Flying Carpet Drives Combat in 1001 Threads of Mizan Preview
The preview argues the flying carpet is not a visual gimmick but the core of combat design, and that co-op against large enemies works naturally around it.
Automaton
Top Hat Studios Brings Four Playable Titles to Tokyo Game Show 2026
Top Hat Studios is using its Tokyo Game Show booth to put its full current slate in front of Japanese players, from the unreleased DELIVERY MUST COMPLETE and Well Dweller to the already-shipped SILLY POLLY BEAST and MOTORSLICE.
Denfaminicogamer
Intel's Wildcat Lake Drops Foveros for MCP to Cut Costs
Wildcat Lake's packaging shows Intel prioritizing cost over the flexibility of Foveros, pairing a reused Intel 18A compute tile with a TSMC N6 controller tile and a deliberately cautious UCIe debut.
ASCII.jp
ASUS Opens Preorders for TUF Gaming BE3600 Wi-Fi 7 Router
The 21,770 yen price puts Wi-Fi 7 into the entry-level gaming router tier, pairing the new standard with traffic-priority controls aimed at home players.
ASCII.jp
SBI Insurance Deploys PKSHA AI FAQ Assistant to Cut Staff Inquiry Load
The deployment extends SBI Insurance's existing PKSHA FAQ into a three-product package, adding branching chat and auto-generated knowledge to shift staff from asking veteran employees to resolving questions themselves.
ASCII.jp
OpenAI Report Shows Median Researcher AI Spend Tops $600 a Day
The report puts OpenAI's own operations behind its transparency stance on self-improving AI, showing AI agents now do the majority of research labor inside the company.
GIGAZINE
App Store Revenue Push May Resume After Phil Schiller Exit
With Schiller out of the App Store role, the revenue plans he blocked can move forward, and the changes could reach app review and developer fees.
GIGAZINE
Valheim 1.0 Launches with No Sequel Planned
Iron Gate frames clearing 1.0 as the true beginning of Valheim, so the September 9 release is a starting point for continued expansion of the original rather than a finish line for the franchise.
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Mirai Bit Fully Commences Physical AI Research and Development
Mirai Bit is betting that real-machine data, not AI models alone, is the bottleneck for Physical AI, and is building the data collection and verification loop to prove it.
ASCII.jp
BLACKOUT ~Kyoufu Shashin~ Demo Launches on Steam
The demo gives players a 30-minute look at a horror game that builds dread through a mundane sorting task and creeping unease rather than jump scares.
4Gamer.net
Arc System Works Streams Qliphah in Providence's Shadow Gameplay Trailer
The trailer and pre-order bundle lay out the combat loop and the September 24 launch window for Arc System Works' tactical RPG.
Anime News Network
Dungeon Picnic Demo Brings Party-Building Roguelike to Steam
The demo condenses RPG essentials into short runs around a shared-mana break system, and it is set to appear at Steam Next Fest in October.
Game Spark
Seattle Times and Newsday Sue OpenAI and Microsoft Over AI Training
The suit carries the copyright fight over AI training into local news, and it lands just after the US Department of Justice argued in the New York Times case that AI training is fair use.
GIGAZINE
Run Elsie Jewelria and Yui Kotegawa Join To LOVE-Ru Darkness Nyaaruz Prize Lineup
The two additions bring the Nyaaruz Collection's 9-character cat cosplay run closer to completion, with both figures arriving on the same September 15, 2026 date.
Dengeki Hobby Web
FF7 Remake Director: Trilogy Is an Attempt to Pass the Game to the Next Generation
Hamaguchi framed the remake trilogy as a long-term strategy to keep new FF7 fans coming for decades, pairing the expanded story and added mysteries with the goal of an IP that keeps evolving.
Denfaminicogamer
Halloween: The Game Silently Removes Closet Minigame Days Before Launch
The silent removal days before the September 9 launch, with community speculation linking it to older playable characters like Dr. Loomis using the minigame in a game that includes underage characters, points to a content concern IllFonic has not addressed publicly.
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HUNTER×HUNTER's 10-Chapter Run Ends With Chapter 420
The series has again closed a 10-chapter batch with no return date, even though Togashi has finished manuscripts through chapter 427, keeping the irregular batch format adopted in 2022.
KAI-YOU
VOLTACTION Takes TBS Radio for Two Sundays in Nijisanji Collab Month
A Nijisanji unit that has expanded across song, dance, game, and talk now takes radio as a new field, with a real artist guest in the second week.
PANORA
Amazon Cargo Plane Overruns Miami Runway, Killing at Least 5
The crash centers on an older converted freighter: the Boeing 767-300 flown by 21 Air for Amazon Air had operated as a passenger jet from 1994 to 2015 before conversion to cargo.
GIGAZINE
AI Call Analysis Lets Renxa Catch Complaints Before They Surface
The case shows AI call analysis shifting contact center management from manual recording review to automated scoring, so managers spend their time on training instead of searching for problem calls.
ASCII.jp
DON'T NOD Flags Material Uncertainty over Business Continuation after January 31, 2027
A studio known for narrative-driven games now says its survival past January 31, 2027 depends on external funding it has not yet secured, with up to 90 jobs at risk.
Automaton
Oekaki Golf Steam Page Goes Live with Crayon-Drawn Platforms and Walls
The drawing mechanic is a shared physics object, so the same crayon stroke that saves a teammate can block a cup or knock an opponent off the course, making cooperation and sabotage one action.
Denfaminicogamer
Excert Operator IBT Sogo Kenkyujo Joins Microcity Group
The transfer places Excert, used by more than 500,000 people a year, under Microcity's development and operation resources, moving the platform to its next growth stage.
ASCII.jp
Tensor Energy Low-Voltage Battery Aggregation Applications Top 1GWh
The 1GWh threshold signals the low-voltage storage battery aggregation market moving from mega to giga scale, with Tensor Energy reporting a footprint it expects to be among the largest in Japan.
ASCII.jp