Atlus has announced a Persona series 30th anniversary collaboration with Okinawan restaurant chain Yappari Steak, beginning in Japan on October 21, 2026. The campaign will feature 19 collaboration menu items, exclusive merchandise, and newly drawn artwork of the series’ protagonists wearing Okinawan kariyushi shirts. The collaboration will run through November 24. Around 40 Yappari Steak [...]

Limited Run Games and Aspyr have announced physical editions of Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Collection for Nintendo Switch 2. Standard and Collector’s Editions will be available to pre-order from October 9 through November 15, 2026, with each including the game on a physical game card. Rise of the Tomb Raider follows Lara [...]

Frontwing has released a demo for Diss Diss Discussion, its upcoming school debate visual novel, on PC via Steam. The demo includes the beginning of the story ahead of the full game’s planned Q1 2027 release. Diss Diss Discussion was announced in August 2026 and is based on a series of stage plays by Agarisk [...]

Atooi has launched the Steam page for its PC remaster of Dementium II, bringing the 2010 Nintendo DS survival horror sequel back with support for modern displays, revised controls, and options based on the original handheld presentation. The game will launch on PC via Steam, it’s currently set to launch sometime this month. Dementium II [...]

Saga Planets’ romantic visual novel Ambitious Mission is coming to PC via Steam, Shiravune announced. The game became available to wishlist, though a release date has not been confirmed. Ambitious Mission follows Mikage Nezu, an ordinary student living in the city of Sahoro. Local legend claims that anyone who gathers twelve stars known as the [...]

Thunder Lotus Games has announced that At Fate’s End has been delayed to 2027. The action-adventure game is currently in development for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam. A free Steam demo is available now alongside a new gameplay trailer. In case you missed it, check out our preview coverage from earlier this [...]

Statera Studio, the developer behind Pocket Bravery, has released a free Steam demo for its upcoming pixel-art action roguelite Garden Souls. The game is also in development for PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch consoles. Statera Studio says Garden Souls passed 10,000 Steam wishlists during the week following its reveal. The new demo follows a public [...]

If Shuhei Yoshida’s Tokyo Game Show recommendations led you to a hair-removal simulator involving duct tape and black holes, you can now see what caught his attention. Hair Removal Salon Simulator has released a playable demo on PC via Steam, ahead of its planned Early Access launch in Q4 2026. Developed by Yoshio Games and [...]

Distant Shelter’s action roguelite Tears Apart will enter Early Access for PC via Steam on November 11, 2026. Ahead of the launch, the developer has also expanded the game’s free demo, giving players access to its full introductory act alongside several progression, combat, and story additions. The developer currently expects Tears Apart to remain in [...]

Developer NEOLAVI has released a Steam demo for Do You Want To Know Your Oshi?, an inspection simulation and suspense adventure set around a VTuber agency. The game is planned for PC via Steam, with its release date and price still to be announced. Do You Want To Know Your Oshi? takes place at STELLARIA, [...]

Cygames has partnered with Breeders’ Cup Limited for the third consecutive year to sponsor the Cygames Breeders’ Cup Sprint at the 2026 Breeders’ Cup World Championships. The 2026 Breeders’ Cup will take place at Keeneland Racetrack in Lexington, Kentucky, on October 30 and 31. Fourteen Grade 1 races will be held across the two days, [...]

A second wave of Danganronpa merchandise from Friend Characters will hit 100-yen shops across Japan starting in early October 2026. The collection includes newly drawn detective-themed artwork alongside merchandise featuring characters from across the series. The new lineup includes 12 acrylic figures priced at ¥550 each. The illustrations depict characters in original detective outfits, including [...]

Square Enix has announced that pre-orders are now live for the Sturue Arts Tifa Lockhart figure from Final Fantasy VII. Costing ¥8,800, shipments are planned for January 2027. The figure depicts Tifa in her original game appearance, with select posing available. It includes an additional face part and two other hand parts. You can view [...]

Toei Animation and Shueisha have announced that Dragon Ball Super: Beerus will begin streaming on Crunchyroll on October 11, 2026. The series will be available with subtitles in the United States, Canada, Latin America, including Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and Europe. This revisit features updated animation and entirely new material. [...]

Italian indie studio Jarsick has announced that its anime-style rhythm game Syncblade will participate in the October 2026 Steam Next Fest with a temporarily expanded PC demo. Syncblade is a 3D rhythm game starring Akemi, an unusual samurai who fights groups of enemies called Zombeats in time with music. One of its main systems analyzes [...]

Developer Mass Creation has released a new trailer for its upcoming roguelite action game Swords & Slippers, confirming hot springs as part of the game’s between-run content. The game is currently in development for PC via Steam. Titled “Armor Off After Dark,” the trailer shows Snow White and Red Hood away from combat and spending [...]

D-CELL’s rhythm adventure game UNBEATABLE has been delayed on Nintendo Switch 2. As a result, iam8bit has postponed all physical editions sold through retailers worldwide until Q1 2027. In case you missed it, check out our review. An exact retail release date has not been announced. iam8bit said it will confirm the new date after [...]

October is here, and I needed something gloomy enough to get my mind in the right place for what is arguably the best month of the year. Thankfully, a reader asked us to review End of Abyss, a game I hadn’t planned on adding to an already unreasonable workload but couldn’t stop thinking about once [...]

Drunken Goddess Reflux, or Pukey Goddess Shot Trick, the upcoming drinking survival game from Alliance Arts and WHO YOU, has surpassed 500,000 wishlists on Steam. The milestone arrives as its theme song, “Demon’s Shot,” continues gaining attention online, with its official music video passing four million views within five days of release. https://t.co/7QOWAMEiXI — ファム・スール [...]

French indie developer Falling Leaves Studio has announced that MyDear.exe will launch for PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store on November 2, 2026. The short narrative puzzle game takes place inside a fictional Windows XP-inspired desktop, where players explore files and folders to piece together the story of an elderly couple. MyDear.exe is [...]

NBC Universal has released the creditless opening and ending sequences for the Suikoden II anime series, which has begun broadcasting across Japan and streaming through multiple platforms. The opening theme is “Kanashimi Sae Otonabite,” performed by amazarashi. The full song is scheduled for digital release on October 7. The ending theme is “closed eye sun,” [...]

The Toaru series will return to Tachikawa for the 2026 edition of the A Certain Municipality’s Regional Revitalization collaboration, taking place during Tachikawa Rakuichi 2026 on November 14 and 15, 2026. New artwork has also been revealed for the event, featuring the core cast from A Certain Dark Item, as well as Mikoto Misaka and [...]

Gust and Koei Tecmo have unveiled new artwork for Atelier Karia as part of the Japanese-exclusive Gust Shop Ultimate Galaxy Combo Set. This package will include this Benitama-illustrated print, a special acrylic stand coaster, an alchemy cauldron-style mug, an original mini novel, the game’s soundtrack, a special premium box, and three early-access T-shirt designs as [...]

Bandai Namco and developer Game Studio have unveiled key art for the upcoming Echoes of Aincrad Expansion DLC, Genesis Maidens, planned for release in Winter 2026. You can view the new illustration below, helmed by A-1 Pictures: The expansion will launch this winter and introduce a new storyline, additional areas across the first two floors of Aincrad, and Mito from [...]

CAVE Interactive has released Version 1.1.0 of the bullet-hell shooter DoDonPachi Resurrection Reignite on Steam, adding the requested Training Mode and updating Grade Match coin rewards. Additional updates are planned through Winter. Training Mode lets players practice individual stages and supports every stage currently available, including the new AREA 6. The team has also increased the number [...]

Konami has announced that the original soundtracks of Suikoden I HD, Suikoden II HD, Suikoden III, Suikoden IV, and Suikoden V are now available on streaming services. Suikoden I HD (59 Songs) and Suikoden II HD (108 Songs) each have dedicated link hubs for various services, while the soundtracks for the other games are at [...]

Atlus has posted a new trailer for Persona 4 Revival, highlighting the Shadows of the main cast who play integral roles throughout the main story. Throughout Persona 4, the protagonist and the rest of the party, known as the Investigation Team, unite to catch a serial killer who is throwing their victims into a bizarre world [...]

Spike Chunsoft has unveiled the official character sprites, renders, profiles, and facial expressions for the upcoming Danganronpa 2×2. These profiles feature each character’s Ultimate Talent and an English voice actor, including the new character Sakutaro Higashi. However, their Talent and profile details remain unknown. You can view the assortment below: Danganronpa 2×2 will be released [...]

Black Lantern Collective has announced Your Debt Is Paid, a fantasy horror roguelike from developer cmski that is planned to release in early 2027 on PC via Steam. The game combines automatic battles, incremental progression, and a debt system where each revival comes at a higher cost. Your Debt Is Paid originated from Black Lantern [...]

Eight years into its run, Fallout 76 is still adding massive updates with player-requested features. While the game’s pets have thus far been restricted to its C.A.M.P. system, its next big patch will finally free them to roam the Wasteland alongside their owners, and more. The game’s current season, The Slasher, started on September 15th and brought [...]

Konami’s return to form as a publisher over the past few years has been remarkable. While the games may not be developed in-house, the company has shown a great eye for choosing excellent developers to lead its franchises forward. As the brand has revived itself beyond pachinko parlors, fans have naturally been eager to see [...]

The Piper of Dawn starts with something familiar: a small patch of land, a few crops, and a workshop that needs someone willing to put in the work. Planting, harvesting, producing goods, and opening the shop give the early hours a comfortable rhythm. And then it can quickly start making you question that comfort. Developed [...]

Penny Blood creator Matsuzo Machida has confirmed that the upcoming RPG still does not have a publisher, as the team continues working to bring the project to fruition. This follows the loss of publisher 505 Games for Wild Arms spiritual successor Armed Fantasia. Machida shared the update after receiving numerous inquiries from backers and fans [...]

A Certain Magical Index III is getting a Newtype Online Lottery featuring merchandise based on illustrations previously published in Monthly Newtype. The lottery will be available from October 8 through October 29, 2026, with each draw priced at ¥770. Prizes are expected to ship between early and late February 2027. The highest S Prize is [...]

Kadokawa has unveiled the official cover art for the upcoming seventh light novel volume of the ongoing A Certain Magical Index spinoff, A Certain Dark Side Item. The book will be released in Japan on October 9, 2026. Kazuma Kamachi wrote the volume, with Nilitsu and Kiyotaka Haimura credited for illustrations. The events take place [...]

Pre-orders have opened in Japan for the special edition of A Certain Scientific Railgun Volume 21, and Kadokawa has also revealed the cover art for the manga’s final volume. The special edition will be released on October 27, 2026, for ¥6,380. The release marks the conclusion of A Certain Scientific Railgun and includes three bonuses. These include a newly recorded [...]

Sega and RGG Studio have posted a new video for the upcoming Stranger Than Heaven, featuring an in-depth look at Minami, Osaka, set in 1943. This is just one of five regions and eras the game will feature, with this specific location being a decent ways into Makoto’s life. The title follows protagonist Makoto Daito [...]

Bandai Namco has announced a collaboration between Tales of the Abyss and Tokyo Tower for a limited-time event running from November 4 through November 29, 2026. The event features Luke and the rest of the party, along with Ion, in cyberpunk-themed outfits, plus collaboration merchandise, themed drinks, and a quiz rally. The collaboration will take place throughout [...]

Radical Fish Games has announced that its early access action RPG Alabaster Dawn has been updated to version 0.2.0, adding new gameplay content across Scala Moor and the Hall of Trials, including new enemies, a weapon, puzzles, and more. The update also includes map markers, German localization, a dojo to practice combat, gamepad rumble support, [...]

Square Enix has unveiled that Octopath Traveler and Octopath Traveler II will launch on GOG on October 8, 2026, and they will also be part of the GOG Preservation Program. Both games will receive launch discounts beginning at 12 AM PT on October 8 and running through October 18. Octopath Traveler will be 70% off, [...]

The 1992 Mega Drive strategy RPG Vixen 357 is coming to PC via Steam sometime in 2026. Originally developed by NCS brand Masaya Games, now known as Extreme, the upcoming digital release follows a recent physical cartridge re-release from publisher Shinyuden. Players control the Slash unit, a group of mech pilots in the 24th century [...]

Pan Studio has announced that Duet Night Abyss is receiving new content and player benefits for its Paradise’s 22nd White Bunny update, including limited-time outfits, another way to obtain Falsi, and the return of the Bountiful Day event. Released last month, Paradise’s 22nd White Bunny introduced Arcano, a new area featuring the boss Mother Bunny, along with playable character Falsi. [...]

Milan Records has released the Control Resonant Original Soundtrack, featuring music composed by Petri Alanko across music streaming platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube Music. Alanko previously composed music for the original Control. This new soundtrack comprises electronic elements, vocal textures, and recurring thematic pieces. The track listing is as follows: 1. Tabula [...]

Serafini Productions has announced the first-person psychological horror game BrokenLore: MIKI-CHAN, launching in 2027 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store. The game follows Kazuaki, a Japanese student preparing for the Teidai entrance exam while also hoping to win over the girl he loves. His situation changes [...]

For a lot of Star Wars fans, racing games probably still bring to mind Star Wars Episode I: Racer. The Nintendo 64 game made podracing feel like its own corner of the universe rather than a one-off sequence from The Phantom Menace, and there really haven’t been many attempts since then to build an entire [...]

The third and final volume of Kinoko Nasu’s Witch on the Holy Night novel adaptation will be released in Japan on November 10, 2026. Seikaisha has also revealed the cover artwork for the upcoming book. Kinoko Nasu is writing the novel adaptation, with Hirokazu Koyama as illustrator. The final volume will be published under the [...]

MAGES and GoodSmile have announced that pre-orders are now available for the Steins;Gate 1/7-scale Kurisu Makise figure titled -Luminous Reflection of a Masterpiece. Priced at ￥67,800, pre-orders close on April 28, 2028. Shipments are also estimated for April 2028. Bonus parts include a Rintaro Okabe Cell Phone-inspired part and a card signed by huke. The [...]

Spike Chunsoft and GoodSmile have announced that pre-orders are now live for the Nagito Komaeda Nendoroid Doll from Danganronpa 2 x 2. This doll features a figure, top, pants, coat, shoes with magnetic soles, interchangeable hand parts, and a magnet base. The doll’s skin tone also matches Komaeda. Shipments are estimated to occur between July [...]

MAGES and GoodSmile have announced that pre-orders are now available for the 2.0 Nendoroid figure of Mayuri Shiina from Steins;Gate. Priced at $49.99, this new Nendoroid features smiling, cheerful, and serious faces, plus optional parts like a rice ball, metal cup, and cell phone. Shipments are estimated to occur between April 1 and June 30, [...]

Konami has announced that Silent Hill f is receiving an official setting and art book in Japan on December 7, 2026, titled SILENT HILL f Official Setting Materials Collection. It’s planned to contain 256 pages and be priced at ¥4,180. The book collects visual and development materials covering the game’s characters, monsters, environments, weapons, items, [...]