D3 Publisher is promoting two Earth Defense Force releases for Nintendo Switch 2 and the PlayStation 5 game Earth Defense Force 6.2, while reviving the Dream Club series with a 2027 port and co-producing a 2027 Switch adventure game in the Idolm@ster SideM franchise.
D3 Publisher's current release slate is built around the Earth Defense Force series. Earth Defense Force 5 for Nintendo Switch 2 releases October 8, 2026, at 3,980 yen, with a D3P WEB SHOP Limited Pack at 6,480 yen and store bonus DLC weapon "Digiboku EDF Decoy" usable by Ranger and Air Raider. Earth Defense Force 6 for Nintendo Switch 2 is due this winter. Both are playable at the company's Tokyo Game Show 2026 booth, Hall5 05-C03, alongside the PlayStation 5 title Earth Defense Force 6.2 INVADERS FROM ANOTHER WORLD.
Earth Defense Force 6.2 is a major renewal of the 2022 game, announced for PlayStation 5 in 2027 with price undecided. It doubles the maximum enemy count of the original, renews more than half of the existing missions, brings previously DLC-only enemies into the main game, and adds a weapon customization system using enhancement devices from item boxes. Series producer Nobuyuki Okajima demonstrated that system on the Tokyo Game Show stage on September 20, retreating from a mission before clearing it with a freezing-round rocket launcher and an incendiary-round assault rifle, and showed combat against a new mushroom-type enemy.
Outside Earth Defense Force, D3 Publisher announced Dream Club ZERO R+ for 2027 during the Dream Club ZERO 15th Anniversary Talk stage event on September 20, 2026, a port of the 2011 Xbox 360 romance simulation with three new host girls, newly drawn illustrations, and Haruyuki Morisawa returning as character designer. Platforms are unannounced. The company is also co-producing an Idolm@ster SideM adventure game for Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, announced September 13, 2026.
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Sep 20
D3 Publisher held an Earth Defense Force 6.2 stage event at Tokyo Game Show 2026 on September 20. Series producer Nobuyuki Okajima appeared with voice actors Kana Yuki and Chinami Hashimoto. Okajima played a mission live and retreated partway through, then cleared it after equipping a freezing-round rocket launcher and an incendiary-round assault rifle through customization. Okajima also showed combat against a newly appearing mushroom-type enemy.
Sep 20
D3 Publisher announced Dream Club ZERO R+ during the Dream Club ZERO 15th Anniversary Talk stage event at Tokyo Game Show 2026 on September 20, 2026. The game is scheduled for release in 2027, with platforms still unannounced. Dream Club ZERO R+ is a port of Dream Club ZERO, the romance simulation game originally released for Xbox 360 in 2011. The port adds three new host girls and features newly drawn character illustrations. Haruyuki Morisawa returns as character designer. The original Dream Club ZERO is set five months before the first Dream Club, in a members-only social club that only those with a pure heart may enter. Players take part-time jobs on weekdays to earn money and request their preferred host girl on weekends, with conversation, food and drinks, and karaoke. Automaton notes the announcement did not specify what the R+ suffix refers to.
Sep 13
The Idolm@ster SideM franchise announced a film, Gekijō-ban Idolm@ster SideM F@ntastic Battle Fes ~Who goes first~, opening in Japan on November 20. Bandai Namco Entertainment is planning and presenting it, with Takanori Urui directing at hotarubi / SIKAKU. D3 Publisher and Bandai Namco also announced a console game for Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, an adventure game where the player schedules 16 units and 49 idols.
Aug 28
D3 Publisher announced its exhibition plans for Tokyo Game Show 2026, running September 17-21 at Makuhari Messe. The company's booth, Hall5 05-C03, will feature trial stations for three Earth Defense Force titles, including the PlayStation 5 game 'Earth Defense Force 6.2 INVADERS FROM ANOTHER WORLD.' Visitors can also try 'Earth Defense Force 5 for Nintendo Switch 2,' releasing October 8, and 'Earth Defense Force 6 for Nintendo Switch 2,' due this winter. The booth stage will host events introducing new titles, with live streams on YouTube and Niconico Douga. Details on event content and schedules will be posted on D3 Publisher's and Earth Defense Force's official X accounts, plus a dedicated TGS2026 special site. The announcement trailer is available on YouTube. The company also opened a special site for the event. The trial corner highlights the series' signature feature of battling overwhelming enemy numbers, with partial weapon customization available in the PS5 title.
Aug 26
D3 Publisher announced on August 25 that Earth Defense Force 6.2 INVADERS FROM ANOTHER WORLD, a powered-up version of Earth Defense Force 6, will launch for PlayStation 5 in 2027. The price is undecided. The game is a major renewal of the 2022 title, modified to take advantage of PS5 specifications with visual evolution and new elements. The number of enemies has been increased to approximately double that of the original at maximum, which sources describe as the largest swarm in series history. More than half of the existing missions have been renewed, and enemies that previously appeared only in Earth Defense Force 6's additional DLC will now appear in the main game. A weapon customization system has been added, allowing players to obtain enhancement devices from item boxes dropped by defeated enemies, such as custom bullets that add a burning effect to assault rifles or rocket rounds with a freezing effect. A new species of giant mushroom-shaped enemies has also been revealed, with mushroom towns serving as stages. The game will be playable at the D3 Publisher booth at Tokyo Game Show 2026, held from September 17 to 21 at Makuhari Messe, where part of the weapon customization experience will be available.
Aug 21
D3 Publisher announced on August 21 that the D3P WEB SHOP store bonus DLC for Earth Defense Force 5 for Nintendo Switch 2 will include the special weapon "Digiboku EDF Decoy," usable by Ranger and Air Raider. The decoy projects digital EDF soldiers to protect the player. The game releases October 8, 2026, at 3,980 yen for both physical and download versions. A D3P WEB SHOP Limited Pack with an acrylic diorama sells for 6,480 yen.