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On June 10, Born Digital will release the “Textbook of Game Community Management: Turning Players into Fans” in early July 2026. This book was written by Victoria Tran, Communications Director at Innersloth, the developer of Among Us. Recent game projects emphasize “community management,” which actively communicates with game players through…
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On June 8, SQOOL announced that its currently distributed desktop resident pet app “Sill Cats” had surpassed 100,000 downloads. “Sill Cats” is a pet app where a small cat resides on the user’s desktop screen. Just like real cats, it tends to fall asleep during the day, becomes energetic at…
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On June 4, Jia Chuan began releasing the mystery adventure game “John Morley’s Last Casebook” (PS5 / Switch). “John Morley’s Last Book” is a mystery adventure game where you play as the famous detective John Morley and uncover the mysteries of unsolved cases. Set in 1940s England, the story investigates…
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On June 4, Kairosoft began selling a limited Steam bundle to commemorate its 30th anniversary. The price is 998 yen (tax included). Kairosoft is a game company that mainly develops simulation games for store management, team management, and training. This sale, called “Kairosoft 30th Fair vol.1,” will be bundled with…
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The game event “OPEN GAME FEST 2026,” scheduled to be held at Kyoto Computer Gakuin on Saturday, July 11, has started accepting pre-registration for general participants. Registration can also be done at the venue on the day, but they said, “Please cooperate with pre-registration for smooth entry. Participation is free.”…
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Toei Games announced that it will exhibit at the game event “SAPPORO GAME ODESSSEY” held on June 7 at the underground plaza of Sapporo Ekimae-dori. “SAPPORO GAME ODESSSEY” is an indie game event held at the Kita 3-jo Intersection Plaza (West) in the underground plaza of Sapporo Ekimae-dori. The game…
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Toei Games announced that it will exhibit at the game event ‘Kyushu Game Island,’ held at the Solaria Plaza Building in Fukuoka on June 13~14. “Kyushu Game Island” is an open game event where you can enjoy game exhibitions, hands-on experiences, talk shows, and more. On display this time: the…
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On June 4, the creator of the god-tier game Evolution began accepting entries for the game contest “GAME PRIZE OF JAPAN 2026.” “Divine Game Creator Evolution” is a new-generation game creator discovery project planned by the NHK Group. The goal is to discover and nurture game creators through three pillars:…
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On June 3, Happinet announced that the Switch package/download version of “Artis Impact” would be released on September 17. “Artis Impact” is an adventure RPG set 3,000 years in the future, when Earth is ruled by AI. Akane, a rookie agent of the organization resisting AI control, and her partner,…
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On June 2, Perp Games and Citales Games announced that the early access version of “Witch the Showdown” will be released on Steam within 2026, and that they will participate in the “Steam Next Fest” starting June 15. “Witch the Showdown” is a high-difficulty ×deck-building game featuring a battle system…
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Taiwan’s largest game development conference, the Taipei Game Developers Forum (TGDF), opened today at the Taipei Cultural and Creative Building starting today, July 15. ▲ Opening remarks by organizer Thomas Fan (TGDF Executive Committee) TGDF is one of Taiwan’s largest game development conferences, celebrating its 15th anniversary this year.…
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It has been announced that the Southeast Asian gaming event “gamescom asia x Thailand Game Show 2026,” held in Bangkok, Thailand from October 29~November 1, 2026, will be held in an expanded scale compared to last year. The “gamescom Asia x Thailand Game Show” is a game business and consumer…
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Taiwan’s largest game development conference, the Taipei Game Developers Forum (TGDF), will be held from July 15 to 16 at the Taipei Cultural and Creative Building. TGDF is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year and is attracting much attention, with various gaming professionals from Japan also expected to participate. According…
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On May 13, the Indie Developers Conference Executive Committee announced that the Indie Developers Conference 2026, a conference for indie game developers, will be held in Ginza, Tokyo on November 28th. The “Indie Developers Conference” is a conference for developers who are creating original game works with individual ~ small…
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viviON announced on May 8 that it has entered the indie game publishing business and established the indie game label ‘viviON Lab’. viviON is a company that has been involved in content distribution platform services for about 30 years, including “DLsite”. In conjunction with the launch of the label, they…
