Gundam Extreme Versus Maxi Boost ON has not received a new release or official announcement for Nintendo Switch 2 or Steam, but a Japanese opinion column arguing for such a port was the third most-read article on Game Spark for the week of May 22-28, 2026.
Gundam Extreme Versus Maxi Boost ON, the arcade-style mecha fighting game from Bandai Namco, has not been the subject of any direct coverage in Yomimono. The only mention of the title appears in a weekly ranking of most-read articles on the Japanese gaming site Game Spark, covering the period of May 22-28, 2026. In that ranking, an opinion column arguing that the game should be released on Nintendo Switch 2 and Steam took third place.
The column's popularity suggests continued fan interest in a home port of the game, which originally launched in arcades and later on PlayStation 4. No stories in the provided set report any official statement from Bandai Namco, any new release announcement, or any update on the game's status. The column itself is not summarized in the provided stories beyond its placement in the ranking.
No other Yomimono stories address Gundam Extreme Versus Maxi Boost ON's development, sales, competitive scene, or any related events. The entity's current status is defined entirely by the absence of news and the presence of a single opinion piece that resonated with readers.
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Double Fine Productions announced Thank You Bus Driver on September 5. The PC driving game casts the player as a bus driver who enforces daily changing passenger rules, from no phone calls to no farting. Violators are slapped or thrown out. The studio's new label Double Fine Action Labs releases it as its first work.
MERCURYDUO launched a special collection inspired by the Disney animated film Beauty and the Beast, which is celebrating its 35th anniversary since release. Pre-orders began Friday, September 4, 2026, and the items go on sale at stores nationwide starting Wednesday, September 16, 2026. The lineup includes three items, led by a fur cape knit one-piece dress embroidered with the Magic Rose on the back.
Anime News Network's weekly release roundup for August 30 to September 5 lists two anime Blu-ray releases and dozens of print and digital manga volumes arriving September 1. Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc leads the anime slate at US$74.98, alongside DanMachi's Arrow of the Orion film at US$39.98 from Sentai Filmworks.
NIS America will release The Grimm Reapress and the Drearytale Monster for Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam in 2027. The picture book style side-scrolling adventure launched in Japan on Switch, Switch 2, and PS5 on April 30. The story follows Mono, an opera house child seeking to reverse her sister's Paper Mortis disease.
AIx2 Games began giving away its WWII coast defense FPS 'Beach Invasion 1944' for free on the Epic Games Store on September 4. The giveaway runs until September 7 at 18:20. Players who add the game to their library during the period keep it permanently. The game supports Japanese display.
Avail will release Sanrio Characters x CONVERSE collaboration goods starting September 5, 2026. Socks featuring My Melody, Kuromi, Pompompurin, and Cinnamoroll go on sale in stores that day, with online store availability starting at 12:00 PM. Avail announced the lineup through its official account.
Apple is expected to announce the iPhone 18 Pro series at a special event on September 9 (September 10 in Japan), and price projections from Taiwan's TrendForce suggest a significant increase over the current models. According to TrendForce's smartphone market research released September 3, the iPhone 18 series could cost 10 to 20 percent more than the previous generation. U.S. outlet MacRumors applied TrendForce's earlier June forecast of a 14 to 18 percent rise to these projections, estimating the iPhone 18 Pro will start at 1,249 to 1,299 dollars, or roughly 220,000 to 230,000 yen in Japan, while the iPhone 18 Pro Max could start at 1,349 to 1,399 dollars, about 230,000 to 250,000 yen. That would mark an increase of roughly 25,000 to 35,000 yen over the current iPhone 17 Pro, which starts at 1,099 dollars (194,800 yen in Japan), and the iPhone 17 Pro Max at 1,199 dollars (214,800 yen in Japan). TrendForce attributes the higher prices mainly to surging memory costs, which it says could rise nearly 400 percent year over year for the 256GB Pro model in the third quarter of 2026. Total component costs for that model are seen climbing about 38 percent year over year.
Thomas Mahler, CEO of Moon Studios, launched VideoGamesCritic on September 2, a review aggregation site that weights user reviews at least two-thirds against media scores. Mahler criticized Metacritic and OpenCritic for favoring media scores and for keeping launch ratings fixed. The site also publishes a trust score for media outlets, calculated by comparing their reviews to concurrent Steam user ratings.
Arc System Works released the alien inspection adventure game Donutal on Steam on September 4. The player is an immigration inspector who wakes from 150 years of cryosleep at an international space port in 2206 and must inspect visiting aliens to pay off a debt they do not remember incurring. Inspections run in groups of up to eight, with two called in at a time. The game costs 1,000 yen.
Aoshima Bunka Kyozai-sha is adding two kits to its 1/12 scale The Bike plastic model series, both due in January 2027. The Kawasaki Z1A 900 SUPER4 '74 reproduces the 1974 export model in tiger color, with rubber tires, vinyl pipes, and metal screws. The Honda Z50J Gorilla '78 recreates the 1978 catalog specification of the long-running Monkey derivative. Prices are 3,520 yen and 1,540 yen, excluding tax.
Sonic Powered announced the sixth entry in the Tetsudou Nippon! RealPro series on September 4. The game covers the Hida limited express from Nagoya to Toyama, the series' longest route at 256.1km and about 3.5 hours of driving, and releases December 17 on Switch. Players drive the HC85 series hybrid train. The fifth entry, XROSS OVER Nagoya, releases October 29.
The television anime of Isle Osaki's Full Clearing Another World under a Goddess with Zero Believers light novel will debut October 11 on BS Asahi, with simultaneous streaming on d Anime Store, U-NEXT, and Anime Hōdai. Artist 310 performs the opening theme "Mirai no Ashiato" and Suupeas performs the ending theme "Fall in Dream." Seven new cast members join the roster, including Yukina Shutō as Lucy and Kenshō Ono as Ryōsuke Sakurai. Riki Fukushima directs at HORNETS.
Amagami Konomi, a VTuber signed to Million Production, took first place in the favorite VTuber category of the Chao Girls' Favorite Things Ranking 2026, published in the October issue of Shogakukan's shoujo manga magazine Chao. She had finished second in the same ranking in both 2024 and 2025, so the win is her first in three years of being listed. On September 4 she posted on X that she was very happy to finally reach the top spot she had quietly aimed for, and thanked fans. Konomi debuted as a VTuber in December 2022 and joined Million Production in April 2023 as a 0th-generation creator. She also works as an illustrator, designing her own avatar and Live2D model, and posts making-of videos on YouTube Shorts. In the October 2025 issue of Chao she wrote a nine-page manga one-shot. The previous two winners of the ranking were Hololive's Usada Pekora and Houshou Marine.
Bushiroad will show the first playable demo of Weiß Schwarz Online at Tokyo Game Show 2026, running September 17-21 at Makuhari Messe. The digital card game, planned for a spring 2027 release on Nintendo Switch and Steam, will be playable at the Bushiroad booth in Hall 6. The demo covers both editions, Weiß and Schwarz, with eight announced titles across anime, games, and VTuber properties.
Bandai Namco has put the Steam version of Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth Hacker's Memory on sale at 90 percent off, dropping the price from 7,480 yen to 748 yen through September 18. The discount arrives about a month after the game became purchasable from Japan, ending a roughly seven-year stretch during which Japanese players could not buy it on Steam.
Final Fantasy Resonance, the console rebuild of Final Fantasy Brave Exvius, launches October 22 on PC, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, with the Steam version a day later. A demo covering all of Chapter 1 is available now. The buy-to-play title is the first in the series to use HD-2D, and it converts FFBE's gacha-based Vision system into Vision Crystals equipped like FFVII Materia.
Konami Arcade Games has started selling Shigoto Neko x pop'n music Kuji Vol.2 on KONAMI Premium Kuji ONLINE, the company's no-losing-ticket online lottery. The volume uses newly drawn illustrations by Kumamine, the illustrator behind Shigoto Neko, the character known for its Yoshi! pose. Prizes run from S to E rank, with bonus e-amusement pass cards for larger draw sets. Each draw costs 880 yen, and sales run until October 5, 2026.
Round One Japan will run a Godzilla -0.0 collaboration campaign at ROUND1 stores from September 18, 2026 to January 11, 2027. The campaign spans bowling, karaoke, and amusement venues, with themed menus, collaboration packs, crane game prizes, a bowling score registration challenge, and an SNS giveaway. The campaign site and store participation vary by location. The collaboration begins at ROUND1 stores on September 4, 2026.
Pokemon announced a new Halloween-themed merchandise line, Pokemon Magic Hour Illusion!, on September 4, 2026. The goods go on sale September 12 at Pokemon Centers nationwide and two days earlier, September 10 at 10:00, on Pokemon Center Online. Prices start at 385 yen. The main art shows Pikachu and Alcremie at a candy party in a candy forest transformed by Zoroark's illusion. The lineup mixes kitchen and tableware for Halloween parties with apparel and accessories. A pumpkin-shaped mug and plate set features Pawmi, a spoon and fork set is designed with Sinistea and Polteageist, and a cake stand uses the main art. Plushies cover Pikachu (3,960 yen), Zoroark (5,500 yen), Pawmi (3,960 yen), and Polteageist in its phony form (3,520 yen). Apparel includes a collared corduroy blouse and a hooded reversible neck warmer, both with Zorua and Zoroark, plus piercings, earrings, and a Crobat ring. Sweets-themed items include gradient candy, silicone candy molds, and a pancake-style pouch with Alolan Raichu.
Tenku will release ONE-NETBOOK's OneXFly APEX Air portable gaming PC in Japan on September 11. The variation model of the OneXFly APEX carries Intel's Arc G3 Extreme SoC, 32GB of memory, and 1TB of storage for 298,000 yen. The 8-inch 120Hz LCD unit weighs about 639g without the battery, down from roughly 699g. Reservations are open, and the unit will appear at the ONE-NETBOOK booth at Tokyo Game Show 2026.
cheero announced a Danbo collaboration model of its Wireless Open Earphones Smart Pro, an open-ear design that lets wearers hear surroundings while listening. The DANBOARD ver. comes in a normal color and a pop color, priced at 5,980 yen, with a 4,980 yen launch special limited to 300 units. Sales begin September 10, 2026 at noon, with IP65 dust and water resistance and about 8 hours of playback per charge.
Nexon will exhibit Mabinogi Mobile and Fareidria at Tokyo Game Show 2026, held September 17-21 at Makuhari Messe. The two titles take different routes into the Japanese market: Mabinogi Mobile reinterprets the 20-year-old Mabinogi IP with life content, while Fareidria, led by Blue Archive's Cha Minso PD, applies that game's success formula. Nexon has many new titles planned but chose only these two for the show.
Konami announced Rhapsody in Scarlet, a new action game set in 1920s New York, during Sony's State of Play livestream on September 3. The story follows Ellie Myers, a young magus who arrives in New York to pursue a career as a jazz singer and is caught up in an incident tied to a mysterious mafia organization. She meets Ilya, leader of the Seekers, an elite organization of magi, and the two investigate the mafia's schemes while uncovering a battle that threatens the balance of the world. Trailer footage showed Ellie using electricity, fire, and water magic alongside monster companions in fights against giant summon beasts across a stylish metropolis. The game is being developed with Unreal Engine. Cherami Leigh voices Ellie Myers and Hannah Grace voices Ilya Jones. SOIL&"PIMP"SESSIONS perform the theme song "Cool/Hot feat. Emi Meyer." Konami plans to release the game on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. Some coverage described the game as in development for PS5, and Konami promised further details during the State of Play Japan broadcast and its KONAMI PRESS START event on September 4.
Cygames and Tokyo Institute of Science had a joint research paper accepted at ECCV2026, the computer vision conference held September 8-12 in Malmo, Sweden. The paper, "Motion Style Slider: Endpoint-Supervised Continuous Style Control for Human Motion Diffusion," proposes a technique that adjusts acting intensity continuously like a slider, using data from Cygames' Osaka motion capture studio. The acceptance rate was 27.5 percent. The paper is registered as a poster presentation for September 11.
EXBO showed the latest STALZONE trailer at The FPS Game Show on September 4. The free MMO extraction shooter, influenced by S.T.A.L.K.E.R., is set in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone. The trailer focuses on the recently started TULPA! season, with new quests and seasonal events planned. The game is available on PC through Steam and the Epic Games Store.
X-LEGEND ENTERTAINMENT announced on September 2 that Dragonicle: Dragon Guardian, its smartphone online game set in a dragon world, will end service on November 3 at 11:00. The game launched September 7, 2021, a run of about five years and two months. A final gratitude event runs until the shutdown, in-game purchases have stopped, and refund details arrive November 2.
Kadokawa streamed the first main promotional video and key visual for the second season of The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in a Different World as an Aristocrat on Friday, confirming a January premiere. The video introduces two new cast members: Sumire Uesaka as Epona Rhiannon and Yūsuke Tonozaki as Neusche Gephis. Masafumi Tamura returns to direct at SILVER LINK, with the rest of the core staff back.
Astro Production will exhibit its survival horror game '#from #abandoned' at Tokyo Game Show 2026, its second consecutive year at the event. A new promotional video is planned for release alongside the exhibition, and the studio is preparing special goods for visitors. The title is currently accepting wishlist registrations on Steam. It is an action horror survival game for PC featuring five randomly selected participants, solo psychological survival, and killers with distinct behavior patterns.
Sid Meier's Civilization VII is free to play on Steam until September 11, 2026 at 2:00 JST, part of the series' 35th anniversary. The 4X strategy game from Firaxis Games and 2K lets players lead historical figures like Himiko and Napoleon across three eras. The free period follows a May 2026 update that addressed the mixed reception the game drew at its February 2025 early access launch.
The short anime of Shaoh's I'm Dating a Dark Summoner manga has a premiere date. The main promotional video and visual, unveiled Friday, confirm an October 4 television debut on Tokyo MX at 25:20, effectively October 5 at 1:20 a.m., with BS11 airing October 7. The video previews opening theme "Zettai Kansei♡Kisei Jijitsu" by Ringo Coisio and announces Mao Komiya performs ending theme "AKUMA♰No?☆Hime♡Goto." Akane Nishimura voices Haru, the party leader and swordswoman; Maya Ayahane voices Eury, an elf archer from the Lilylala forest. HIDIVE will stream the anime.
Spotify and Pokemon Sleep launched a global collaboration on September 4, 2026, adding the game's music to Spotify as part of the Pokemon 30th anniversary. The playlist centers on in-game tracks released since October 2024, including New Moon Day event BGM featuring Mew and Darkrai and an arrangement of "Mysterious Girl, Again (Labyrinth)" from the Latios and Latias film. Playing tracks shows Canvas loops of sleeping Pokemon. Outdoor ads run in New York and Shibuya from September 7, with a sticker giveaway at Pokemon Centers and a MIYASHITA PARK display.
Nijisanji's Niji Pin Badge Collection Vol.2 goes on sale September 7 at 18:00. The set includes nine motif badges designed around individual livers, priced at 1,000 yen each. Each badge is W40mm x H30mm or smaller, made of zinc alloy and iron. Purchases are limited to five per badge per transaction, with shipping from mid-September 2026.
The staff of the Mission: Yozakura Family anime unveiled a new promotional video and visual for the second part of season 2. The video previews the opening theme "Forever Song" by rock band Humbreaders and the ending theme "I'm still breathing" by dance and vocal group KID PHENOMENON, and confirms the part's October 11 premiere on MBS, TBS, and 26 other channels. Mirai Minato is chief director at SILVER LINK.
The TV anime Kimi ga Shinu made Koi wo Shitai has released the WEB preview, advance cuts, and two episode posters for episode 10, titled "Wasurenai Hi". The episode follows Shina as she begins learning healing magic from Fran-sensei to stay by Mimi's side. Mimi, bored with less time together, meets classmate Haru and grows complicated feelings when Shina tends to Haru's fever.
Gugenka will exhibit at KAMITSUBAKI WARS 2026 at Pacifico Yokohama on September 5-6, selling Holomodel digital figures and Spatial Discs. Five Holomodels from KAMITSUBAKI CITY UNDER CONSTRUCTION. VIRTUAL REALITY return as limited reissues with serial cards, priced at 3,850 yen each. Two Spatial Discs carry 3D live footage from KAF and V.W.P at 1,650 yen each. The event spans two days, with KAMITSUBAKI FES '26 on day one and KAF's fifth one-man live on day two.
Solo developer Antti Leinonen announced on September 4 that Road to Vostok's first major update, BUILD 2 'Nomads', will release September 30. The update focuses on AI improvements, particularly for factions friendly to the player, and adds the friendly Nomads faction, a new airport-centered map called AIRFIELD, plus new weapons and items. The single-player survival FPS is in early access on Steam, where it holds a 'Very Positive' rating from about 8,600 reviews at 84 percent positive.
KADOKAWA will open a Digimon Adventure popup shop at Gran Entas Akihabara in Tokyo on September 26, 2026. The shop runs through October 12, 2026, with hours from 10:00 to 20:00. The event centers on a Wa-modern theme, with newly drawn illustrations used on original goods, including a new illustration of Omegamon. Merchandise ranges from standard items like acrylic stands to everyday-use pieces such as folding fans and multi-cases. The online store Cadost will run a simultaneous mail-order sale from September 26 at 10:00 through October 12 at 23:59, with orders scheduled to ship in January 2027. As a purchase bonus, every 2,200 yen (tax included) spent at the shop or during the online order period earns one randomly selected illustration card from a set of nine, while supplies last. The venue is the Onoden Building 1F at 1-2-7 Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.
KRAFTON and NIRVANANA Studio opened the second global community test for Project ZETA on September 4, 2026 at 20:00 Japan time, running until September 6 at 23:59. The game is a multi-team tactical arena in which four teams of three, 12 players total, battle on the same battlefield. Teams fight over the Prism, carry it to the stabilizer at the center of the map, and the first to earn 5 points wins. The test adds two heroes: Nova Crash, a fighter who uses fist-based close combat and whose ultimate Justice Impact slams down from the air to break enemy formations, and Azrakel, an assassin who teleports and whose ultimate Final Judgment: Erasure deals heavy damage and finishes off enemies below a health threshold. The roster now spans four classes and 16 heroes. Changes from the first test include a rating system for matchmaking, stronger growth mechanics to allow comebacks, and a higher weight on the hard-to-obtain S-Prism. The test is free on Steam with no pre-registration. A giveaway on the Japanese X account offers official merchandise to three winners.
Dissolution of My Self, the BL psychological horror ADV from indie team Pop Elephant Studio, launched September 4 on Steam for PC. Players click daily objects in a rented apartment to unearth memories of fallen prince Hector and his uncle Matvey, but the task is to help Hector forget, erasing his self. It supports Japanese voice and text, costs 790 yen with a launch 10 percent discount to 711 yen, and has a free demo.
Publisher Harrison World is bringing Hope of Elements: The Journey of the Witch and the Dragon to PC via Steam with Japanese display support, and the demo, which just received a large update, is live now. The turn-based strategy roguelike follows witch Iris and dragon Pipi through five-element regions, with battles built on element reactions that spread across the field and a companion whose support skills cost his own HP.
The Attack on Titan franchise announced that the private Japan Anniversary Association has designated September 9 as 'Attack on Titan Day,' marking the manga's first publication in Kodansha's Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine on September 9, 2009. A key visual shapes the Nine Titans into a '9/9' silhouette. Cast members Yūki Kaji, Yui Ishikawa, and Hiro Shimono will appear on an anniversary livestream at 9:30 p.m. Japan Time (8:30 a.m. EDT).
The official website for the live-action Look Back film released a new clip Friday showing Kyomoto and Fujino creating manga together. Hirokazu Kore-eda directs, edits, and writes the screenplay. Aju Makita plays Kyomoto, and Natsuki Deguchi plays Fujino. The film opens September 11 in Japan, with GKIDS releasing it in 2026 in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and Ireland.
Streamer LEON representative, active in survival games like Rust, admitted on September 4 that he used illustrations gifted by manga artist Shiromanta in generative AI, apologized, and announced a hiatus from activities. The logo for his Rust event 'DEATH GAME,' held from August 29 to 31, was created by running Shiromanta's 2023 illustration through AI. When Shiromanta first asked about the image, LEON representative said he used it without recognizing it as AI-generated and cited confidentiality in refusing to name the contractor. After streamer Kenki, a DEATH GAME participant, independently confirmed the details with LEON representative, the response changed to acknowledge knowing the image was AI-made. Shiromanta received a written apology and asked that the matter be explained publicly. In a September 3 Twitch stream, Shiromanta said he has no opinion on AI's merits, but described being lied to by a friend as sad and unacceptable. LEON representative's apology acknowledged betraying Shiromanta's trust and said he would take time to reflect.
Square Enix set FINAL FANTASY VII REVELATION for April 8, 2027, on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC. The RPG was previously slated for spring 2027. Official materials released alongside the date include screenshots of Cloud, Sephiroth, and Tifa, plus field shots showing the scale of the world. Trilogy art covering Remake, Rebirth, and Revelation was also published. Pricing starts at 9,900 yen.
Travel brand gowell released a Pokemon-designed line of travel goods on September 4, 2026. The collection includes a 3WAY neck pillow that transforms into a Monster Ball or Ditto, a Pikachu suitcase cover, a portable cushion featuring four Pokemon, and packable caps and sacoches. Items are available at gowell select, Pokemon Center, Don Quijote, and shops inside major domestic airports.
Wandering Wonder Studio, the solo developer behind Puzzle Battler! Mirai and Mori Shooter! Nozomi, opened the Steam page for Kyoshin no Shinogi on September 3. The side-scrolling action game has a miko gyaru strengthen an ally giant god and fight enemy giant gods. It targets a 2027 PC release with Japanese full voice and subtitles, and controller play is recommended.
Bandai Spirits is re-releasing two Master Grade kits from the MSV line through Premium Bandai. The MG 1/100 Mass Production Hyaku Shiki Kai and the MG 1/100 FA-78-2 Heavy Gundam open for pre-order on September 4, 2026 at 11:00. The Hyaku Shiki Kai is priced at 6,490 yen and ships in February 2027, while the Heavy Gundam is 5,390 yen and ships in March 2027.
Han Zhiyu has released Chaos Front, a turn-based strategy RPG on Steam for PC. It is the latest entry in the Chaos Galaxy series, following three prior games. The game draws on Super Robot Wars, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and Advance Wars. Set after the collapse of the Solar Federation, players lead a mercenary group into war between three great powers. It features 100 combat unit types, including humanoid robots, battleships, and giant divine soldiers, plus over 100 characters.
Maze Theory is developing Project Hail Mary: Journey Among the Stars, a mixed reality game based on Andy Weir's novel. Weir wrote a new chapter for the game that appears in neither the book nor the film. Players take the role of Ryland Grace and work with the alien Rocky to repair the Hail Mary. The studio demoed the game at gamescom in Cologne, which ran August 26-30.
SquarePlay Games released Monk Took Book on Steam. Players take the role of a novice monk organizing a Dark Ages library, shelving books that arrive each morning and delivering requested volumes at night. Memory is the core test. Work earns blessings that upgrade skills, and dusk brings pests and spirits. Up to four players can play together. The game is 10 percent off until September 18.