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Moo, the original character designer for the Eternal Fantasy series, is returning to fully redesign all characters for the Switch remakes of both the first and second entries.
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Moo is the original character designer for the Eternal Fantasy series, a friendship-raising simulation franchise originally released in the late 1990s. Taito announced two Switch remakes of the series: Eternal Fantasy Revival, which launched in December 2025, and Eternal Fantasy 2nd Album Revival, scheduled for spring 2027. Both remakes feature fully renewed character graphics by moo, the original designer.
For the second remake, announced in June 2026, moo returns to redesign all characters from the original 1998 game. The first remake, which launched six months earlier, also used moo's renewed graphics. The remakes keep the original story and voice cast but update the visuals, with moo handling the new character designs. The two announcements confirm that moo remains the key visual artist for the series' revival.
Key facts
- Role
- Original character designer for the Eternal Fantasy series. ↗
- Second remake
- Moo returns to fully redesign all characters for Eternal Fantasy 2nd Album Revival on Switch. ↗
- Graphics work
- Moo provided fully renewed character graphics for the Switch remake Yuukyuu Gensoukyoku 2nd Album Revival. ↗
Timeline
- Jul 7, 2026 Yuukyuu Gensoukyoku 2nd Album Revival Launches March 18, 2027 on Switch
- Jul 7, 2026 Moonlight Peaks Launches on Steam, Switch 2 and Switch Release Set for July 9
- Jul 7, 2026 MoonHack Announced as Dystopian Rhythm Action ADV for 2027 Release
- Jul 1, 2026 The Last Hour of an Epic TO THE MOON RPG Gets a Trailer, Summer 2027 Release
- Jun 30, 2026 Moon Crashers, A Low-Gravity Co-Op Survival Craft Game, Launches July 28 On Steam
- Jun 27, 2026 SAVI's Moon Witch Police Marshmallow Gets 1/6 Scale Figure
- Jun 27, 2026 Wild Gate Gets Its Last Major Update In July
- Jun 27, 2026 Inori Pens New Yuri Novel Poison for the Moon, Medicine for the Night
- Jun 26, 2026 Live-Action In the Clear Moonlit Dusk Film Casts Yūki Yoda, Naohito Fujiki
- Jun 24, 2026 Arcade Archives 2 Moon Shuttle Launches June 25 on Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC
- Jun 23, 2026 Sailor Moon Original Illustration Goods Launch at FamilyMart on June 30
- Jun 22, 2026 Moonlight Pale Console Ports Announced, Physical Editions for PS5 and Switch Detailed
- Jun 22, 2026 Three Gundam Manga Volumes Set for June 26 Release
- Jun 19, 2026 Soulingtoy's The Sin of Dark Moon Plastic Model Ships in September 2026
- Jun 18, 2026 Shape of Dreams Demo Updated 70 Times Over 2 Years, Hit 1 Million Sales
- Jun 18, 2026 MOONDROP Announces 24-Driver Full BA Earphone Armature Art 24
- Jun 16, 2026 Vampire Princess Game 'Bathory - Heritage of Blood' Gets Japanese Support, 2027 PC Release
- Jun 15, 2026 Moomin and Yogibo Launch Vintage Pattern and Nyoro Nyoro Collaboration Products
- Jun 15, 2026 ProbablyMonsters Brings Two New Games to Summer Game Fest Play Days
- Jun 11, 2026 Eternal Fantasy 2nd Album Revival Announced for Switch in Spring 2027
- Jun 9, 2026 Director Toshiro Ito Screens 'StageIV' After Stage 4 Lung Cancer Diagnosis
- Jun 8, 2026 Live-Action In the Clear Moonlit Dusk Film Trailer Adds Five Cast Members
- Jun 8, 2026 Roguelite Fighting Game 'Shot One Fighters' Gets Playable Demo at Summer Game Fest
- Jun 8, 2026 Screenbound Demo Combines 2D and 3D Platforming in a Single Gaze
- Jun 8, 2026 Moonlight Peaks Demo Now Live on Steam Ahead of July Release
- Jun 6, 2026 Moonsigil Atlas: The Moon's Seal Review: A Tile-Laying Deck-Builder With a Spatial Twist
- Jun 5, 2026 Kim Mu-Yeol Stars in Netflix School Action Drama 'The Iron Hammer Teacher'
- Jun 5, 2026 Omori Lead Programmer Cachi Córdova Launches Moonlight Pale Kickstarter
- Jun 4, 2026 Creative Katana V2X Speaker Vulnerability Lets Attackers Hack PCs Via Bluetooth
- Jun 3, 2026 TOMOO Performs Theme Song for 33rd Crayon Shin-chan Film
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Sep 21
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Sep 20
Midnight Train: New Moon, a remake of the 2020 free RPG Maker game Midnight Train from Spain, was playable at Tokyo Game Show 2026, held at Makuhari Messe from September 17 to 20. The demo covers the full prologue, in which protagonist Luna Windell and detective apprentice Neil escape a stopped train and enter a strange building. PLAYISM has scheduled the game for 2027 on PC via Steam.
Sep 20
Shochiku Games will release Moomin: Midsummer Madness on November 12, 2026 for Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch. The point-and-click adventure adapts Tove Jansson's novel Midsummer Madness, following the Moomin family after a flood strands them in a floating theater. A Tokyo Game Show 2026 demo let players control Moomintroll and Little My, switching characters and investigating objects to advance the story.
Sep 19
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Sep 18
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Sep 16
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Sep 16
Nihon Falcom announced on September 16, 2026 that it has signed a licensing agreement with South Korea's NEOWIZ covering development of The Legend of Heroes III: White Witch for PC and consoles and a release in the global market. The game is the third entry in The Legend of Heroes series, an RPG Falcom released in 1994 for the PC-9801. It is the opening part of the three-part Gagharv Trilogy, alongside The Legend of Heroes IV: A Tear of Vermillion and The Legend of Heroes V: A Cagesong of the Ocean, and it is regarded as the origin of the later Trails series that continues from The Legend of Heroes VI: Trails in the Sky. The sources describe the 1994 release as a singing RPG built on detailed worldbuilding and storytelling, following the pilgrimage of the boy Julio and the girl Chris across a world called Tirasweel. No release window, platform list, or budget was disclosed.
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Sep 13
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Sep 11
Astro Production's indie brand ASTRA will exhibit MoonHack at Tokyo Game Show 2026, held at Makuhari Messe from Thursday, September 17. The booth sits in the Indie Game Corner of Exhibition Hall 9. Visitors can play a polished rhythm action section, watch the third music video before its September 27 YouTube release, and receive a random trading card among 13 types or an original sticker for showing a Steam wishlist screen.
Sep 10
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Sep 8
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Sep 4
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Sep 3
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Sep 3
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Sep 3
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Sep 2
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Sep 2
11 bit studios and Digital Sun released Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault at version 1.0, roughly ten months after early access began on Steam in November 2025. The roguelite action RPG sequel keeps protagonist Will's dungeon exploration and shop management loop while moving from 2D pixel art to 3D. The full release completes the main story and adds four Endless weapon aspects, the Bomb Path ability, final-stage shop expansion, the Infinite Endless Vault endgame, and hardcore mode.
Sep 2
Moon Studios has delayed the full release of No Rest for the Wicked from October 2026 to March 2027. The studio said the game has not reached a level it considers sufficient for launch. An open beta is planned for December 2026, and Steam players who purchase by January 1, 2027 will receive a founder pack. The PS5 version launches alongside the full release, with Xbox Series X|S and Switch 2 versions planned.
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Sep 2
Sega will release the package edition of Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault for PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch 2 in Japan on December 10, 2026, priced at 5,400 yen (5,940 yen with tax). Sega signed a co-publishing agreement with UK publisher Silver Lining Interactive and will handle manufacturing and sales of the package title in Japan. The action RPG and management sim sequel is developed by Spanish studio Digital Sun.
Sep 2
ProbablyMonsters released Crimson Moon on September 2, 2026, for PC via Steam and Epic Games Store, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. The gothic 3D action RPG, developed by Team Metal, was first announced during a State of Play presentation in February 2026 with a fall release window. Players take on the role of a Nephilim, a hybrid of human and angel, fighting for the Crimson Moon Knights to defend the fallen land of Guildenark against demonic forces. The game features soulslike melee combat, two-player online co-op, high-risk high-reward missions, and dynamic difficulty adjustment that scales rewards to challenge. Shortly after launch, players reported the inability to freely remap keyboard and controller buttons, plus camera control issues. ProbablyMonsters acknowledged the complaints on official X and Steam News, stating that developer Team Metal is working on a quick initial implementation of keybinding, with a preview image shared and a promise to deliver an early version within the week. The studio also directed players to a known issues page for other reported problems. According to SteamDB, the game peaked at 10,273 concurrent players, while Steam reviews sat at 56% positive out of about 1,300 reviews, earning a mixed status.
Sep 2
Moon Studios announced on September 2 that No Rest for the Wicked will leave early access in March 2027, moved back from October 2026. The PS5 version shifts to the same month. The studio said its small but uncompromising quality bar would not be met in October, and it will spend the extra time on performance, class system tuning, and overall polish.
Sep 2
Pluto TV is adding two dedicated anime channels, more than 1,300 hours of programming, and several English dubs debuting this month. The free ad-supported service will carry dubbed versions of One-Punch Man and Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple, which Pluto says makes it the only free streaming platform with either dub. New channels It's Anime and Big A Anime launch this month. The expansion targets younger viewers, who account for nearly half of all anime viewing hours on the platform.