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OD - KNOCK, the Kojima Productions title co-developed with Xbox Game Studios, has no release date in this report. Its first official merchandise is going on sale before the game ships.
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OD - KNOCK is a Kojima Productions title co-developed with Xbox Game Studios, and it has no release date in this report. What exists publicly is merchandise: PARCO GAMES will run the pop-up store "KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS x PARCO GAMES STRAND STORE" at Nagoya PARCO from October 17 to October 25, 2026, following runs in Shibuya and Shinsaibashi. The event sells the first official merchandise for the game alongside collaboration goods from more than 15 brands.
The pop-up is the only public read on how the studio is positioning the title. Nothing about the game itself has been announced in this cluster of stories: no staff, no cast, no date, no platform listing beyond the co-development arrangement with Xbox Game Studios. The retail push is running ahead of any release window.
Everything else in the recent cluster concerns separate works. Kojima Productions shows no other activity in these stories. The merchandise line is the current state of the title.
Key facts
- Title
- OD - KNOCK, co-developed by Kojima Productions and Xbox Game Studios ↗
- Release date
- None given in the report ↗
- First merchandise
- Sold at the "KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS x PARCO GAMES STRAND STORE" pop-up at Nagoya PARCO, October 17 to October 25, 2026, after runs in Shibuya and Shinsaibashi ↗
- Collaboration goods
- More than 15 brands ↗
Timeline
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- Oct 10, 2026 Premium Bandai Opens Preorders For Godzilla Vs King Ghidorah Statue At 472,890 Yen
- Oct 9, 2026 Hooded Horse Signs Beltfed, Japanese Support Confirmed
- Oct 9, 2026 Casshern R Manga Listed as Ending With Third Volume
- Oct 9, 2026 Kadokawa Shows Full Metal Panic Arbalest Test Shot At All Japan Model & Hobby Show
- Oct 9, 2026 Hololive Grand Reception Exhibition Opens In Tokyo With 63 Members
- Oct 9, 2026 Apple Sets "Welcome Home" Event For October 13
- Oct 9, 2026 COSPA Pre-Sells Natsume's Book of Friends Nyanko-Sensei Zip Hoodie
- Oct 9, 2026 KOMODO Sets October 13 Restock For Steam Machine And Steam Frame
- Oct 8, 2026 Norsfell Announces Aftergods, A Top-Down Survival-Lite ARPG Set After Ragnarok
- Oct 8, 2026 Strange Scaffold Announces Gods with Badges at Triple-i Initiative Showcase
- Oct 8, 2026 PUKEY GODDESS SHOT TRICK Sets December 8 Release And October 19 Demo
- Oct 8, 2026 Yamazaki and Mio Tanaka Look Back on Godzilla-1.0 at IMAX Revival
- Oct 8, 2026 Goddess Of Victory: Nikke Adds LITTLE WITCH TRICK Version
- Oct 8, 2026 AI Model Co. Supports Launch of Adastria's ELMIRA Brand
- Oct 8, 2026 Ryotaro Sakaguchi Will Play Angel in the Japanese RENT
- Oct 8, 2026 Physics Party Game Good Night Launches Steam Demo Ahead of November Release
- Oct 8, 2026 Good Smile Opens Preorders for 1/7 Scale Hatsune Miku Cheerleading Figure
- Oct 8, 2026 Good Smile Opens Preorders for Silent Hill f Fox Hinako Nendoroid
- Oct 8, 2026 Good Smile Company Opens Preorders for Nendoroid Miyako Tsukiyuki
- Oct 8, 2026 MR. RECORDS Demo Hits Steam With 40-Plus Rhythm Stages
- Oct 8, 2026 ABEMA Will Stream All KonoSuba Anime Free For Five Days From October 9
- Oct 8, 2026 Kojima Productions Opens OD - KNOCK Merch Pop-Up At Nagoya PARCO
- Oct 8, 2026 The Weeknd Visits SHIFT UP and Plays Stellar Blade: BLOOD RAIN
- Oct 8, 2026 Arc System Works Ships Dave the Diver Complete Edition for PS5
- Oct 8, 2026 MESON Builds XR Wood Gallery For Azusa Sekkei's 80th Anniversary
- Oct 8, 2026 Cliff Booth Film From Tarantino Script Gets Limited IMAX Run
- Oct 8, 2026 Serafini's BrokenLore: ASCEND Sets January 7 Release For Tower Climb Horror
- Oct 8, 2026 Kodaka And Takada Trace Danganronpa's Music Back To A 20-Minute Theme
- Oct 8, 2026 HARRY MASTINO Builds AROTA - Tire God Around A Tire And A Hill
Synthesized by Yomimono from the cited Yomimono stories below, each itself
sourced, then editorially reviewed. Every
fact links the story it came from.
Facts
- Announced
- Kojima wants to release the single-player horror game OD "without saying anything" (Koji10 radio program) · 2026-10-06
- Announced
- performance capture and ADR recording resumed this year · 2026-09-17
- Noted
- He does not really want to put out a teaser · 2026-10-06
- Noted
- announced without a release date · 2026-09-14
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