Cover Corporation is running a dense slate of anniversary events, solo lives, merchandise collaborations, and game launches through late 2026, with its hololive brand active in Japan, the US, Europe, and Asia. Its most recent announcements include a hololive Meet stop at DreamHack Stockholm in November 2026 and a retrospective of the Shibuya 16-screen takeover for hololive Dreams.
Cover Corporation's recent stories show a company spreading hololive across concerts, merchandise, games, and overseas events at once. The anniversary exhibition "hololive Grand Reception" opened at TOKYO DREAM PARK in Ariake on October 10 and runs a four-city tour through Fukuoka, while the 9th-anniversary events announced in August included the Holo~Cal Yokohama Arc walking event and Holo Hanabi 2026 fireworks at Saitama Stadium 2002 on October 15.
Solo lives cluster in December. Hakos Baelz plays Kanadevia Hall on December 1, Takane Lui returns to the same venue on December 16, and Hakui Koyori plays Tokyo Garden Theater on December 22, two days after her second album Chemical Spark arrives on December 2. ReGLOSS streams an AR live on November 29. Ticketing runs through SPWN, ZAIKO, and Lawson Ticket, with archive windows stretching into January 2027.
Games and media carry the brand beyond music. Hololive Dreams, the QualiArts rhythm and RPG title for iOS and Android, drew more than 70 percent of its first-month downloads and revenue from Japan, and QualiArts posted a Shibuya screen takeover retrospective on October 16. Cover and Aiming announced the mahjong game Holojan with 37 talents for iOS, Android, Windows, and browser in 2026. The Odekake hololive TV anime was named on September 23 with 29 talents but no broadcast date, episode count, or studio. Shattered Legends, a Daggerheart campaign with Critical Role, premieres mid-November.
Overseas, hololive Meet comes to DreamHack Stockholm from November 27 to 29, delayed screenings of the 7th fes. run in Hong Kong and Macau, a pop-up tour visits five Japanese cities from October 3 to March 2027, and the Justice unit gets City Groove stops in five US cities through March 2027.
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Koshidaka, which runs Karaoke Manekineko, will stream an archive of IRyS's first solo live, "HOPE ||: Beyond the Stars," in E-bo-equipped rooms nationwide from November 9 to November 30, 2026. The price is 2,000 yen per person, plus a room fee and a one-drink charge. Reservations go through a special site. All who reserve get digital wallpapers, and reservations are entered into a lottery for signed posters.
Tokyo Otaku Mode opened pre-orders on Friday for the third round of original merchandise tied to the 2026 hololive Meet ambassadors. The goods use the second key visual from September, showing Wamame Tsunomaki, Airani Iofifteen, Gigi Murin, and Chihaya Rindo in resort-style outfits on a ship at night. The lineup includes 2way acrylic stands, 57mm hologram can badges, B2 wall hangings, 60cm desk mats in two designs, tumblers, and acrylic die-cut magnets.
COVER Corporation will bring hololive Meet to Sweden for the first time at DreamHack Stockholm, held at Stockholmsmässan from November 27 to 29, 2026. The weekend includes booth activities and video messages from ambassadors Tsunomaki Watame, Airani Iofifteen, Gigi Murin and Rindo Chihaya, ticketed one-on-one meet-and-greets, and a hololive production x Critical Role "Shattered Legends" panel. SUPER KARAOKE PARTY, featuring Mori Calliope, Nerissa Ravencroft and Elizabeth Rose Bloodflame, plays Victoriahallen on November 28 at 1:00 PM CET.
QualiArts released a retrospective video of the Shibuya 16-Screen Takeover on the official hololive Dreams YouTube channel on October 16, 2026. The takeover ran on the night of September 22, 2026 as part of the Holodori World Jack advertising project, deployed across seven cities. More than 30 talents each spoke about their dreams in a roughly 10-minute video shown simultaneously on 16 large Shibuya screens. QualiArts and Cover develop and operate the rhythm and RPG title for iOS and Android.
COVER Corporation announced delayed screenings of "hololive 7th fes. Ridin' on Dream" in Hong Kong and Macau with Emperor Cinemas, following the live event in March 2026. Shows run October 31 to November 1 across Emperor Cinemas Times Square and Lisboeta Macau, with four stages per venue. VIP tickets go on sale October 16, public sale October 17.
Hamster will release Arcade Archives Special Forces U.A.G. on October 15, 2026 for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. Arcade Archives 2 Special Forces U.A.G. arrives the same day for Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. The original Seta shooting game shipped in 1987. Owners of the Switch or PS4 version can buy the Arcade Archives 2 release at a 330 yen discount.
COVER Corporation announced Shattered Legends, a Daggerheart actual play campaign made with Critical Role. The series premieres mid-November 2026, sponsored by Ultra PRO, and continues the world of Exandria. Matthew Mercer is the Game Master. Four hololive members join as players: Nerissa Ravencroft, Mori Calliope, Shiori Novella, and Gigi Murin, alongside Critical Role co-founder Marisha Ray. The campaign runs as a mini web series on Critical Role's YouTube channel, Nerissa Ravencroft's YouTube channel, the hololive English YouTube channel, and Beacon. Episode 0 covers character creation and backstories, and after-episode cooldown talks go to Beacon and Nerissa Ravencroft's YouTube membership. Every YouTube episode carries Japanese subtitles. Character names appear in English and Japanese announcements: Ravencroft plays Siliun Faell, Calliope plays Kaz Oogod, Novella plays Marchen Rosemyne, and Murin plays Giryn. A promotional convention tour across North America, Europe, and Asia is planned, with merchandise details to come.
The official report covers IRyS's first solo live concert, "IRyS 1st Concert 'HOPE ||: Beyond the Stars,'" held on October 6 at SGC Hall Ariake in Tokyo. The hololive -Promise- member performed trance, rock, and ballad material with a live band and dancers. Archive viewing tickets are also on sale.
Cover Corporation announced that hololive member Hakui Koyori will hold her solo live, Hakui Koyori 1st Live "Dream Spark", on December 22, 2026 at Tokyo Garden Theater. Doors open at 17:30, streaming begins at 18:00, and the performance starts at 18:30. The first venue ticket lottery opened October 11, and streaming tickets went on sale the same day through SPWN and ZAIKO.
Hololive's English account posted new footage for Shattered Legends, the project revealed on September 30, 2026. The video shows Cover representative Motoaki Tanigo shaking hands with Matthew Mercer, the game master of Critical Role. A 20-sided die in the earlier teaser had already pointed toward a TRPG connection. On October 7, four Hololive English talents posted character silhouettes, and the full picture is set to be revealed over the coming weeks.
Cover Corporation and game company Aiming announced Hololive Mahjong -Holojan- on Friday, October 9, with pre-registration open the same day. The mahjong game features 37 Hololive talents, including Shirakami Fubuki and Houshou Marine, and is scheduled for release within 2026 on iOS, Android, Windows, and browser, free to play with item purchases.
Cover announced a collaboration title with Aiming, Hololive Mahjong -Holo-Jan-, planned for release in 2026. Pre-registration opened on October 9. The mahjong game covers iOS, Android, Windows, and browser, and is free to play with item purchases. Thirty-seven Hololive talents appear, with dedicated voice recordings and an assist feature for beginners.
Cover Corp. opened the touring exhibition "hololive Grand Reception ~An Invitation Filled with Gratitude~" at TOKYO DREAM PARK in Ariake, Tokyo on October 10, the first stop of a four-city run that continues to Osaka, Nagoya, and Fukuoka. A media preview was held on October 9. Tokyo tickets are 2,500 yen in advance and 3,000 yen on the day, with a 2,000 yen memorial art exchange ticket that includes a book mat. Admission on weekends, holidays, and some weekdays runs by designated date and time and numbered ticket order. The Tokyo venue is on the 7th floor of EX STUDIO7, and the paid hololive Sign Simulation attraction sits in the 3rd-floor lobby at 2,000 yen per session. The exhibition marks the agency's 9th anniversary and runs at the Tokyo venue through November 23.
FlashLabs has opened the OrcaCyber Japan Recovery Program on OrcaRouter, the AI inference gateway it provides for the Japanese market. Domestic organizations confirmed to have suffered cyberattack damage can receive OrcaCyber Zero credits worth 500,000 to 2,000,000 yen, valid for 90 days, with no purchase obligation. Intended uses are cyber investigations, vulnerability analysis, recovery support, and security reviews, and participants may choose full confidentiality.
COVER Corporation announced the next hololive production pop-up store, "Autumn Colors｜London Travel Diary," made with NoonX. It runs from October 23 to November 30, 2026 at Dream Mall in Kaohsiung, with illustrations pairing autumn foliage and London streetscapes with six talents: Shirakami Fubuki, Houshou Marine, Tsunomaki Watame, Kobo Kanaeru, Hakos Baelz, and Juufuutei Raden. Merchandise includes vehicle fenders and random can badges in 12 designs.
Cover Corp. announced on October 4, 2026 that hololive member Takane Lui will hold her first solo live, Takane Lui 1st Live "REBELLION," on December 16, 2026 at Kanadevia Hall in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo. Doors open at 17:30, the stream starts at 18:00, and the performance begins at 18:30. The first advance lottery for venue tickets opened the same day and runs through October 13 at 23:59, with results and payment from October 16 to October 19. A second advance lottery runs October 22 to November 3, and general sale opens November 14 at 13:00. Venue seats range from 9,800 yen for balcony standing to 14,000 yen for arena standing with early entry, and all venue tickets include an emblem keychain bonus. Streaming tickets cost 6,800 yen on SPWN and ZAIKO, with a 13,600 yen pair ticket on SPWN, sold until January 16, 2027 at 20:00. Archive viewing ends January 16, 2027 at 23:59. Goods preorders also opened October 4.
Cover Corporation announced a collaboration with Pinfinity on augmented reality collectible pins for the hololive -Justice- unit, which debuted in 2024. Individual pins cover Elizabeth Rose Bloodflame, Gigi Murin, Cecilia Immergreen, and Raora Panthera. A limited edition set bundles all four with a serialized logo pin, capped at 2,024 sets worldwide. Each pin unlocks animation and sound through the free Pinfinity app. The collection is on sale now.
COVER Corporation opened applications on Monday for the first advance lottery for Hakos Baelz 1st Concert "REGALIA," the hololive member's solo show at Kanadevia Hall in Tokyo on Tuesday, December 1, 2026. The first lottery runs from 9:00 PM Monday through 11:59 PM Sunday, October 4, with winner confirmation and payment from October 8 through October 12. Venue tickets range from 9,800 yen for balcony standing to 16,000 yen for arena standing with early entry, and all tickets come with a keychain. The early entry tier adds a pre-show fan meeting. Streaming tickets cost 6,800 yen and are sold through SPWN, with sales running from September 28 through January 8, 2027, and the archive viewable until 11:59 PM that day. Concert merchandise went on sale the same day, with a sales window through October 26.
Cover Corporation named its long-teased hololive project during a livestream on September 23, 2026, held to mark the brand's 10th anniversary. The abbreviation Odeholo stands for Odekake hololive, with the official English title hololive: Let's Head Out! The project is a TV anime adaptation, and it brings 29 hololive members together as an ensemble cast. A new teaser visual also went out, showing all 29 participating talents in one image, which is the first major look at how the group assembles. The livestream had been teased around the Odeholo abbreviation before the stream aired, and the September 23 broadcast is where the title, the English name, the format, and the cast count all landed at once. Cover Corporation has not attached a broadcast date, episode count, or production studio to the project in these announcements.
COVER Corporation announced a sukajan jacket collaboration between hololive and merchandise brand BLACK BALLOON MARKET, operated by Kaitac Family. The lineup pairs six talents with jackets: Kureiji Ollie, Kobo Kanaeru, Ninomae Ina'nis, Hakos Baelz, Mizumiya Su, and Kikirara Vivi. Each jacket carries original illustrations reproduced in embroidery. Pre-orders run from September 17 to October 12, 2026, at 33,000 yen, with shipping in late December 2026.
Universal Studios Japan will sell tickets for NO LIMIT! Countdown 2027 ~Discover U!!!~ in stages starting around 21:00 on October 7, beginning with an Annual Pass (Grand Royal) advance window on the official website through 23:59 on October 9. Lawson Ticket pre-request first-come-first-served sales open at 12:00 on October 23, and general sales start at 21:00 on November 4. The event runs December 31, 19:00, into January 1, 2027, 21:00.
Sensor Tower released first-month data on September 15 for hololive Dreams, the music and rhythm game QualiArts launched on July 23, 2026, for iOS and Android. Japan took more than 70 percent of both downloads and revenue from July 23 to August 22, with South Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong ranking high. The iPhone version hit first place in Japan on July 25, 26, and August 1, and first in Hong Kong on July 28, August 7, 8, and 17.
Cover Corp. will release Hakui Koyori's second album, Chemical Spark, on Wednesday, December 2, 2026. The hololive member's album collects Baku Love + Chemistry, produced by Nayutalien, and Kanseitou yori, produced by Akita Horie, plus new songs and CD-exclusive tracks. A first live concert, Hakui Koyori 1st Live Dream Spark, is set for Tuesday, December 22, 2026 at Tokyo Garden Theater, with details to follow.
Cover Corp. will hold an AR online live for its hololive unit ReGLOSS on Sunday, November 29, 2026. The event, titled ReGLOSS AR LIVE "X-ReCHORD", streams only online with no venue viewing. Doors open at 17:30 and the performance starts at 18:00. Kanade Izuru, Ririka Ichijo, Raden Juufuutei, and Hajime Todoroki all perform. In the AR setup, the four appear on a real stage built from live-action sets and lighting, and when a member touches the pin badge on her chest, comments sent to her float around her. Viewers' support is also displayed inside the live space itself. A free partial stream runs on the ReGLOSS official YouTube channel for part of the first half. Paid streams go through SPWN and ZAIKO. Streaming tickets cost 6,500 yen with tax, and a Holo Focus add-on ticket costs 2,500 yen.
Cover Corporation will open the "hololive production official pop up shop" at Ikebukuro PACKS from Saturday, October 3, 2026, with cooperative operation by MOVIC Co., Ltd. The tour covers Tokyo, Nagoya, Fukuoka, Osaka, and Sapporo, beginning with Ikebukuro through Sunday, November 1, 2026. Nagoya runs Friday, November 6 to Monday, November 23, 2026. Fukuoka follows Friday, December 11 to Sunday, December 20, 2026, Osaka Saturday, January 9 to Sunday, January 17, 2027, and Sapporo Friday, March 19 to Sunday, March 28, 2027. Original merchandise based on newly drawn bus guide visuals will be sold, with regional products: Tokyo carries three talents, and each later city carries two. Some hololive official goods and licensed merchandise will also be available. Admission restrictions using LivePocket-Ticket- are planned for the first two days in Ikebukuro, with possible numbered tickets afterward depending on crowding. Locations for Nagoya onward and business hours are to be updated on the special site.
Cover Corp's derivative game brand holo Indie released the free mystery adventure game HoloTrials: Case Covered on Steam on Thursday, September 10, 2026. Developed by VTAC Games, it is set in holoHigh, a parallel world where Hololive talents are high school students. Players control student detective Watson Amelia through exploration, interrogation, and courtroom battles, with English and Spanish language support.
Warner Bros. Discovery is bringing its HBO Max streaming service to Japan as add-on subscriptions inside two existing platforms. On September 1, Prime Video announced a partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery that puts HBO Max inside the Prime Video app from October 1. Hulu Japan, owned by Nippon Television, announced the same day that it will launch a new brand, HBO Max on Hulu, also on October 1. The Prime Video offering has two plans: Standard at 1,000 yen per month with up to 1080p, and Premium at 1,400 yen per month with 4K UHD. At launch, subscribers can watch all seasons of House of the Dragon, The Last of Us, Game of Thrones, Sex and the City, and Euphoria, along with films such as Barbie and One Battle After Another. Season 1 of the new HBO original Harry Potter series, titled Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, is scheduled to premiere at Christmas. The Hulu Japan deal also includes exploring international distribution of Nippon Television and Hulu Japan content on HBO Max.
Bandai Namco Amusement America and hololive English -Justice- will launch the POP-UP STORE -City Groove in September 2026. The limited-time event visits five US cities through March 2027, offering exclusive merchandise, a mini game, and photo opportunities. Each stop features newly illustrated city-pop inspired artwork created for the event.
COVER Corporation announced on August 18 that it will hold a series of events themed around "hololive Dreams," the first official smartphone game for Hololive, to commemorate the 9th anniversary of Hololive Production. The initiative includes two major projects: the walking event "Holo~Cal Yokohama Arc" and the music and fireworks event "Holo Hanabi 2026." The Holo~Cal Yokohama Arc, the second installment of the local support project, runs from September 18 to October 9 in the Yokohama Minato Mirai area. It features collaborations with seven talents: Houshou Marine, Yukihana Lamy, Omaru Polka, Hakui Koyori, Kobo Kanaeru, Hakos Baelz, and Ichijou Ririka. Activities include a stamp rally, limited voice lines, collaboration drinks, newly drawn merchandise, and life-size panel displays at venues such as Yokohama World Porters and Minato Mirai Tokyu Square. Holo Hanabi 2026, titled "~ hololive production 9th Anniversary Fireworks ~Blooming Dreams," takes place on October 15 at Saitama Stadium 2002. The event, which returns after last year's show in Makuhari, will feature fireworks and drones synchronized with Hololive songs.
Cover Corporation released an official report for Nene Momosuzu's first solo live, held July 29 at Tokyo Garden Theater. The show featured a delivery-themed opening, a setlist including her signature song and hololive medleys, and a story of her becoming the strongest idol. Archive viewing tickets are now on sale.
COVER Corporation announced the SUNRISEPOP x hololive production late-summer mystery project "holonatsu Paradise," a pop-up event at Bailian ZX Creative Center in Shanghai from August 30 to September 9, 2026. The event features exclusive key visuals of seven hololive talents and a wide range of exclusive merchandise, including Shanghai-exclusive commemorative items.
Warner Bros. Discovery filed a lawsuit against Amazon on July 21, accusing Amazon MGM Studios of illegally poaching executives, including HBO Max marketing VP Pia Barlow, who had a contract through October 2027. The suit alleges Amazon interfered with contracts and engaged in unfair competition.
Indie support team Indie Freaks renewed its official website on August 4, launching Indie Freaks Discovery, a Japanese-language game discovery feature. The site lets users compare prices across Steam, Nintendo Store, PlayStation Store, and Microsoft Store, check price history, and see Japanese language support and Steam evaluation status. It lists over 100,000 titles.
COVER Corporation announced a new NoonX collaboration pop-up store, "hololive production Midsummer｜Kenting Travel Diary," opening August 11 at Top City Taichung and running through September 9, 2026. The event features Shirakami Fubuki, Houshou Marine, Tsunomaki Watame, Kobo Kanaeru, Hakos Baelz, and Juufuutei Raden in a tropical seaside theme with exclusive merchandise and interactive activities.
QualiArts and COVER Corporation launched "hololive Dreams" (abbreviated as "HoloDori") on July 23, 2026, for iOS, Android, and Steam. The game is the first official smartphone title for the hololive production VTuber group. It is a free-to-play rhythm and RPG set in a theme park, where players raise talents, play rhythm games and mini-games, and build a dream park. Pre-downloads for the smartphone versions began on July 22. The developers announced that cumulative pre-registrations surpassed 1.5 million, triggering in-game rewards for all 54 participating talents, including a "Kawaii Hairpin" accessory and five gacha tickets. To celebrate the launch, a "15-Day 25-Song Addition Campaign" will add 25 songs over 15 consecutive days, and a login bonus will award diamonds equivalent to 10 gacha pulls. Players can also obtain one talent of their choice at the highest rarity at the start of the game.
Cover Corporation announced a collaboration with Medialink Group for an afternoon tea party-themed merchandise line featuring seven talents from hololive, hololive Indonesia, and hololive English. The products debut at ACGHK 2026 from July 24 to 28 at the Medialink Group booth.
Cover announced that 'hololive Dreams' will launch on July 23 for Android, iOS, and PC via Steam. The free-to-play rhythm RPG will offer monthly memberships for each hololive member at 290 yen, providing cosmetic rewards. A create-beatmap feature will include beatmaps made by members themselves. A collaboration event with fireworks and drones is scheduled for October 15 at Saitama Stadium 2002.
Cover Corp, the operator of the VTuber agency Hololive Production, announced on July 16, 2026, that pre-orders have opened for the selection album "hololive RECORDS HISTORY COLLECTION" under its label hololive RECORDS. The company also revealed a real-life live event, "hololive RECORDS MUSIC STAGE 2027," scheduled for January 9 and 10, 2027, at K Arena Yokohama in Yokohama City. The album commemorates the first anniversary of the hololive RECORDS label. It is an 11-CD box set containing 67 songs, including original tracks personally selected by Hololive talents and collaboration songs such as event theme songs that were previously only available through digital distribution. The set costs 17,600 yen (tax included) and comes with 67 special jacket cards, one for each song. It also includes a serial code for advance lottery tickets to the January 2027 live event. The lineup for the two-day event has been announced. Day 1 on January 9 will feature AZKi, Sakura Miko, Hakos Baelz, and ReGLOSS. Day 2 on January 10 will feature Shirakami Fubuki, Houshou Marine, Kobo Kanaeru, and FLOW GLOW.
Hololive English VTuber IRyS released her first full album "DANGERyS" on July 12, 2026, via Cover. The 10-track album features a lead single "Escalate" and showcases IRyS's signature eurobeat style, with contributions from various track makers in Japan and abroad. A CD edition includes an exclusive rearranged version of "Gravity" as a bonus track. The album is available digitally and in CD and LP formats, with the LP edition including an autographed poster card. Separately, Cover announced IRyS's first solo concert, titled "IRyS 1st Concert 'HOPE ||: Beyond the Stars'," scheduled for October 6 at SGC Hall Ariake in Tokyo. In-person reserved seat tickets range from 8,200 yen for A seats to 12,000 yen for SS seats, with a first-round advance lottery open through July 20. Streaming tickets are priced at 6,800 yen via SPWN and ZAIKO. Concert merchandise sales are also underway until August 17.
Cover Corporation announced on July 10, 2026, that the after-screening of the hololive Production all-members live event "hololive 7th fes. Ridin' on Dreams," originally held in March 2026, will be shown at theaters across Japan over four days. The screenings are scheduled for August 29 and 30, and September 5 and 6, 2026, with each day dedicated to one of the event's four stages. Tickets are priced at 4,500 yen for a regular ticket and 5,200 yen for a ticket including a set of silver tape and confetti stickers. A lottery system via Lawson Ticket runs in two rounds, starting July 10, followed by general and theater sales. Each screening will include an exclusive comment video from two talents: for Stage 1, Tsunomaki Watame and FUWAMOCO; Stage 2, Shishiro Botan and Elizabeth Rose Bloodflame; Stage 3, Kikirara Vivi and Pavolia Reine; Stage 4, Todoroki Hajime and Kaela Kovalskia. Attendees may use penlights and cheer vocally, but recording and photography are prohibited. All visitors receive a clear postcard featuring the event's key visual. Original goods will also be sold at the theaters.
COVER Corporation announced a limited-time collaboration between hololive production and the Taiwanese mahjong game Celebrity Mahjong, starting July 15, 2026. The crossover features talents Houshou Marine, Hakui Koyori, and Juufuutei Raden, with in-game events, exclusive outfit sets, a cheering event, card albums, and a merchandise booth at Comic Exhibition in Taipei from July 23 to 26.
Midjourney is demanding Disney, Universal, and Warner Bros. Discovery reveal details of their own AI development and use, arguing that if the studios are training models internally, it would support Midjourney's fair-use defense. The company has appealed a magistrate judge's ruling that limited discovery to consumer-facing images and videos. A hearing is set for August 17, 2026.
CCMC, a subsidiary of Cover Corp, announced the opening of the Steam store page for HoloTrials: Case Covered, a free mystery adventure game developed by VTAC Games under the holo Indie fan game brand. The game is set in a parallel world where hololive English talents from Myth and Council/Promise are reimagined as high school students. Players take the role of student detective Watson Amelia, investigating a campus incident that leads to a courtroom battle to clear Gawr Gura, the prime suspect. The game combines visual novel text with side-scrolling exploration and point-and-click evidence collection. Courtroom segments require players to find contradictions in testimonies and present correct evidence. The art style uses lineless 2D sprites with full animation. HoloTrials: Case Covered will release for free on Steam on September 10, 2026 at 12:00 JST. The store page went live on June 30, 2026. The game supports English language only.
Cover Corp. announced on June 25, 2026 that it has developed an in-house plugin integrating 3D effects into the streaming software OBS. The plugin uses Spout technology to offload rendering from the company's Studio App to OBS, enabling effects like relighting, ambient occlusion, and decals. It is currently used only internally, with plans to distribute it to talents later.
Publisher Waku Waku Games released Final Recovery Squad on June 18, developed by Sunfish Kuma. The single-player FPS has a 97% positive rating from 167 Steam reviews. Players control a robot girl recovering weapons in a post-apocalyptic world. The game is available on PC, Switch, and Switch 2.
COVER Corporation and NoonX will host a "hololive Spring Travel Diary" pop-up store at Big City Mall Hsinchu in Taiwan from July 1 to August 9, 2026. The event features six talents, exclusive merchandise, a lucky draw machine, a card gacha machine, a photo booth, and a Tokyo Sakura Photo Wall.
CHET Group announced the compilation album 'discover -Re-ride Collection-' featuring 17 VTubers, VSingers, voice actors, and creators, based on the first V Collection song 'discover.' Pre-orders start June 19, 2026, with the album releasing August 25, 2026. The project uses a baton-style production method called 'Re-ride' where artists freely contribute parts.
Famitsu's latest weekly sales chart for May 25-31 shows Tomodachi Life on Switch in first place with 52,483 copies sold, bringing its total to over 1.25 million. New releases include 007 First Light on PS5 and Utawarerumono: Past and Present Rediscovered on both PS5 and Switch.
Cover Corp announced on March 22, 2026, that VTuber Hoshimachi Suisei has established a personal agency named Studio STELLAR to strengthen her artist activities. Suisei, who debuted in 2018 and joined hololive production in 2019, will shift the core of her work to solo efforts under the new agency. The move aims to support her stated goal of performing at Tokyo Dome and achieving further success in the mainstream music scene. Cover Corp stated the change is necessary to sharpen her music activities and continue reaching higher levels. While solo activities such as music, streaming, merchandise sales, and fan club operations will move to Studio STELLAR, Suisei will continue collaborations and group activities as a hololive production VTuber. Talent management for the new agency will be handled by NERD Inc., which will cooperate with Cover Corp to support her solo career. Cover Corp described the move as a step toward expanding VTubers' reach and realizing its mission of creating a culture loved worldwide.
Cover Corp and QualiArts announced that pre-registrations for the first official hololive smartphone game, hololive Dreams, have passed 1 million. Milestone rewards include dot sunglasses for all 54 talents. A second area, Megasphere, themed around games and casinos, will launch alongside the previously announced Harmony Garden. Additional pre-registration rewards and a JR Tokai collaboration were also revealed.