electric Circus and director Daisuke Sako marks the first major production shift for the anime since its debut, signaling a new visual direction for the final arc of the manga.
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Forza Horizon 6 Sets Seven-Eleven Collaboration for October
The collaboration brings a real-world convenience store chain into a game that currently features a fictional rival, 365 Convenience Store, prompting speculation that Seven-Eleven may replace it.
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B-Movie Horror Game ROLLA Sets October 1 Release
The game's deliberate lack of a victory condition, with the player always eventually defeated, mirrors the B-movie genre's typical monster endings and sets ROLLA apart from other city-devouring games.
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KRAFTON Announces PUBG: DED.NET, a Roguelite FPS Set in 1990s Cascadia
This announcement signals KRAFTON's push to expand the PUBG IP into diverse genres, from a romance sim to a top-down shooter, while returning to its multiplayer FPS roots with a high-energy, roguelite twist.
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LEGO Skylines City-Builder Announced at gamescom ONL 2026
The involvement of Iceflake Studios, the current developer of Cities: Skylines II, positions LEGO Skylines as a potential family-friendly extension of the Cities: Skylines brand, expanding its audience to younger players on platforms like Nintendo Switch 2.
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GGGP2026 Crowns 2024 Rematch at Ryogoku Kokugikan
The victory by "2024-nen no Return Match" was a rematch story, as the team name references avenging a loss from two years prior, a narrative the players themselves confirmed in post-match comments.
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Super Real Mahjong Venus Returns Launches on Steam With 20 Percent Off Sale
The crowdfunding outcome let the developers exceed original plans with full voice acting and a grand finale, making this the first fully modernized entry in a series that had been dormant for three decades.
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Sci-Fi Action RPG 'EXODUS' Set for April 7, 2027 Release
The confirmed date, paired with the trailer introducing Salt as a combat companion, gives the first concrete look at how Archetype Entertainment plans to differentiate its debut title from the studio's BioWare lineage.
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RPG Maker U2U Opens Steam Store Page, Reveals Key Visual
The shift from a Unity-based tool to a standalone product addresses a point of contention raised after the May 2026 announcement, removing a barrier for creators who would have needed separate Unity installation.
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MAGES. Unveils Occult Suspense Adventure 'Shikai' for PS5 and Switch
The game builds its horror from a ghost story MAGES. has already seeded publicly on YouTube since 2024, meaning the publisher is treating its own earlier content as the entry point into a new franchise rather than a standalone marketing asset.
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