Square Enix is days away from Final Fantasy Resonance and has locked Final Fantasy VII Revelation for April 8, 2027 across PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC. Its calendar also carries Romancing SaGa 3: Destiny United and Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World, while its merchandise, music, and publishing arms run on anniversary and collaboration lines.
Square Enix's current position runs on two tracks: a dense release calendar and a steady stream of merchandise and catalog sales. The biggest dated item is Final Fantasy VII Revelation, the third and final part of the Remake trilogy, set for April 8, 2027 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC. Director Naoki Hamaguchi has said every location from Rebirth returns, with chocobo, parachute, and Highwind traversal, and hands-on previews describe piloting the Highwind and parachuting to Mideel and Wutai, plus Cid Highwind and Vincent Valentine as playable characters and a job-role system called WEAR. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion also gets a Nintendo Switch 2 version the same day.
Around that date sit two more dated releases. Final Fantasy Resonance, the HD-2D rebuild of the first Final Fantasy Brave Exvius story arc, launches October 22 and got its final trailer on September 17, with a Tokyo Game Show demo adding Dungeon Conquest and Arena modes. Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World arrives December 3 with Bianca and Nera from Dragon Quest V. Romancing SaGa 3: Destiny United, a full remake of the 1995 Super Famicom RPG produced by Shinichi Tatsuke with xeen involved, is dated February 16, 2027 with a Steam listing the following day. In the same window, Final Fantasy XIV patch 7.56 added the Beastmaster limited job on September 8, and the Final Fantasy XIV and Final Fantasy XV crossover event The Man in Black returns from September 24 to October 13.
The Dragon Quest series passed 100 million units sold cumulatively. Square Enix has filled the months around that figure with collectibles and events: Gallery Cards, a 40th anniversary card box, a DQ+g apparel line, Fullmetal Alchemist dot art goods, an UNDERTALE x FINAL FANTASY pixel merchandise line, and a Zack Fair PLAY ARTS Shin figure. The Dragon Quest the DIVE exhibition moves to Osaka from January 26 to March 14, 2027, after a Tokyo run that drew more than 90,000 visitors.
Elsewhere, Manta added more than 300 manga titles from KADOKAWA and Square Enix, and Manga UP! Global added The Viscount's Porky Portrait. Square Enix also presented its ATOGiS 3D generation AI at CEDEC2026, trained on roughly 60,000 in-house assets. On the other side of the ledger, Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis ends service on October 7, and the manga Yang Can't Live Alone left Square Enix after ending on Manga UP!.
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Square Enix released a physical Nintendo Switch 2 bundle of Octopath Traveler and Octopath Traveler II on October 1, priced at 6,820 yen. The download version has been available since July 13. Buyers through the Square Enix e-STORE receive digital wallpapers, with redemption open until October 16, 2026, plus original stickers while supplies last.
Square Enix announced on September 30 that the free trial for the MMORPG Final Fantasy XI no longer has a usage period. The trial previously ran for 14 days. The level cap increase from 50 to 75, applied on September 10, remains in place alongside the change, so trial players can develop characters at their own pace. Character data carries over to the retail version, which is available for PC.
Universal Music announced on September 25 that WurtS's "INSIDE" is the image song for "Final Fantasy Resonance," which goes on sale October 22. The song also appears in the final trailer. "INSIDE" will be included on WurtS's 1st Mini Album "SPARK," out October 21. The pairing came through "Game Music & Artists," a service that coordinates collaborations between game companies and artists.
Brasil Game Show 2026 runs October 9 to 12 at Distrito Anhembi in São Paulo, with five EXPO halls. Activision brings a playable Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 through Monster Energy, using 36 PlayStation consoles ahead of the game's October 23 release. Square Enix shows a Latin America demo of FINAL FANTASY VII REVELATION plus a Final Fantasy Resonance boss demo. Sega lists five titles, and Nintendo has confirmed its exhibition.
Valve started the Steam Autumn Sale at 2:00 AM Japan time on October 2, and the sale runs until 2:00 AM on October 9. Pocketpair put Palworld at 30 percent off for 2,380 yen and Craftopia at 40 percent off for 1,680 yen, with the publisher saying every eligible title sits at its lowest price yet. Capcom's BIOHAZARD requiem is 30 percent off at 6,293 yen and PRAGMATA is 20 percent off at 6,392 yen. Square Enix and Atlus opened their own sales ahead of Valve's start, listing Persona 3 Reload at 70 percent off for 2,303 yen and FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH at 70 percent off for 1,973 yen. 4Gamer.net reported Pocketpair's discounts and Automaton listed titles including ARC Raiders at 50 percent off and Monster Hunter Wilds at 25 percent off.
Square Enix released the Nintendo Switch 2 version of Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition on September 24, 2026. The game costs 5,478 yen including tax in both packaged and download form, the same price for either version. The content is unchanged from the existing release, but a new option lets players switch between a Graphics Priority Mode for image quality and a Performance Priority Mode for frame rate. The packaged edition ships with a special-design sleeve. The title was already available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on PC, and PC through Steam and the Epic Games Store. Square Enix lists the Switch 2 release under the RPG genre with a CERO A rating, suitable for all ages. An official website and a promotional video accompany the launch.
Square Enix released six world introduction videos for Kingdom Hearts Collection [I-III] on September 25, 2026. The YouTube Shorts cover Hollow Bastion, Olympus, Neverland, Dwarf Woodlands, Country of the Musketeers, and Agrabah. The collection launches October 8, 2026 for Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox on PC at 11,000 yen including tax. Packaged versions are planned for Switch 2 and PS5. The set bundles three packages: Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX, Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue, and Kingdom Hearts III + Re Mind. The Square Enix RPG series follows protagonist Sora through Disney and Pixar worlds. It will mark its 25th anniversary in 2027. A Switch 2 trial version is available, and pre-orders are open. Individual titles are also sold on Steam and the Epic Games Store.
Square Enix is taking preorders for a Zack Fair figure from Final Fantasy VII Rebirth in its PLAY ARTS Shin line, priced at 28,600 yen with a release date of January 30, 2027. The figure uses a renewed articulation style with a mechanism that moves the eyeballs, and ships with an interchangeable battle face, a Buster Sword with interchangeable Materia, and interchangeable hands.
Square Enix released two NieR soundtrack bundles on Steam on September 19, 2026: the NieR:Automata & Soundtrack Bundle and the NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139... & Soundtrack Bundle. A launch sale tied to the bundles runs until around 2:00 on October 9, 2026, and SQUARE ENIX MUSIC releases on Steam are 10 percent off until around 2:00 on October 2, 2026.
Square Enix is taking pre-orders for four UNDERTALE and FINAL FANTASY collaboration items drawn in pixel style, with UNDERTALE characters wearing FF job outfits. The lineup is a pouch at 2,200 yen, a tenugui towel at 3,080 yen, a tote bag at 3,300 yen, and a sticker set at 2,200 yen, all tax included. Release is set for January 16, 2027.
Square Enix announced on September 17 that the Final Fantasy XIV and Final Fantasy XV crossover event "The Man in Black" (A Nocturne for Heroes) will rerun from around 17:00 on September 24 to around 23:59 on October 13. Noctis appears in Eorzea, with battles against magitek soldiers, magitek armor, and Garuda. Rewards include Noctis's armor, hairstyle, and the four-person Regalia mount.
Square Enix showed the first playable demo of Romancing SaGa 3: Destiny United at Tokyo Game Show 2026, running September 17 to 21 at Makuhari Messe. The game is a full remake of Romancing SaGa 3, the Super Famicom RPG released in 1995, and it is scheduled to launch on February 16, 2027 for Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC, with a Steam release listed for February 17, 2027. It is produced by Shinichi Tatsuke, with multiple companies including xeen involved in development, the same production approach used for the 2024 full remake Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven. The booth demo offered two sections: "Demon Lord's Palace: Rescue the Lost Gon!", which covers exploration and the rebuilt systems, and "Gwain's Nest: Evil Dragon Gwain", a boss fight with a stronger party. The Collector's Edition on display includes an original soundtrack, a reprint of the original game's 1996 guidebook, and a figure of the Four Demon Lords member Byunei.
Square Enix released the final trailer for Final Fantasy Resonance on September 17, 2026, ahead of the game's October 22 launch on Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. The trailer confirms "Inside" by WurtS as the theme song. The HD-2D game rebuilds the first story arc of Final Fantasy Brave Exvius, the smartphone RPG that ended service in October 2024 in English and October 2025 in Japanese. It follows Rain and Lasswell, who set out after Veritas of the Dark shatters the Earth Crystal. Nobuhiko Okamoto voices Rain in Japanese and Clifford Chapin in English. The Tokyo Game Show 2026 demo at Makuhari Messe runs September 17 to 21 and adds "Dungeon Conquest" and "Arena" modes that are not in the currently distributed demo. Players who try it receive a Retro Package-style BOX and a Final Fantasy Trading Card Game PR card featuring Fina. Mercian will release a Chateau Mercian Rouge collaboration wine on October 22 for 13,000 yen.
Square Enix published a gameplay trailer for Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World on Thursday, with the game set to launch December 3 for Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam and Windows. Bianca and Nera from Dragon Quest V star, Debora appears, and the roster holds over 500 monsters.
Square Enix announced Wednesday that the Dragon Quest game series has passed 100 million units sold cumulatively, counting physical and digital sales. The company posted a video with series creator Yuji Horii marking the figure. Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition gets a Nintendo Switch 2 version on September 24, and Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World arrives December 3 for Switch 2, Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
The exhibition FINAL FANTASY X MUSEUM -Ko no Kioku- runs from September 12 to September 27 at LUMINE ZERO in Shinjuku, Tokyo, marking 25 years since Final Fantasy X. It is built around 10 themes, with a Zanarkand photo spot featuring Tidus's sword Fratanity, a Macalania Woods area screening Tidus and Yuna scenes, Nobuo Uematsu's production notes, and early storyboard drafts including Yuna's speech.
Square Enix has opened pre-orders on Amazon.co.jp for Gallery Card Vol. 1 Final Fantasy "40th Anniversary" Collection (BOX), priced at 5,500 yen including tax and scheduled for release on January 31, 2027. The box holds 180 types of cards across 97 illustration types, including a newly drawn Y'shtola illustration from Final Fantasy XIV used as the package key visual, and an Ultimate Legend Rare card carrying a digital signature and serial number from Yoshitaka Amano.
Square Enix will launch a new trading card series, Square Enix Gallery Cards, with a first set tied to Final Fantasy's 40th anniversary. The pack holds 180 card types across 97 illustrations and releases January 8, 2027 at 550 yen per pack, 5,500 yen per box. Y'shtola of Final Fantasy XIV appears on the package key visual, and rare tiers include a Yoshitaka Amano signed Ultima card, a Phantom hologram card, and an NFC Harmonic card.
Square Enix director Naoki Hamaguchi told 4Gamer that Final Fantasy VII Revelation, the third and final part of the Remake trilogy set for April 8, 2027, will keep every location that appeared in Rebirth rather than cut areas the story does not revisit. The team concluded it had to build them all properly, adding traversal by chocobo, parachute, and the Highwind so returning regions play differently.
Square Enix gave press outlets early hands-on time with Final Fantasy VII Revelation ahead of its April 8, 2027 release. The demo covered Chapter 4, where players pilot the airship Highwind and can parachute directly from the ship to any destination rather than landing at fixed points. Previewers explored Mideel, a tropical island area new to the remake series, and Wutai, Yuffie's homeland, which was not visitable in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. The parachute descent is a real-time sequence, and the Highwind's interior functions as a base with crew interactions. New playable characters Cid Highwind and Vincent Valentine join the combat roster. A new system called WEAR lets each character equip job roles including Warrior, Black Mage, Knight, and Summoner, changing their abilities and appearance. The demo contained nine separate routes; outlets played roughly one hour each. A third playable slice of Final Fantasy VII Revelation is set for the Square Enix booth at Tokyo Game Show 2026.
Square Enix will release all 20 items in Dragon Quest DQ+g Level 6, the sixth volume of its collaboration label with Graniph, on September 18 at Graniph domestic stores and the official online store. Prices start at 3,300 yen for the Custom Pouch Slime. The lineup includes a Death Pizarro Track Jacket at 8,900 yen and a King Slime Stadium Jumper at 17,000 yen.
Square Enix showed two Final Fantasy VII trailers during Wednesday's Nintendo Direct. Final Fantasy VII Revelation, the third and final game in the Remake trilogy, got a new trailer featuring Sephiroth. The company also announced Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion for Nintendo Switch 2, releasing the same day.
Square Enix announced Romancing SaGa 3: Destinies United, a remake of the 1995 Super Famicom RPG, during a Nintendo Direct livestream on Wednesday. The remake launches February 16 for Nintendo Switch 2, Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam, featuring 3D graphics, voice acting, and newly arranged music.
Square Enix announced during the September 9, 2026 Nintendo Direct that a trial version of Dragon Quest Monsters 4: Bianca and Flora of the Withered Land will be released after the broadcast ends. The demo covers the early story and supports partial data transfer to the full game, which is scheduled for release on December 3, 2026. The game stars Bianca and Flora from Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride, who become Monster Masters capable of communicating with monsters. The Direct also introduced new gameplay systems, including field scouting where players can give meat to monsters to recruit them, and co-op battles for up to four players against powerful foes. Dragon Quest Monsters 4 is planned for Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam and Windows. The trial version's immediate availability contrasts with the full release's later date, giving players a chance to sample the opening content and carry progress forward.
Manta, the global content platform, announced worldwide distribution deals with KADOKAWA, Square Enix, and Square Enix's Manga UP! platform. More than 300 titles are being added, including The Apothecary Diaries, Proud to be the Villainess, Daemons of the Shadow Realm, and Tokyo Ravens. The company launched its manga category in April with Kodansha titles.
The Dragon Quest 40th anniversary exhibition Dragon Quest the DIVE will run in Osaka from January 26 to March 14, 2027, at Grand Front Osaka's North Building Knowledge Capital Event Lab. Tohokushinsha and Square Enix announced the dates on September 7. The Tokyo run, held July 17 to September 6 at Tokyu Plaza Harajuku's Harakado, drew more than 90,000 visitors and sold out all tickets. The main attraction is the Dragon Quest VR RIDE, an immersive ride using Meta Quest 3 headsets and motion seats. Riders cross plains on a killer panther, dodge monsters in a forest, and fly through the sky with wind effects. After the ride, visitors move through zones including a castle, field, town, and item shop. A special ticket includes a framed three-pin badge set of Roto's Sword, the Sky Sword, and the Hero's Sword Kai, with the 40th anniversary logo. Ticket sales begin September 8 at 10:00 through the Square Enix app, followed by a Lawson Ticket advance sale October 6 and general sale October 21. A collab cafe with a menu different from Tokyo's will also run, open only to ticket holders.
Naoki Hamaguchi, director of the Final Fantasy VII remake trilogy, told a PAX West 2026 panel that the project is an attempt to pass FF7 to the next generation rather than a simple remake. He said the goal is a work that keeps producing new fans 20 to 30 years from now. The panel also covered the graphics direction and new mysteries added to the story. The finale, Final Fantasy VII Revelation, launches April 8, 2027.
Square Enix announced Fullmetal Alchemist merchandise featuring dot art by Kazuko Shibuya, creator of dot characters for games including the Final Fantasy series. Items go on sale October 1 at TSUTAYA IP bookstores and October 14 at the Fullmetal Alchemist x Yomi no Tsugai Exhibition Hokkaido venue, with early release at Tokyo Game Show 2026.
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.
Square Enix released Dragon Quest Weapons Collection Vol. 1 on the Square Enix e-Store on September 4. The figure set reproduces Dragon Quest series weapons at 1/12 scale and includes six types: Sword of Roto, Shield of Roto, Club, Edged Boomerang, Dragon Killer, and Mirror Shield. Each purchase contains one randomly selected type, and a box set of six units is also available.
Square Enix announced during Sony Interactive Entertainment's State of Play broadcast on September 3 that Final Fantasy VII Revelation will launch on April 8, 2027. The presentation included a trailer focused on each character's resolve, set in a world the sources describe as unseen and never before shown. Alongside the release date, Square Enix released a separate gameplay video titled Gameplay Battle & Exploration, which introduces an airship that lets players traverse a vast open world and parachute down to points of interest. The third installment in the Final Fantasy VII remake series is scheduled for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store. The same broadcast also revealed a trilogy pack containing Revelation, Final Fantasy VII Remake, and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, with preorders opening on September 3. The series began with Remake in 2020, followed by Rebirth in 2024, and Revelation concludes the three-part retelling of the 1997 original.
Square Enix will implement patch 7.56 "The Road to the Horizon Part 2" for Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail on September 8. The update concludes the main story leading into The Silver Wanderer, introduces the new limited job Beastmaster, and adds the Beastmaster-exclusive battle content Toujuuren.
Square Enix presented ATOGiS, its proprietary 3D generation AI, at CEDEC2026. The system combines an image-to-3D geometry AI with a retopology AI, both trained on roughly 60,000 in-house weapon and background assets to avoid licensing problems. AI & Engine Development Division member Taketo Araki led the session, covering dataset selection, a staged retopology learning method, and three pre-tests run before large-scale training on eight H100 GPUs.
Diesel Japan revealed the full scope of its FFXIV collaboration on September 1. The capsule collection covers T-shirts, hoodies, denim, jewelry, and iPhone cases priced from 11,100 to 132,000 yen. Sales start September 16 at a pop-up in Isetan Shinjuku, then October 2 at the Diesel online store and DIESEL SHIBUYA. A 30-set Scions of the Dawn Complete Box goes to lottery September 9 to 13. Kosuke Kawamura's art exhibition runs October 2 to November 8.
Square Enix released the final chapter of 'Before Crisis -Final Fantasy VII-' for 'Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis' on August 27. The game is scheduled to end service on October 7, leaving about one month to experience the 2004 feature phone RPG, which had no other way to be played since 2018.
Creator sooncha announced on Friday that they have withdrawn the copyright for Yang Can't Live Alone from Square Enix. The manga ended on Manga UP! on August 13. sooncha will move the series to an unnamed company, with a new revised edition to be published in Japan physically and digitally. Square Enix will stop digital distribution on August 31. Translated versions remain available until their agreements end.
Square Enix's Manga UP! Global service adds Akina's The Viscount's Porky Portrait: I Married the Knight My Sister Rejected manga on Friday. The adaptation of Mogura Manami's light novels follows Mimosa, a noblewoman who accepts her sister's rejected engagement and finds a kind husband. Akina launched the manga on Gangan Online in August 2023.
The final chapter of Miki Morinaga's Ruby on the Cake: Feast of the Man-Eating Witches manga ran in the ninth issue of Square Enix's Monthly Big Gangan magazine on Tuesday. Retailers list the fourth volume, shipping October 23, as the final one. Square Enix's Manga UP! Global service publishes the series in English.
Square Enix's Monthly Big Gangan magazine announced that Etorouji Shiono's Übel Blatt II: Knights of the Fallen King manga will end in its next chapter. The manga takes a break next month and concludes in the magazine's 11th issue on October 23. The sequel launched in February 2024, and Yen Press releases it in English.
Square Enix released a new batch of screenshots for Final Fantasy VII Revelation alongside the second trailer, "Guardian of the Star," shown at gamescom Opening Night Live 2026. The images depict the planet's guardian Weapon, the summon Typhon, and a chocobo named Pico. The game is the third and final installment in the Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy, set for a simultaneous worldwide release on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC in spring 2027. Players will board the airship Highwind to freely traverse the planet, parachuting to locations such as Midgar's outskirts, Mideel, and Wutai. The battle system, blending real-time action with command selection, has evolved, and Vincent Valentine and Cid Highwind join as new playable characters. A new system called "Wear" and new abilities expand playstyles. Separately, the overseas Microsoft Store page for the game lists a provisional ESRB rating of "Likely Mature 17+," which has sparked fan speculation about possible adult content, though the rating remains under review and previous entries in the remake series were rated Teen.
Square Enix announced two new Final Fantasy VII Rebirth collectibles on August 25, both scheduled for release on November 28. The first is the Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Static Arts Tifa Lockhart - Swimsuit Ver.-, a 29,700 yen statue depicting Tifa in a light purple frilled swimsuit with a flower ornament in her hair. The figure measures approximately W123mm x D122mm x H260mm and uses clear materials for the base to evoke a waterfront with splashing waves. The second product is the Final Fantasy VII Rebirth PLAY ARTS Kai Sephiroth, an action figure priced at 31,900 yen, featuring Sephiroth as a Soldier 1st Class. This PLAY ARTS Kai iteration introduces newly designed hip and joint parts that replace click-based articulation with click-free movement for smoother motion, plus movable eyes for a wider range of expressions. Accessories include a detachable single wing, Sephiroth's Masamune blade, an interchangeable hair piece, a smiling face plate, and various hands. Reservations are open at the Square Enix e-STORE and AmiAmi, where the Tifa statue is listed at a discounted 26,730 yen. Character design is credited to Tetsuya Nomura and Roberto Ferrari.
Square Enix showed new footage for Final Fantasy VII Revelation during the gamescom Opening Night Live 2026 livestream on August 25, 2026. The trailer is the latest look at the third and final game in the Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy, and it gives the first in-game look at three of the series' iconic super-bosses: Ruby Weapon, Emerald Weapon, and Ultima Weapon. The footage also includes new cutscenes featuring Vincent Valentine and Cid Highwind, who join as playable characters. The game is scheduled for release in spring 2027 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and Microsoft Store on Windows. The trailer also shows aerial combat aboard the airship Highwind, which players can use to travel freely across the planet and parachute into locations such as Midgar, Mideel, and Wutai. Director Naoki Hamaguchi previously said the game's theme is "resolve," as Cloud and his companions head toward their final battle against Sephiroth.
Clear River Games announced a remaster of the 1995 Super Famicom action RPG Terranigma during the Pixel Arcadia showcase on August 25, 2026. The game, developed by Quintet and originally published by Enix, will launch in early 2027 for PC (Steam and GOG.com), PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2. PLAION will handle publishing for the domestic packaged version. The remaster is licensed by Square Enix, with key members of the original development team participating. Character designer Kamui Fujiwara returns as an advisor, providing new key visuals and in-game designs, while composers Miyoko Kobayashi and Masanori Hikichi contribute new arrangements of some tracks. The game will also include convenience features suited to modern playstyles. Terranigma follows a boy named Ark as he restores life to a desolate surface world, tracing Earth's history from the birth of life to modern civilization. The original game never received an official North American release, and fans have long called it a hidden gem. A 2021 Change.org petition sought archival distribution, with Fujiwara and Kobayashi among its supporters. The remaster will be exhibited at gamescom 2026, which starts August 26 in Cologne, Germany.
At Google Cloud Next Tokyo 26, Square Enix programmer Takatomo Sakuma detailed the Gemini implementation behind Chatty Slime, the AI adventure companion in Dragon Quest X Online. The feature uses a multi-agent system with the Gemini Live API, a security layer, and Google Cloud's Agent Runtime and Agent Development Kit. A closed beta ran from April to May 2026, with full release planned for the latter half of version 8.
Square Enix will release Kingdom Hearts Collection [I-III] on October 8, 2026, for PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. The collection bundles three packages: Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5+2.5 Remix, Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue, and Kingdom Hearts III + Re Mind, together containing seven games, three HD video works, and the Re Mind downloadable content. The price is 11,000 yen. The physical version is available for PS5 and Switch 2 and requires an internet connection to download additional data. Each title is also sold separately as a digital version, with prices of 5,280 yen for HD 1.5+2.5 Remix and III + Re Mind, and 4,180 yen for HD 2.8. The HD 1.5+2.5 Remix is also compatible with the original Nintendo Switch. To promote the release, Square Enix published six YouTube Shorts introducing Disney and Pixar worlds such as Toy Box, Timeless River, Wonderland, Deep Space, Monstropolis, and The Caribbean. Purchase bonuses include exclusive weapons for Kingdom Hearts III: Long Night on Switch 2, Midnight Blue on PS5, and Phantom Green on Xbox and Windows. Pre-orders include 48-hour early access.
Disney and Square Enix announced at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event 2026 that Kingdom Hearts IV will release in the latter half of 2027. The game is planned for PC (Steam, Epic Games Store, Microsoft Store on Windows), PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2. The announcement ends a long silence that had stretched since the game was first revealed in April 2022. Director Tetsuya Nomura has stated there will be no delays and the game will arrive in 2027. The new entry begins the Lost Master arc, following the conclusion of the Dark Seeker saga in Kingdom Hearts III. The story opens with protagonist Sora waking up in Quadratum, a world similar to but different from modern-day Tokyo, while Donald and Goofy search the underworld for clues about him. In response to the concrete release window, players have been returning to older entries on Steam. Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX, Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue, and Kingdom Hearts III + Re Mind have all set new concurrent player records. The series is also on sale at 70 percent off until August 21, with the three-game bundle priced at 5,148 yen including tax.
Takara Tomy will release the board game Dragon Quest Life Game on October 24 for 7,150 yen. Preorders are open on Amazon. Players become adventurers, gather gold with companions, and the one with the most gold at the end wins. The game includes familiar monsters, job changes, and small medals.
Square Enix released new Kingdom Hearts IV screenshots showing Riku, Mickey, Donald, Goofy, and Sora, along with the Remember Me world. The company also published the full Japanese dubbed version of the D23 2026 trailer, which includes a segment where players control Mickey and a battle scene with Donald and Goofy. The game is slated for release in late 2027.
Disney announced at D23 on August 15 that Kingdom Hearts is being adapted into an original anime series, titled Kingdom Hearts The Series, for Disney Channel and Disney+. The project is a co-production between Disney Kids & Family and Square Enix, with franchise creator Tetsuya Nomura and the Square Enix creative team involved. The series will feature a completely new story, not a direct adaptation of any game narrative, and will expand the Kingdom Hearts universe while bringing back established characters. The announcement did not reveal the animation studio, voice cast, or release date. A teaser visual shows a mysterious boy holding a Keyblade in a design that evokes Japanese animation. Disney Kids & Family president Ayo Davis said the series will be "unmistakably Kingdom Hearts" while allowing fans to experience the worlds they love in a new way. The announcement follows a previous attempt at a Kingdom Hearts animated series in the early 2000s, which was shelved. The game franchise has shipped over 39 million units worldwide since its 2002 debut.
Square Enix e-STORE began accepting reservations on August 13 for two new Final Fantasy XIV food items: Fat Chocobo Curry, a mild retort curry priced at 1,080 yen, and Gummies Energy Drink GG, canned gummies shaped like Giant Beavers with an energy drink flavor, priced at 1,900 yen. Both ship October 16, 2026.