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Universal Studios Japan is marking its anniversary year with expanded Halloween programming, including a haunted attraction restricted to older guests for the first time. The move is part of a broader lineup of Halloween Horror Nights additions planned for 2026.
Kojima Productions revealed that PlayStation Studios abruptly canceled its PHYSINT project in mid-June, prompting a three-month search for a new partner. Hideo Kojima announced that Xbox has agreed to back the action-espionage title, allowing development to continue.
Shapefarm, a studio founded by former Hazelight developers, has released its debut couch co-op title Orbitals, drawing heavily on retro anime aesthetics reminiscent of Cowboy Bebop, Evangelion and Sailor Moon. The game follows two young space colonists, Maki and Omura, as they navigate a stranded colony threatened by radiation storms and reliant on respawn machines called IMs to survive.
HBO Max's DC Studios series 'Lanterns,' centered on Green Lantern Corps members Hal Jordan and John Stewart, is attracting a growing audience with each successive episode. The show's viewership has climbed steadily since its debut, suggesting positive word-of-mouth is building around the series.
Spanish entrepreneur Alvaro Gellings shared at the OOAK Mastermind conference in Italy how he built rapid-growth companies by partnering with online creators instead of relying solely on paid advertising. After selling a gaming company built on ad spend, a chance conversation with a Twitch streamer convinced him that audience reach itself had commercial value, leading him to co-found fashion label Ama Studios with German influencers Trymacs and Amar, which generated about $1.4 million in sales within its first launch hour in 2021. He later applied the same model to a 2024 sportswear venture, Day One, with athlete Arda Saatçi.
Universal Studios has confirmed that its Fast & Furious-themed roller coaster will fully open to the public in September. The attraction has been in development for some time, and local residents have been given advance notice due to the ride's expected noise levels.
Several exhibitors at Gamescom in Cologne reported stolen equipment from booths in the show's business zone, including developer Ryan Laley's new Alienware laptop, two laptops from publisher iam8bit, and two laptops plus a Steam Deck from Tessera Studios. The thefts occurred despite the area being restricted to press and industry badge holders, with organizers claiming 24/7 security was in place.
Lego Skylines was revealed during Gamescom's Opening Night Live as a new city-building game coming to Steam, PS5, Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch 2, though no release date was announced. It's developed by Iceflake Studios, the team currently handling Cities: Skylines II after Paradox Interactive took the sequel away from original creator Colossal Order, and published by Paradox.
PlaySide Studios released a new gameplay trailer for its upcoming strategy title 'Game of Thrones: War for Westeros,' offering the most detailed look yet at the game ahead of its planned 2027 release. The footage features character likenesses drawn from HBO's television adaptation of the franchise.
Universal Studios Hollywood spent three years and heavy engineering—pea gravel track fill, glass 'scream screens,' and a 940-foot sound wall—to minimize noise from a new 72-mph looping coaster near a residential area. The measures worked during rider-free tests, but once real passengers boarded, nearby residents reported constant, piercing screams every 30 seconds throughout operating hours. Universal is now adding more sound barriers and adjusting hours to address the ongoing complaints.