Arknights: Endfield Announces New Event Start Times

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Saras Rajpal
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Arknights: Endfield Announce New Event Start Times

GRYPHLINE and Mountain Contour have announced new start times for two upcoming events for Arknights: Endfield. Both will now take place on February 22. 

The official Twitter/X account for the game describes the events:

[Umbral Monument] Challenge Gameplay: The start time for the [Inorganic Construct] series in this challenge gameplay will be adjusted to Feb. 22, 2026 at 12:00 (server time), after which this series will be permanently available.

[Monumental Etching: Old Wounds] Limited-Time Event: The event update time will be adjusted to Feb. 22, 2026 at 12:00 (server time), while the end time remains unchanged. After the update to this limited-time event, the [Inorganic Construct] series challenges will be available. Complete the challenges during the event to claim the corresponding rewards.

Other Events & Gameplay Details: The schedule, content, and rewards for other events and gameplay modes (such as the [Umbral Monument] – [Those Forsaken by the Land] series and [Delver of the Cryptic]) remain unchanged.

Arknights: Endfield is available now on Android, iOS, PlayStation 5, and PC via Epic Games Store. One Republic performs the game’s theme song “Give Me Something,” which is now streaming on various music distribution services. Ahead of launch, Final Weapon reviewed Arknights: Endfield and gave it a 3.5/5 score. 

Lastly, here’s an overview of the game, via Epic Games Store:

Welcome to Talos-II, a world of breathtaking beauty and constant danger. The earliest settlers braved wars and disasters, and through more than 150 years of relentless effort, they carved out a foothold and laid out a new foundation for humanity — the Civilization Band. Yet most of this world remains untamed. Vast wildlands and uninhabited territories stretching toward the horizon still await exploration. Every step forward is shadowed by threats — whether remnants of the past or dangers never before seen.

Expansion and exploration, as well as continuity and progression, are the eternal themes throughout the evolution of civilization, and the ultimate pursuit of every life that constitutes it.

As the Endministrator of Endfield Industries, you will lead your operators to defend and expand the frontiers of humanity. Your Originium engines rumble in the wildlands while production machinery works around the clock to deploy new AIC Factory production lines. Explore the world of Talos-II and gather various resources. Use the AIC Factory to overcome dangers and work with the operators to build a better homeland for humanity.

A new era of change has dawned upon this ancient world. Time to make your choice, Endministrator.

Layers of Fear 3 Announced by Bloober Team

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Saras Rajpal
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Layers of Fear 3 Announced by Bloober Team

Bloober Team has officially announced Layers of Fear 3, the newest entry in its beloved franchise. The release date for the game is currently unknown. 

The announcement for the third entry in the series comes courtesy of an countdown website that Bloober opened in early February. The website had an image of a rose, leading many to speculate that it could be a Rule of Rose remake. However, we know that it is in fact Layers of Fear 3. While little details about the game’s mechanics, story, and consoles are known, a teaser trailer is available to watch. Check out the first trailer for Layers of Fear 3 below:

Layers of Fear is available now on PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PC. It’s also available on Nintendo Switch 2 as the Final Masterpiece Edition. The previously announced edition compiles Layers of Fear (2023), Layers of Fear: Inheritance, Layers of Fear: The Last Note, Layers of Fear 2 (2023), Layers of Fear: The Lighthouse, and Layers of Fear: The Final Prologue in one new package. This Switch 2 version features motion-controls and other “Joy-Con interactions,” touchscreen support, and enhanced rendering in both docked and handheld modes. The Steam page describes it as follows:

The series, which has left a mark on narrative-driven first-person psychological horror games, returns to tell its final spine-chilling story in Layers of Fear. The series’ crowning work is the definitive way to experience the critically acclaimed franchise as it features Layers of Fear and Layers of Fear 2, as well as all DLCs (including the new ‘The Final Note’ DLC that will give you a new perspective on the Layers of Fear storyline) and the never-before-told story of The Writer, which will tie everything together. 

Rainbow Six Siege Adds Solid Snake as New Playable Operator on March 3

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Saras Rajpal
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Rainbow Six Siege Adds Solid Snake as New Playable Operator on March 3

Ubisoft has announced that Solid Snake from the Metal Gear Solid franchise will be available in Rainbow Six Siege as a new playable operator. He will release alongside a battle pass themed around the series on March 3. 

David Hayter will reprise his role as Snake when he releases as a playable, permanent operator. This will mark the first time ever that the two original icons of stealth action games, Solid Snake and Sam Fisher, will be present in a game together. The cinematic trailer showcases the two beloved characters teaming up, which you can check out below:

In combat, Snake can use the Soliton Radar MKIII gadget to pinpoint the exact location of enemy operators. He has a set of weapons that he can choose from that include the TACIT .45 suppressed pistol, the F2 assault rifle, and the PMR90A2 rifle. He can also use his On-Sight Procurement ability to replenish his gadget pack by picking up fallen opponents’ utility pouches.

Additionally, alongside his debut, a new in-game event will kick off called Redacted. The event will feature a modified game map, a new infiltration mode, and pair together Snake and Sam Fisher, alongside operator skins for Jackal and Ash, based on Gray Fox and Meryl respectively. The trailer also teases skins that depict Ocelot and Psycho Mantis. Check out the trailer showcasing the gameplay of Solid Snake and everything his inclusion has to offer in Rainbow Six Siege below:

Lastly, Rainbow Six Siege is available now on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.

Crossed Hearts’ GLAM BEAT! Imprint Makes its Debut With the Borrowing Your Textbook Manga in April 2026

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Douglas
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Borrowing Your Textbook

World-renowned publishing house Crossed Hearts has just confirmed the first title for its newest imprint, Glam B, which will focus mostly on Yuri, Baihe, and Girls Love Stories. Crossed Hearts’ GLAM BEAT!, will be making its debut with the amazing heartfelt yuri manga Borrowing Your Textbook in April 2026.

Borrowing Your Textbook, the intimate high school manga created by Taa RO, will be the first in the carefully curated slate of 12 Girls’ Love (GL) stories to be released by GLAM BEAT! this year.

The series synopsis is as follows:

Su Yao is 175 cm tall and painfully aware of it.
Liu Xi is 160 cm tall, close enough that Su Yao never quite knows where to place her hands, her gaze,
or her heart.

It begins with an excuse too small to question.
“Can I borrow your textbook?”
One excuse becomes another.
A shared desk.
A sleeve gently tugged.
A smile warm enough to linger.

Su Yao tells herself she’s only being thoughtful. Only being kind. But every time Liu Xi tilts her head
and looks up, something inside her falters.
Between after-school corridors and stolen glances, the distance between them tightens until breathing
feels dangerous and standing still feels worse.
What if she reaches out?
What if she doesn’t?

GLAM BEAT! is a dedicated imprint from Crossed Hearts focusing on Yuri, Girls’ Love, Baihe, manga, manhwa, manhua and novels. The imprint puts a spotlight on stories between women with rich, personal, and deeply romantic narratives. The imprint’s next announcement will be a Baihe title, expanding GLAM BEAT!’s reach beyond manga and enforce Crossed Hearts’ commitment to bringing (GL) stories to global readers.

Iron Wok Jan! Anime’s Teaser Video Unveils Main Cast

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Douglas
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Iron Wok Jan!

The official website for the upcoming anime adaptation of Shinji Saijyo’s cooking manga Iron Wok Jan! (Tetsunabe no Jan!) just unveiled the main promotional video and key visual for the series. Additionally, the website revealed the main staff and cast of the anime.

Check out the video below:

The cast of the anime includes:

  • Kikunosuke Toya as Jan Akiyama
  • Ikumi Hasegawa as Kiriko Gobanchō
  • Kōhei Amasaki as Takao Okonogi
  • Kenjirō Tsuda as Narrator

Ei Aoki is directing the anime at TROYCA, Makoto Uezu is handling the series scripts. Masako Matsumoto is designing the characters and also serving as the chief animation director. Tomoki Kikuya is composing the music.

Additional staff members include:

  • Cuisine Animation Directors: Atsushi Okuda, Chihiro Hanamura
  • Action Animator: Ryūichi Makino
  • Art Director: Ken Naitō
  • Color Key Artist: Mariko Shinohara
  • Compositing Director of Photography: Ryosuke Tsuda
  • CG Director: Mitsutaka Iguchi
  • Editing: Shota Migiyama
  • Cuisine Supervision and Coordinator: Takako Satō
  • Cooking Science Supervision: Naoya Higuchi
  • Sound Director: Jin Aketagawa
  • Sound Effects: Masami Baba

Saijyo released the original manga in Akita Shoten’s Weekly Shōnen Champion magazine from 1995 to 2000, and Akita Shoten published 27 volumes for the series. The first 13 volumes of the series were published by ComicsOne from 2002 to 2005, followed by DrMaster acquiring the license and publishing the remaining volumes from 2005 to 2007.

Saijyo also published the Tetsunabe no Jan! R: Chōjō Sakusen (Iron Wok Jan! R: The Summit Operations) manga in Weekly Shōnen Champion, and Akita Shoten published 10 compiled book volumes for the series. In August 2015, Bingo Morihashi launched the Tetsupai no Jan! spinoff manga in Takeshobo’s Kindai Mahjong magazine. Takeshobo published the third compiled book volume of the manga in October. Saijyo then released the successor manga Tetsunabe no Jan!! 2nd (Iron Wok Jan!! 2nd) in 2017.

Lastly, here’s an overview of the series via MyAnimeList:

Jan Akiyama, a cocky arrogant teenager wants to fulfill his grandfathers wish of defeating his arch nemesis Mutsuju Gobancho. When he arrives at the Gobancho restaurant he meets his granddaughter Kiriko Gobancho. Their rivalry is easily compared to theirs grandfathers, for Jan believes cooking is about competition and Kiriko believes cooking is about heart.

Red River Manga is Getting a New Anime from Tatsunoko Production

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Soul Kiwami
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Red River anime series

Tatsunoko Production has announced that the studio will produce a new TV anime adaptation of Chie Shinohara’s Red River (Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori) shoujo manga. The Red River anime will premiere this summer, and the anime’s first key visual and staff members were revealed alongside an illustration by Shinohara.

Red River anime
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Kōsuke Kobayashi directs the anime at Tatsunoko Production. Yoriko Tomita oversees the series scripts, and Kenji Fujisaki is the character designer. Historical researchers for the anime include Kimiyoshi Matsumura and Daisuke Yoshida, who are members of the Japanese Institute of Anatolian Archaeology for the Middle Eastern Culture Center in Japan.

Shinohara first serialized the manga from 1995 to 2002 in Shogakukan’s Shōjo Comic (Sho-Comi) magazine. VIZ Media released the manga in English in 2024, and 28 volumes were published. Six omnibus volumes were released this far, with the seventh omnibus volume set to release on April 21 in English.

Here’s an overview of the manga’s first volume, via VIZ Media:

Yuri, a pretty Japanese girl, is ecstatic after passing her college entrance exam and having her first kiss with her childhood friend-turned boyfriend. However, her luck soon changes. She starts to notice that water becomes agitated whenever she goes near it. One night, hands appear out of a puddle on the street and drag her into the water! Transported to an ancient village in the Middle East, she is then captured by armed troops and taken to the Queen’s palace for a human sacrifice.

Where Winds Meet Reveals ‘Hexi’ Expansion

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Soul Kiwami
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Where Winds Meet Hexi expansion

NetEase Games and Everstone Studio have announced a new expansion for free-to-play open-world adventure RPG Where Winds Meet, dubbed “Hexi,” will launch on March 6. A new Where Winds Meet trailer for the Hexi expansion was released, with more details to follow at a later date.

Lastly, Where Winds Meet is available now for Android, iOS, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and Microsoft Store worldwide. The Android and iOS versions of Where Winds Meet feature cross-saves and cross-play with the PC and PlayStation 5 versions.

Here’s an overview of the game, via Everstone Studio:

Where Winds Meet boasts a vast, intricately crafted open world filled with life, featuring over 20 distinct regions to explore. The game harmoniously integrates history with the imaginative essence of the Wuxia world. With more than 10,000 unique NPCs, each with their own personalities and responses, players can shape their interactions, turning characters into trusted allies or sworn enemies based on their choices.

The game offers players the opportunity to master over 40 unique Martial Mystic Arts and an arsenal of weapons, including Spears, Swords, Dual Blades, Glaive, Umbrella, and Fans, and unlock distinctive martial arts skills, including Acupuncture Hitting, Lion’s Roar, Merciful Picking, and Tai Chi.

Choose to embark on a journey as a lone swordsman or team up with up to 4 others on your adventure, as players can immerse themselves in over 150 hours of rich, narratively driven exploration and adventure. Those looking to test their newly established skills on the battlefield can take part in PVP battles against other players.

Craft your own legend and weave your own destiny as Where Winds Meet lets players pick the job role that best suits them. Players can pick from the role of a doctor, merchant, assassin or bounty hunter. Decide the path you take, whether that’s good or evil, the choices to stay true to your original aspiration or throw it all away, all in the name of freedom and unbound adventure.

Blue Miburo Season 2 Gets New ‘Climax’ Key Visual for Serizawa Assassination Arc

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Soul Kiwami
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Blue Miburo Season 2 climax

The staff of Blue Miburo Season 2 have revealed the “climax” key visual for the anime’s ongoing Serizawa Assassination Arc on X (formerly Twitter). This key visual was released alongside episode 8. 

©安田剛士・講談社／「青のミブロ」製作委員会

New Blue Miburo Season 2 episodes release on Saturdays on Crunchyroll and OceanVeil, and fans can view the anime with English subtitles as it heads toward its climax.

Ryōsuke Yamada performs the opening theme song “Blue Noise,” and Soushi Sakiyama performs the ending theme song “Hōmatsu (Ephemeral).”

The main cast includes Shūichirō Umeda as Nio Chirinu, Chiaki Kobayashi as Hajime Saitō, Shun Horie as Tarō Tanaka, Tomokazu Sugita as Isami Kondō, Yōhei Azakami as Toshizō Hijikata, and Ryōta Takeuchi as Kamo Serizawa.

New cast members for the second season include:

  • Taku Yashiro as Yamazaki Susumu
  • Kazuki Ura as Hayashi Shintarō
  • Rikuya Yasuda as Asano Tōtarō
  • Kōsuke Takaguchi as Ozeki Yashirō
  • Ryō Sugisaki as Ozeki Masajirō
  • Mitsuki Saiga as Katsura Kogorō
  • Junya Enoki as Sakamoto Ryōma

Tsuyoshi Yasuda launched the Blue Miburo manga in October 2021. The series is still ongoing to this day, with Kodansha publishing the manga.

Lastly, Kodansha describes the series:

It’s 1863, the twilight of the shogunate, and Japan is on the cusp of monumental change. The streets of the nation’s capital are soaked in blood as political upheaval and rising tensions between masterless, wandering ronin and government samurai set the stage for one of the most turbulent times in Japan’s history. Young orphan Nio is no stranger to the harsh realities of the world, and yet he can’t help but cling to his burning passion for justice and desire to change the world for the better.

One day, he crosses paths with two men who will become central figures of the coming revolution: Hijikata Toshizo and Okita Souji, two of the founding members of a group of hated ronin known as the Miburo–who would later become known as the Shinsengumi. Inspired by the efforts of the so-called “Blues Wolves of Mibu,” Nio decides to join the ranks to help carve a path to the world he wishes to see. But with new betrayals and reversals every day, will Nio be able to stay true to his conscience?

LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight PC RAM Requirements Lowered

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Saras Rajpal
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LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight PC RAM Requirements Lowered

TT Games has announced that it has lowered the RAM requirements for LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight on PC. It has gone from 32 GB RAM needed to 16 GB RAM. 

In a statement, TT Games state the following: “As part of our ongoing testing for LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight on PC, we have revised our recommended hardware specifications from 32 GB RAM down to 16 GB RAM. Please note, our PC specs at this stage are not final. We will be continuing to optimize and make improvements as we move closer to launch.”

Legacy of the Dark Knight features an original story with elements from multiple Batman films. This includes The Dark Knight Trilogy from Christopher Nolan, Batman from Tim Burton, and The Batman from Matt Reeves. Additionally, the game features open-world gameplay which allows players to navigate Gotham City in multiple Batmobiles from throughout the series.

Lastly, LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight will release on May 29 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC via Steam. The Steam page describes it as follows:

Embark on a journey that begins with the origins of Batman as a young Bruce Wayne trains with The League of Shadows, becomes the hero of Gotham City, and forge a new family of allies with Jim Gordon, Catwoman, Robin, Nightwing, and Batgirl. Confront an ever-growing threat from across Batman’s Rogue’s Gallery as you face The Joker, The Penguin, Mr. Freeze, Poison Ivy, Bane, and more.

Play as Batman with an exhilarating new combat system, combining fluid combos, stealth techniques, and detective skills to take on crime across the streets and rooftops of Gotham City. Command a full range of Batmobiles and Batcycles, including the legendary Tumbler, as you navigate an open and immersive Gotham City. Grapple, glide, or drive through the open world with agility and speed, while discovering crimes, challenges, rewards, secrets, and iconic landmarks such as Arkham Asylum, Ace Chemicals, and Wayne Tower.

Are you ready to build the legacy of the Dark Knight and protect Gotham City?

Anime and Gaming Industries Celebrate Valentine’s Day 2026 with New Artwork

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Soul Kiwami
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Oshi no Ko Valentine's Day

Valentine’s Day 2026 is upon us, and to celebrate the romantic holiday, prominent brands and creators in the anime and gaming industries have released new artwork and illustrations to warm everyone’s hearts. Final Weapon has compiled some of the most notable pieces of Valentine’s Day artwork this year.

The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten

Naruto

Danmachi (Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?) Author Fujino Omori

Umamusume: Pretty Derby

Onimusha 

Atelier Series from Koei Tecmo and Gust

The Daily Life of a Part-Time Torturer

Persona5: The Phantom X

You Can’t Be In a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends!

Pokémon

Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba-

Final Fantasy

Hokkaido Gals are Super Adorable!

Mistress Kanan is Devilishly Easy

Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection

Oshi no Ko

The Classroom of a Black Cat and a Witch

Tales of Berseria Remastered

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

Azur Lane

Code Vein II

I Want to End This Love Game

Needy Streamer Overload

Though I Am an Inept Villainess

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