CR Cup Apex Legends Returns After 3.5 Years with 11th Edition
The tournament that was framed as the final Apex Legends CR Cup returns after about 3.5 years, reviving an event that helped drive the pandemic-era streaming boom.
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Adult 3D Action Game Dekanomos Launches on DLsite
The adult 3D action game melon22 showed in an April PV is now on sale at DLsite, with a launch discount and a day-one patch.
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Yomawari: The Long Night Collection and Lost in the Dark Head West on PS5
The western PS5 launch pairs the 2018 Switch collection bundle with Lost in the Dark, which already reached PS5 in Japan in May 2026, giving the Yomawari series a current-gen presence in the west.
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Mewgenics Adds Official Japanese Support Ahead of September 8 Console Launch
The localization removes the English-language hurdle that 4Gamer previously flagged for Japanese players, and it lands in the same week as the console release, widening the game's audience on both fronts at once.
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Dragon Quest the DIVE Osaka Run Set for January 26, 2027
The Osaka edition follows a Tokyo run that sold out every ticket and passed 90,000 visitors, and its collab cafe admits only ticket holders, a restriction the organizers tied to how the Tokyo restaurant operated.
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Catharsis ~The Last Atelier~ Opens Steam Store Page
The game reframes art appreciation as a walk inside a painting rather than a view from outside, a format the sources describe as distinct from a museum experience, and it arrives as the debut release from a solo creator selected by Kodansha's game lab.
4Gamer.net, Denfaminicogamer
Onimusha Way of the Sword Gets Free Monster Hunter Rise Costume DLC
Monster Hunter Rise's development staff contributed the collaboration manga, a direct link between the two Capcom teams that extends the crossover beyond the costume DLC.
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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.
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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.
Automaton, Denfaminicogamer, Game Spark
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.
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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.
Automaton, Denfaminicogamer, Game Spark
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
Ash Arms 2 Playable Demo Set for TGS 2026
The TGS demo offers an early hands-on look at how the bishoujo military sim series translates into a third-person shooter.
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Bonespire Puts the Cryptmaster Duo Back in a Tower with No Combat
The Cryptmaster duo's follow-up drops combat entirely, making the tower window the only interface with a world that shifts with the player's choices.
Denfaminicogamer
Airframe Ultra Battle Racer Launches November 5 on PC
The announcement locks in a release date and platform set for a retro-styled battle racer that pairs high-speed vehicle racing with on-foot combat, a format the article ties to a strong sense of speed.
Denfaminicogamer
ADV 'Saiai Naru Saigai Ningen ni Sasagu' Steam Remake Adds Epilogues
The Steam release arrives as a remake with new epilogues, following a crowdfunding campaign that raised 561% of its goal, signaling strong demand for a PC port of a title that scored 83 on ErogameScape.
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Uta Macross Rhythm Game Revival Heads to iOS, Android, Steam
The revived Uta Macross returns as an offline, rebuilt game with Japanese and English support, carrying over content from the live service that ended in 2022.
Anime News Network
Rain World Anthology Edition Bundles Both DLCs for PS5, Switch, Switch 2
The Anthology Edition consolidates the base game and both expansions into one console package, giving players on PS5 and Switch a single entry point to the full Rain World experience.
Denfaminicogamer
Sushi Shogi Steam Page Opens, Demo Released
The game's twist of charging real in-game currency for captures and passes introduces a financial layer that forces players to weigh board advantage against wallet management, a mechanic absent from standard shogi.
4Gamer.net, Automaton, Denfaminicogamer
Kalypso and Realmforge Unveil Dark Fairy-Tale Action Game Rise of the Spellbaker
The reveal pairs a cutesy baking theme with a notably dark premise: village residents are created by baking the souls of the dead into biscuits.
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