Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Gets 50% Off Steam Sale Ahead of Anime Film
The discount arrives just before the September premiere of the anime film, giving new players a chance to catch up on the source game at half price.
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Text-Only Rpg Saga & Seeker Gets 20% Off Steam Sale and Character Recruitment Campaign
The sale and recruitment campaign mark a push to grow the player base and user-generated content library for a game that relies on community-created characters and scenarios for replayability.
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Sleep Measurement E-Sports Cup Wins YouTube Works Award Gold
The award recognizes a pharmaceutical brand using a competitive gaming format to build a fan community around a health product, a crossover that YouTube Works judges deemed best in its category.
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NTE: Neverness to Everness Ver.1.2 Adds Shinku and Irohi, Hack-and-Slash Mode
The Ver.1.2 update expands the game's roster and introduces a substantial new gameplay mode that departs from the core urban exploration loop.
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Wild Gate Gets Its Last Major Update In July
The update marks the effective end of active development for a title that launched with promise but could not retain players despite multiple turnaround attempts.
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Persona 3 Reload Hits Lowest Price Ever on Steam at 65% Off
The deep discount on a critically acclaimed remake makes the game accessible to a wider audience during the Steam sale window.
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Quantic Dream Workers Strike to Save Star Wars Eclipse
The strike directly ties the fate of Quantic Dream's high-profile Star Wars Eclipse to the studio's internal restructuring, suggesting that management's decision to lay off rather than retrain staff could derail a major licensed project.
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Cosplay Love Heroine Mitsuki Chiyo Joins AI Chat App Anini
The collaboration represents a new model for IP engagement, letting fans interact directly with a game heroine via generative AI rather than consuming a static story.
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Wuthering Waves Ver.3.5 Adds Electro Conduction Attribute and New Region on July 10
The update introduces the fourth resonance attribute for the protagonist and a major new zone, expanding both combat options and exploration content in the live-service RPG.
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FENNEL VALORANT Player Aace Selected for Japan Esports Nations Cup 2026 Roster
Aace's selection marks the first time a FENNEL player has been named to a national team roster for the newly established Esports Nations Cup, a country-versus-country tournament format distinct from club-based competitions.
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Orb of Creation Hits 5,500 Concurrent Players After Full Steam Launch
The game's official launch caps a long early-access period and shows that a deliberately non-idle, puzzle-focused incremental can find a sizable audience on Steam.
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Cursed Companions Full Version Launches July 9 on Steam
The 1.0 launch marks the end of early access for a game that uses voice recognition to punish players for saying forbidden words, a mechanic that has defined its identity since November 2025.
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Unauthorized Steam Store Page Created for Solo Developer's Game
The incident highlights a vulnerability for indie developers on Steam, where unauthorized store pages can be created and the DMCA takedown process exposes the claimant's personal information to the alleged infringer.
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NBA 2K26 Season 8 Launches June 26 With Shaquille O'Neal Cover
Season 8 shifts NBA 2K26 into off-season mode with a Shaquille O'Neal theme, adding a remastered NBA 2K15 court and WNBA content timed to the All-Star Game.
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Plant Nursery Simulator Exits Early Access on Steam With Very Positive Reviews
The game's relaxed no-failure design and automation upgrades have resonated with players, earning it a Very Positive rating as it transitions from early access to 1.0.
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Nuggets Entertainment Made 'RV There Yet?' as a Breather From Its Main Project
The game's rapid success and short development cycle show a small, experienced team can produce a commercial hit by deliberately stepping away from a stalled main project.
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Hardcore Space Salvage Sim Ostranauts Gets August 2026 Release Date
After six years of iterative Early Access development, the 1.0 launch bundles a narrative conclusion and a bounty hunter system, marking a transition from open-ended sandbox to a structured endgame for a niche sim that has sustained a loyal player base through complexity.
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Riot Games Announces League of Legends Classic Mode
The mode follows the trend of classic re-releases for long-running online games, letting players revisit specific past metas.
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Netmarble's Vampir Launches in Japan on July 22
VAMPIR brings a proven overseas hit to Japan with localized content and cross-region servers, expanding Netmarble's mobile and PC MMO footprint.
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Weekly Steam Square Issue #159: Plant Nursery Simulator and FISH Lead New Releases
The column offers a curated snapshot of the week's Steam releases, with Plant Nursery Simulator and FISH standing out as the most mechanically distinct entries in a slate heavy on simulation and atmospheric games.
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The Tower of Druaga Character Designer Reveals Namco's Mysterious Creative Center
The interview sheds light on a little-known Namco department that shaped the company's visual identity and produced character designs that remain in use 40 years later.
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Shuten Kyoudan Gets 40% Off Sale on Switch and Switch 2
The sale offers a significant discount on a recent multi-genre adventure from the creator of the Danganronpa series, making it a notable deal for Switch and Switch 2 owners.
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Quintia Inc. Launches AI Business for Japanese Game IPs
The launch formalizes a service model that uses AI to lower the cost and complexity of translating, remaking, and marketing older Japanese game IPs for global platforms like Steam.
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Street Fighter League Japan 2026 Starts August 25 With Riddle Order Joining
The league rebrands its Japan region and clarifies overseas regions, while the addition of Riddle Order and the two-division format set the stage for the fourth Street Fighter 6 season.
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