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Japan Game Awards 2026 Future Division Names 10 Winners

Ten Future Division picks out of 537 eligible titles show how CESA's user vote spreads across remakes, sequels and new IP slated for 2027 rather than converging on a single tentpole.

Reporting from 1 source: GAME Watch (Impress).

Japan Game Awards 2026 Future Division Names 10 Winners

The Computer Entertainment Suppliers Association announced the Japan Game Awards 2026 Future Division winners on September 20. The division selects unreleased titles shown or announced at Tokyo Game Show 2026, decided by a general user vote and screening by the selection committee. Of 537 eligible titles, 10 were chosen, among them Final Fantasy VII Revelation, Persona 4 Revival, Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance, Castlevania: Belmont's Curse and STRANGER THAN HEAVEN.

The Future Division covers unreleased games, and the 2026 edition drew 537 eligible titles that were announced or exhibited at Tokyo Game Show. Winners were decided by a general user vote plus screening from the selection committee, and CESA announced the ten on September 20.

The list runs across publishers: Square Enix, Bandai Namco Entertainment, Atlus, Capcom, Konami Digital Entertainment, Spike Chunsoft, Sega, Re,AER with Good Smile Company, and others. Remakes and 2027 titles sit side by side.

  • Romancing SaGa 4 Destiny United: Square Enix
  • ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE: Bandai Namco Entertainment
  • Magical Girl no Inshuumura: Re,AER / Good Smile Company
  • Castlevania: Belmont's Curse: Konami Digital Entertainment
  • Super Danganronpa 2x2: Spike Chunsoft
  • Persona 4 Revival: Atlus
  • Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance: Capcom
  • GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT: Bandai Namco Entertainment
  • Final Fantasy VII Revelation: Square Enix
  • STRANGER THAN HEAVEN: Sega

Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.

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