Horror Game Hie: The Dream of a Cockspur Released on Steam
games 2 sources · Jul 22

Horror Game Hie: The Dream of a Cockspur Released on Steam

The game's surrealist-influenced horror, combined with its lone developer origin and the deliberate obscuring of narrative elements like blacked-out text, marks a distinct stylistic choice in the indie horror space that prioritizes atmosphere over jump scares.

4Gamer.net, Game Spark
DMM GAMES Version of SD Gundam G Generation Eternal Launches
games 2 sources · Jul 22

DMM GAMES Version of SD Gundam G Generation Eternal Launches

The DMM GAMES launch extends the game's reach to a PC-native audience with cross-save support, a feature the smartphone and Google Play Games versions already offered but which now reaches DMM's user base.

4Gamer.net, ASCII.jp
Shuhei Yoshida Recounts Bloodborne, Demon's Souls Missteps at CEDEC2026
games 2 sources · Jul 22

Shuhei Yoshida Recounts Bloodborne, Demon's Souls Missteps at CEDEC2026

Yoshida's public admission of his early misjudgment of Demon's Souls and the subsequent strained relationship with FromSoftware offers a rare, firsthand account of how a major platform holder's internal skepticism shaped the trajectory of a genre-defining franchise.

GAME Watch, Denfaminicogamer
USJ Adds First R-18 Horror Attraction to Halloween Horror Nights
other 2 sources · Jul 22

USJ Adds First R-18 Horror Attraction to Halloween Horror Nights

By introducing an R-18 attraction with a mandatory consent form, USJ is pushing Halloween Horror Nights into a new tier of adult-oriented psychological horror that requires guests to formally acknowledge the experience before participation.

GAME Watch (Impress), Denfaminicogamer
One Ok Rock Bassist Ryota Launches Melty Island in Fortnite
games 2 sources · Jul 22

One Ok Rock Bassist Ryota Launches Melty Island in Fortnite

Melty Island is a rare instance of a major musician building a permanent, playable art-and-music space inside a live-service game, using Fortnite's Creative tools to merge practice gameplay with a curated virtual gallery.

Automaton, Denfaminicogamer
FromSoftware Opens The Duskbloods Network Test Applications
games 4 sources · Jul 22

FromSoftware Opens The Duskbloods Network Test Applications

This network test is the first public hands-on opportunity for The Duskbloods, a title that marks FromSoftware's first multiplayer-focused PvPvE game on Nintendo hardware.

Denfaminicogamer, ASCII.jp, Inside, and 1 more
Red Hood Prize Figure From NIKKE Gets Colored Sample Reveal
figures 1 sources · Jul 22

Red Hood Prize Figure From NIKKE Gets Colored Sample Reveal

The prize figure announcement signals that NIKKE merchandise is expanding into the crane game market, a major distribution channel in Japan that typically reaches a broader audience than specialty stores.

Dengeki Hobby Web
Netmarble Launches Vampire MMORPG Globally
games 1 sources · Jul 22

Netmarble Launches Vampire MMORPG Globally

The launch positions Netmarble to capture the mobile MMORPG market with a title that emphasizes idle-friendly auto-play and a vampire aesthetic, directly inheriting the design philosophy of 'Lineage 2 Revolution'.

4Gamer.net
Langrisser: Sea of Swords Announced as Free-To-Play New Entry
games 3 sources · Jul 22

Langrisser: Sea of Swords Announced as Free-To-Play New Entry

This marks the first completely new, free-to-play Langrisser title developed by BlackJack Studio, shifting the series from its traditional premium stage-based structure to a live-service exploration RPG with destructible terrain and a continuous world.

4Gamer.net, Automaton
Agri Uma's Studio Cabana Manga Gets TV Anime in 2027
anime 2 sources · Jul 22

Agri Uma's Studio Cabana Manga Gets TV Anime in 2027

The anime adaptation of Studio Cabana marks the first television project for JUVENAGE, a studio that previously produced the short film Kusunoki's Garden of Gods.

Anime News Network, Anime Corner
Anime and Manga Worlds Celebrate Marine Day 2026
other 1 sources · Jul 22

Anime and Manga Worlds Celebrate Marine Day 2026

Marine Day has become a recurring seasonal marketing event for the anime industry, where franchises use the holiday to promote upcoming releases and maintain fan engagement during the summer break.

Anime News Network