Pocky-san Named TGS Indie Ambassador for Fifth Straight Year
The appointment extends Pocky-san's role as the face of TGS indie games for a fifth year, alongside the announcement of the eight SOWN 2026 finalists.
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Square Enix Posts First Profit Growth in 4.5 Years, Led by FFVII Rebirth
The results come as Singapore-based investment fund 3D Investment Partners has been increasing its stake in Square Enix, and the company's strong start to the fiscal year may influence ongoing discussions about its management.
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Golden Retriever Life Sim Demo Drops August 12 on Steam
The demo gives players a hands-on look at a live-action pet simulation built entirely around footage of the developer's own golden retriever, a format that stands apart in the adventure genre.
Automaton
Serious Sam: Shatterverse Sets August 31 Release, Open Playtest Live
The announcement confirms a concrete release date for the latest Serious Sam entry and opens a public playtest ahead of launch, giving players a chance to try the five-Sam roguelite co-op before August 31.
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Patlabor the Case Files Gets September 17 Release Date
The confirmed date and the involvement of the original Headgear creative team in supervisory roles signal that this is a fidelity-focused adaptation rather than a loose tie-in, which matters for a franchise whose fan base has waited decades for a modern interactive return.
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Crow Survival Game Migration Opens Kickstarter Pre-Registration Page
The pre-registration page gives the studio a direct channel to convert the game's existing 72,000 wishlists and 10 million social views into crowdfunding pledges when the campaign opens.
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Star Ward and Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha EXCEEDS Gun Blaze Vengeance Collab Announced
The collaboration pairs the mecha fighting game Star Ward with the new Nanoha anime series, which began airing in July 2026, and includes a limited giveaway campaign on X.
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Gensou Suikoden STAR LEAP Earns High Praise From Longtime Fans
The positive reception suggests the smartphone format has not alienated longtime fans, who praise the game as a faithful return to the series' roots.
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TGS2026 Indie Awards Name 8 Winners, SOWN Finalists, and Pokky's 5th Ambassador Term
The Excellence Awards are a new layer of recognition on top of the SELECTED INDIE 80 exhibition program, giving CESA a second, more selective stage to spotlight creativity and completeness before the show opens.
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GALLERIA Sells FF14 Tournament Commemorative PCs With Exclusive Wallpapers
The commemorative PCs tie hardware sales to the official Crystal Conflict tournament held at Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival 2026 in TOKYO, offering FF14 players a themed system with exclusive wallpapers.
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Yabukarado Shifts to All-Ages Games After Steam Adult Title Purge
Yabukarado is pivoting to all-ages games built around adult dōjin characters, a strategy that requires navigating new review hurdles while leveraging its Steam sales know-how.
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Free ADV Made in Limit Manuscript House Launches on BOOTH and Novel Game Collection
The release adds a free, browser-playable bromance ADV with a novel-game hybrid structure to the Novel Game Collection, expanding access to a niche personal work.
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Sega NET Mahjong MJ Event Pairs Mitsuho Fukutome With Yuka Nihei
The event pairs two celebrities in a single tournament, with Fukutome playing as a special guest in Sanma matches, and offers newly recorded voice lines for the reward characters.
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Doloc Town Sells 15,000 Copies on Release Day, Steam Rating Very Positive
The strong launch-day sales and Very Positive rating show that the post-apocalyptic farming sim's full release has landed well with players after a year in early access.
Denfaminicogamer
Grand Theft Auto V Hits 230 Million Copies Sold Ahead of GTA VI
The milestone, reported in the same earnings call that reaffirmed a November 2026 release window for GTA VI, shows the franchise's sustained revenue base ahead of its next installment.
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BIG HOPS Adds 8-Player Online Co-Op, Renamed BIG HOPS TOGETHER
The update turns a single-player action-adventure into a cooperative one, with the tongue mechanics and item interactions now built around up to 8 players working together.
Automaton
GeekOut Brings Egg Hunt 2026 Booth to STAGE:0 Public Viewing
The booth ties the recently released Roblox adventure to a major high school e-sports event, giving the game direct exposure to a large competitive gaming audience.
ASCII.jp
REANIMAL DLC The Prisoner Launches to Very Positive Steam Reviews
The DLC's immediate Very Positive reception signals that the expansion's new characters, camera and axe mechanics, and motorcycle sequences landed with players, even as some criticize its short length.
Automaton
Polyzonia Announced: Amazon Ecosystem Sim Coming to Steam
The game's focus on automation after manual clicks suggests a unique progression from active player control to passive observation, which could appeal to fans of idle and simulation genres.
Denfaminicogamer
Blackjack Deck-Builder Hissatsu! Megako Punch! Hits Steam August 11
The game adapts blackjack's bust rule into a deck-builder, where hitting exactly 21 grants a powerful finishing card, and it is the developer's second Steam title.
Denfaminicogamer
Open-World Action Game Zhai Reveals Combat and Memory Growth Systems
The Memory Skill Tree ties character growth directly to story progression, making Zhai's combat and narrative a single system.
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Project Sekai Releases Full-Size 2D MV for Tenbin, Yubisaki de Furete Sekai Ver.
The release gives Project Sekai players a full-size 2D MV for a new Sekai version of the song, sung by Kagamine Rin and Leo/need, available on YouTube and in-game.
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Horror Game Cat Named Mojave Free on Epic Games Store Until August 15
The giveaway gives wide access to a hidden popular indie horror title that avoids jump scares and instead builds dread through grotesque dismemberment, with the free period running through August 15.
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Warehouse Keeper Game Hazard Pay Launches September 10
The announcement confirms a September release for a puzzle game that blends warehouse keeper mechanics with a dystopian narrative and evidence recovery, expanding the genre's reach to console platforms.
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