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During the Nintendo Direct broadcast on September 9, 2026, Atlus announced that the latest entry in the Persona series, Persona 6, will support the Nintendo Switch 2. The broadcast also revealed that the Switch 2 version of Persona 4 Revival, a full remake of Atlus's Persona 4, will launch on May 20, 2027. Persona 4 Revival keeps the original storyline intact while completely overhauling graphics and other elements, positioning it as a definitive version of the classic RPG. The announcement was made during Nintendo's official presentation, with captured images from the broadcast accompanying the news. Persona 6 is described as set in a modern Japanese city, following boys and girls who confront occult incidents while experiencing everyday life such as school, friendship, and romance. The Persona series has surpassed 30 million units worldwide, according to the sources, though specific sales figures for Persona 6 or Persona 4 Revival were not provided. Both announcements come as part of Atlus's ongoing support for the Switch 2 platform, which has been expanding its library of titles.
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Atlus announced during Wednesday's Nintendo Direct that Persona 4 Revival and Persona 6 are both coming to Nintendo Switch 2. Persona 4 Revival launches on Switch 2 on May 20, following its February 18 release on other platforms. MAPPA is handling the game's animated cutscenes.
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Koei Tecmo Games and Team NINJA are adding Minato, a fully new character, to the fighting game DEAD OR ALIVE 6 Last Round on September 10, 2026. Minato is a modern Japanese high school student who won a global dance competition, earning the nickname Tokyo JK. In battle, she uses a contact lens-type device called R-MN-T, developed by the character NiCO, to copy techniques from other fighters and combine them with her own dance moves. Her unique stance, the Minato Shuffle, lets players launch powerful throws or kicks that can cause a Fatal Stun, and she can switch to defense mid-attack, offering depth for advanced players. The character is designed to be easy for beginners, with clear and eye-catching moves, while still having a high skill ceiling. Producer Yosuke Hayashi and main planner Takeshi Inai explained that Minato was created to attract newcomers and bring a current, relatable feel to the series, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary. The update also includes three unlockable costumes for Minato, and the developers have announced plans for a global tournament series called the DEAD OR ALIVE 6 Last Round Championship.
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Rakuten Mobile will release the AQUOS wish6 smartphone for 44,900 yen on September 17. The 5G handset pairs a 6.6-inch 120Hz display with MIL-standard durability, IPX5/IPX8/IPX9 waterproofing, and a 5,000mAh battery. A carrier-switch campaign gives 16,000 Rakuten Points to first-time Rakuten Saikyo Plan or Rakuten Saikyo U-NEXT applicants, bringing the effective price to 28,900 yen.
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CRI Middleware and IID announced the first 15 exhibitors for GTMF 2026, the game developer tools and middleware show, and opened free visitor registration. The event runs December 2 in Osaka and December 8 in Tokyo, its 21st edition. The sponsor roster spans platform holders, infrastructure firms, and audio and graphics middleware vendors, with new participants including Toshiba, SoftBank, and Khronos Group. Exhibitor applications remain open through the end of September.
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Samsung held its own event space at IFA 2026 in Berlin, away from the main hall, to show the Galaxy S26 FE and its AI ecosystem. The phone went on sale globally on September 4, uses the Exynos 2500, and starts at 799 euros, about 145,000 yen. Foldables and smartwatches were also on display. Japan release plans are unknown.
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Capcom released the 'Get Ready for Arjun!' Fighting Pass for Street Fighter 6 on September 8, ahead of Arjun's October 13 debut. The pass includes EX colors for Dhalsim and Lily, a fireworks intrusion effect, new intrusion visuals for Ryu and Elena, Movie Star avatar equipment, and the classic shooter Giga Wing. A tie-in with the live-action Street Fighter film, opening October 16, offers free intrusion visuals.
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Brook Gaming will exhibit at Tokyo Game Show 2026 under the theme "Powered by Brook Inside," co-showing with more than 10 arcade stick brands at Hall 10-E29. Wizard Room presents a new second-generation stick, while REJECT and M-GAMING bring 2026 models and ISTMALL and other partners show latest units. On the public days, Street Fighter 6 pros Sahara and Nemo will hold talks, play sessions, photos, and signings.
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Playground Games has reaffirmed on its official site that the PS5 version of Forza Horizon 6 remains planned for late 2026. The update follows speculation from The Verge's Tom Warren, covered by IGN and VICE, that the port might slip to 2027. The studio posted on September 7 that players planning a trip to Discover Japan on PlayStation 5 should stay tuned, and the site continues to list the late 2026 window. No official delay announcement was made. The game is out now on Xbox Series X|S and PC.
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Oshi Con 2026 opened at inside SPACE at One Ayala in Makati City for two days, organized by DayJobÜ. The event brought together VTubers, artists, streamers, creators, and fans, with three international VTuber agencies exhibiting. Stage performances covered pop, OPM, anime, and Vocaloid. Fans could meet creators in Oshi Meet areas and browse fan art and merchandise. The report positions the convention as the Filipino fan's window to the wider VTuber culture.
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Steam generated $15 billion in gross revenue as of August 2026, according to market research firm Alinea Analytics, a 15 percent increase year over year that already exceeds Steam's full-year 2023 total. About 19,000 new games launched on the platform this year. Forza Horizon 6 leads new releases with $210.5 million in revenue, ahead of Red Desert, Biohazard Requiem, Slay the Spire 2, Subnautica 2, and Meccha Chameleon.
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Capcom announced September 8 that Arjun, the second Year 4 character for Street Fighter 6, releases October 13. Arjun is an Indian police officer framed for the murder of his partner Karna. His kit centers on recoverable damage: gray health that recovers over time but is lost if hit before recovery. Many specials accumulate it even when blocked. His moves use yoga breathing techniques, including projectiles, rock-based attacks, a counter stance, and a command grab that converts gray health to real damage.
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MSY announced the Omni 6 for PC, a six-button fighting game pad under its GRAPHT brand, for release on October 16. Preorders open September 17. The wired pad for PC and Mac uses TMR analog sticks and mechanical action buttons, with swappable sticks, D-pads, and face panels in five colors plus Street Fighter 6 collaboration panels. The pad costs 5980 yen.
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Dokkan Nagoya 2026, the Chubu region game industry conference, will be held on Saturday, October 3, 2026, at Nagoya Kogakuin Senmon Gakko Building 1. The event returns after its 2025 comeback. Yu Mizokami of Nippon Ichi Software will lecture on game screen design. Gemdrop and IKIF+ will present Unreal Engine usage from the Gundam Hathaway film.
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WELLY, the Hong Kong die-cast toy and scale model maker, is taking pre-orders on Amazon.co.jp for a 1/24 scale miniature of the Mercedes AMG G63. The finished model comes in black and silver, priced at 5,060 yen each including tax, with release scheduled for November 30, 2026. The product does not run, light up, or use batteries or fuel.
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NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang declared on X that OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra has reached AGI, congratulating the OpenAI team and crediting the model's training on roughly 100,000 NVIDIA Grace Blackwell NVLink72 units. OpenAI president Greg Brockman echoed the claim, saying the industry is entering the AGI era and thanking NVIDIA. GPT-6 Astra, announced September 3, scored 99.9 percent on the ARC-AGI-3 benchmark. Skeptics said the model does not fully meet AGI's condition of human-equivalent thinking under all conditions.
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The second AI Film Festival Japan runs October 31 to November 2, 2026, at Tokyo Innovation Base. Alibaba Cloud, CapCut, and ElevenLabs join as partners, with CapCut and ElevenLabs each sponsoring a special award in the festival division. The 2026 edition keeps screenings and the awards ceremony at its core while adding hands-on production workshops, industry dialogue, and an External Pathways program to connect works to overseas festivals, platforms, and co-development. The 2025 first edition drew 563 works from 45 countries and regions.
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X PLUS is taking pre-orders on Amazon Japan for two 1/700 scale unpainted plastic model kits of Gamera from the 1996 film "Gamera 2: Legion Invasion". The flight version captures the high-mobility form with arms spread like wings, transparent jet nozzle parts, and a display base. The standard version stands about 10cm tall. Both are scheduled to release November 30, 2026.
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The Tokyo performance of YUKIHIDE "YT" TAKIYAMA's LIVE 2026 UNCHAINED tour will stream in real time on September 19 through the FanStream app and StreamPass platform. The show supports the third album "Talkin' to My Hand" and features Gin Kitagawa on bass and vocals and Toshi Nagai on drums. Viewing tickets cost 3,800 yen for SonusNexus fan club members and 4,500 yen for general buyers, with archive viewing from September 23 through 26.
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ASUS Japan began accepting preorders for the TUF Gaming BE3600 on September 4, with sales starting September 11 at Amazon, the Rakuten ASUS store, and the ASUS Store. The dual-band Wi-Fi 7 router is priced at 21,770 yen and offers up to 2,882Mbps on 5GHz and 688Mbps on 2.4GHz. It uses 4096-QAM modulation, a 2.0GHz quad-core processor, and gaming features including a gaming port and mobile game mode.
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GRAPHT, a brand by MSY, announced the GRAPHT Command Trigger for PC, a thin 17-button leverless arcade controller developed with keyboard brand Akko. It is 23 mm thick, features 1.8 mm stroke switches, supports 8,000 Hz polling, and includes a 2-inch LCD and jog dial. Four Street Fighter 6 collaboration models are available. Standard model pre-orders open September 17, release October 23 at 16,980 yen. Collaboration models pre-order same day, release December 10 at 19,800 yen.
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Haconect VTuber Ginkai Mao's birthday commemorative goods and voice will be sold from September 6 to October 6, 2026, via the official Haconect BOOTH and Geek Jack stores. The lineup includes a full set with a newly illustrated B2 silky suede wall scroll by Hoshi no Kocha, an acrylic panel, a can badge, and two birthday voice tracks.
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A commemorative online fan meeting for Detective PreCure! LIVE2026 will stream on the official PreCure YouTube channel from 19:00 on September 13, 2026. Cast members Hikari Chiga, Fuu Tenshou, Ikumi Hasegawa, Nao Touyama, and producer Kanako Tada will look back on the story, answer fan questions, and share news about the October 3 live event. Streaming ticket perks were also announced.
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THINKR announced on September 5 that it will hold THINKR AUDITION 2026, a joint recruitment drive spanning four in-house areas, with applications opening October 5. The audition follows a studio restructuring announced the same day, in which THINKR spun off KYOKAI STUDIO and UNKNOWN LAB from KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO. The two new studios join KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO and ALLT STUDIO in selecting candidates for the audition. Recruitment runs in two categories: a Virtual Artist Category, which THINKR describes as the fourth such audition led by KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO, and a Real Artist Category, newly implemented with ALLT STUDIO and the two new studios. Applicants face no age or gender restrictions, and any nationality may apply if residing in Japan, provided they hold no exclusive contract with a production company or record label. Minors need parental consent. The application period runs from October 5 to December 8, 2026, and each applicant may enter only one category. Selection involves members from all four areas, including KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO executive producer PIEDPIPER, who will form new artist projects and offer tailored activity plans such as music production and lessons.
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The GPSBOX & Kiramekko POPUP STORE runs at Haneda Airport Terminal 1 until September 28. It sells Chiikawa x Sanrio Characters Kiramekko figures in four types, including Chiikawa x My Melody and Usagi x Pompompurin, plus mofusand x Ultraman Kiramekko and GPSBOX figure collections. Items are random, and numbered tickets may be issued on busy days.
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The MetaVoyage Executive Committee, a VR live production group run by Aoyama Gakuin University students, announced a free VR live featuring Wakamogumo Fuwari of NyanTadia! The event will stream on YouTube on September 19, 2026. The performance includes three songs in a new metaverse world called Melodical Clinic Stage.
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ZweiLance, the former Duel Masters pro known as Mr. Full Power, is holding TSUIOKU 2026 SUMMER on September 23 at Tokyo Ryutsu Center. As of September 1, only about 300 of the 1,200 slots were filled. He posted a YouTube video appealing to players, and spoke to KAI-YOU in an email interview.
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TOHO Cinemas will re-sell five special items tied to the film Star Wars: The Mandalorian & Grogu starting September 6 at its Shinjuku and Namba locations. The lineup covers three popcorn boxes and two drink cups, all in limited quantities with a one-item-per-person purchase cap. Prices run from 1,700 yen to 14,800 yen. Sales methods differ by theater.
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Shine Post announced on September 4 that its live event BRiGHT STARS FESTIVAL 2026 will be streamed online. The two-day show runs September 12 and 13 at Pia Arena MM, and online viewing tickets went on sale the same day at 4,800 yen for both days. Archives stay up for one week after each performance. It is the first large-scale Shine Post live in three years, bringing together TINGS, HY:RAIN, Rough Diamond and Himawari Symphony.
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AmiAmi has opened pre-orders for the Suou Patra Bunny ver. 1/6 Scale Complete Figure from Furyu's F:NEX brand. The figure is priced at 24,750 yen including tax and is scheduled for a June 2027 release. It stands roughly 300mm tall including the bunny ears. The sculpt was supervised by Suou Patra herself and carries her signature heart-motif bunny ears and a tray of imitation crab.
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A Street Fighter 6 special exhibition will run October 1 at Midland Square Cinema 2, Screen 8, ahead of the Street Fighter movie's October 16 release. Pro e-sports players Dogura and KEI.B will play a match with commentary from caster Aru. SKE48-affiliated e-sports team amshy members MIYOMARUKO and OHIME will appear for challenge segments and a talk portion.
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Virtual e-Sports Project VSPO! has teamed with Street Fighter 6 and controller maker PUNK WORKSHOP on three limited-order leverless controllers. Each pairs a VSPO! member with their main Street Fighter 6 character: Ren Kisaragi with JP, Hanabi Choya with Marisa, and Moka Amayui with Akuma. The members supervised button layout, size, color, and specs to match their own play setups. Orders run September 11 to October 12, 2026, from 39,980 yen, with shipping from early November.
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cheero announced a Danbo collaboration model of its Wireless Open Earphones Smart Pro, an open-ear design that lets wearers hear surroundings while listening. The DANBOARD ver. comes in a normal color and a pop color, priced at 5,980 yen, with a 4,980 yen launch special limited to 300 units. Sales begin September 10, 2026 at noon, with IP65 dust and water resistance and about 8 hours of playback per charge.
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Kaiyodo is releasing 1/7 scale figures of Marie Rose and Honoka from Koei Tecmo's fighting game Dead or Alive 6. Pre-orders open September 8, 2026, with release scheduled for June 2027. Each figure costs 33,000 yen including tax. Marie Rose is sculpted in her 1P maid outfit with a composed expression meant to show confidence as a fighter, while pearl-painted blonde hair adds luster. Her costume uses sculpting and painting to express different textures for each black material, from the enamel-style corset to the cloth skirt and leather boots. Honoka is posed in a victory scene from her school uniform, with attention to glossy lips and the sheen of her knee socks. The two figures are designed so their cobblestone bases can be aligned for side-by-side display of a duo pose. Marie Rose's prototype is credited to Nicholas (Pan Haoxian) and Honoka's to Taro Murai, with coloring by Tetsuya Umeda for both.
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Takara Tomy opened preorders on Amazon Japan for two 2026 Tomica advent calendars. The standard Tomica Advent Calendar 2026 comes in a blue ad-truck themed box with two special Christmas wrapping cars and 24 daily presents. The Disney Cars Tomica Advent Calendar 2026 pairs holiday Lightning McQueen and Mater figures with glow-in-the-dark tires. Both are limited production for 2026, carry a 5,280 yen reference price, and target ages three and up.
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During the State of Play broadcast on September 3, 2026, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced three titles for the PlayStation Plus Classics Catalog, a service for Premium plan members. Mega Man X: Command Mission arrives in September, while Dino Crisis 2 and the original Ratchet & Clank are scheduled to join within 2026. The Classics Catalog lineup for the second half of 2026 was the focus of the announcement. The additions were revealed alongside other news from the stream, which included Mycopunk, a four-player cooperative FPS set to hit the Game Catalog at launch. The three Classics titles span different eras and genres, from the turn-based RPG spin-off of Mega Man X to the survival horror sequel and the platforming series debut. Sony did not provide specific release dates for the two later arrivals, only the window of later this year. The announcements were part of a broader State of Play presentation that covered multiple upcoming PlayStation offerings.
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Sapporo Game Camp 2026 will run October 9-11 in Hokkaido, with new High School Student Session and CG-Related Company and School Booth programs. The fifth edition, organized by an executive committee including Sega Sapporo Studio, expands its career focus beyond games to anime, manga, and music.
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Level-5 will stream its online presentation LEVEL5 VISION 2026 II: Dream (also rendered Yume) on September 10 at 9 PM Japan time. The company announced the event on September 3, 2026, saying it plans to reveal various latest information on its titles, though it has not disclosed which titles will appear. The program will air on Level-5's official YouTube channel, with English and Traditional Chinese subtitles planned. A stream page will be released at a later date. This is the latest installment of LEVEL5 VISION, the company's recurring online event for new title announcements. At the previous edition, LEVEL5 VISION 2026 Takumi, held in April 2026, Level-5 provided follow-up information on Professor Layton and the New World of Steam and details on Snack World Reloaded and Puchipoyon of the Fantasy World. As of the time of the announcements, Level-5's unreleased titles include those three plus Decapolice, Inazuma Eleven RE, and Holy Horror Mansion. The company has not said what will be shown at the September event, and it warned against unauthorized re-uploading of the broadcast.
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D3 Publisher will release World Table Games & Play Collection 60+ for Nintendo Switch 2 on December 10. The package costs 3,980 yen and includes 54 table games from around the world, with 64 total when counting minor changes and challenges. Arcade Mode and Dojo Mode add replayable stages that adjust difficulty as ranks rise.
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JAPANNEXT released the JN-V65U2-M, a 65-inch 4K LCD monitor with a VA panel, on September 3, 2026. The direct sales price is 109,980 yen, with extended warranty models available: the JN-V65U2-M-H3 at 115,480 yen for a 3-year warranty and the JN-V65U2-M-H5 at 120,980 yen for a 5-year warranty. The standard model carries a 2-year manufacturer warranty. The monitor offers 3840x2160 resolution, a 5000:1 contrast ratio, 400 cd/m2 maximum brightness, sRGB 100% color gamut, and HDR400-equivalent performance. It includes a USB port for digital signage playback from USB memory, and connection terminals include three HDMI 2.0 ports, a video/audio input, component input, optical audio output, and audio output. The monitor supports 400x400mm VESA mounting and comes with 8W x2 speakers and a remote control. Dimensions are approximately 1445mm wide, 299mm deep, and 908mm high with the stand, and about 1445mm wide, 68mm deep, and 842mm high without it, weighing approximately 16kg. JAPANNEXT positions the monitor for conference room presentations, digital signage, and movie viewing.
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A day trip bus tour celebrating Naruto Uzumaki's birthday will run on October 10, 2026, from Nagoya Station to Nijigen no Mori's NARUTO & BORUTO Shinobi-sato on Awaji Island. Priced at 18,800 yen, the tour includes round-trip bus tickets, a light ticket to the attraction, and tour-exclusive perks.
Sep 2
BANDAI SPIRITS will release a pearl color version of the Lacus Clyne prize figure from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM starting September 3. The figure is part of the GLITTER&GLAMOURS series and reuses the mold of the figure that appeared in February 2025. The pilot suit is recolored in pearl and the hair uses clear parts. It stands about 22cm tall and shows Lacus holding her helmet with a fleeting expression.
Sep 2
Tama & Friends and the romance game Chikai no Kisu wa Totsuzen ni Love Ring are teaming up. The crossover runs September 1 to September 15 and adds avatar gacha, a room renovation gacha, and a special event on September 13, with Tama and the 3-chome friends visiting the game's world.
Sep 2
HIKKY announced VketReal 2026 Winter for December 19-20, 2026, and opened corporate exhibitor recruitment to companies and local governments. The previous edition drew over 50,000 visitors in two days, about 70 percent in their teens and twenties, and roughly 10,000 people visited nearby stores running collaboration programs. HIKKY recommends companies consult during September.
Sep 2
KADOKAWA released "Learn with Amagami Konomi and Suki! Middle School English Words & Phrases 1800" on September 1. It is the first study reference book by Amagami Konomi, a self-produced VTuber with over 840,000 YouTube subscribers, supervised by Kawai Juku English teacher Yuma Moriya. The 224-page volume covers middle school vocabulary, phrases, and conversation expressions, with fill-in-the-blank dialogues and a red sheet to hide answers.
Sep 2
Deck & Conn, a retro-futuristic sci-fi Cold War turn-based strategy from Funtime Electrics and MicroProse Software, has launched on Steam. Players command a nuclear-powered warship, managing reactor startup, hull damage from stars and failed faster-than-light jumps, and combat built on gunnery and torpedoes with EMP and HE warhead choices. User reviews run 59 percent positive from 44 entries, praising sound and atmosphere while noting the lack of mid-mission saves and limited mission variety. The game costs 1,900 yen, discounted to 1,520 yen until September 16.
Sep 2
Gakken released a mook pairing a My Melody and Kuromi furoshiki with a disaster preparedness book, timed to Disaster Prevention Day on September 1. The 100 by 100 centimeter water-repellent cloth has 30 uses, 15 for daily life and 15 for emergencies. The book, supervised by disaster preparedness advisor Tomoya Takani, covers emergency carry-out bags, home safety measures, and 10 life-protecting actions, with furigana on all kanji. It is priced at 2,860 yen.
Sep 2
Piranha Games announced the ninth DLC for MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries, Ashes & Ascension, launching October 2026 on PC via Steam. It is set during the First Whitting Conference of 3058-3060 and brings an 18-mission campaign with new cinematics, five new career mode faction starts, 10 high-reward crates, 13 Clan mechs, Inner Sphere omni mechs and variants, 11 new weapons, and new vehicle variants. Free update details come September 8.
Sep 2
Vook will hold VIDEOGRAPHERS TOKYO ONLINE 2026 from October 6 to 9, streaming 20 sessions free on YouTube Live. The theme is 'Creative is Dead,' a response to generative AI making video and visual generation easy for anyone while the meaning of 'creative' blurs. The sixth edition of the conference, first held in 2019, will question what value video creators produce. Last year's online edition drew 24,028 participants.
Sep 2
Bandai Spirits opens pre-orders on September 1 for the HI-METAL R Dragonar 1 & Cavalier 0 set, a 40th anniversary release for Metal Armor Dragonar. The Dragonar 1 uses a new outer sculpt, and the set bundles the large Cavalier 0 option parts, a hybrid shield, laser swords, and a dedicated base. It costs 29,700 yen and ships in February 2027.