Onimusha: Way of the Sword, the first new mainline entry in roughly 20 years, launches September 4, 2026, on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and Microsoft Store. A demo is available, and Capcom is running a nine-part character video series through September 3.
Capcom revived the Onimusha series with Onimusha: Way of the Sword, the first new mainline entry in roughly 20 years. Announced during Sony's State of Play on June 3, the game originally targeted September 25, 2026, on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. The demo released that same day, covering the opening story at Kiyomizu Temple with a boss battle against Sasaki Kojiro.
The release date moved up by about three weeks to September 4, 2026, a change Capcom said was made to deliver the title to players sooner. The Switch 2 version was confirmed during a June Nintendo Direct, adding Joy-Con 2 motion controls for one-handed and two-handed attacks. The demo received an expansion adding the Oni no Kakurezato area and a fight against Datsura, with a campaign rewarding all players with Red Souls DLC if they collectively land over 10 million Issen moves.
Hands-on coverage described a cinematic action RPG with over-the-shoulder combat, a gauntlet that absorbs oni souls, and a linear path with branching secrets. The game reproduces real Kyoto landmarks, including Kiyomizu-dera and Kennin-ji. Producer Akihito Kadowaki responded to demo difficulty complaints by promising the full game will be harder, noting the demo intentionally unlocks skills early. A nine-part character video series, Onimusha Kirokucho, runs from August 17 to September 3, one day before launch, introducing characters including Miyamoto Musashi, Sasaki Ganryu, and Dokyo.
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Aug 27
ASUS JAPAN announced a large lineup of gaming hardware at Gamescom 2026, timed to the 20th anniversary of the Republic of Gamers (ROG) brand. The centerpiece is a set of three 24.5-inch e-sports OLED monitors, led by the ROG Swift OLED PG259QWS Ace with a 720Hz vertical refresh rate. The other two, the ROG Strix OLED XG259QDPG Ace and XG259QDNS Ace, reach 560Hz and 360Hz respectively. The top model uses a tandem WOLED panel, while the others use Samsung Display's RGB stripe QD-OLED. All three are Full HD with DisplayPort 2.1 or 1.4 and HDMI 2.1 connectivity. The announcement also included two triple-mode LCD displays, the ROG Strix XG27UCMG and XG27ACNS, plus the ROG Gladius IV Ace and ROG Spatha X 65K mice, a Wi-Fi 8 router called the ROG Rapture GT-BN98, and a special edition graphics card themed after Capcom's Onimusha Way of the Sword. None of these products have confirmed release dates or prices for Japan, according to the sources.