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City Connection
City Connection is currently releasing remasters and compilations across multiple platforms, with several 2026 releases including Baseball Fighting League Man Bases Loaded, Muchimuchi Pork! & Pink Sweets Boosted, and Culdcept The First, plus a new Ninja Jajamaru-kun entry planned for 2027.
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City Connection is in the middle of a broad remaster and compilation push. In 2026 the studio is shipping Baseball Fighting League Man Bases Loaded, a full HD remake of the 1993 Irem arcade game, on December 10 for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2. The remake adds a playable Pink, a Climax Season high-difficulty mode, and arranged BGM by Yosuke Yasui. It also carries a collaboration stage with Moero!! Pro Baseball, a 1987 Jaleco title, giving the remake a cross-franchise hook under City Connection's remaster program.
The studio is also releasing Muchimuchi Pork! & Pink Sweets Boosted, a compilation of two Cave bullet hell shooters, on October 1 for Nintendo Switch, PS5, and PC. It brings online rankings, replay saving, and arranged BGM from multiple composers, including Daisuke Matsumoto and Yosuke Yasui. The R-Type crossover DLC for FZ: Formation Z shipped on PS5 in June, and Culdcept The First, a revival of the 1997 Sega Saturn game, is set for July 30.
For the Ninja Jajamaru-kun series, City Connection announced Jajamaru's Hyakki Yakouden, a hack-and-slash action game for 2027 on Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, and PC. The release window moved from 2026 to 2027, and the game is co-developed with Amazing. The studio's output spans remakes, compilations, and new entries, with Western publishing handled by Clear River Games for the Jajamaru title.
Key facts
- Jajamaru's Hyakki Yakouden platforms and window
- Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, PC via Steam; release in 2027 ↗
- Jajamaru's Hyakki Yakouden developers
- Co-developed by City Connection's team and Amazing ↗
- Baseball Fighting League Man Bases Loaded release date
- December 10, 2026, for PC (Steam), PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2 ↗
- Baseball Fighting League Man original release
- 1993 arcade game originally by Irem ↗
- Muchimuchi Pork! & Pink Sweets Boosted release date
- October 1, for Nintendo Switch, PS5, and PC via Steam ↗
- Muchimuchi Pork! & Pink Sweets Boosted composers
- Daisuke Matsumoto, Yosuke Yasui, Hagane, and Sean Bialo ↗
- Culdcept The First release window
- July 30, multiplatform release ↗
- FZ: Formation Z R-9 DLC
- Released on PS5, with PC and Xbox Series X|S versions later the same day; costs 550 yen ↗
Timeline
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All coverage
3d ago
City Connection announced Jajamaru's Hyakki Yakouden, a new hack-and-slash action game in the Ninja Jajamaru-kun series, during the Pixel Arcadia showcase streamed on August 25, 2026. The game is set for release in 2027 on Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, and PC via Steam, where a store page opened the same day. The title was first teased at the City Connection 20th Anniversary Thanksgiving Festival in December 2025, but this announcement revealed the platforms and shifted the release window from 2026 to 2027. Developed jointly by City Connection's team, which worked on the previous Jajamaru's Yokai Daikessen, and Amazing, known for Venus Eleven Vivid!, the game follows Jajamaru as he searches dungeons for the kidnapped Princess Sakura. Players use over 300 types of equipment, including ninja swords, kusarigama, and shuriken, and pass through glowing torii gates to trigger Hyakki Yakou Parades with special battle rules. Clearing dungeons teaches ninjutsu, and a base room allows stat and equipment upgrades, plus furniture that affects stats. The story culminates in a fight against the yokai general Nuraripiyoko. Western publishing is handled by Clear River Games.
3d ago
City Connection announced on August 25, 2026, that the belt-scroll action game Baseball Fighting League Man Bases Loaded will include a collaboration stage with Moero!! Pro Baseball. The game is a full remake of the 1993 arcade title Baseball Fighting League Man, originally released by Irem, and is co-developed by City Connection and Irem Software Engineering. It is scheduled for release on December 10, 2026, for PC (Steam), PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2. The collaboration stage appears as an additional stage in the arrange mode Climax Season, where League Men fight against the backdrop of the stadium from Moero!! Pro Baseball. A new exclusive technique called Bunt, described as having home-run-class power, is also available. The remake includes updated graphics, widescreen support, new playable characters, new modes, mini-games, and arranged BGM by composer Yosuke Yasui. Controls have been simplified with one-button special moves. The main mode supports up to 4-player local co-op, with no online support. Pre-orders for the packaged versions for Switch 2 and PS5 begin today, and the first-print bonus includes the Baseball Fighting Encyclopedia with a soundtrack CD and official fan book.
Aug 19
City Connection announced on August 19, 2026, that Baseball Fighting League Man Bases Loaded, an HD remake of the 1993 Irem arcade game Baseball Fighting League Man, will launch on December 10 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC via Steam. The download version costs 4,180 yen, except for the Xbox Series X|S version at 4,200 yen, while the packaged versions for PS5 and Switch 2 are 5,500 yen and include a first-print bonus. The remake adds Pink, a support character from the original, as a playable character, and introduces a high-difficulty mode called Climax Season with new stages and altered enemy placements. The main Regular Season mode supports up to four-player local co-op. Newly arranged BGM by composer Yosuke Yasui can be switched with the original soundtrack. The packaged version includes the Baseball Fighting Encyclopedia, a set with a soundtrack CD and a fan book containing arcade materials. Pre-orders for the packaged versions began today, and the Steam store page is open. A giveaway campaign on City Connection's official X account runs until September 2, and a livestream is scheduled for tonight at 21:00.
Jul 17
City Connection released the first sample video of new arranged BGM for the upcoming compilation Muchimuchi Pork! & Pink Sweets Boosted, launching October 1 on PS5 and Nintendo Switch. The video includes four tracks by composer Daisuke Matsumoto. Future sample videos will feature arrangements by Yosuke Yasui, Hagane, and Sean Bialo.
Jun 16
City Connection announced it will exhibit the PC version of Culdcept The First at Steam Next Fest and released a demo update. The revival of the 1997 Sega Saturn game adds features like Rewind, Quick Save & Load, Bonus Pack, and Hand Display. The demo update adds volume adjustment and button display switching.
Jun 4
City Connection released the R-9Aix Extra Arrow DLC for FZ: Formation Z on PS5 today, with PC and Xbox Series X|S versions arriving later tonight. The aircraft, inspired by the R-TYPE series' R-9 ship, transforms into a robot and carries signature weapons like missiles, lasers, and the Force. The DLC costs 550 yen and matches the pre-order bonus from the limited physical edition.
May 29
City Connection announced on May 29 that a compilation of two Cave-developed bullet hell shooters, Muchimuchi Pork! & Pink Sweets Boosted, will launch on October 1 for Nintendo Switch, PS5, and PC via Steam. The package version costs 6,490 yen, and the download version costs 5,390 yen. The set includes the original arcade versions of Muchimuchi Pork! (2007) and Pink Sweets: Ibara Sorekara (2006), plus a total of 11 game modes across both titles. New arrange modes, high-difficulty modes, and practice modes are included. The compilation adds online rankings, replay saving, and newly arranged BGM by Daisuke Matsumoto, Yosuke Yasui, Hagane, and Sean Bialo. Players can switch between original and arranged soundtracks at any time. First-print copies of the package version come with a soundtrack CD and a guidebook. Pre-orders are open now, and the first public gameplay will be shown at the Shu-Daisai streaming event on May 30.