Hakurei Shrine Summer Festival 2026 starts at Yomiuriland on June 20 with Touhou goods, food, attractions, a RIDDLER puzzle game, and HANA BIYORI tie-ins.
Good Smile’s Akihabara Exhibit Is a Shortcut to Japan’s Weird New Indie Games
Good Smile Fest 2026’s game exhibition at Akiba CO Gallery gathers titles including Nekopara Sekai Connect, Magical Girl no Inshu Mura, and more.
Dragon Quest’s 40th Anniversary Eyewear Turns Slimes, Roto, and Magic Keys Into Zoff Glasses
Zoff's Dragon Quest eyewear works because it turns familiar objects like Slimes, Roto gear, and Magic Keys into quiet everyday fandom.
Demon Slayer Composer Go Shiina Is Scoring Japan’s Next Tactical RPG
Tiny Metal 2 has a new emotional hook: Go Shiina, the composer behind unforgettable anime and game music, is scoring AREA 35's tactical RPG sequel.
Half-Minute Hero Director’s Destructible-Dungeon Shooter Hits Switch and Mobile June 18
Dungeon Raze is coming to Switch and mobile, and its wall-breaking shooter idea has the same clean, strange energy that made Half-Minute Hero memorable.
DMM’s Dot Abyss Hits 600,000 Pre-Registrations at Record Pace
Dot Abyss has passed 600,000 pre-registrations, but the more interesting story is what DMM's record-speed claim says about its strange new RPG label.
Capcom Reopens Its Japan Creator Program as Shishiro Botan Joins the SF6 Creator Cup
Capcom Creators JP is reopening recruitment, but the Shishiro Botan SF6 event angle shows why creator programs matter beyond simple promotion.
Hololive Fan Game An Automaton’s Journey Launches on Steam With Cecilia Immergreen
An Automaton's Journey turns Cecilia Immergreen fandom into a Steam action-adventure, and that makes the holo Indie label feel more tangible.
Bandai Namco Is Reviving Galaga, Time Crisis, and Other Retro Icons for 2026
Bandai Namco’s NAMCO LEGENDARY 2026 project spotlights five classic titles with goods, events, and puzzle-game tie-ins.
Hololive Dreams Snacks Are Turning FamilyMart Into a Sticker Hunt
Hololive Dreams snack tie-ins bring original stickers for more than 50 talents to FamilyMart in three weekly waves.