{"rewrite":{"id":"r_bb508a1f55d67e481970860d","clusterId":"c_27729485c3424c71a1738fa4","slug":"counterside-ends-service-in-august-reboot-project-announced","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"CounterSide Ends Service in August, Reboot Project Announced","summary":"Developer STUDIOBSIDE announced the end of service for its urban graphic novel RPG CounterSide on August 26, 2026, with downloads and in-app purchases halted as of June 17. A Reboot Project was also revealed, promising a reorganization and relaunch of the game after a period of fundamental review.","whyItMatters":"The announcement signals the end of CounterSide's current run but commits to a full rework of the game as a hard-boiled urban fantasy, rather than a simple shutdown.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eCounterSide, the side-scrolling line defense RPG from STUDIOBSIDE, will end service on August 26, 2026. The developer halted downloads and in-app purchases on June 17 and plans to reorganize the game into a Reboot Project. CEO Ryu Geum-tae said the team will fundamentally review what identity the game should have as a hard-boiled urban fantasy. The game launched in South Korea in February 2020 and later saw a Japanese release by NEXON, which ended in February 2023 before operations moved to the global server. The Steam version holds a Mostly Positive rating from about 4,000 reviews. The Reboot Project has no concrete details yet.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"CounterSide ends service August 26. STUDIOBSIDE announces a Reboot Project to rework the game as a hard-boiled urban fantasy. No details yet.","twitterPost":"CounterSide ends service August 26. STUDIOBSIDE announces a Reboot Project to rework the game. No details yet.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"CounterSide will shut down on August 26, 2026. STUDIOBSIDE also announced a Reboot Project to fundamentally review and relaunch the game. Downloads and purchases stopped June 17.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260617-450156/\",\"title\":\"Free-to-play sci-fi heavy RPG 'CounterSide' to end service in August, but 'Reboot Project' announced, declaring 'this is not the end'\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4176,"outputTokens":500,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1781681882,"createdAt":"2026-06-17T07:30:42.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-17T07:34:57.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-17T07:34:57.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_27729485c3424c71a1738fa4","canonicalTitle":"基本プレイ無料SF重厚RPG『カウンターサイド』8月でサービス終了へ。しかし「リブートプロジェクト」を掲げ、“ここで終わるわけではない”と宣言","representativeArticleId":"a_a766f8d94c40e957665e4266","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"CounterSide\"],\"studios\":[\"StudioBside\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-17T06:58:23.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-17T06:58:23.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-17T07:34:57.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260617-450156/","title":"基本プレイ無料SF重厚RPG『カウンターサイド』8月でサービス終了へ。しかし「リブートプロジェクト」を掲げ、“ここで終わるわけではない”と宣言"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["CounterSide"],"studios":["StudioBside"],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["CounterSide will end service on August 26, 2026.","Downloads and in-app purchases for CounterSide were halted on June 17.","STUDIOBSIDE announced a Reboot Project to reorganize and relaunch the game as a hard-boiled urban fantasy.","CounterSide launched in South Korea in February 2020 and later had a Japanese release by NEXON that ended in February 2023.","The Steam version of CounterSide holds a Mostly Positive rating from about 4,000 reviews."]}