NINTENDO
On September 30, 2026, Taito announced Bubble Bobble 4 Friends Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Stardrop Mountain. It launches on February 25, 2027 as a digital-only release for 6,380 yen (about US$42, converted at 153 yen = US$1, tax included). And if you already own the Nintendo Switch version, Bubble Bobble 4 Friends: The Baron…
Steam
Nanairo Enterprise has announced a new game called LitGirls: Bookbound Dungeons. It’s a four-person-party dungeon-crawling RPG, and it’s slated to launch on PC via Steam in the first half of 2027. The studio behind it previously made Turret and the Girl, and this new project is positioned as the second entry in the “Girls World”…
PlayStation
On October 1, 2026, Ember Lab announced that Kena: Scars of Kosmora (PS5 / PC) has been delayed to 2027. The game had previously been slated for 2026. The studio’s reason: more time to polish the experience. This is the sequel to 2021’s Kena: Bridge of Spirits. Like the first game, it’s a character-driven, linear…
Video game
Nerial, the studio behind the Reigns series, has announced that it is winding down after 13 years. The news comes from co-founders Tamara Alliot and François Alliot, who say the decision to end development activity was made together with publisher Devolver Digital. Nerial is the indie studio best known for Reigns, the card-based political adventure…
Steam
The Switch and PS5 versions of the indie game Keep Driving are not coming out in Japan or South Korea. Swedish developer Y/CJ/Y revealed the news, and the reason is blunt: the game failed to pass age rating review in both countries. The flagged content was drugs, cigarettes, alcohol, and slot machines. The developer’s comment…
Video game
KRAFTON has cancelled development of PUBG: Black Budget, its PvPvE extraction shooter. The announcement landed on October 1, 2026, and the stated reason is blunt: the company decided that “the current direction makes it difficult to deliver an experience players can enjoy over the long term.” This is not a delay. It is a cancellation….
Anime
Bandai Namco Entertainment announced Kinnikuman Muscle Tag Match: Reiwa Revival Edition on October 1, 2026. It’s a premium, buy-it-once smartphone title priced at 1,000 yen (tax included, about US$7; converted at 153 yen = US$1), and pre-registration is already open. The foundation is Kinnikuman Muscle Tag Match, the Famicom game released in 1985. You know…
Video game
Xbox’s Disc to Digital Licensing rolled out to everyone on September 30, 2026. The feature lets you claim a digital license from a disc-based game you already own, so from that point on you can play without putting the disc in the drive. It covers disc releases on Xbox One and Xbox Series X. The…
Anime
If you want one JoJo game that still holds up today, the answer is the Dreamcast version of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Heritage for the Future. Released by Capcom on November 25, 1999, this single disc carried both of the CPS-3 arcade games home intact, and as a competitive fighter nothing in the series’ 27-year history…
Video game
NC’s cross-world MMORPG AION2 officially launches on October 5, 2026. Early access already kicked off at 11 p.m. Japan time on September 30, and getting in requires buying a Founder’s Pack. The game is free-to-play. Which means if you just wait until October 5, you can start without spending a cent. So is there any…
