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Paramount Pictures is developing a live-action film set in the world of CD PROJEKT RED's Cyberpunk 2077, with producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura joining alongside the developer. CD PROJEKT RED co-CEO Michal Nowakowski said on X that the studio has high expectations for Paramount as a partner sharing its creative ambitions. The relationship to an earlier live-action project with Anonymous Content is unclear. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 streams on Netflix from October 20.
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At The Triple-i Initiative stream on October 9 Japan time, Daniel Mullins Games showed new footage of Pony Island 2: Panda Circus and set the release for April 28, 2027. Test play participants are being recruited on Steam. The earlier game Pony Island is free to claim on Steam until 2:00 on October 13.
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Amanita Design announced Machinarium 2 during The Triple-i Initiative October 2026 stream on October 9. The game is in development for PC via Steam, with planned support for Windows and macOS. Joseph and Berta, who escaped the city of Machinarium in the previous game, crash-land in a wasteland and find a hidden valley where two eccentric robot tribes are slowly running out of energy. Players switch freely between the two robots, combining their abilities to solve puzzles neither can solve alone. There is no text at all. Communication uses animated speech bubbles, symbols, and gestures, as in the 2009 original. All environments are hand-drawn, and Tomáš Dvořák, also known as Floex, returns to compose the soundtrack with new symphonic arrangements. The release date is undecided, and Amanita Design says other platforms will be announced later.
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The roundup lists 11 corporate-booth cosplayers from Tokyo Game Show 2026, held at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, with four of them credited to South Korean teams. It names Jomi as Demiurge and Yona as Midsummer Police Delta, both from Outerplane, Leeloo Reel as Maid and Hangah Han-a as Black Mage from RED STONE, and Nene as Nao and Ichihashi as Morley from Mabinogi Mobile.
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Gearbox Software and 2K released Hallowed Concepts, the fourth DLC for Risk of Rain 2, during The Triple-i Initiative 2026 broadcast on October 9. The expansion was announced in April at the same event, with release timing described only as coming soon, and arrived without a separate launch date. It adds eerie new regions of Petrichor V, new enemies and bosses, and two playable survivors: the Acolyte, who mixes close-range sword attacks with long-range attacks, and the Enforcer, a front-line defender. A curse system called Hex brings negative effects; players who endure hexes can obtain holy items. New trials and challenges were added. In a multiplayer lobby, one owner of the DLC makes new monsters, stages, and items appear for everyone, but the new survivors and item unlocks require each player to own it. Hallowed Concepts is available on PC via Steam and Epic Games Store, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. The Steam version is priced at 1,520 yen including tax.
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MINTROCKET announced the final Dave the Diver DLC during the Triple-i Initiative showcase streamed on October 9. The expansion is a collaboration with Subnautica 2, and it is scheduled to launch in early 2027. In the DLC, protagonist Dave travels through a portal to the alien planet from Subnautica 2. Footage shown during the stream had Dave collecting underwater materials, catching fish, and meeting a Leviathan. Subnautica 2 is the next entry in the Subnautica survival series and supports co-op for up to four players. Dave the Diver mixes daytime ocean diving to catch fish with nighttime sushi restaurant management. Its worldwide cumulative sales passed 10 million copies in September 2026, and it entered early access on Steam in October 2022 before a full release in June 2023. The collaboration DLC will be available on Steam, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2.
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Nine Dots Studio announced at the Triple-i Initiative showcase that Outward 2 enters early access on February 8, 2027. The survival action RPG returns players to Aurai as ordinary people, not chosen heroes, with hunger, thirst, fatigue, and cold as threats. There is no fast travel and no hand-holding guidance. Online and split-screen co-op are supported. The date follows a June 2026 postponement from a planned July 7 start.
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Veewo Games released Neon Abyss 2 on October 8, 2026 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam and the Microsoft Store. The twin-stick shooter roguelike supports up to four players, who dive into the Abyss and combine randomly dropped items for synergies. The full version adds Theia: God of Vanity as the final boss, described as a distorted being in whom neon auras have melted together. A mode called Storm Breach sends players through one-way doors from battle to battle. Game Spark reports that all 34 bosses from the previous game return. The game costs 2,300 yen, with a discount to 1,840 yen available until October 9. A launch trailer accompanied the release. The sequel follows the original Neon Abyss, which launched in 2020 and holds a very positive rating on Steam.
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The Triple-i Initiative returns on October 9 JST with 40 indie titles shown in about 45 minutes and eight world premieres. Pony Island 2: Panda Circus and Militsioner lead the unannounced-footage slate, alongside new looks at DAVE THE DIVER, Risk of Rain 2, Brotato, Chained Together, and Windrose, plus Outward 2 and Hela among pre-release titles. Evil Empire produces the stream.
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CyberAgent will release Luxiem Kuji Vol.2, an original kuji for the NIJISANJI EN unit Luxiem, on Saturday, October 31, 2026. The lineup runs from 10:00 on October 31 to 23:59 on November 30, at 770 yen per draw. Sales are split between an online kuji with no losing tickets and an offline kuji, which also rolls out in select overseas regions. The visuals use a figure skating theme.
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The Yaoyorozu Festival Executive Committee will hold YAOYOROZU FESTIVAL 26 on November 6 and 7, 2026, at the Kyuhoji Ryokuchi Athletics Stadium in Yao City, Osaka Prefecture. The event combines a VTuber and utaite live stage, a Kansai sake area covering beer, Japanese sake, whiskey, wine and cocktails, and a local food market. Amazari Hirai and Kasuga Nozomi handle MC duties.
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The Fukuoka Kentei Executive Committee will hold "Fukuoka Entertainment 'Fun-Learning' LIVE 2nd Semester" on Saturday, December 12, 2026 at Meiji Yasuda Hall Fukuoka. VTuber Yoka Tomaizuru and theater troupe Bannou Glove Galapagos Dynamos appear. Attendance is free, with applications opening Thursday, October 8 on the event website. The program includes an improv theater piece, a team quiz against Tomaizuru, and a ceremony for Reiwa 7 fiscal year Fukuoka Kentei passers.
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Retrofiction Games has announced Dead of Darkness 2, a sequel to the 2025 2D survival horror game Dead of Darkness. The game follows Jun Takehara, who rescues a wounded girl in the forest and is pulled into a nightmare in the town of Golden Creek. It features 28 characters, character switching, limited resources, and a quarter-view 2D perspective. It is planned for PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.
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TVS REGZA will show the RM-27G5SR at TOKYO Gaming-PC STREET 9, an ASCII-run event at LIFORK AKIHABARA II on October 10 from 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The 27-inch gaming monitor has a white chassis, a thin stand, WQHD resolution at up to 200Hz, 1ms GTG response, a Fast IPS panel and VESA DisplayHDR 400.
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ASUS JAPAN will release the ROG CRONOX ARGB full-tower PC case on October 9, 2026, priced at 105,980 yen. The case has a curved tempered glass panel with aluminum trim for a panoramic view, and an angle-adjustable 9.2-inch IPS LCD with 1920x462 resolution and 60Hz support that can display system information or an always-on clock. It ships with four ROG Eurux GR120 ARGB fans and supports up to 14 fans total, with a rotating side bracket that aims airflow at the GPU. The case is available in black and white. ASUS also announced the ROG Eurux GR120 ARGB 120mm fan series, which uses a 30mm-thick frame, LCP blades, a 0.6mm blade gap, and a CNC-machined brass bearing housing. The daisy-chain connector lets fans link directly to each other to cut cabling. The fan comes in standard and reverse-blade types, single and 3-pack, at 6,480 yen and 19,980 yen.
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A 10-minute hands-on with Earth Defense Force 6.2 INVADERS FROM ANOTHER WORLD at Tokyo Game Show 2026 focused on weapon customization. Rifles accept parts across bullets, magazine, sight, barrel, underbarrel, muzzle, receiver, grip, and stock, with more than 10 ammo types including incendiary, panic, and plague rounds. Stacking parts on a grenade launcher changed it into a different weapon entirely. The preview flagged one concern: the customization screen shows performance changes only as text.
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IID, Inc. and San-Ei Co., Ltd. announced on October 8, 2026 that WePlay Expo JAPAN 2027 will be held over three days at Makuhari Messe Halls 5 and 6 from April 2 to April 4, 2027. The first day is a business day with no general admission, and April 3 and 4 are public days. Paid general and business tickets are planned for both, with opening hours, prices, and the sales start date to be announced later. The executive committee of the two companies is organizing the event, with CiGA (China indie Game Alliance), one of the organizing bodies of WePlay Expo, as licensor and producer. The event is the Japanese edition of WePlay Expo, the game culture event that started in Shanghai in 2017. Planned content covers trial play of PC, console, and mobile titles from AAA to indie games, an organizer-run play area, gaming devices, merchandise sales at exhibitor booths, stage events, and business networking.
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The Switch 2 release of Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen carries the base game and the expansion in one package when it launches on October 9, 2026. Steam, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S versions sell the bundle and the standalone expansion separately, and the expansion still requires the base game. A play report describes smooth FSR3 frame generation and handheld or TV modes.
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At Anime Expo 2026, the Tokyo Revengers panel brought out Yuki Shin (Takemichi), Yuu Hayashi (Mikey), and Masaya Fukunishi (Draken) in Tokyo Manji Gang jackets. The three discussed how their characters evolved across the series. Hayashi said the next season shows a darker Mikey without hesitation, and Shin said Takemichi would find true strength in the upcoming season.
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The first Japan Oshikatsu Awards ceremony was held on October 7, 2026, at Tokyo Big Sight South Exhibition Hall, alongside the sixth Oshikatsu EXPO [Autumn]. Six recipients were recognized: Kento Nakajima (Male Idol), AKB48 (Female Idol), Shoko Nakagawa (Talent), Kizuna AI (VTuber), Pompompurin (Character), and Kimi Onoda (Politics). Winners were chosen by a survey of people in the oshikatsu industry. Organizer RX Japan says the market has grown beyond 4 trillion yen.
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Sega pushed an October 7 update to PSO2 New Genesis ver.2 that adds the Halloween '26 event, running until the November 4 maintenance. Central City gets Halloween decoration, the Region Mag turns pumpkin-shaped, and Xiemi appears as a costumed navigator investigating enemy movements in Halpha. The update also brings a new Amulet equipment category, two limited-time Scratches including the 5th Anniversary Thankful Oct, and the Haunted Domain II '26 Emergency Quest.
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Bandai Spirits announced GUNDAM XMX, a new Gunpla brand aimed at Gundam fans in China. The kits stand about 11cm tall, drop the usual realistic and SD proportions for a new design, and use a joint structure built for posing. Parts come off without tools and some are pre-painted. The first lineup is a blind box of Strike Gundam from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED in six types, five standard plus one secret, at 59.9 yuan, roughly 1,400 yen.
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ANYCOLOR will open pre-orders for VOLTACTION 2nd LIVE EVOLVE goods on October 8, 2026 at 18:00 on the Nijisanji Official Store. The run closes October 25, 2026 at 23:59 and is stock-based, not made-to-order. The lineup lists 16 types, among them bracelet lights, ring light sets, muffler towels, long-sleeve T-shirts, beanies, stadium jackets, acrylic stands, can badges, collection cards, and honey cream cake sold at the venue. The live is set for January 24, 2027 at Pia Arena MM.
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Good Smile Company has opened pre-orders at Rakuten Books for two POP UP PARADE L Size figures of Hatsune Miku Dekomiku: a Lightness version and a Darkness version. Both are listed at a reference price of 9,799 yen including tax, with a Rakuten Books sale price of 8,613 yen. The designs are credited to DECO*27 and OTOIRO alongside Crypton Future Media.
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empty Co., Ltd. opened preorders on October 7 for acrylic stands tied to Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Nintendo Switch 2 Edition. The set has 15 types, among them Rex, Pyra, Mythra, and Nia, plus new outfits for Pyra and Mythra. Each stand costs 1,980 yen including tax and is set for release in December. Preorders run through the empty official online store and other e-commerce sites.
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The XG Mobile Promotion Forum, with the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and ARIB, will hold an international workshop on October 14 and 15, 2026 under the theme "The Future Society Created by 6G x AI." Eight sessions run across the two days, covering communication growth in the AI era, AI-Native 6G networks, NTN connectivity, autonomous driving mobility, Generation Z perspectives, and oshi-katsu at live venues. Entry is free with advance online registration.
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Real Sound Anime has published scene photos from Episode 2 of the original TV anime Blue Legend - Welsh & Shedar, titled Cheese-Flavored Omelet. The episode follows Welsh and the others after their village is attacked, and a new encounter awaits the group as they seek help for the injured Welsh. Ankama, the French company behind Dofus, presents the adventure fantasy, with animation production by Studio Musket and direction by Naoki Horiuchi.
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AtomTeam will release a large-scale update to the original ATOM RPG to mark the studio's 10th anniversary in October. Update 1.2.1 adds weapons from ATOM RPG Trudograd, weapon customization, combat and companion AI improvements, plus interface and visual updates. Update 1.2.5, planned for later, adds co-op play, which will also appear in ATOM RPG 2. The story DLC Plague Island is scheduled for release on Steam in October.
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Sunny Side Up will release the Happy Kuji "DISNEY Christmas Ornament Kuji 2026" at FamilyMart from 10:00 on November 7, 2026, at 880 yen per draw including tax. This year's theme is "Christmas Dress Up," and the lineup features Mickey & Friends drawn for the project in red dresses and tuxedos, alongside characters from trending film titles. The set adds a new "Year Ornament Prize" tier at about 10 cm tall, with Mickey Mouse in a representative pose beside a tree carrying the year 2026. The Figure Ornament Prize covers 25 characters, the most ever, each about 4 to 9 cm and sold with a base so they can sit on a tree or stand as figures in a room. "The Nightmare Before Christmas" and "Coco" join the lineup. Reservations are handled at h-kuji.com.
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Elecom's V custom VK720AL is a low-profile mechanical keyboard with rapid trigger support and a Japanese key layout, built around a large Enter key and a standard key arrangement. It uses magnetic switch detection through the Elecom Magnetic S.P.S Engine, which tracks the actuation and reset points as a key is pressed and switches input on and off at a minimum of 0.1mm. Keycaps are the Neo Clutch design, co-developed with professional gamers. It will be shown at TOKYO Gaming-PC STREET 9 on October 10 at LIFORK Akihabara II.
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Google announced EmbeddingGemma 2, an embedding model that maps text, code, images, video, and audio into one vector space. It has 740 million parameters, an 8K-token context window, and output vectors that developers can shorten from 768 dimensions to 512, 256, or 128. Google says text-only weights need about 191MB of active RAM on a Pixel 11 Pro.
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Metamars ran TikTok Shop live streams with game creators at TikTok for Gaming GG Festival 2026, held August 11 at Tokyo Big Sight West Hall 3. The company drew on the creator network of its MetaGalaxy brand, which has more than 250 game creators and streamers registered, and combined creator posts, live streaming, short video production, and e-commerce operations. The event recorded roughly 405 million total exposure, about 1.1 million cumulative official live viewership, and about 2,100 visitors.
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Google announced Nano Banana 2.1, an updated image generation model built on Gemini 3.6 Flash. The model adds improved visual quality and text rendering at 1K, 2K, and 4K resolutions, fixes tiling artifacts in wide aspect ratios, supports fusion of up to 14 reference images, adds Google Search grounding, and offers configurable thinking levels. Known limits include weak page-length text rendering and imperfect character consistency.
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The Detective Is Already Dead. Season 2 released the synopsis and advance cuts for Episode 1, "To See You Again," which airs Wednesday, October 7, 2026 on TOKYO MX and other channels. In the episode, Kimihiko Kimizuka and three companions are taken while on the way to Siesta's grave, shown footage of Siesta recording the truth of her death, and then met by Siesta in a maid outfit.
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Square Enix will release Dragon Quest Weapons Collection Vol.2 on January 30, 2027. Single items cost 1,870 yen, and a 6-piece BOX costs 11,220 yen. The figures are roughly 1/12 scale and cover the Falcon Blade, Sword of Heaven, Battle Axe, Gringham Whip, Staff of Thunder, and Shield of Heaven. Each weapon includes a pedestal for display.
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Piranha Games released the Ashes & Ascension DLC for MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries on October 7, 2026, for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, and Xbox One. The paid expansion adds an 18-mission story campaign set in the Inner Sphere between 3058 and 3060, 13 new Clan mechs, new Inner Sphere OmniMechs and variants, 11 weapon systems, five Career Mode starting factions, and an updated faction map. Free updates rework pilot traits and the interface.
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THQ Nordic will release a packaged PS5 version of Way of the Hunter 2 on November 26, for a game that left early access and reached official release on September 29 and is also available on PC and Xbox Series X|S. The hunting sim pairs track reading, wind direction and equipment choices with a wildlife officer framing and multiplayer.
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The Digital Media Association will hold AMD Symposium 2026 on November 10, 2026, a hybrid event on the overseas expansion of Japan-originated content. Speakers include Megumi Onouchi of Human Media, Mari Tanaka of JETRO, and Akihiko Iwasaki of PwC Consulting. A second-half panel, moderated by Takeshi Natsuno, adds JETRO's Yoshiharu Nakazawa. Venue seats are limited to members; the online stream is free with advance registration.
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Reiwa AI Inc. will exhibit at Japan Mobility Show Bizweek 2026, held at Makuhari Messe over four days from October 13 to 16, 2026. The company develops AI solution businesses including automatic generation of ladder diagrams using generative AI. At the booth, in ZONE3, it will present a Ladder Diagram Generation AI developed jointly with OGN Inc. Admission registration is shared with CEATEC 2026.
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HIMEHINA LIVE 2027 "BUDOKAN (tentative)" is set for July 13, 2027 at Nippon Budokan in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, with Tanaka Hime and Suzuki Hina performing. Lottery applications for the FC Fastest Advance and the Celebratory HimeHina Budokan LoChike Fastest Advance run from October 4 to October 18, 2026, with results on October 23. Tickets are 11,000 yen, up to four per application.
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SpaceBlast, DigitalBlast, and the space business division of Oscar Promotion have appointed the rookie astronaut VTuber Artemis Ichi as public relations intern for SpaceLINK Conference 2027, set for February 8, 2027 at TODA HALL & CONFERENCE TOKYO. She will communicate information ahead of the event and hold dialogues with speakers. Specific activities will be announced as they are decided.
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First-come-first-served tickets for enogu's VIRTUAL IDOL SUMMIT IN ANTHEM AKIBA VOL.1 & VOL.2 went on sale at 8:00 PM on the 5th. Vol.1 is October 20, 2026 and Vol.2 is October 27, 2026, both at ANTHEM AKIBA, doors 19:00 and start 20:00. LiLYPSE and AIDES appear on the 20th, Akachi Madoka and Super Absolute Deathko on the 27th.
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The itasha festival Odaiba Itasha Tengoku 2026 Autumn will be held on November 8, 2026, at the Odaiba outdoor special venue, the Aomi temporary parking lot, from 9:30 to 16:00. About 1,000 itasha cars from across Japan are expected, along with cosplayers. Advance tickets are 1,500 yen, same-day tickets 1,800 yen, with a 500 yen cosplay registration fee and a 1,000 yen photographer fee.
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Anique will run a booth at the 2026 Shin Kong Mitsukoshi A11 Japan Exhibition at Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Taipei Xinyi Place A11 6F in Taiwan from October 15 to November 3, 2026. The booth carries eight IPs and sells goods on site, including a Blue Lock KINOKOS self-standing plush figure line themed on a waitress cafe and omurice. Blue Lock products sell until October 23.
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A collaboration between the music special program Best Hit Kayosai 2026 and the TV anime Detective Conan has been announced, and voting has begun for Everyone's Choice: Detective Conan Best Hit OP & ED. Fans pick from all 138 opening and ending songs produced over the 30 years since the anime began airing, and the ranking will be announced during the Best Hit Kayosai 2026 broadcast. Broadcast date, performing artists, and songs will be announced later.
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Ankama's original adventure fantasy Aoki Denshou - Welsh & Shedar began broadcasting on October 2, 2026 on TOKYO MX, with Episode 1 titled Mushroom Pie. Director Naoki Horiuchi leads the production at Studio Musket. Rikuya Yasuda voices Welsh, Yuki Kaji plays Shedar, and Yuko Kaida voices Zabel. Streaming starts October 2 on d Anime Store and U-NEXT.
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SUNSOFT announced on October 6 that "SUNSOFT is Back! Retro Game Selection 2" received a CERO B rating for ages 12 and up, with the rating citing sexual content. The collection's official X account posted "Whyyyyyy!!??" in response. The package includes Ikki, Atlantis no Nazo, Super Arabian, and Maharaja, and adds save, rewind, and gallery modes. It releases December 17 for PS5, Nintendo Switch, and Windows via Steam.
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Hot Toys will release a 1/6 scale posable figure of Tomorrow from DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH, scheduled for December 2027 as a Toy Sapiens exclusive priced at 52,000 yen. The figure stands about 29 cm with over 28 points of articulation, a newly sculpted head based on actress Elle Fanning with an eye-moving gimmick, rooted blonde hair, a seamless silicone body, a white dress, sneakers, Rainy's charm, a tar spear, and a tar-themed diorama base.
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Kyodo Medias announced that Shonen YoRHa ver 1.2, a stage play sharing a worldview with NieR:Automata, will be restaged in 2027. Yoko Taro handles original work and script, Matsuta Ichidai directs, and Okabe Keiichi composes. Tokyo performances run November 28 to December 5, 2027 at Theater G-Rosso; Osaka runs December 16 to December 19 at Cool Japan Park Osaka TT Hall. Auditions close October 18.
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Sega released the commentary video "Tactical Adjustments and the Evolution of the Match Engine" on October 6, covering improvements to player movement and the use of Hawk-Eye Innovations data, which the video says lets the whole match run at a more realistic speed and tempo. A new Tactical Adjustments feature, described as inspired by conversations in professional settings, is also being added. Football Manager 27 is scheduled for November 11.