uyet Releases Third Machi Supacha Project Report on VTuber City Promotion
The third report compiles results from eight local government collaborations, offering data-backed evidence for other municipalities weighing VTuber-based promotion.
PANORA
USJ Reveals Back to Hogwarts Goods and Menus for Harry Potter 25th Anniversary
The event ties new merchandise and a returning attraction to the film's 25th anniversary, giving fans a reason to visit USJ this fall.
GAME Watch (Impress)
Astraea Oratio Closed Beta Recruitment Opens for iOS and Android
The interview with art director Kim In reveals the game is being developed as a long-term serialized work, with the first three factions designed as simple, understandable entry points for a potential 5- to 10-year run.
Automaton, Inside, Game Spark
Samsung LSI Division Uses Claude Code to Cut Chip Design Task From a Month to Two Days
The report shows a major chipmaker adopting AI agents for hardware verification, with real gains in speed but documented mistakes that highlight the need for human oversight.
GIGAZINE
DeepSeek V4 Flash Stumbles on Real Agent Tasks as Prices Surge
The gap between V4 Flash's benchmark scores and its real-world agent performance, combined with the price increase, challenges the model's value proposition in enterprise environments where orchestration matters as much as raw capability.
GIGAZINE
HoloCozy Steam Store Page Opens for Hololive Desktop Companion Game
This is the first concrete product reveal from the holo Indie brand, which CCMC positions as a return ecosystem to support fan-made game creators, showing how Hololive's parent company is formalizing fan game development into a publishing pipeline.
4Gamer.net, GAME Watch (Impress), Denfaminicogamer, and 2 more
COREBLAZER Game Fest 2026 Shows Hypergryph's Hands-Off Funding Model
COREBLAZER's model of funding and advice without decision-making authority is the core of its incubation approach, as confirmed by both domestic and overseas teams at the event.
Automaton
KDDI to End Food Delivery Service 'menu' and Liquidate Subsidiary
The shutdown of a service that expanded as recently as October 2025 shows how intense competition in Japan's food delivery market is forcing even well-backed operators to exit.
ASCII.jp
Plarail Air Set Lets an ANA Jet Run on Blue Tracks
The set is the first Plarail and ANA collaboration, and it represents Takara Tomy's attempt to expand the Plarail line by running something other than a train on the classic blue tracks.
Dengeki Hobby Web
Apple Pulls AI Nudification App Kromix After Meta Ad Campaign
The removal shows Apple is actively hunting apps that pass initial review and then add nudification features, with WIRED reporting multiple such apps to Apple for removal.
GIGAZINE
Patlabor EZY File 2 Blu-ray Set for August 21 Release
The Blu-ray release follows the theatrical debut of File 2 on August 14, 2026, and completes the home-video rollout for the second chapter of the three-part Patlabor EZY series.
ASCII.jp
No Case Should Remain Unsolved Launches on PS5 With First Merchandise
The PS5 release pairs the critically rated mystery game with its first official merchandise line, giving the solo-developed title a wider console audience and a new revenue stream through PLAYISM's store.
Denfaminicogamer
Horror Game Sarco Demands a Staring Contest With a Sarcophagus
Sarco turns the horror genre's usual reliance on jump scares into a sustained tension mechanic, where the player's gaze is the only thing keeping the threat contained.
Denfaminicogamer
GTA6 Leaked Footage Circulates Ahead of Extended Look Premiere
The leak is framed by sources as possible retaliation for the physical version of GTA6 shipping with a download code instead of a disc, a practice Take-Two Interactive has defended by saying discs are not meaningful to consumers.
KAI-YOU, Game Spark, GIGAZINE, and 1 more
Madoka Magica Staff Ask Fans to Hold Spoilers Until September 12
The request covers both the film itself and the exclusive first-look footage shown after revival screenings of Rebellion, extending the spoiler blackout to cover the preview material.
Anime News Network
Horror ADV Mermade Opens Steam Page With Mermaid Body Horror Premise
The Steam page launch gives the public a first detailed look at Mermade's body-horror premise and its land-versus-water movement mechanic, ahead of a release date that remains unset.
4Gamer.net
I Became a Legend After My 10 Year-Long Last Stand Anime Casts Rina Honnizumi
The casting of Rina Honnizumi as Philly adds a new character to the ongoing anime adaptation, which premiered in July after a delay from its initially announced April date.
Anime News Network
Netflix to Stream 3rd Mononoke Film Globally on September 29
The Netflix release brings the trilogy's conclusion to a global audience, and the film's festival selection at Ottawa adds a layer of critical recognition that could broaden its appeal beyond existing anime fans.
Anime News Network, Cartoon Brew, OtakuKart Anime
Dark Machine The Animation Video Reveals More Cast, Opening Song, October TV Debut
The new video confirms the anime's October TV premiere and opening theme, while expanding the cast with players from rival e-sports teams ahead of the series' global distribution.
Anime News Network
Ghibli Brings Whisper of the Heart and Arrietty to Theaters in 4K IMAX Remasters
The remasters bring two older Ghibli films back to theaters in high definition, with the studio supervising the process and expanding availability beyond IMAX to include Dolby Cinema and all 47 prefectures.
Studio Ghibli
Pizza House Simulator Launches on Steam With 6-Player Co-Op
The release adds a co-op management sim to Steam that pairs pizza-making with financial and crisis management elements.
Denfaminicogamer
Grid Slash Boss Rush GRID/ Sets September 15 Steam Release
The full version of GRID/ expands the demo's two weapons and bosses to three weapons and nine bosses, delivering on the developer's positioning-focused design inspired by Mega Man Battle Network.
Automaton
What's Michael? Cat Manga Gets Capsule Toy Figure Mascots
The Reiwa-era capsule toy line brings the classic cat manga's characters back as collectible figures, with five types including Michael, Poppo, and Nyajira.
Dengeki Hobby Web
Retro-Style Space Horror FPS RetroSpace Gets October 1 Release Date
The release date confirms RetroSpace's October launch across PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Switch 2, with a Steam demo already available.
Game Spark