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Steam
The Witness is 90% off on Steam, down to 398 yen including tax (about US$3; converted at 153 yen = US$1). That’s an all-time low. The sale runs through October 9, 2026. 398 yen. For a puzzle game that holds more than 500 puzzles. That works out to under 0.8 yen per puzzle. It’s developed…
Video game
Bandai Namco Entertainment’s ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE launched on October 2, 2026. It’s the series’ 30th anniversary title, and the Standard Edition is priced at 9,790 yen (about US$64, converted at 153 yen to the dollar) including tax. It’s available on PC (Steam), PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S, with a CERO C…
GANPLA
BANDAI SPIRITS gave three new Gunpla kits their first public showing on the floor of the 64th All Japan Model & Hobby Show. The trio: RG 1/144 Ground Type Gundam, HG 1/144 Hamma-Hamma, and MGSD 00 Raiser. It’s a pretty deep-cut lineup. Ground Type Gundam in RG, Hamma-Hamma in HG, 00 Raiser in MGSD. As…
Anime
All 26 episodes of the Neon Genesis Evangelion TV series are getting a free marathon broadcast on ABEMA. It runs across two consecutive days: October 4, the anniversary of the original premiere, starting at noon, then October 5 starting at 11 a.m. October 4, 1995. That was the day episode 1 went out on TV…
PlayStation
Sony Interactive Entertainment announced a new AI upscaling technology for PS5 called QSSR on October 2, 2026. The full name is Quick Spectral Super Resolution. It’s an evolution of PSSR, the tech built into PS5 Pro, except this one is aimed at the standard PS5. The first two games confirmed to support it are Marvel’s…
Hobby
Image source: https://www.hobby-wave.com/hs2026/ WAVE has thrown open its official gallery for the 64th All Japan Model & Hobby Show, running at Tokyo Big Sight from October 2 to 4, 2026, and the haul is 17 new plastic model kits plus 14 new tools and materials. The headliners: the 1/24 Scopedog Round Mover [Melkian Forces Color]…
Steam
Valve has kicked off the Steam Autumn Sale 2026. It runs for one week, from 2 a.m. JST on October 2, 2026 until 2 a.m. JST on October 9, 2026. Palworld, PRAGMATA, Escape from Tarkov and Resident Evil Requiem are among the games included. The real eye-catcher is the “Featured Deep Discounts” slot. Monster Hunter…
NINTENDO
On September 30, 2026, Taito announced Bubble Bobble 4 Friends Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Stardrop Mountain. It launches on February 25, 2027 as a digital-only release for 6,380 yen (about US$42, converted at 153 yen = US$1, tax included). And if you already own the Nintendo Switch version, Bubble Bobble 4 Friends: The Baron…
Steam
Nanairo Enterprise has announced a new game called LitGirls: Bookbound Dungeons. It’s a four-person-party dungeon-crawling RPG, and it’s slated to launch on PC via Steam in the first half of 2027. The studio behind it previously made Turret and the Girl, and this new project is positioned as the second entry in the “Girls World”…
Hobby
WAVE has announced two Armored Trooper VOTOMS model kits at the same time: a brand-new Fatty [ST Version] kit, and a reissue of the Berserga DT [PS Version] that hasn’t been on shelves in nine years. The headline here is unquestionably the Fatty. This is its very first release as an injection-molded kit. It’s 1/35…
