Everything happening in gacha

Tasokare Hotel -Tsubomi- (誰ソ彼ホテル -蕾-) will end service on Monday, November 30. The team says future content will move over to note and pixivFANBOX instead of the game itself. No other details were given.

Mario Kart Tour's servers went offline at 11 PM Pacific on September 29, ending the mobile racer after seven years. Nintendo confirmed the game is now completely unplayable, even for people who already had it installed. There will be no offline version released for the game.

Square Enix's FFVII Ever Crisis is one of nine gacha games ending service in Japan during October 2026, according to a roundup by GAME Watch. The article lists all nine titles shutting down this month but exact end-of-service dates for each game were not given. No other game names from the list were specified in the summary.

HONEY∞PARADE GAMES kicked off a second To LOVE-Ru Darkness collab in Dolphin Wave on September 30 in Japan. A collab gacha went live with UR versions of Mea and Golden Darkness, both in "sexy wedding" outfits. An anniversary PV was also released, but no end date for the collab was given.

Bandai Namco is shutting down online services for Synduality: Echo of Ada. The exact end-of-service date was not given, but the company says it will announce it in May 2027. Players are reacting positively because the game will get an offline mode without PvP once servers close.

Capcom and TiMi Studio Group held a media hands-on for their mobile game Monster Hunter Outlanders at Tokyo Game Show 2026. Attendees got to hunt a new original elder dragon called Luga Earda, which uses lightning attacks, and producers from both companies talked about the game. No release date was given in this report.

HoYoverse shared details on Valerie, a new character coming to Genshin Impact. She leads the Special Task Force made up of elites from the First Grenadier Guard, and her voice actor is Makoto Furukawa. Her Vision is Electro and her constellation is called Ursus Magnus.

HoYoverse shared details on a new Genshin Impact character called Mithya, voiced by Yusuke Kobayashi. Mithya is described as a specialist working for Snezhnaya's Royal Energy Society, using the Electro element. Her constellation is named "Gordius Knot." No release date was given.

BanG Dream! Our Notes is pushing back its first in-game event after a bug showed the wrong amount of gacha currency for some players in both Global and Japan. No new event date was given. As an apology, the developers are giving all players 2000 Stars, enough for one ten-roll.

SMiniz will end service on November 25. It's a match-3 puzzle game featuring characters based on NCT, aespa, and RIIZE members. No other details were given.

Link! Like! Love Live! will end distribution of its offline version on October 30 at 12:00 noon. The game's operator has gone bankrupt, which led to this shutdown. No further details on the company or future plans were given.

HoYoverse marked Genshin Impact's 6th anniversary by releasing a theme song called "Kaze no Omoide," sung by Takashi Nishikawa, on the game's official YouTube channel. The company also announced the game's first permanent cafe, "Genshin CAFE," which will open in Tokyo in 2027. No exact opening date was given.

Elios Rising Heroes will end service on December 28. Before shutdown, the team plans to release the after story in parts and add full voice acting to events. An offline version of the game is also planned for release.

Rogue with the Dead's official Twitter account posted a teaser image for an upcoming Dungeon Meshi collaboration, showing silhouettes of eight new six-star heroes. No date was given for when this collab update will go live. Separately, the game kicked off its 4th anniversary celebration with a new gacha banner featuring 6-star heroes Frigg and Freja.

Princess Connect! Re:Dive is starting the fourth part of its main story, called Zodiac Game, on September 30th. This follows the wrap up of part 3, which reportedly closed out with 103 different heroine endings. A stream also went over changes coming to how the main story and bond stories will be delivered going forward, though exact details were not given.

Ikemen Kakumei: Alice to Koi no Mahou (イケメン革命◆アリスと恋の魔法) will end service on October 21, 2026. The report says the IP is planned to continue afterward using crowdfunding. No region was specified in the source.

Gene-Sys Adam, an R18+ gacha game from Neversoft (Erolabs' main studio), has launched globally. It's an autobattler with an energy system, similar to the studio's earlier game Cherry Tale, and uses a manhwa-style art direction. No specific launch date was given in the source beyond the announcement.

EXNOA launched Touken Ranbu Puzuguri (刀剣乱舞ぱずぎり) in Japan on September 24, 2026. It's a free to play puzzle RPG with item purchases, spun off from the Touken Ranbu ONLINE sword-training sim, featuring chibi versions of its sword characters. To celebrate hitting 500,000 pre-registrations, the game is also handing out login gifts.

Sega announced that the main story for each unit in Project Sekai Colorful Stage feat. Hatsune Miku will conclude around the start of 2028. The game also gets a new original song written by Kitani Tatsuya on September 30. Sega revealed more news too, including a key visual and anniversary song for the game's 6th anniversary.

EfunCompany announced on September 24, 2026 that artist Ano will serve as ambassador for its new smartphone app "Kitakita Osama" (キタキタ王様). A new commercial featuring her, called "Osama no Kyoun-hen," is now up on the game's official YouTube channel. No launch date was given in this item.

Cygames started the "Valentine Star Legend Gacha Set" in Granblue Fantasy on September 25 at 19:00 JST. The set includes a 10-pull gacha with a guaranteed S rare or higher, a gacha guaranteeing an unlock weapon for a featured SSR character, and one bonus item. Cygames also updated the Legend Gacha at the same time, raising the appearance rate for Valentine version characters' unlock weapons.

New Genshin Impact merchandise gives several characters a kid version look. Childe, Columbina, Flins, Furina, Wriothesley, and Zhongli are all shown younger than their usual appearance. No release date or region details were given.

Legend Clover, a game on DMM, is ending service on October 29, 2026. The news was shared on r/gachagaming. No other details about the shutdown were given.

HoYoVerse says its upcoming game Nodusfall won't put characters behind a gacha system, unlike some of its other titles. It looks like the game will still require some multiplayer participation, though details on how that works weren't given. No release date was mentioned.

Japanese outlet gamebiz published its regular roundup of game shutdown announcements, covering the period from August 31 to September 4, 2026. The summary does not name which specific games are included or give individual end-of-service dates. No further details were given in the source.

4Gamer's weekly Japan mobile game revenue ranking for September 10 to 16, 2026 put Dragon Quest Walk in first place. The outlet noted this week's report is a shortened version due to the author's own scheduling reasons. No other ranking details were given.

Zero Wake Gate, a BL RPG originally from Korea, will end service on October 9. The game ran for about one year. No further details on refunds or final events were given.

Heaven Burns Red is getting a collaboration with Persona 5 Royal starting October 8. No other details like region or event content were given in the post.

Disney Pop Town will end service on October 28, 2026. The game is a match-3 puzzle title set in the Disney universe, where players rebuild a town. It has been running for about 7 years. No other details were given.

Gamebiz's "what happened on this day" column looks back at September 23, 2023, when Koei Tecmo launched the iOS/Android version of Atelier Resleriana: The Alchemist of the Polar Night and the Eternal Snow Field. The game was developed with Akatsuki Games and had over 1 million pre-registrations before launch. No new update was announced, this is just a retrospective note.

HoYoverse is rolling out Genshin Impact Version 7.1, called "Requiem to the Underworld," on September 23, 2026. The update adds a new playable character named Vesna. The article previews her as a strong and versatile addition to combat, though full skill details weren't given.

Ponos announced that The Battle Cats (にゃんこ大戦争) has passed 120 million downloads across the series. To mark the milestone, a limited-time "DL Kinen Sentaku Gacha" event started on September 21, 2026 at 11:00 JST, doubling the drop rate for Legend Rare characters. The event also includes a limited Uber Rare character called Rock Kitten (ロックこねこ).

Bushiroad announced that global pre-registration for its upcoming rhythm game BanG Dream! Our Notes has passed 2 million players. Pre-registration is still open worldwide, and hitting this milestone unlocks an in-game reward. No launch date was given.

Sanrio announced Sanrio Kawaii Me Live!, its first smartphone dance and rhythm game under the SanrioGames brand. It's set to launch in January 2027, and pre-registration opened the same day as the announcement. The game will feature a music tie-in with the band Zutomayo (Zutto Mayonaka de Ii no ni).

Princess Tale, an idle RPG with simple training and strategic battles, will shut down on September 29, 2026. The announcement came from Japanese outlet Dengeki Online. No other details about the shutdown were given.

HoYoverse announced that Honkai: Star Rail's Version 4.6, "Dance with the Beast Before Moonrise," releases on September 28. The update adds Pearl, a new 5-star Ice character who follows the Path of Elation, as a playable unit. No other details on the update were given.

Honkai Star Rail is teaming up with Zenless Zone Zero starting in version 4.8. The collab brings Zenless characters Ellen Joe and Astra Yao into Star Rail as crossover characters. No exact release date was given beyond the version number.

HYPERRISE released FORTBLOX (荒野を駆ける移動要塞) for iOS and Android today. It's a free to play auto battler where you build your own moving fortress by combining blocks, weapons, and characters. Item purchases are available on top of the free base game.

Kuro Games is releasing version 3.7 of Wuthering Waves, called "Prism's Illusion, Heart's Illumination," on September 30. No other details about the update's contents were given. Wuthering Waves is a free-to-play open-world action RPG.

HoYoverse kicked off the final beta test for its slow life game Petit Planet (プチプラネット) today, September 20, 2026. The game is heading to a full release on PC, iOS, and Android this winter, and pre-registration is open now. HoYoverse also plans to stream the third episode of its official chill show "Puratto Puranetto" on September 25 at 20:00.

Publisher announced a new Macross rhythm game called Uta Macross (歌マクロス). It's a revival of the earlier mobile title Uta Macross: Sumaho De Culture, which had already ended service. The new version drops the gacha model and will launch as a paid, one-time purchase release on Steam and other platforms. No release date was given.

Dengeki Online put out its weekly roundup of mobile and social games shutting down, covering September 21 to 27, 2026. The article compiles end-of-service dates for multiple titles but the summary here doesn't name the specific games. No individual game names or exact shutdown dates were given in this listing.

Aniplex posted a new PV for Disney Twisted Wonderland on the game's official YouTube channel. The video shows Night Raven College rendered in pixel art, ending with the message "IntoaNewGameWorld." No further details about what this teases were given.

Square Enix has added more mobile games to its ongoing TGS sale, including Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride and the Dragon Quest Monsters series. The sale started September 17, 2026 and offers discounts of up to 40%. An end date was not given.

Sentai Daishikkaku: Puzzle Keeper, a Japanese gacha game, will end service on November 30, 2026. The game only launched on November 12, 2025, so it will have run for a little over a year. No other details were given.

Sentai Daishikkaku Puzzle Keeper (戦隊大失格 パズルキーパー) will end service on November 30. The game was the first app based on the anime Sentai Daishikkaku (戦隊大失格). No other details like launch date were given.

NHN Playart is showing up at Tokyo Game Show for the first time in years, bringing 7 games total. Current titles include Disney Tsum Tsum, Yo-kai Watch Puni Puni, #COMPASS, and Dissidia Duellum. They're also showing upcoming games like Touken Ranbu Pazugiri, though exact show dates were not given.

Nexon's Fareidolia producer Min-seo Cha and Blue Archive general director Yong-ha Kim spoke up about fans worrying the new 3D bishojo game would take resources away from Blue Archive. They said this won't be the case, and Kim added that the Blue Archive team is actually growing. No specific numbers or dates were given for either game's development plans.

The Laid-Back Camp companion game, originally launched as a gacha title in 2023, is getting a one-time-purchase Early Access version on Steam in October 2026. This version comes with an overhauled game design compared to the original mobile release. The mobile versions will stay free-to-play and keep their gacha system, separate from the new Steam release.

Sanrio announced that its smartphone game Fragaria Memories: Color of Wishes (フラガリアメモリーズ Color of Wishes) is now set to launch in autumn 2027. The game is part of the Fragaria Memories knight fantasy project, which centers on story and music. Sanrio also put out a new PV showing the characters in motion for the first time.

Coly shared details on September 16, 2026 about an upcoming rhythm game mode called "ROLL'N GROOVE" for Break My Case. In it, the game's cute runner characters move along to familiar personal songs and puzzle BGM tracks. Coly also mentioned an update coming to the "Pins" collection feature. No release date was given for either addition.

In an interview, Aniimo's executive producer said the game will not use gacha mechanics to obtain Aniimo, the creatures players collect. No other details about the acquisition system, release date, or region were given in the source.

Dengeki Online published its weekly list of smartphone and social games shutting down between September 14 and September 20, 2026. The article is a compilation piece and does not name specific titles or dates in the summary available. No individual game names or end-of-service dates were given.

Cygames will air the official Uma Musume Pretty Derby livestream "Pakalive TV' #7" on September 27 at 20:00 JST. The broadcast will cover a new training scenario coming in October, upcoming gacha updates, and the next story event. It will also touch on the "Umayuru Furugate!" anime and details on the 7th EVENT WORLD TOUR after the main show ends.

Dwango announced a special stream for Trickcal: Mochimochi Hoppe Daisakusen (トリッカル・もちもちほっぺ大作戦) to celebrate the game's first anniversary. The show, called "Puni Puni! Tankentai #3," airs free on Niconico Live on September 26 at 21:00 JST. Original merchandise tied to the broadcast will also be sold.

Konami is running a new gacha in its mobile game Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball (Pawapuro App), called the "Celebration Party Yoshinobu Yamamoto Debut Gacha." The banner adds a new card for pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, with SR and higher versions carrying special skills like "Complete Domination and Devastating Bite" or "Gear Change and Devastating Bite." Exact end date for the gacha was not given.

Monster Hunter Outlanders, TiMi Studio Group's mobile game based on Capcom's Monster Hunter series, has passed five million pre-registrations. The game is being published by Garena for iOS and Android and aims to bring a hunting experience similar to the console and PC games. Alongside the milestone, more monsters for the game were shown off. No release date was given.

Monnashi Princess (もんなしプリンセス) will end service on November 26, 2026. Before that, the game's final story chapter, chapter 15, gets added on November 10, 2026. No other details were given.

Urukusu Heaven will end service for the mobile idle RPG Monnashi Princess (もんなしプリンセス) on November 26 at 15:00 JST. The game launched on November 20, 2023, so it will close after about three years. As of September 17, the studio already stopped selling the Himepass, diamond shop items, and discounted packs, with more event and exchange shop updates planned before shutdown.

EFUNCOMPANY opened Japan pre-registration for "Kitakita King" (キタキタ王様) on September 17, 2026. It's a merge RPG where random effects and character fusion shift the battle situation, and players adjust their formation and upgrades on the fly. A closed beta test is also recruiting participants until September 23.

Fareidolia, from the Blue Archive team, will let players use their microphone for voice recognition. This lets you pick dialogue choices in the story or call characters by name out loud. The feature was pointed out in several Japanese outlet reviews of the game. No release date was given in this item.

Furyu is running a collab between "Ensemble Stars!!" and its purikura (photo sticker) machine "Bloomit" starting September 18, 2026. Fans can take special two-shot style photos with the idols. The collab runs in two parts: the first from September 18 to October 15, and the second from October 16 to November 13.

Azur Lane pushed out a hotfix after CN players spotted what looked like an AI generation watermark on one of the game's new paid skins. The skin in question costs real money, which is part of why players are upset. No specific date for the original skin release or the hotfix was given.

DMM GAMES announced that ANGELICA ASTER, a 3D bishoujo RPG, will end service on October 19, 2026. The announcement came on September 18, and the game will have run for about two years. It was positioned as a conceptual successor to Kyoshin to Seijo (巨神と誓女).

Netmarble held a media showcase for "Solo Leveling: KARMA" (俺だけレベルアップな件：KARMA) at its Tokyo Game Show 2026 booth on September 17, 2026. The event covered the game's world and systems, and a playable demo is on display at the booth. Pre-registration for the game has also opened, though no launch date was given.

Pre-registration is now open for Shangri-La Frontier: The Seven Colossi on Android and iOS. No launch date was given in the source. The game is based on the Shangri-La Frontier anime/manga series.

Muv-Luv Girls Garden X has opened pre-registration on EROLABS, Johren, and Nutaku. No launch date or region details were given beyond these three platforms.

Nintendo's Mario Kart Tour is shutting down as part of a roundup of games ending service in September 2026. The exact end-of-service date was not given in the source. This is a Japan-based report, but the game's service ends worldwide since it's a global title.

Magic Mirror 2 (also known as "Crazy Snake Lady") will end service on October 15, 2026, in China and Taiwan. The game had only launched on October 4, 2025, so it's shutting down about a year after release. No further details were given.

Pre-registration for King's Raid RE:VERSE is now open. No launch date, platform, or region details were given in the post. More info is expected to follow as the game gets closer to release.

Level-5 and Aiming announced that mobile game Inazuma Eleven Cross will get its sixth main story chapter on September 29, 2026. A story trailer went up alongside the news, giving the first listen to protagonist Haru Shiozawa (汐沢陽), voiced by Michiko Tokegai (鶏冠井美智子). No other details were given.

Fate/Grand Order started its 2026 Halloween event, "Kutabare! Pumpkin Farm Slaughter," on September 16 at 20:00 JST. The scenario is written by amphibian and is described as a suspense story built around doubt and mistrust, set during Halloween. No end date for the event was given.

Ethereal Poems, the CN release, will end service on November 16, 2026. The game had only launched on January 15, 2026, so it's shutting down about ten months after release. No further details were given.

The smartphone game Ayakashi Koimeguri (あやかし恋廻り) is ending service after 8 years. The exact shutdown date was not given in the report. The game had been known for its lineup of well known voice actors, including Yoshimasa Hosoya and Yuuki Kaji.

PocketGamer.biz's August 2026 mobile game charts (data from AppMagic) show Fate/Grand Order getting a big boost from its anniversary. The same charts note Valorant Mobile climbing the rankings while Brawl Stars had its worst month of the year. No specific download or revenue figures were given in the summary.

Another Eden Begins is a full rebuild of the 10-year-old RPG Another Eden, made in a new engine so the game can keep going even after the original's live service eventually ends. Producer Shinnosuke Hirasawa talked about the project in an interview, saying he hopes even people who dislike gacha games will give it a try. No release date or end-of-service date for either version was given in the interview.

Anidol Colors is shutting down after roughly nine years of service. The exact end-of-service date was not given in the report. The game's operator announced the closure in Japan.

Pre-registration is now open for Wiz Generation, a game believed to be a successor to Quiz RPG: The World of Mystic Wiz. It's set to launch this winter, though an exact date wasn't given. No region details were specified either.

Outerplane is getting an official Steam PC client, launching August 27 at 3:00 UTC. Pre-download is already available on Steam. The post also mentions the game recently reworked its gacha system to include a real pity mechanic.

4Gamer interviewed Hotta Studio's CEO and producer about NTE: Nevernesstoeverness, about four months after its global launch (exact launch date not given). The producer described the game's monetization as "paying because you love it" and said the gacha system works exactly as stated, with no hidden manipulation of the odds. The interview also touched on the studio's plans going forward as an early example of an open-world urban RPG.

Crypton Future Media opened pre-registration today for "Hatsune Miku: Gurafi Collection Nazo no Ongaku Suisei Re:Merge" (初音ミク ぐらふぃコレクション なぞの音楽すい星 Re:Merge), a smartphone app due out this autumn. The game is a puzzle title where Piapro Characters travel between planets in space. No exact release date was given.

4Gamer's weekly Japan mobile game sales report shows Fate/Grand Order holding the top revenue spot for the week of August 13 to 19, 2026. The article also covers which titles earned the most in various countries from April to June, though specific game names for those regions were not given. No other ranking details were included in the summary.

EXNOA is launching an iOS app store called GAMES STORE on August 31. It lets iPhone users play DMM GAMES titles directly, without going through the App Store. Games available at launch include Koihime†Musou, STELLAR IDOL PROJECT, Dot Abyss (ドットアビス), Houseki Hime: Reincarnation (宝石姫 Reincarnation), and Muv-Luv Girls Garden, among others not fully listed in the source.

Coly announced on August 27 that pre-registration for "Disney Sparkling Stars" (ディズニー スパークリンク・スターズ) has passed 500,000 players. To mark the milestone, the company also kicked off a special real-life gift campaign, though exact prizes and dates were not given.

WEMADEPLAY announced that Disney Pop Town will end service on October 28, 2026 at 11:00 JST. Sales of paid rubies and app downloads have already been stopped, and the company has started accepting refund requests for paid rubies. No other details were given.

Mobile game Ayakashi Koimeguri (あやかし恋廻り) is ending service after about 8 years. The exact shutdown date was not given in the report. The game was known for its lineup of well-known voice actors, including Yoshimasa Hosoya and Yuki Kaji.

Koei Tecmo announced that Atelier Resleriana (レスレリアーナのアトリエ) will end service in Japan on November 25, 2026. The game launched in September 2023, so it will have run for about three years. It features characters from across the Atelier series.

NetEase Games and Naked Rain set January 15th, 2027 as the worldwide launch date for the free-to-play open-world RPG Ananta. Naked Rain, which has studios in Hangzhou and Montreal, is developing the game for cross-platform release. Pre-registrations for the game have now passed 17 million.

Petit Planet's pre-registration pages are now live on Google Play and the App Store, ahead of its winter 2026 release. No exact launch date or region details were given. The game is being lined up for both Android and iOS.

Oide yo Mai Homu (おいでよマイホーム), a dollhouse style game about crafting and redecorating a workshop, will end service on September 10, 2026. The game was known for its cute visuals and relaxed sandbox style. No other shutdown details were given.

Goddess of Victory: NIKKE is teaming up with Japanese fashion site ZOZOTOWN for a limited item collection. Illustrator Scottie drew Bay, Clay, and D:Killer in original streetwear-style outfits for the merch. Pre-orders start August 28 and are exclusive to ZOZOTOWN.

A new gacha game tied to content creator MTashed begins development in September, built by Phantom Rowboat, a studio formed by former Ubisoft Halifax staff who worked on Assassin's Creed: Rebellion and Invincible: Guarding the Globe. The project is self-funded with a possible future Kickstarter, and plans to skip ads and 50/50 banners in favor of guaranteed characters with low pity, plus craftable characters and duplicates. Money will come from cosmetic skins, and the team says free players can eventually unlock and max out every character. No title or release date was given.

Monster Hunter Outlanders, the mobile game TiMi Studio Group is making under license from Capcom, showed off a new monster called Luga Earlda at a gamescom 2026 stage event. Pre-registration for the game is now open on both the App Store and Google Play. No release date was given.

HoYoVerse revealed a new game called Nodusfall at gamescom 2026. The reveal came with a first trailer showing off characters and enemies. No release date, platforms, or region details were given.

The team behind Dungeons Arise, an ARPG gacha mobile game, is now taking applications for a closed beta test. The test is open to players in the US and Taiwan on Android only. No start date for the beta was given.

Smilegate launched a brand site on August 26 for a new roguelite action game based on Dead Account, titled "Dead Account: Two Blue Flames" (デッドアカウント～二つの蒼い炎～). The first trailer was shown alongside the site launch, and pre-registration is now open. No release date was given.

Arknights Endfield is taking signups for a Steam version "Pioneer Test." Recruitment runs from August 26 to September 10, 2026, through a survey link posted by the devs. No region restriction or other test details were given.

Sega and Rovio have cancelled Sonic Blitz, a Sonic-themed card game, with servers taken offline on August 24, 2026. The game had been in soft launch since June 2025, first in the Philippines and later in Brazil, but never got a full global release. It will not be coming out worldwide now.

SpiralAI launched "RyzaChat:AI Raiza to Tsukuru Anata Dake no Hito Natsu no Yume Monogatari" today, an AI chat-style RPG licensed from Koei Tecmo Games featuring travel, synthesis, and battles. The app was originally set to launch on August 18, but service was delayed to strengthen server capacity after pre-registrations exceeded expectations. No platform details were given beyond the app format.

Goddess of Victory: NIKKE is running a second collaboration with Kyoto City and JR Tokai's "Oshi Tabi" (fan trip) campaign, starting September 11, 2026 and rolling out in stages. The Kyoto portion includes a stamp rally and puzzle-solving events around the city, while the Tokaido Shinkansen leg features newly recorded character voice lines and boarding bonuses. Exact end date and full list of rewards were not given.

Neko Yori (ねこより), an idle healing game where players spend time with cats on a floating sky island, will end service on September 2, 2026. No reason for the shutdown was given in the source. Region and other shutdown details were not stated.

My Crypto Heroes will end service on September 7, 2026. The developers say the game is being rebuilt with Polygon chain as its new base, though no relaunch date was given. No other details on the transition were shared.

Nexon opened the pre-registration site for Mabinogi Mobile on August 24, developed by devCAT. The game is a free to play MMO for PC and smartphone, built as a new version of Mabinogi with an easier setup for both slow life and adventure play. No release date was given.

Genshin Impact, Arknights: Endfield, Zenless Zone Zero, and Silver Palace are nominated for Best Mobile Game at the Gamescom Awards. The nominees were listed on the official Gamescom program page. No date was given for when the winner will be announced.

The game formerly known as Project RX, from the team behind Blue Archive, now has an official name: FAREIDOLIA. It's a 3D anime style game set in a parallel world that looks a lot like Earth but with key differences. No release date or platforms were given.

Yostar announced that global pre-registrations for its new fantasy RPG Azur Promilia passed 20 million as of August 25. The same day, pre-registration also opened on the App Store and Google Play. The game will be free to play with item purchases, and no release date was given.

HoYoverse will air a preview broadcast for Zenless Zone Zero Ver.3.2, "Secrets, the Past, and Them," on August 28 at 20:30 JST. The stream is expected to cover characters from the Flint Workshop in Lumina Square, part of the floating city Lucalifa, likely including Klaretta and Roxie. No other details were given.

DONUTS' rhythm game Tokyo 7th Sisters (ナナシス) has ended service, and gamebiz published a retrospective looking back at the moment it shut down. The article talks about the passion of "Nanashisu" fans over the years, but doesn't give the exact end-of-service date. Region is Japan.

Mofang is ending service for Stellar Sanctuary, a sci-fi colony sim for phones. The exact shutdown date was not given in the report. No further details on region or reason were included.

Fate/Grand Order stayed at the top of Japan's Google Play sales ranking for the week of August 15 to 21, 2026. That makes 21 straight days (3 weeks) at #1, with Holodori (ホロドリ) and Genshin Impact trailing behind. No specific sales figures were given for the chasing titles.

Bungo Stray Dogs: Mayoi Inu Kaikitan (文豪ストレイドッグス 迷ヰ犬怪奇譚) shut down on July 31, 2026. The end of service was announced just one day before it happened, catching players off guard. No reason for the sudden shutdown was given in the report.

Bushiroad's weekly roundup says Nen Saba (ネンサバ) started a half-anniversary event, though no specific dates were given. It also reports that Our Notes (アワーノーツ) passed 1.2 million pre-registrations worldwide. No launch date was given for Our Notes.

Publisher GRYPHLINE and developer Mountain Contour will launch a new version update for Arknights: Endfield called "Dreamscape of Wind and Snow" on September 2. No other details like new characters or platforms were given in the source.

Zenless Zone Zero's lead artist has left the project to pursue a new farming sim game. They said the idea for the game had been on their mind for about 20 years. No release date or further details on the new project were given.

Strike World, the India-only early access version of Monster Strike, will enter long-term maintenance in late October after finishing its sixth collab event. Players' progress will be reset at that point. The developers plan a complete overhaul of the game, targeted for release by winter 2026, though no exact date was given.

Pre-registration is now open for StarToU, a gacha rhythm game previously known as V Project. Players can sign up through the official pre-registration page. No release date or region details were given.

miHoYo put concept art and CG visuals for two new, unnamed games into its 2027 graduate recruitment materials. The titles were not disclosed, so it is not clear if these are among the eight projects that already have working titles or if they are completely new. No release dates or platforms were given.

Access Bright announced that Hello Kitty World 2, a sandbox game for smartphones, will end service on October 31, 2026. Sales of paid in-game currency stop earlier, on September 30, 2026. The game launched on October 15, 2018, so it will have run for about eight years.

Baskin Robbins is teaming up with Genshin Impact for a promotional campaign featuring characters Flins, Linnea, Odette, and Illuga. No dates or region details were given for the event. More specifics on what the tie-in includes were not stated.

Takara Tomy Arts announced the "SR+ Silent Hill 2" capsule toy line, set to roll out at gacha machines across Japan starting late August 2026. The set includes four figures based on creatures from Silent Hill 2, including Red Pyramid Thing. No exact release date or price was given.

Cover announced on August 18, 2026 that it will hold several real-life events themed around hololive Dreams, its rhythm action RPG for PC and smartphones. The events mark the 9th anniversary of VTuber agency hololive production. Specific dates and locations were not given.

Konami is starting a "Supported Team Growth Campaign" in Pro Baseball Spirits A on August 21 at 15:00 JST. Players pick one team to support, and players from that team get 1.2x experience gained, 1.5x training success rate, and half coin cost. The game says the supported team can still be changed during the pre-registration period.

Goddess of Victory: NIKKE is holding a real-world collab event called "Recapture the Amusement Park, Commander!" at Tokyo Dome City Attractions in Japan. It runs from September 10 to October 18, 2026, with a mystery-solving rally, collab attractions, and themed goods and food on offer.

4Gamer's weekly Japan mobile game revenue chart for August 6 to 12, 2026 puts Fate/Grand Order in first place. The report also includes a separate domestic ranking of new games that launched between April and June 2026. No specific rank numbers or other title names were given beyond this.

Honkai: Star Rail's Robin Flowing Nightglow diorama figure is now on sale worldwide. Alongside it, a trailer for Robin's Summeretto alternate outfit went up, showing off her new moveset. No pricing or additional dates were given.

Siliconera reports that Genshin Impact's upcoming 7.0 update is expected to reveal more about ongoing story threads HoYoVerse has been building toward. No release date or region details were given in the source. Specific content of the update was also not detailed.

The Atelier Ryza AI chat RPG is delaying its launch so the team can upgrade servers. The developers said pre-registrations came in higher than they expected, prompting the change. No new release date has been set yet.

Yostar kicked off a limited-time event called "Working Summer Adventure" in Stella Sora after maintenance on August 18. Alongside it, a pickup gacha went live featuring the early debut of new 5-star wanderer Karin. No end date for the event was given.

NBA RISE will shut down on August 31. The game went through a major renewal at some point but is closing after about four years and nine months of service. No other details were given.

Genshin Impact's version 7.1 update will bring a new playable character called Vodyanitsa, described as a Water Imp. She's set to join Vesna, the other character already confirmed for this update. No specific release date within the 7.1 patch was given.

Tsurugihime, a sword action RPG from a former Fate/Grand Order director, is holding a closed beta test on August 25. Applications for the test are now open, and the CBT will focus on the game's combat. No release date or platform details were given.

Konami started a new step-up gacha in Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball (Pawapuro App) on August 18 at 2pm JST, called "Kyuuen Kiwami Pawapuro no Hi '26 Special Step-Up Gacha". New characters include Akebono Hio and Itako Mirei, along with returning characters like Kanzaki Korisu. No end date for the gacha was given.

Google announced a new YouTube series on the official Google Play Japan channel called "Gugu Pure Channel" (ぐぐぷれちゃんねる), aimed at promoting the mobile game industry. The first episode aired on August 18 at 18:00 JST under the theme "A Night to Talk About Mobile Games," with guests Kanata Hongo and Ryogo Matsumaru. No specific game or future episode dates were given.

Fleur Days (フルールデイズ) will end service on August 31, 2026 at 14:00. The announcement came from 4Gamer.net. No reason for the shutdown was given in the source.

Konami announced that Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls, the side-scrolling action game on Apple Arcade, will end service on September 3, 2026. Its Apple Arcade listing will be pulled on August 20, ahead of the shutdown. The game launched on Apple Arcade in September 2021, so it ran for about five years.

Zenless Zone Zero is running a collab with the ramen chain Kyuramen, adding a special menu item themed around the game. The tie-in also includes merchandise featuring characters Manato and Ellen Joe. Exact dates and regions for the promotion were not given.

Level-5's mobile puzzle RPG Yo-kai Watch Puni Puni started a mini collaboration with the anime and manga series Rent-A-Girlfriend on August 17, 2026. The event adds character Chizuru Mizuhara and a Mini Collaboration Bingo activity where players complete missions to earn Date Tickets. Those Date Tickets can be spent on a special gacha featuring Chizuru Mizuhara. Region was not given.

Suikoden Star Leap has launched in Japan, and local players are sharing their thoughts online. Fans discussed the game's story, its gacha system, and whether it stays true to the classic Suikoden series. The exact launch date was not given in the source.

HONEY∞PARADE GAMES opened Android pre-registration for Shinobi NEXUS -Senran Kagura- (シノビNEXUS -閃乱カグラ-) on Google Play on August 14, 2026. The game is set three years after Shinobi Master Senran Kagura: New Link and follows a new cast of shinobi girls. No release date was given.

Goddess of Victory: NIKKE has published details about its booth at Comic Market 108. No specifics beyond the announcement itself were given in the source. Exact booth details or dates for the event were not stated.

Pre-registration for the global version of Make Drama is now open. No release date or other details were given in the post.

Honkai Impact 3rd got a new trailer for its version 9.0 update, called "The Light at Dream's End." The trailer was shared on r/gachagaming. No release date or further details were given.

HoYoverse shared details on Vesna, a new character coming to Genshin Impact, voiced by Aya Hirano. Vesna serves as commander of the Winter Contract Army, the blade wielded by the Tsaritsa herself. She is a Wind (Anemo) character, and her constellation is named Seryoshka. No release date was given.

Japanese outlet gamebiz published a roundup of service-end announcements covering August 10 to 14, 2026. The summary does not name which specific games are included or give individual shutdown dates. No further details were given in the source.

Fate/Grand Order's 2026 summer event will hand out SR Servant Habetrot as a reward. The same event brings new Summer versions of Kingprotea, Lilith, and Beni-Enma. No specific dates for the event were given in the source.

4Gamer's weekly mobile revenue roundup for Japan (July 30 to August 5, 2026) puts eFootball in first place again. The same article also covers China's revenue rankings for April through June 2026, though specific titles and figures were not given. No other details on the rankings were included.

Coly opened a special site for Disney Sparklink Stars called "Hello, Rooty! New Conductor Consultation Room" in Japan. Alongside it, the studio is running a campaign and has added a new way for players to pre-register for the app. More details are being shared on the official X account and the game's official website.

MiHoYo's AI-powered "virtual girlfriend" sim BSide: Olivia Lin will be pulled from Steam on August 31, 2026. An offline version will be made available on August 27 for players who want to keep using it after the online service ends. The game is shutting down less than two months after its launch, though the exact launch date was not given.

HoYoverse released a video for Zenless Zone Zero on August 14, 2026. It's called "Exhibition: A Mismatched Guide" and shows off S-rank agent Sigrid, voiced by Yuko Kaida.

Dengeki Online published its weekly roundup of mobile and social games shutting down, covering the period July 20 to July 26, 2026. The article does not name specific titles or their individual end dates in the summary provided. No further details were given.

Cygames will stream a special episode of "Pakalive TV'" for Uma Musume Pretty Derby on August 22 at 19:00 JST, marking the game's 5.5th anniversary. The broadcast will reveal a new Uma Musume character along with details on the 5.5th anniversary campaign and the next gacha banner.

EXNOA released an introduction video for a new sword warrior, Momotaro Sukesada, joining Touken Ranbu ONLINE this autumn. The character is voiced by Uchida Yuma. Players can get him for sure by taking part in the ongoing pre-registration campaign for the spinoff game Touken Ranbu Puzzle Giri (刀剣乱舞ぱずぎり).

A new Frieren gashapon line called "Let's Sleep Well" (Nemurasetai) is coming, showing the heroine in sleeping poses. Siliconera did not give a release date for the capsule toys. No pricing or region details were included either.

The company behind Link! Like! Love Live! (Link！Like！ラブライブ！) has filed for bankruptcy, according to Tokyo Shoko Research. The report puts the developer's debt at over 10.3 billion yen. The game had already ended service before this news, though the exact shutdown date was not given in this report.

A recording of a closed-door research call by investment bank CSC Financial about Neverness to Everness maker Perfect World has leaked online. The call isn't an internal Perfect World meeting, it was CSC's own team weighing whether to invest, and it was recorded months ago around the game's 3rd closed beta prep, not long after Arknights: Endfield launched. The leaked summary touches on Perfect World poaching staff from Kuro Games, disagreements between the Beijing and Suzhou teams over launch timing, competitor gacha analysis, and tighter censorship of Japan-themed content tied to China-Japan relations. Some of the claims are described as speculative, based partly on outside expert interviews.

Heaven Burns Red has put out a teaser for a crossover with Persona 5 Royal. No start date or other details were given in the post.

Fate/Grand Order is teaming up with the real escape game series again for a new event called "Nazo Tokuiten FINAL" (謎特異点FINAL). It starts in December 2026 and runs in Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka. The event reworks the previous "Nazo Tokuiten III FINAL" content and continues the story from the past two entries in the series.

Coly announced a new rhythm game mode called "ROLL'N GROOVE" for Break My Case during the "Break My Case 4th Conference" event. The feature was revealed on August 15, and a public livestream about it is set for November 3. No other details or release date for the mode were given.

Azur Lane's English version put out a promotional video for its 8th anniversary event, called Depths of the Astrarium. No specific launch date or other event details were given in the post.

Arknights now has an official PC launcher available for the Japanese and Korean versions of the game. The global version's PC client was set to follow, releasing at 4AM UTC-7. No exact calendar date was given for either rollout beyond this timing.

Arknights: Endfield, the free-to-play 3D RPG from publisher GRYPHLINE and developer Mountain Contour, is coming to Steam. No release date or region details were given.

World Dai Star, the smartphone game built around a "theater" idol girls concept, is shutting down. The exact end of service date was not given, but the game had been running for about 3 years and also got a TV anime adaptation during that time.

GAME Watch's August 2026 roundup of ending games in Japan highlights Tokyo 7th Sisters, which is shutting down after 12 years of service. The exact end-of-service date was not given in the source. The article groups it with other games ending service that month.

Rebellion Gilgamesh (ルーレット契約) shut down earlier this month, according to a post on r/gachagaming. The exact end of service date was not given. The poster says fans worked with Japanese and Chinese communities to preserve game data, including story text and Live2D assets, and shared archive links for anyone who wants to keep a copy.

Reports say smartphone games are ending service one after another right now, and this includes some well-known titles. The article also notes that bankruptcies among game companies are rising sharply, on pace to be the highest ever recorded. No specific game names or dates were given in the summary.

Jump+ Jumble Rush (ジャンプ＋ジャンブルラッシュ), a mobile game tied to Shueisha's "Jump+" manga app, will end service on September 17, 2026. The announcement was made for the Japan release, and no reason for the shutdown was given. No word yet on when in-app purchases will stop.

PocketGamer.biz published its monthly mobile game charts for July 2026, based on AppMagic data. The report notes movement for Pokémon Go, a comeback for HoYoverse, and record results for Gossip Harbor. No specific download or revenue figures were given in the source.

Niconico News reports that "sa-shuu" (service endings) for smartphone games in Japan are piling up, with bankruptcies among game companies also rising sharply. The article says the pace is on track to be the highest on record, and several well known titles are among those shutting down. No specific game names or end-of-service dates were given in this report.

A livestream for Honkai: Star Rail's upcoming 4.5 update teased a crossover with Zenless Zone Zero. The stream also showed off new Moondrop branded headphones tied to the game. No release date for the crossover or the 4.5 update itself was given.

Honkai: Star Rail's version 4.5 update, called "To Roll the Stars in Astropolis," goes live on August 26. No other details like region or specific content were given in the source.

Colopl and MIXI's team battle game Fesuba+ (フェスバ+) will end service on November 11. The game brought together characters from Shironeko Project and Monster Strike in one title. No reason for the shutdown was given.

Bun Mayo (文マヨ) is ending service, though the exact shutdown date wasn't given in the report. According to ITmedia, players only learned of the closure one day before it happened, and no refunds were given for past purchases. The report also says fan reactions to the sudden end surprised the manga artist connected to the game.

Blue Archive has permanently banned more than 122,000 global accounts, its biggest crackdown on cheaters so far. The bans target players who used illegal programs or exploited game mechanics to get an unfair advantage. No specific dates for the bans were given in the report.

Arknights: Endfield now has a Steam store page, confirming a PC release through that platform. A wishlist reward campaign is running alongside the page's launch. The actual release date has not been announced yet, but developer Hypergryph says it's coming soon.

FesBa+ (フェスバ＋), the joint game from Colopl and MIXI, is ending service. It was a rare cross-company project that brought Shironeko Project and Monster Strike together in one title, but the companies say it could not be kept going. An exact end date was not given in the report.

Bungo Stray Dogs: Tales of the Lost (文スト 迷ヰ犬怪奇譚) is ending service because its operating company is going out of business. The shutdown came the day after the announcement, with no wind-down period. Refunds for paid items will not be issued.