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  "schema_version": "1.0",
  "last_updated": "2026-09-01",
  "notes": "Each game record contains only fields with verified official sources. Fields marked null are not yet announced. The 'planned' flag indicates content that will be activated after release verification (see /standards.html).",
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    {
      "id": "phantom-blade-zero",
      "name": "Phantom Blade Zero",
      "slug": "phantom-blade-zero",
      "developer": "S-GAME Studio",
      "publisher": "S-GAME Publishing",
      "genre": ["Action", "RPG"],
      "type": "action-rpg",
      "release_date": "2026-10-28",
      "release_date_steam": "2026-10-28",
      "release_date_ps5": "2026-10-29",
      "release_date_status": "confirmed",
      "platforms": ["PC (Steam)", "PC (Epic Games Store)", "PlayStation 5"],
      "platforms_status": "confirmed",
      "official_url": "https://pbz.s-game.com/en-US/",
      "store_url_steam": "https://store.steampowered.com/app/4115450/Phantom_Blade_Zero/",
      "store_url_epic": null,
      "store_url_psn": "https://www.playstation.com/en-us/games/phantom-blade-zero/",
      "store_url_xbox": null,
      "store_url_nintendo": null,
      "last_checked": "2026-08-31",
      "verified_by": "GK-2026-08-31",
      "source_links": [
        {"label": "Official game website", "url": "https://pbz.s-game.com/en-US/", "type": "official"},
        {"label": "Official Steam listing", "url": "https://store.steampowered.com/app/4115450/Phantom_Blade_Zero/", "type": "official"},
        {"label": "Official US PlayStation page", "url": "https://www.playstation.com/en-us/games/phantom-blade-zero/", "type": "official"},
        {"label": "Official pre-order announcement", "url": "https://pbz.s-game.com/en-US/news/pre-orders-now-available/", "type": "official"}
      ],
      "has_demo": false,
      "has_multiplayer": false,
      "multiplayer_note": "Single-player — current Steam category list identifies it as a single-player game.",
      "tagline": "A dark wuxia action RPG built on a reactive combat foundation.",
      "tools_potential": ["PC requirements checker", "Release calendar export", "Weapon index (planned)", "Completion checklist (planned)"]
    },
    {
      "id": "fable",
      "name": "Fable",
      "slug": "fable",
      "developer": "Playground Games",
      "publisher": "Xbox Game Studios",
      "genre": ["Action RPG", "Open World"],
      "type": "rpg",
      "release_date": null,
      "release_date_status": "tba",
      "platforms": ["PC", "Xbox Series X|S"],
      "platforms_status": "confirmed",
      "official_url": "https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/fable",
      "store_url_psn": null,
      "store_url_xbox": "https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/fable",
      "store_url_nintendo": null,
      "last_checked": "2026-08-29",
      "verified_by": "GK-2026-08-29",
      "source_links": [
        {"label": "Xbox Official", "url": "https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/fable", "type": "official"}
      ],
      "has_demo": false,
      "has_multiplayer": false,
      "multiplayer_note": "Single-player only (confirmed)",
      "tagline": "A new open-world Fable built by Playground Games.",
      "tools_potential": ["Can I Run", "Choices Guide", "Characters", "Romance"]
    },
    {
      "id": "witchbrook",
      "name": "Witchbrook",
      "slug": "witchbrook",
      "developer": "Chucklefish",
      "publisher": "Chucklefish",
      "genre": ["Life Sim", "RPG"],
      "type": "life-sim-rpg",
      "release_date": null,
      "release_date_status": "tba-2026",
      "platforms": ["PC"],
      "platforms_status": "confirmed",
      "official_url": "https://www.witchbrook.com/",
      "store_url_psn": null,
      "store_url_xbox": null,
      "store_url_nintendo": null,
      "last_checked": "2026-08-29",
      "verified_by": "GK-2026-08-29",
      "source_links": [
        {"label": "Witchbrook Official", "url": "https://www.witchbrook.com/", "type": "official"}
      ],
      "has_demo": false,
      "has_multiplayer": null,
      "multiplayer_note": "Multiplayer status not yet confirmed",
      "tagline": "A witch school life-sim RPG by Chucklefish.",
      "tools_potential": ["Calendar", "Relationships", "Crafting", "Collections"]
    },
    {
      "id": "light-no-fire",
      "name": "Light No Fire",
      "slug": "light-no-fire",
      "developer": "Hello Games",
      "publisher": "Hello Games",
      "genre": ["Adventure", "Survival"],
      "type": "survival-adventure",
      "release_date": null,
      "release_date_status": "not-announced",
      "platforms": ["PC", "PS5", "Xbox Series X|S"],
      "platforms_status": "tentative",
      "official_url": null,
      "store_url_psn": null,
      "store_url_xbox": null,
      "store_url_nintendo": null,
      "last_checked": "2026-08-29",
      "verified_by": "GK-2026-08-29",
      "source_links": [],
      "has_demo": false,
      "has_multiplayer": null,
      "multiplayer_note": "Shared-world exploration confirmed, multiplayer scope not detailed",
      "tagline": "Hello Games' first project since No Man's Sky — a single shared world.",
      "tools_potential": ["Map", "Resources", "Crafting", "Checklist"]
    },
    {
      "id": "ark-2",
      "name": "ARK 2",
      "slug": "ark-2",
      "developer": "Studio Wildcard",
      "publisher": "Studio Wildcard",
      "genre": ["Survival", "Action"],
      "type": "survival",
      "release_date": null,
      "release_date_status": "not-announced",
      "platforms": ["PC", "Xbox Series X|S"],
      "platforms_status": "tentative",
      "official_url": "https://www.playark.com/ark-2/",
      "store_url_psn": null,
      "store_url_xbox": null,
      "store_url_nintendo": null,
      "last_checked": "2026-08-29",
      "verified_by": "GK-2026-08-29",
      "source_links": [
        {"label": "ARK Official", "url": "https://www.playark.com/ark-2/", "type": "official"}
      ],
      "has_demo": false,
      "has_multiplayer": true,
      "multiplayer_note": "Online multiplayer co-op and PvP confirmed",
      "tagline": "Next-generation ARK survival experience on a new engine.",
      "tools_potential": ["Creatures", "Taming", "Resources", "Crafting", "Servers"]
    },
    {
      "id": "soulframe",
      "name": "Soulframe",
      "slug": "soulframe",
      "developer": "Digital Extremes",
      "publisher": "Digital Extremes",
      "genre": ["Action RPG"],
      "type": "action-rpg",
      "release_date": null,
      "release_date_status": "not-announced",
      "platforms": ["PC"],
      "platforms_status": "confirmed",
      "official_url": "https://www.soulframe.com/",
      "store_url_psn": null,
      "store_url_xbox": null,
      "store_url_nintendo": null,
      "last_checked": "2026-08-29",
      "verified_by": "GK-2026-08-29",
      "source_links": [
        {"label": "Soulframe Official", "url": "https://www.soulframe.com/", "type": "official"}
      ],
      "has_demo": true,
      "has_multiplayer": true,
      "multiplayer_note": "Co-op multiplayer confirmed",
      "tagline": "Digital Extremes' free-to-play spiritual successor to Warframe's melee philosophy.",
      "tools_potential": ["Frames", "Abilities", "Missions"]
    },
    {
      "id": "chrono-odyssey",
      "name": "Chrono Odyssey",
      "slug": "chrono-odyssey",
      "developer": "Kakao Games / NPIXEL",
      "publisher": "Kakao Games",
      "genre": ["MMORPG"],
      "type": "mmorpg",
      "release_date": null,
      "release_date_status": "not-announced",
      "platforms": ["PC", "PS5", "Xbox Series X|S"],
      "platforms_status": "tentative",
      "official_url": "https://chrono-odyssey.com/",
      "store_url_psn": null,
      "store_url_xbox": null,
      "store_url_nintendo": null,
      "last_checked": "2026-08-29",
      "verified_by": "GK-2026-08-29",
      "source_links": [
        {"label": "Chrono Odyssey Official", "url": "https://chrono-odyssey.com/", "type": "official"}
      ],
      "has_demo": false,
      "has_multiplayer": true,
      "multiplayer_note": "MMO with co-op and raid content",
      "tagline": "A time-manipulation MMORPG built in Unreal Engine 5.",
      "tools_potential": ["Classes", "Dungeons", "Raids", "Time System"]
    },
    {
      "id": "tides-of-annihilation",
      "name": "Tides of Annihilation",
      "slug": "tides-of-annihilation",
      "developer": "Eclipse Glow Games",
      "publisher": "Eclipse Glow Games",
      "genre": ["Action RPG"],
      "type": "action-rpg",
      "release_date": null,
      "release_date_status": "not-announced",
      "platforms": ["PC", "PS5", "Xbox Series X|S"],
      "platforms_status": "tentative",
      "official_url": null,
      "store_url_psn": null,
      "store_url_xbox": null,
      "store_url_nintendo": null,
      "last_checked": "2026-08-29",
      "verified_by": "GK-2026-08-29",
      "source_links": [],
      "has_demo": false,
      "has_multiplayer": null,
      "multiplayer_note": "Multiplayer status not announced",
      "tagline": "An Arthurian action RPG set in a parallel London overrun by otherworldly forces.",
      "tools_potential": ["Weapons", "Combos", "Regions"]
    },
    {
      "id": "total-war-warhammer-40000",
      "name": "Total War: WARHAMMER 40,000",
      "slug": "total-war-warhammer-40000",
      "developer": "Creative Assembly",
      "publisher": "SEGA",
      "genre": ["Strategy"],
      "type": "strategy",
      "release_date": null,
      "release_date_status": "not-announced",
      "platforms": ["PC"],
      "platforms_status": "confirmed",
      "official_url": null,
      "store_url_psn": null,
      "store_url_xbox": null,
      "store_url_nintendo": null,
      "last_checked": "2026-08-29",
      "verified_by": "GK-2026-08-29",
      "source_links": [],
      "has_demo": false,
      "has_multiplayer": null,
      "multiplayer_note": "Campaign single-player + multiplayer battles expected, not yet detailed",
      "tagline": "The Total War franchise enters the grim darkness of the far future.",
      "tools_potential": ["Factions", "Units", "Army", "Buildings", "Campaign"]
    },
    {
      "id": "deadlock",
      "name": "Deadlock",
      "slug": "deadlock",
      "developer": "Valve",
      "publisher": "Valve",
      "genre": ["Hero Shooter", "MOBA"],
      "type": "hero-shooter",
      "release_date": null,
      "release_date_status": "not-announced",
      "platforms": ["PC"],
      "platforms_status": "confirmed",
      "official_url": "https://store.steampowered.com/app/1422450/Deadlock/",
      "store_url_psn": null,
      "store_url_xbox": null,
      "store_url_nintendo": null,
      "last_checked": "2026-08-29",
      "verified_by": "GK-2026-08-29",
      "source_links": [
        {"label": "Deadlock Steam", "url": "https://store.steampowered.com/app/1422450/Deadlock/", "type": "official"}
      ],
      "has_demo": false,
      "has_multiplayer": true,
      "multiplayer_note": "6v6 hero shooter MOBA — online only",
      "tagline": "Valve's 6v6 hero shooter MOBA.",
      "tools_potential": ["Heroes", "Abilities", "Items", "Maps", "Lanes"]
    }
  ]
}