13AM Games Announces Horror Roguelike Dungeon Lurker for PC
Dungeon Lurker frames its roguelike loop inside a horror story about a fictional 32-bit console, a conceit that could distinguish it in a crowded indie action-roguelike market.
4Gamer.net
Valve's Gabe Newell Berated Employee Over Adult Content Regulation, Bloomberg Reports
The report provides a rare, sourced look inside Valve's opaque corporate structure during active litigation, revealing internal conflicts over content policy and the company's near-total market dominance.
Automaton, Game Spark, GameBusiness.jp
NTE: Neverness to Everness Ver.1.1 Adds Requiem, Porsche Collab, and Akihabara Event
The update adds a major limited character, a real-world car brand collaboration, and a physical fan event, signaling continued live-service investment from Perfect World Games.
4Gamer.net
The Birth of Kitaro Film Teams With Gokurakuyu Spa Chain for 'GeGeGe No Yu' Collab
The collaboration ties the 100th-anniversary feature film to a real-world promotional event with exclusive merchandise and themed experiences at a major spa chain.
Denfaminicogamer
Strava Makes API Access Paid to Curb AI Data Scraping
Strava is the latest platform to monetize API access specifically to block AI training data collection, a move that has drawn backlash from open-source developers who say it kills self-hosted tools.
GIGAZINE
Myethos Announces Two Elysia Figures From Honkai Impact 3rd
Myethos is releasing two Elysia figures in quick succession, a chibi and a scale version, giving collectors a choice between price points and styles within the same character line.
Dengeki Hobby Web
Tomokazu Sugita Joins Cyborg 009: Nemesis as Cyborg 004
Sugita's casting completes another piece of the main cyborg roster for a new adaptation of Ishinomori's classic franchise, which has not had a full TV series since 2001.
Anime News Network
AZKi and Kiyono Yasuno Named OTOTEN2026 Ambassadors
The appointment of two prominent voice performers as ambassadors signals the Japan Audio Society's strategy to attract younger, online-native audiences to a traditionally hardware-focused audio trade show.
ASCII.jp
SIGNAL GALLERY Opens in Fukuoka With Takeru Amano Exhibition
SIGNAL GALLERY positions itself as a cultural gateway from Fukuoka to the world, directly addressing the limited international exposure for local artists and the restricted access overseas creators have to the Japanese market.
ASCII.jp
FMV Horror Game ENCRYPTID Gets New Trailer, Uses Game Boy Camera Footage
The game's use of actual Game Boy Camera footage and its planned release on the Game Boy hardware itself make it a rare hybrid of period-authentic aesthetics and modern game design.
Game Spark
Anycolor to Detail 100-Person NIJISANJI Stream System at CEDEC 2026
The session signals that NIJISANJI is scaling its live infrastructure to support massive collaborative events, a technical leap from typical VTuber stream sizes.
PANORA
Psychological Horror Game 'MOLE' Sets June 16 Release Date
The game's deliberate lack of a tutorial and its reliance on player-driven discovery represent a design philosophy that trusts the player to learn through failure, a stark contrast to the hand-holding common in modern horror games.
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Steam Store Page for Super Cat The Builder Goes Live
The Blueprint mechanic, which lets players rewrite stage gimmicks rather than master action-platforming, sets Super Cat The Builder apart from typical genre entries.
Denfaminicogamer
Bernie Sanders Proposes Sovereign Wealth Fund Owning 50% of AI Companies
The proposal reframes AI profit distribution as a public resource issue, putting a government ownership stake at the center of the debate over who benefits from artificial intelligence.
GIGAZINE
Paperhead Horror FPS 'PAPERHEAD' Sets September 18 Release Date
The release date announcement gives a concrete timeline for a well-received demo that has already built strong word of mouth on Steam.
Automaton
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Launches on Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S, and PC on June 3
The multiplatform release brings a major PlayStation 5 exclusive to a wider audience on day one of the Switch 2 and Xbox versions.
ASCII.jp
IShowSpeed Releases World Cup Anthem for 2026 Tournament
IShowSpeed's new World Cup anthem arrives four years after his previous tournament song reached 200 million views, showing his continued crossover from streaming to music.
KAI-YOU
Brown Dust 2 Characters Terese and Loen Get Figures by Jazz Jack
The figures bring two popular Brown Dust 2 character skins to physical form through a collaboration with a well-known illustrator, expanding the game's merchandise lineup.
Dengeki Hobby Web
Sega Announces Hatsune Miku × Cinnamoroll Prize Figure for June 26
The collaboration figure extends the ongoing crossover between Hatsune Miku and Sanrio's Cinnamoroll into a new prize figure line with a specific fluffy theme.
Inside
Double Fine Productions Talks Kiln and Keeper at BitSummit PUNCH
The interview shows Double Fine Productions maintaining its distinctive creative process-starting from a single playful image and building outward through hands-on research-even as it operates under a major platform holder.
Game Spark, Inside
Desktop Idle Farming Game Focus Grove Launches on Steam
Focus Grove is a productivity tool wrapped in a farming game, offering a concrete alternative to the usual distraction-heavy desktop idle genre.
Denfaminicogamer
Bandai Spirits Reveals New Prize Figures for Ranma 1/2, Blue Archive, Gintama and More
The reveal confirms that Banpresto is producing prize figures for the new Ranma 1/2 TV anime, expanding its seasonal lineup across multiple major franchises.
Dengeki Hobby Web
DragonSword: Awakening Demo Launches June 5 on Steam
The demo gives the public an early look at a premium Korean open-world RPG with an anime art style, and the developer is using the test window to gather feedback on combat, UI, and localization before the full release.
4Gamer.net
EMPULSE, a Titanfall-Style Mech Shooter, Gets First Trailer and 2026 Early Access Window
EMPULSE marks 1047 Games' first new IP since Splitgate, and its mech-as-objective design directly contrasts with Titanfall's pilot-summoned titans, offering a distinct tactical twist on the genre.
Denfaminicogamer, Game Spark