NTE: Neverness to Everness (NTE) most recently launched its Ver.1.4 "Nameless Prayer Song" update on September 30, 2026, adding the Pukaland theme park, two S-rank characters, and a Porsche collaboration. The update's second half opens October 21.
NTE: Neverness to Everness sits at its Ver.1.4 update, titled "Nameless Prayer Song," which launched September 30, 2026. The update adds the theme park Pukaland with more than 10 attractions, two S-rank characters, and a second Porsche blind-box collaboration. The character Kurobane, a Soul-type witch voiced by Mamiko Noto, arrived in the first half of the update, while Akane Rin, a Phase-type former Anomaly Hunter voiced by Ikumi Hasegawa, follows in the second half. Each half adds one story chapter.
The banner schedule runs from September 30 until October 21 at 6:59 for the first half, covering Kurobane's "Oracle of the End" banner plus a Requiem rerun. Akane Rin's "First Star" banner runs from October 21 until November 11 at 6:59. The second-half content arrives October 21.
Perfect World Games streamed a preview program on September 16, 2026, to detail the update. The post-launch slate for NTE is built on side activities, including the theme park and the Porsche collaboration, rather than story content alone.
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DANGEN Entertainment outlined the roguelite RPG LitGirls: Bungaku Meikyu at a media briefing, where it also detailed the Update 4 version of Turret to Shoujo. LitGirls draws on Darkest Dungeon and casts classic literature heroines, including Alice, Dante, Juliet, and Raven. Update 4 adds Mami, a support character with attack drones, plus three-player multiplayer and four stages.
JEITA opened advance visitor registration on October 1 for Inter BEE 2026, a three-day media event running from November 18 to November 20 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba City. Admission is free but all visitors must register. The 62nd edition centers on AI, IP conversion of production environments, and sustainability, with the AI special project themed "AI Stepping into the 'Real World.'"
Nintendo began distribution of the free download software Kao Luigi and Kao Peach for Nintendo Switch on October 6. Both titles are part of the Mario-themed children's product series My Mario. Players poke, pull, and spin the characters' faces, and can touch the ? Block in the top-left of the screen to bring up items such as the Super Mushroom, Super Star, pipes, and enemies. Luigi and Peach fall asleep when tired of playing.
Nexon announced on October 6 that it has signed a partnership agreement with Chernin Entertainment to develop film and television adaptations of ARC Raiders and THE FINALS, both developed by Nexon subsidiary Embark Studios. Chernin Entertainment will be lead producer on both projects, selected after multiple production companies and studios competed for the adaptation rights. Embark Studios' creative team will work closely with Chernin on the adaptations. Patrick Söderlund, founder and CEO of Embark Studios and chairman of Nexon's board, called it a next big step in growing both titles into transmedia experiences. David Ready, president of film at Chernin Entertainment, said both are global IP with potential to grow into major franchises, and that Nexon and Embark have built worlds with many stories waiting to be told. No directors, cast, or release timing were specified in the announcement. ARC Raiders is slated for a major update, Frozen Trail, on October 8, with a free play period running through October 12. THE FINALS begins a new season on October 20.
Yoshihiro Togashi, the creator of Hunter x Hunter, stated on X on Monday that he will decline all future work requests that come with deadlines. The decision, which he attributed to a combination of physical and mental health issues, takes effect after he finishes his current commissions. Togashi said he wants to prioritize his own manuscripts. The Hunter x Hunter manga went back on hiatus on September 7 after resuming serialization on June 29. The run covered chapters 411 to 420, and the release timing for chapter 421 is unannounced. Togashi posted on September 15 that he had finished the manuscript for chapter 428. Shueisha published the 39th compiled volume on July 3, the first volume in 22 months, and the series has 100 million copies in circulation.
On September 28, Glee Holdings lifted its full-year consolidated revenue forecast for the fiscal year ending June 2027 to 57 billion yen, up 6 billion yen from its previous 51 billion yen forecast, an 11.8 percent change. Operating profit stays at 3.9 billion yen. The increase comes from making RINDO Entertainment, a male idol talent and event company, a consolidated subsidiary after REALITY Studios acquired additional shares.
At a Tokyo Game Show 2026 session, staff from Bandai Namco Entertainment, REZ&, Sony Group, and Sony PCL described how the January 24 and 25 Chihaya Kisaragi solo show at Nippon Budokan, "OathONE," was staged. The talk covered center-stage screens, Unreal Engine rendering, motion capture, and Sony's moving LED display groovots, including a large type used to walk the virtual character down a hanamichi.
A Sony Interactive Entertainment patent application filed March 17, 2025 and published September 17, 2026 describes a controller that receives payment method information from a phone, credit card, or gift card held near it, then passes that data to the console. NFC and Bluetooth are cited. The console queries a server to confirm validity before the purchase completes. The documents list no supported models or commercialization plans.
Konami is taking orders for COMPLETE FILE -The Devil of the Sinful Spoils-, a Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG product themed on the Sinful Spoils story line. The set holds 98 card kinds, including a new card, "Devil of the Sinful Spoils" Diabellstar, and new illustrations of Asteller of the White Forest and Risette of the White Forest. Orders run to October 19; the 22,000 yen set ships at the end of March 2027.
Bandai released QMSV mini Hi-nu Gundam at toy sections and other locations starting September 26. The deformed-format figure set includes one figure and one card, priced at 2,420 yen with tax. Eight types ship in closed boxes with a random specification, covering original colors, an Alternative Ver. design variant, Light of Time, Black Flame, Sand Military, Machine Metallic, plus two secret figures.
The 1.5th Anniversary Roadmap Announcement Livestream on September 23 named four titles joining the simulation game. Mobile Suit Victory Gundam enters the main stage on September 30. Story events follow for The Colony Dropped on It, from October 16 to October 31, G-Unit in mid to late November, and Missing Link from late November to early December. The 1.5th Anniversary Pickup Gasha starts September 30.
4Divinity has released a demo for Guns of Eschaton, a soulslike first-person shooter in development at Cyprus-based Eschatology Entertainment. The game is set in a 19th-century America filled with occult horrors, with players armed with a Colt gun and a killer's instinct. The demo covers only a small part of the full game's world, but includes enemies that do not normally appear in the full version, so players can sample the atmosphere.
Premium Bandai is taking pre-orders for a full-scale accessory of the Holy Knight's Necklace from the Hunter x Hunter Greed Island arc, priced at 9,900 yen with tax included. Orders stay open until 11:00 PM on October 25 and close early once the maximum number is reached. Shipping is scheduled for November 2026.
The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Edition is available for preorder on Amazon.co.jp at 88,920 yen as of October 5. The set pairs a specially designed Nintendo Switch 2 console and dock with The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, a limited-design Pro Controller and carrying case, plus an acrylic coaster and early purchase art cards and stickers. Nintendo releases the Ocarina of Time remake on November 5, 2026.
The University of Electro-Communications held an opening ceremony on September 29 for CEREC, a research and education center built around games. Ken Kutaragi, who led development of the original PlayStation and is now a special visiting professor at UEC, joined UEC president Masakazu Muramatsu for a panel discussion and told young people who will make games to never lose their curiosity.
Bandai Namco Entertainment announced on October 5 that the Touhou Project x Taiko no Tatsujin 2026 collaboration will run in the arcade version of Taiko no Tatsujin from October 22 to January 11, 2027. Two songs are added: an arranged track by the circle Tamaonsen, and a Namco original arranged from Hartmann's Youkai Girl. Bandai Namco Passport holders earn tickets per qualifying play toward petite characters and plate titles.
Bandai Spirits announced on October 5, 2026, a new Ichiban Kuji lottery titled "Ichiban Kuji HUNTER x HUNTER Phantom Troupe (1)," centered on the Phantom Troupe. The lineup includes seven figures: Prize A Chrollo, Prize B Nobunaga, Prize C Uvogin, Prize D Machi, Prize E Pakunoda, Prize F Kortopi, and Prize G Hisoka. Most figures use the MASTERLISE series, while Uvogin is produced in the larger MASTERLISE EXTRA format at about 34 centimeters tall. The lottery is scheduled for sequential release starting March 12, 2027, at 850 yen per draw including tax. Details are available through the Ichiban Kuji Club. The announcement comes from the official Ichiban Kuji account operated by Bandai Spirits.
Hiromoto Komatsu launched a manga adaptation of Mikito Chinen's horror novel Etsuran Genkin Ryoki Satsujin-han no Seishin Kantei Hokoku-sho on Futabasha's Web Comic Action platform on September 25. The story follows doctor Kasumi Uehara as she conducts the psychiatric examination of the serial killer behind the murders of eleven men and women in Tokyo. Futabasha published Chinen's novel in September 2025.
AUTOMATON's 102nd weekly roundup collects seven game introduction pieces. The picks include Seikyu: Let's Go!, a four-player co-op camping car game from the Seikyu Monogatari developer; Monster Hunter Outlanders, a smartphone title supervised by Capcom with a release set for October 29; All Rats on Deck, a rafting co-op game for up to four players; Iconology from Idea Factory's new brand IFChronicle; AION 2, the free-to-play MMORPG; and Neighbors: Suburban Warfare.
NTE: Neverness to Everness added the island-wide amusement park Pukaland in Ver.1.4. The grounds hold mini-games including the dart game Lucky HIT, can-toppling Puka-chan Tower, whack-a-mole Mischievous Kids Assemble, shooting gallery Plushie Operation, and the hedge maze Flower Maze. Rides include the coffee cup attraction Octo Cup and the free-fall-like Sugar Waltz, many playable in first-person view.
Paradox Interactive released the free Crozier update, version 1.20.0, for the PC version of Crusader Kings III on September 30, alongside the expansion DLC "By God Alone." The update adds a Spiritual Fulfillment system that ties stress to how closely a character follows doctrine, plus Personal Creed, a set of personal rules separate from a religion's universal tenets. The DLC expands Christianity and adds the Antipope system.
Shinji Ohara launched a new manga, Moto-Shojo Tantei, Yamada Chizuko: Saigo no Jiken kara Sujunengo, on Shogakukan's Yawaraka Spirits platform on September 30. It follows Kazuo Sasauchi, a young man who moves to Osaka for college and boards in an old western-style house owned by his great-aunt, the kimono-wearing, cigarette-smoking former girl-detective Chizuko Yamada, whose past returns to haunt her.
CGI LAB GAMES announced Soul Hunter on October 2. The psychological horror game supports up to four-player co-op and releases on PC via Steam this fall, with Japanese in-game text planned according to its store page. Players join a young paranormal investigation team, searching abandoned schools, mansions, temples, underground hospitals and graveyards. Three film types serve the camera, and relics tied to spirits must be burned to complete an exorcism before the spirit corners the team.
Speldosa Interactive announced on September 30 that Muri: Wildwoods launches December 7 on PC via Steam, with Japanese in-game text planned. Players control Pele, a Muri combining mouse and fish features, cleaning a pollution-covered island called Wildwoods with a water gun. Two nozzle types are available at the start, two more unlock later. A demo has been available since February 27.
Nintendo added 62 Star Fox tracks to Nintendo Music on September 30, including "Corneria," "Star Wolf," and "Sector Y & Solar." A free update for the Star Fox game released the same day adds three Battle Mode stages, Katina, Sector X, and Venom, and supports split-screen play for up to four players on one Nintendo Switch 2 console.
Interdimensional Games announced on September 29 That Which Remains, developed by Remaining Games for PC via Steam. It is a co-op horror simulation for up to four players set around the year 2250, where players recover Enticine from ghosts. A microphone-driven system called V.O.I.C.E. lets players speak questions to ghosts, which respond from hundreds of conversation patterns. Daily quotas rise over time.
Bandai Namco Entertainment announced on September 28 that Gakuen Idolmaster will add 'Another P-Idol Liberalization' in mid-October, letting any Produce Idol designate an Another Idol's song. An SSR Another Idol Guaranteed Gacha runs from October 9, and little-devil costume idols and Another Idols appear from September 30. The game is available on PC via DMM GAMES, iOS, and Android.
NTT Docomo announced a campaign on September 28 that lets d Payment and d Card users enter a lottery to rent out parts of Universal Studios Japan at night. Entry runs from October 1 at 10:00 to December 31 at 23:59, with the rental held on March 13, 2027 from 20:00 to 22:00. Eligible areas include Super Nintendo World, Jurassic Park, Amity Village, and The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, plus a Hollywood Dream - The Ride run.
NTE: Neverness to Everness will release Ver.1.4, titled Nameless Prayer Song, on September 30. The update adds new characters and new playgrounds, but the change drawing attention is one that lets a car drive through roadside trees. Footage from the Chinese version, released ahead of others, shows a car speeding around while ripping up large trees. The author plans to check the details after the update reaches Japan.
Topograph Interactive began distributing the Steam version of Slow Roads on September 24. The driving game has no races, destinations, or objectives; players drive procedurally generated roads at their own pace. At the time of writing, 96% of 386 Steam user reviews are positive, giving it a Very Positive rating. The release also drew complaints about the narrow first-person view, reversing behavior after braking, and audio noise.
Makeblock Japan says the Green Funding campaign for the xTool O1 Omni Printer has passed 270 million yen in total support as of September 22, 2026. The multi-material printer handles UV printing, foil transfer, and printing on fabric. Citing requests to see the machine in person, xTool plans additional hands-on events across Japan, with booth demonstrations, an official bonus campaign worth up to 50,000 yen in savings, and the xTool F2, xTool M2, xTool P3, and Apparel Printer exhibited alongside it.
Remedy Entertainment's Control Resonant launches September 24 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. Art director Elmeri Raitane said the team referenced DOOM for close combat while art staff were told not to reference other games. The action RPG follows Dylan Faden after a coma as he searches for his sister Jesse in a Manhattan hit by supernatural anomalies.
Nintendo released a visual book titled "Family Computer / Nintendo Entertainment System" on October 2 at the Bonus Stage shop inside the Nintendo Museum in Kyoto Prefecture. The roughly 30 cm by 30 cm book runs 168 pages and includes many photographs related to the Family Computer, among them comparisons of software circuit boards, images of peripherals including the Family Computer Robot, and a cover carrying the familiar logo.
Perfect World Games opened the POP-UP event "Kurobane's Petit Fortune-Telling" for NTE: Neverness to Everness on October 2, 2026, at Ponte Plaza on OCAT B1F at JR Namba Station in Osaka. The event runs until October 4 and marks the implementation of Kurobane in Ver. 1.4. A stamp rally offers clear cards, feather bookmarks, postcards, and clear cards.
Shinseido WonderGOO announced its original reservation bonus for the Nintendo Switch 2 version of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, set for release on November 5. The bonus is an acrylic figure measuring 100 by 120 millimeters. In-store price is 8,980 yen, while the company's e-commerce site lists it at 10,080 yen. The bonus is limited and ends when stock runs out.
The week of October 5 brings a dense release slate across Japan and North America, led by three featured titles. Gears of War: E-Day arrives October 7 on Windows PC and Xbox Series X|S. Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen follows on October 9 across Windows PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2. KINGDOM HEARTS Collection [I-III], a bundle of four Kingdom Hearts releases, arrives October 8 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2. STAR WARS: Galactic Racer lands October 6 on Windows PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 for Nintendo Switch 2 appears October 8 on Switch 2. The week also carries Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival on October 8 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, and PAPERHEAD on October 9 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. Roundups from Game Spark and Inside list dozens of smaller titles alongside these.
Kadokawa unveiled the second teaser key visual and second teaser video for Sentenced to Be a Hero -Game of the GODDESS-, a smartphone game for Android and iOS developed by VIC GAME STUDIOS. Light novel author Rocket Shokai supervises the original scenario. Returning anime cast include Yohei Azakami, Mayu Iizuka, Shizuka Ishigami, and Shun Horie. New original characters are Miyu Tomita as Noi Marjella and Fuka Izumi as Lisabella.
Paramount Pictures began streaming a trailer titled "The Love of Street Fighter" for Legendary Entertainment's live-action Street Fighter film on Friday. The trailer mixes cast comments about the franchise with behind-the-scenes footage. Andrew Koji plays Ryu, Noah Centineo plays Ken, and Callina Liang plays Chun-Li. The film opens on October 16.
WEBTOON Entertainment's Korean subsidiary Naver Webtoon appointed President Yongsoo Kim and Chief Administrative Officer Gyu-nam Kim as co-CEOs on October 1. Yongsoo Kim keeps the WEBTOON Entertainment presidency while overseeing Naver Webtoon operations; Gyu-nam Kim holds both the CAO post and the co-CEO role. Founder Junkoo Kim steps down as Naver Webtoon CEO to focus on his chairman and CEO roles at WEBTOON Entertainment.
Capcom's Monster Hunter Outlanders will launch for iOS and Android on October 29, with a mainland China version scheduled for 2027. The open-world survival game supports multiplayer and a character-switch system, and adds a new Elder Dragon, Ruger Aidal. Chinese developer TiMi Studio Group is handling development, with franchise composer Tadayoshi Makino returning for the music.
Paramount Pictures began streaming a new trailer for Legendary Entertainment's live-action Street Fighter film on Monday, built around Ken and Ryu's relationship and rivalry. The film opens October 16. Andrew Koji plays Ryu and Noah Centineo plays Ken, with Callina Liang as Chun-Li, Jason Momoa as Blanka, David Dastmalchian as M. Bison, and Cody Rhodes as Guile. Kitao Sakurai directs; the shoot began in Australia in August 2025.
Animation is Film announced on Tuesday that it will screen Masanao Kawajiri's Cherry and Virgin and Shingo Natsume and Madhouse's ghost - end of night in competition at the TCL Chinese Theatres in Hollywood on October 16-19. The festival also plans a special screening of Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust. Cherry and Virgin opens in 2027; ghost - end of night opens in Japan on February 11, 2027.
Bandai will release HG HUNTERxHUNTER Vol.1 in the fifth week of October 2026, priced at 500 yen (tax included) per play. The lineup has four figures: Gon, Killua, Kurapika, and Leorio. Each figure stands about 7.9 cm tall and is posed holding equipment including fishing rods and yo-yos. Gashapon Bandai Official Shops and Gashapon Official Shop @ASAKUSA will start early sales on October 9, ahead of the general release. Bandai says the product will be shipped multiple times after the initial release. The announcement places the series inside Bandai's HG gashapon figure series, a line the company describes as sculpting details down to the finest points.
Bethesda president Jill Braff told Obsidian Entertainment employees that the studio's move under Bethesda Softworks is mainly a change in reporting structure. The Xbox division reorganization Microsoft announced on September 22, 2026 places Obsidian under Bethesda's purview. Braff said in the email that Obsidian's creativity and strengths remain at the core of the studio and its works, that current management including CEO Feargus Urquhart continues to lead the studio, and that the Fallout series stays with Bethesda Game Studios. According to the email text published by IGN, Braff also said there are no plans to rework current development plans or ask teams to change the work they are doing. Obsidian is working on a new Fallout project with Bethesda Game Studios, and Braff said more details will be shared in the coming months. Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier reported in July that Josh Sawyer, a director on Fallout: New Vegas, is expected to lead the project.
Soulworks Interactive released the open-world adventure game Otterly Lost on September 24 for PC via Steam. Players control Otto, a curious otter who lives with his companions until a sudden earthquake washes him alone into an unfamiliar region. The animals he meets there tell him the natural balance has collapsed, and Otto sets out to find a way home while helping restore harmony. The ocean open world holds several floating islands, and Otto can swim underwater or explore on land. Quests from animal characters include collecting specific resources across both water and land. Otto uses several types of stones as tools and can upgrade them using resources. Other tools and items boost his abilities, letting him swim faster, jump higher, and glide farther. Rare items can be exchanged for costumes and accessories. A launch sale runs until October 1, priced at 1,709 yen with tax included, 10 percent off.
Happy Volcano and Oro Interactive announced Grave Mistakes on October 1, 2026. The online co-op horror comedy is scheduled for release on Steam in 2026, with a playtest and wishlist sign-ups open on the store page. Two to four players run the Good Mourning Funeral Home, handling grieving families, preparing services, delivering eulogies, playing the organ, and processing bodies. The funeral home has a back-room job: while one player reads a eulogy in front of the bereaved, another cuts and washes bodies in the back yard. Bodies rot over time, so speed matters, and players can replace an arm with a shovel or a leg with a skateboard. A Grandma is locked in the basement and demands a specific body part as food each day. If the part is not ready by day's end, one player may become that night's menu. Proximity voice chat is supported, and the funeral home can be upgraded.
Tokyo Game Show 2026 ran at Makuhari Messe from September 17 to 20, and the SELECTED INDIE 80 booth in Hall 9 gathered 80 titles chosen from more than 1,500 applications. Game Spark's three-part feature covers 13 of them. Part 1 leads with SHIBUYA SUSHI MASTER, a cyberpunk sushi-serving adventure set in a flooded Shibuya in the year 2688, and Maestro, an orchestra-conducting rhythm game now out on Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch for 4,980 yen. Part 2 adds five more, among them ANRI, a hand-tracking light action game playable only at the event, Go Slimey Go! with 25 stages, and Invisible Room, an audio-only mystery puzzle. Part 3 closes on Sayonara Backup, a collection of 11 minigames built around farewells.
Nintendo used the official Zelda X account to post new footage of Hyrule Castle Town from its remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, scheduled for release on November 5. The clip shows the town center with reworked graphics, residents going about the area, shops, and the series' familiar upbeat background music. The Temple of Time appears briefly in the second half. The post is one entry in a daily sequence of location teasers tied to the November 5 launch date. Nintendo lists the game at 8,980 yen for the package version and 7,980 yen for the download version. The remake adds camera control, new actions, a Dash option for movement speed, and a voice input feature. Hyrule Castle Town is an early stop in the original adventure and a central hub that connects to the Temple of Time and surrounding regions.
IO Interactive released "Extended Operations," the first major free DLC for its spy action game 007 First Light, on October 1. The studio said the content arrives alongside update 1.3.0. The announcement came a day earlier through footage posted on X, which showed a sports car racing down a highway but gave no detail on what the download contained. The DLC adds New Game+, which unlocks after the campaign is cleared and lets players choose outfits and gadgets more flexibly, plus a new difficulty level called "00" for replaying the story. Photo Mode is included, with camera settings, filters, visual effects, and poses. New TacSim missions add an activity called "Valhalla Protocol," set in Slovakia, where players drive the Aston Martin Valhalla armed with machine guns and a missile launcher. A second operation, "Jungle Heist," returns players to the Pearl Hotel in Vietnam to recover documents from a villa safe, with the situation changing on each attempt.
Sony Interactive Entertainment will hold PlayStation Festival on October 24 at Grand Front Osaka North Building 1F Knowledge Plaza, running from 11:00 to 19:00. Attendees can play PS5 titles that appeared at the PlayStation booth at Tokyo Game Show 2026 in September. Advance trial reservations opened October 2 for PlayStation Plus subscribers and close October 21 at 23:59, handled first-come, first-served through the event's special site. The reservable titles are Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance from Capcom, Final Fantasy VII Revelation from Square Enix, ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE from Bandai Namco Entertainment, and GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT from Bandai Namco Entertainment. The day also includes a PLAY! PLAY! PLAY! special stream, sales of PlayStation goods with limited-quantity Astro Bot items, hands-on time with the PlayStation Portal Remote Player, and novelty giveaways tied to trying a game, posting at the venue, or adding the official PlayStation LINE account.