EVR Studio Files for Bankruptcy After MUDANG: Two Hearts Reveal
games 2 sources · Jun 23

EVR Studio Files for Bankruptcy After MUDANG: Two Hearts Reveal

The collapse of EVR Studio, just over a year after a high-profile Xbox showcase, leaves the future of MUDANG: Two Hearts uncertain and highlights the fragility of independent studios that rely on large-scale reveals without secured funding.

Game Spark
Sangokushi BOND Early Access Launches July 14
games 4 sources · Jun 23

Sangokushi BOND Early Access Launches July 14

The 800 yen one-time purchase price and focus on asynchronous PvP distinguish Sangokushi BOND from the arcade-style pay-per-play model of Nishiyama's earlier Sangokushi Taisen, testing whether a budget roguelite approach can sustain a competitive Three Kingdoms audience.

GAME Watch, Automaton, Game Spark
SAW: Genesis Trailer Shows Asymmetric Horror Gameplay
games 3 sources · Jun 23

SAW: Genesis Trailer Shows Asymmetric Horror Gameplay

SAW: Genesis distinguishes itself from other asymmetric horror games by making the host character a human who relies on strategy and environmental traps rather than supernatural abilities, and by allowing the defendant team to counterattack and create escape opportunities.

4Gamer.net, Denfaminicogamer, Game Spark
Rena Matsui Stars in NHK Night Drama Blue Flower, Forest of Vessels
other 4 sources · Jun 23

Rena Matsui Stars in NHK Night Drama Blue Flower, Forest of Vessels

This marks the first live-action adaptation of a Yuki Kodama manga since "Kids on the Slope" in 2012, and NHK's night drama slot continues its recent trend of adapting literary and manga romances set in regional craft communities.

Eiga Natalie, Comic Natalie, Cinema Today