{"rewrite":{"id":"r_0ae876165661b7616cee4483","clusterId":"c_0740c1a7448d1399d683bd3b","slug":"among-us-new-role-arrives-in-one-week","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Among Us New Role Arrives in One Week","summary":"The official Among Us X account announced on August 12 that a new role will be added to the game in one week. The announcement post includes a silhouette image and asks players to guess what the role will do. The reply section is active, with one user suggesting a role named Impostor that must kill all crew without being caught, to which the official account replied \"genius.\" Among Us is a multiplayer game for 4 to 15 players where crew members complete tasks to prepare a spaceship for departure while hidden Impostors kill crew and sabotage. The Crew wins by finishing tasks or ejecting all Impostors through discussion; the Impostors win when their numbers equal the Crew's. The Steam version launched on November 17, 2018, and the game continues to receive updates. This year's roadmap on the Steam store page lists two roles planned for addition, and this announcement is one of them.","whyItMatters":"The announcement confirms the first of two planned roles for 2026, continuing a pattern of regular updates that have kept the 2018 title active.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe announcement post was published on August 11, 2026, not August 12. The official X account asked readers to guess what the role will do.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe silhouette image in the post is the only visual hint given. The account did not name the role or describe its function.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eOne reply suggested naming the role \u0026#34;Impostor\u0026#34; and requiring it to kill all crew without being caught. The official account replied \u0026#34;genius,\u0026#34; which the Denfaminicogamer piece translates as \u0026#34;genius (天才).\u0026#34;\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe roadmap on the Steam store page lists two roles planned for addition this year. The August announcement is the first of the two.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAmong Us supports 4 to 15 players per match. Crew members win by completing tasks or ejecting the Impostor through discussion; Impostors win when their count equals the Crew\u0026#39;s.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe Steam version launched on November 17, 2018, and the game has received regular updates since. The roadmap is published on the Steam store page.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Among Us teases a new role arriving in one week, with a silhouette image and a question for players. One reply suggested a role named Impostor; the official account replied \"genius.\"","twitterPost":"The Among Us roadmap for this year includes two new roles. The first one is coming in seven days. What do you think it will do?","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Among Us is adding a new role in one week, as announced on the official X account with a silhouette image. The post asks players to guess the role's function, and the reply section is already buzzing with ideas. This is the first of two roles planned for this year.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/?p=1605223\",\"title\":\"'Among Us' New Role to Be Added in One Week; Announcement Post Shows Silhouette Image. 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