Puppet Sunsun Gets Blu-Ray and DVD Release on July 15
The first home video release of the Mezamashi TV segment gives fans a permanent copy of the show and includes exclusive merchandise tied to its broadcast history.
Inside
Street Fighter 6 3rd Anniversary Merchandise Features Kangura Art and Akuma Nyan
The collaboration with Kangura-sensei ties the official Street Fighter 6 brand directly to the popular fan-comic style that has been serialized on the game's own X account, making the merchandise a crossover between the game and its own social-media spin-off.
Game Spark
ARK: Survival Ascended Gets Fantastic Tames Season 1 DLC on PS5
The DLC expands the creature roster for the PS5 version of the survival game with a staggered release of three new tamable animals, though some content lacks Japanese localization at launch.
4Gamer.net
Black Lagoon Returns to HUB for Second Collaboration Round
The second round of the Black Lagoon x HUB collaboration extends a successful promotional tie-in with new original art by the manga's creator.
Inside
AB6IX 7th Anniversary Concert to Stream Live and on VOD
The concert's streaming and VOD options extend access beyond in-person attendance, a common move for K-pop anniversary events.
ASCII.jp
MOVIX Miyoshi Film Festival Announces 12 Live Sound Screenings
The festival is the first of its kind at MOVIX Miyoshi, using large-scale live sound equipment to create an immersive audio experience across a diverse slate of anime, musical, and blockbuster films.
ASCII.jp
Suisei Hoshimachi Becomes First VTuber to Perform at Rock in Japan Festival
The booking signals the continued crossover of VTuber talent into mainstream Japanese music festival lineups, following Hoshimachi's earlier appearance at Rockin' On Japan's year-end festival COUNTDOWN JAPAN.
KAI-YOU, PANORA
Custom Image Survivors Store Page and Demo Launch on Steam
The game stands out in the crowded survivor genre by letting players customize nearly every visual element with their own images, a feature its solo developer-a former HAL Laboratory programmer-calls 'ultimate customization.'
Game Spark
Sora Launches New Manga Arethia After Oblivion in Hana to Yume
The new series marks sora's return to Hana to Yume with a fantasy romance premise that reuses their established interest in morally ambiguous protagonists.
Comic Natalie
Cooperative Cheating Game CheatCheat Passes 100,000 Wishlists in Under a Month
The milestone suggests strong early interest in a niche multiplayer concept that turns academic dishonesty into a cooperative game mechanic.
Game Spark
8th MV Free Rhythm Anomaly Game Launches on Unityroom
The game adapts the anomaly-finding format of 8th Exit into a short-form vertical video style, targeting the Gen Z audience that consumes short video content.
Game Spark
Dune: Awakening Update 1.4 and The Water Wars DLC Launch
The update and DLC expand the game's political and economic systems by centering on the water merchants, a faction that controls the most vital resource on Arrakis.
4Gamer.net
Soulframe News Set for Women-Led Games Showcase in June
Soulframe, from the Warframe studio, has been in development for years with few public updates, and this showcase marks a rare new look at the project.
Game Spark
Zootopia 2 Blu-Ray and DVD Released With Unseen Scene and Morikawa Interview
The home video release caps a theatrical run that earned 15.75 billion yen domestically and held the No. 1 spot for 12 consecutive weeks, and the newly released deleted scene and actor interview give fans a closer look at the film's development and character dynamics.
Nijimen
GitHub Investigates Unauthorized Access to Internal Repositories
The breach of GitHub's internal repositories, a platform central to software development including game development and distribution, raises concerns about supply chain security and the potential exposure of proprietary code used by millions of developers.
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MSI DigiME Partners With VTuber Kson on Software Update
The partnership with kson and the feature set target the beginner VTuber market, where ease of setup and avatar quality are the main barriers to entry.
PANORA
Pain Pain Go Away! Launches on Steam With Launch Discount
The release marks the full version of a genre-blending title that combines typing mechanics with a trauma mystery narrative, now available with a launch discount.
Game Spark
Rabi Pare!! to Hold Aozora Kanon Birthday Event on June 21
The event is a concrete step in Love Box's strategy of blending online VTuber activity with real-world idol-style fan engagement, a model the production calls '2.5D' idol entertainment.
PANORA
Pain Pain Go Away! Launches on Steam With Typing Trauma Therapy
The release marks the debut of a typing-based trauma mystery from a specialist adventure game brand, with a BitSummit booth and an ARG tie-in.
Denfaminicogamer
Sangokushi Taisen Creator Unveils Deck-Building Roguelite Sangokushi BOND for Steam
The announcement marks the first new project from the Sangokushi Taisen creator in years, bringing a streamlined, skill-focused deck-building format to Steam with a low price point and no monetization beyond the initial purchase.
Game Spark
Deck-Building Roguelite Sangokushi BOND Launches This Summer
Nishiyama's return to the Three Kingdoms setting with a fair, one-purchase competitive game signals a deliberate break from the gacha and action trends that dominate the genre.
GAME Watch (Impress)
Kokuhō Arrives on Prime Video for Exclusive Streaming
The streaming release marks the first time the record-breaking film, which surpassed "Bayside Shakedown 2" to become the top-grossing live-action Japanese film in over two decades, is available to a wide home audience outside of theaters.
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Weekly VTuber File Spotlights Independent Creator Sasaki Kiki
The profile highlights a self-sufficient creator who handles her own design, illustration, and modeling, a model that contrasts with agency-backed VTubers.
4Gamer.net
International Singing Contest Vol.2 Sets July 10 Date With Japan and Taiwan VSingers
The contest, which began in March 2025, is AWA's second attempt at a cross-border music event for virtual and human singers, with the winner receiving concrete promotional support in Japan and Taiwan.
PANORA