SNK 40th Anniversary Collection Gets 85% Off Steam Sale
The sale price of 597 yen for 24 retro titles represents a significant discount on a collection that preserves SNK's early arcade output.
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Where Winds Meet 2.0 Update Adds Steampunk Region and Vehicle Crafting
The update introduces a steampunk region and vehicle crafting, expanding Where Winds Meet beyond its wuxia roots.
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Epic Games Store Gives Away Luto, Echo Generation, and KeepUp Survival
The weekly freebie rotation continues with a horror title and a turn-based RPG, while a separate open-world survival game is also available at no cost for a limited time.
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Path of Exile's Curse of the Allflame Arrives July 25, Socket Color Restrictions Relaxed
The update relaxes a long-standing equipment socket color restriction, adds a new Ascendancy class, and refreshes regions, marking a significant content drop for the original Path of Exile even as its sequel is in early access.
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AstralShift Launches Hell Maiden on Steam Early Access
The Early Access launch of Hell Maiden signals AstralShift's return to the bullet hell survival genre with a long-term content plan adapting The Divine Comedy.
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Hell Maiden Early Access Launch: AstralShift Takes On Divine Comedy Bullet Heaven
Hell Maiden applies AstralShift's narrative-first approach to a bullet heaven framework, using the Divine Comedy's circular structure to define level progression and player challenge.
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YOASOBI Returns to UNIQLO UT After Five Years With Four-Design Collection
This collaboration marks YOASOBI's first UT release in about five years, drawing on the visual identity built by four creators who helped shape the unit's world.
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Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Season 3 Launches July 23 With Monthly New Characters
By structuring the third season around a revenge theme and releasing characters monthly, SNK is aiming to sustain player engagement with regular content drops rather than a single large expansion.
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Super Real Mahjong Venus Returns VR Trailer Shows Uncensored Stripping Scenes
The publisher is testing Steam's adult content policies by offering uncensored store page images, potentially setting a precedent for how adult VR games are presented on the platform.
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Nobel Laureate Omar Yaghi Leaves US to Lead AI Materials Institute in China
Yaghi's departure from the US to a full-time role in China reflects the realignment of research talent as American funding declines and Chinese institutions expand their recruitment.
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BanG Dream! YUME∞MITA Debuts Dark Fairy Visual and Trailer for Viola
The new promotional materials confirm Viola as the first unambiguous villain in the BanG Dream! franchise, a departure from its traditional conflict models that typically rely on misunderstandings or rival bands.
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Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle and Exit 8 Films Nominated for Critics Choice Awards
The nominations place two Japanese film adaptations from different genres-anime and live-action-in a mainstream US awards category, signaling broader recognition of Japanese properties.
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Toy Story Retro Roundup + Toy Story 3 Double Pack Launches October 15 on Switch
The physical double pack delivers the first Japanese home console release of the Toy Story 3 game alongside the retro collection, both playable in Japanese for the first time.
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Claude Memory Heist Attack Extracts Personal Data via Web Browsing
The attack demonstrates a novel data exfiltration vector for AI assistants that rely on memory and web browsing, and Anthropic's quick fix shows the challenge of securing these features.
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Death Stranding 2 Artists' Horror Visual Novel The Doll Shop Gets October Steam Release
The duo's transition from comic artists to game NPCs to their own Steam release shows how indie creators can gain visibility through major studio collaborations.
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Monochrome Echoes - Black - Launches on Steam with Character Creation and Random Dungeons
The sequel expands the Monochrome Echoes series with player customization and procedural dungeons, offering a fresh experience while keeping the core gameplay intact.
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AWS CloudFront Outage Disrupts Access to Japanese Websites
The outage demonstrates how a single CDN failure can disrupt access to a wide range of services, from blogs to streaming platforms.
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Crunchyroll Reveals English Dub Casts for Four Anime Series
The announcements expand Crunchyroll's English-dubbed catalog with a mix of new adaptations and returning seasons, catering to diverse genre audiences.
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FamilyMart Plarail Lottery Launches July 25 With Exclusive Cross Liner Color
This is the first time Plarail vehicles appear as lottery prizes, and the exclusive FamilyMart color variant gives collectors a reason to participate.
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Bandai Brings Back Mobile Suit Ensemble Vol. 16 With Hi-ν Gundam and 00 Kits
The re-release of Vol. 16 gives collectors a second chance to acquire customizable Mobile Suit Ensemble kits that mix Universal Century and 00 series mobile suits, leveraging the line's part-swapping gimmick.
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Zombiehood's Original Concept Was Much Darker, Developer Reveals
The shift from gothic horror to humor during development shows a deliberate tonal change that shaped the final game's identity.
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Kowloon's Gate Suzaku Switch Physical Edition Crowdfunding Ends July 17
The crowdfunding deadline is the final opportunity to secure a physical copy of a niche adventure game rebuilt from a VR original, showing how cult titles rely on crowdfunding for physical releases.
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Volcano Princess Complete Edition Announced for Switch, PS5, and Smartphones
The Complete Edition brings the acclaimed PC title to consoles and mobile with significant enhancements, broadening its audience beyond the original Steam release.
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Dragon Quest 40th Anniversary Exhibition in Harajuku Opens with VR Ride and New Exhibits
The exhibition provides a rare physical event for the franchise's 40th anniversary, combining VR, interactive tech, and exclusive merchandise in a central Tokyo location.
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