{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-24T12:39:50.987Z","story":{"id":"r_84a2463f2c604220a5e4051f","slug":"shochiku-games-brings-rival-stars-horse-racing-to-japan-with-bitsummit-demo","url":"https://yomimono.id/shochiku-games-brings-rival-stars-horse-racing-to-japan-with-bitsummit-demo","headline":"Shochiku Games Brings 'Rival Stars Horse Racing' to Japan With BitSummit Demo","summary":"Shochiku Games showed the first Japanese demo of 'Rival Stars Horse Racing' at BitSummit PUNCH in Kyoto. The game, a casual horse racing simulation set in Ireland, launches in Japan on May 28. Players revive a ranch, breed and customize horses, and ride as the jockey in races with simple controls and realistic graphics.","why_it_matters":"The demo signals Shochiku Games' push into the Japanese market with a Western-style horse racing sim that strips out complex pedigree management in favor of accessible ranch-building and arcade-like racing.","published_at":"2026-05-24T10:30:49.000Z","source_count":1,"sources":["Game Spark"],"citations":[{"source":"Game Spark","title":"Realistic Looks, Casual Gameplay. A Play Report of the Overseas Horse Racing Sim 'Rival Stars Horse Racing' from the Shochiku Games Booth, Which Also Featured a 'Real Kabuki Horse' [BitSummit PUNCH]","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/05/24/166841.html"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false}}}