Touhou Dungeon Maker: The Labyrinth of Heart announced for PC

Edia has launched a Makuake crowdfunding campaign seeking 3 million yen (approx. $20,700) to fund the release of Cosmic Fantasy Collection 2 for Switch. It is planned for release sometime after December 2023 in Japan.

A court in the UK has found that an 18-year-old from Oxford, Arion Kurtaj, was a part of the Lapsus$ hacking group responsible for hacking a range of tech firms including Nvidia and Rockstar Games. These intrusions resulted in a major leak of footage from the upcoming Grand Theft Auto 6, a game that Rockstar has yet to officially unveil, and the court heard that Kurtaj leaked the clips from a Travelodge hotel while he was already on bail after being arrested for another hack.

NVIDIA has teamed up with Remedy Entertainment to give away a unique and rare Alan Wake II-inspired GeForce RTX 4090 graphics card.

D3 Publisher has announced Fushigi Dagashiya Zenitendou: Fushigi Dagashi Banashi 50-Sen for Switch, the latest issue of Weekly Famitsu reveals. It is an omnibus-style visual novel based on Fushigi Dagashiya Zenitendou, a Japanese children’s book series about candies that contain mysterious powers. It will launch on November 9 in Japan.

In what’s become an end-of-summer bookend on the game release calendar, Gamescom’s Opening Night Live showcase is once again here to highlight games coming your way in the near future. Hosted by Geoff Keighley, who introduced himself as “the creator of The Game Awards,” the stream primarily focused on new or first looks at previously announced games like Mortal Kombat 1, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, and the next season of Diablo 4, along with a few surprises.

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Publisher PLAYISM and developer MercuryStudio have announced battle racing and robot customization sequel BREAK ARTS III for PC (Steam). A release date was not announced. It will feature English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese language options.

Publisher PLAYISM and developer Calappa Games have announced crustacean combat action game sequel Fight Crab 2 for PC. It will launch in Eaerly Access via Steam this winter with English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese language support.

Publisher dramatic create and developer HaccaWorks* have announced otome visual novel Of the Red, the Light, and the Ayakashi Tsuzuri for Switch and PC (Steam). It will launch in 2024 worldwide with English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese language options.

Buying a Nintendo console that comes with a Sonic game seems weird, but hey, it's a freebie.

The next big livestreamed event in the games industry is Gamescom Opening Night Live 2023, scheduled to broadcast across YouTube, Twitch, and various social channels on Tuesday, August 22nd, starting at 11 AM Pacific Time (2 PM Eastern Time, 7 PM British Time, 8 PM local time).

Square Enix and Disney announced Kingdom Hearts 4 at the Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary event last year, giving us a fresh new look at Sora and what he’s been up to after he left his friends for a solo adventure at the end of Kingdom Hearts 3. To no one’s surprise, there haven’t been any updates for the new sequel ever since it was announced to be in development. They also announced the mobile game Kingdom Hearts Missing-Link, but there haven’t been any updates for that one either.