Sukeban Games revealed a new trailer for .45 Parabellum Bloodhound at INDIE Live Expo in April and announced a summer release window. In an interview with Game Spark, developer Christopher Ortiz discussed the game's development history, its small team, the protagonist's background, and the choice of low-poly graphics.
CD Projekt Group released its Q1 2026 financial results, showing revenue up 6% year-on-year. The company reported that 513 developers now work on The Witcher 4 and 163 on Cyberpunk 2, with both teams expanded since February. Development spending rose to approximately 57.796 billion yen, driven largely by the two flagship titles. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has sold over 65 million units, and its new expansion Songs of the Past is set for 2027.
Square Enix announced Dragon Quest Monsters 4: Bianca and Flora of the Withered Tree Country on May 27. The game stars young versions of the Dragon Quest V brides. Inside has opened a survey asking which character players would pick first, with the possibility that the game may split into separate chapters for each protagonist.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 was announced, set on the modern-day Korean Peninsula with a campaign following two storylines: a North Korean invasion of the South and Captain Price's pursuit of Makarov's backer. The game is developed by Infinity Ward and launches October 23 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Nintendo Switch 2.
Online liquor store KURAND will re-release the second original sake collaboration between VTuber Hakui Koyori of Secret Society holoX and the sake brand Rikei Kyoudai. The new version, Rikei Kyoudai No.54 Re, goes on sale May 30, 2026 in limited quantities. The previous 2022 release sold out in about three minutes.
The July issue of Ichijinsha's Comic Rex magazine announced that pastime774 will launch a manga adaptation of Kei Takano's light novel series Dōtei Dakedo Akuyaku Kizoku ni Tensei Shita no de Harem o Tsukuru Isekai. The manga begins serialization in the magazine's next issue on June 26.
Nintendo will add Donkey Kong 64 to the Nintendo 64 Nintendo Classics library on June 4, 2026, the company announced on May 28. The title is available to subscribers of the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack. Originally released for the Nintendo 64 in 1999, Donkey Kong 64 is a 3D action game developed by Rare. It features five playable Kongs: Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Tiny Kong, Lanky Kong, and Chunky Kong. Players explore eight hub worlds, collect Golden Bananas, and battle the Kremling army led by King K. Rool. The game includes side activities such as collecting coins and blueprints and photographing fairies. It also contains a multiplayer mode for up to four players and bonus content that unlocks the original 1981 arcade Donkey Kong and the 1983 game Jetpac. Donkey Kong 64 previously appeared on the Wii U Virtual Console in 2015, but that service ended in 2026. The re-release is the first time the game has been available on a Nintendo platform since then. The Nintendo 64 Classics service is also playable on the Nintendo Switch 2.
Experience released the Nintendo Switch 3D dungeon RPG Demon Kill Demon: Yomi 1984 on May 28, 2026. The game is set five years after Hana to Yomi no Kuni and follows Class 1-A of Yomi High School trapped in a dimensional labyrinth. It emphasizes treasure hunting through enemy drops and Monster Flowers that create hunting grounds. The physical edition costs 8,800 yen, while the digital version is split into two chapters at 3,900 yen each.
Indie developer kargames05 released the 3D platformer Spherebuddie 64 for Windows PC via Steam. The game features a spherical character, double jumps, dashes, and spin attacks across varied stages. It is priced at 350 yen with a 20% launch discount through June 6.
The mook awesome! Plus Vol. 49, featuring Snow Man's Ryota Miyadate on the cover, releases May 29. The issue includes an interview with Miyadate about his lead role in the drama 'If I Fall in Love with a Terminator,' plus a second edition of the series 'Onpu' spotlighting INI's Hiromu Takatsuka. Also featured are interviews with several actors and a serial installment with Keita Komagine.
Arika announced on May 27 that TETRIS THE GRAND MASTER 4 -ABSOLUTE EYE- will release on Nintendo Switch on June 4, 2026, priced at 2,800 yen. The game is the latest entry in the TGM series, which began in arcades in 1998. A Steam version launched in April 2025, and the Switch port adjusts several features for console play. Modes include MARATHON for high-score chasing, NORMAL for speed-clearing, ASUKA with a rewind function for intermediate players, MASTER for experts facing maximum-speed drops, KONOHA which unlocks illustrations on clearing lines, and SHIRANUI for CPU battles. The Switch version changes difficulty in MASTER and SHIRANUI, renames some titles, removes SHIRANUI's CPU level 0 due to AI training policy compliance, caps replay save data at about 16 MB (roughly hundreds of replays), and limits USB keyboard connections to one. Alongside the Switch release, the Steam version's price drops to 2,800 yen, a 1,100 yen reduction.
Anime Corner's seventh weekly poll for the Spring 2026 season closed with over 4,000 votes. Wistoria: Wand and Sword Season 2 took first place for the second time this season, receiving 8.46% of the vote and displacing last week's leader, Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 4, which fell to second with 6.68%. Witch Hat Atelier ranked third with 4.84%, maintaining its position as the highest-ranked non-sequel series. The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten Season 2 re-entered the top ten at tenth place. The full list of 61 ranked titles includes Classroom of the Elite IV at sixth, Agents of the Four Seasons at seventh, and Marriagetoxin at ninth. Anime Corner runs the poll weekly throughout the season, with voting for week eight already open.
lvl374, the indie developer behind the acclaimed dream-walking simulator 'NIDANA', released their new adventure game 'halfmoon' on PC via Steam on May 22, 2026. The game is a short visual novel with point-and-click mechanics set in a guidance office before the afterlife, featuring 1-bit pixel art and a story centered on protagonist Mio and clerks Nami and Rei.
Writer Masaya Tsunamoto and artist Demo will launch a new manga titled Shūgaku Ryokō ~Kyoto・Nara 4-paku 4-nichi in Akita Shoten's Bessatsu Shōnen Champion on July 15. The story follows a high school student on a Kyoto school trip who is caught in a supernatural phenomenon.
Kadokawa released a new teaser and key visual for the sequel movie Shiboyugi Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table 44: Cloudy Beach. The film continues the anime adaptation of Yuushi Ukai's light novel. Chiyuki Miura and the rest of the original cast will reprise their roles. The movie opens in Japanese theaters on July 10.
A main trailer for Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 4 - The Calamity is now public. The video shows parts of the remaining confrontations between the Soul Reapers and their allies and the forces of Quincy King Yhwach. It opens with Ichigo Kurosaki fighting Yhwach and then moves through action sequences with Kisuke Urahara, Yoruichi Shihoin, Gotei 13 members, and Uryu Ishida. The final installment adapts the last story arc of Tite Kubo's manga and will premiere in July 2026. Before the broadcast, a one-day advance theatrical screening of the first three episodes will be held in Japan on June 21. The event will run in select theaters in Hokkaido, Tokyo, Aichi, Osaka, and Fukuoka. Stage greetings at the United Cinemas Aqua City Odaiba will include cast members Masakazu Morita, Noriaki Sugiyama, Shinichiro Miki, Yuichiro Umehara, and Shunsuke Takeuchi. Attendees receive exclusive illustration card bonuses, and Klub Outside members at the evening screening get a special sticker drawn by Kubo. A limited theatrical premiere in the United States was previously set for June 25 to June 29 through Fathom Entertainment and VIZ Media.
Episode 5 of Re:Zero Season 4 splits its focus between the tower's library-a repository of everyone's memories, searchable only by knowing the person-and a flashback to Typhon's childhood, where her Authority of Pride killed anyone who felt guilt, making her a tragic mass murderer unaware of her own wrongdoing.
Episode 6 of Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 4 focuses on combat and character development as the party faces Reid, the original Sword Saint. The episode features two rounds of Reid versus Julius and one round of Reid versus Emilia, with the animation serving as eye candy for the action quota. The central dilemma is that every member of the party must defeat Reid to proceed to the next floor of the tower, including Subaru, Anastasia, Meili, Ram, Rem, and Julius. However, Reid is willing to adjust the rules, suggesting that overcoming him requires intellect rather than sheer strength. The battles also advance character arcs: Emilia's sheltered nature causes her to not register Reid's sexual harassment, surprising him and allowing her a clean hit. Julius's fight explores his lifelong status as second best compared to Reinhard, and his pride in being chosen by Anastasia-a memory now only he retains. The episode draws parallels to Subaru and Julius's fight from the first season, with Julius emulating Subaru's earlier absurd proclamation and willingness to accept consequences. A staircase scene metaphorically depicts Subaru supporting Julius rather than carrying him, acknowledging Julius's need to walk his own path with help, similar to how Rem once helped Subaru.
GKIDS will screen a new 4K remaster of the 2006 anime film Tekkonkinkreet in North American theaters on May 31 and June 1. The two-night event marks the 20th anniversary of the feature, which was directed by Michael Arias and animated by STUDIO4°C. It is the first nationwide U.S. theatrical release for the title. Tickets are on sale now. The screenings will offer both the original Japanese language track and the English dub. A 4K UHD Blu-ray and digital download release will follow later in the year, though no date was given. The film adapts the Eisner Award-winning manga by Taiyo Matsumoto. It won the Japan Academy Film Prize for Animation of the Year in 2008 and the Ofuji Noburo Award at the 2006 Mainichi Film Awards, among other honors. The remaster continues an active period between GKIDS and STUDIO4°C. The distributor released the studio's All You Need is Kill in January and will release ChaO on April 10. Previous collaborations include Mind Game and Children of the Sea.