Daniel Bueno

Sega Fave announced a new collection of hybrid plush and hard toy collectables named BLOFFFu, featuring a variety of popular characters and franchises. The first batch will feature 36 characters, and they will release in Japan on October 16, 2026. There’s no word yet about a worldwide launch.

After announcing that a demo for the Lollipop Chainsaw sequel would appear at Tokyo Game Show 2026, Dragami Games, Nada Holdings, and the PlayStation Blog revealed Lollipop Chainsaw 2 Back2Back at the event. The game will appear in 2027 for the PS5, with no other release platforms currently announced.

A new trailer for Suikoden: The Anime appeared confirming the release date for the series in Japan. It will start airing on October 3, 2026. As a reminder, the Suikoden anime skips past the first game and instead adapts the second game in the RPG series. There’s no worldwide streaming home for the series confirmed yet.

The first mobile game developed by Sanrio Games, a rhythm title called Sanrio Kawaii Me Live, will launch globally on January 2027. Additionally, a pre-registration campaign with in-game rewards is currently undergoing and people can pre-register on Google Play and the Apple App Store.

Throughout the years, there have been a few gacha games that I’ve been interested in playing. But, despite giving them the old college try, I always drop them in a matter of weeks. There are several reasons for this, but chief among them is that gacha games aren’t structured like a traditional, offline, single-player game. With most, I can’t sit for a few hours on a given day and commit to a play session. Even if I do, the design choices that drive these types of games eventually hit me in the face like a sock full of pennies. Truth be told, I’m only able to enjoy gacha games once they’ve been turned into offline games.

Starbucks and Pokemon announced a new collaboration featuring a themed coffee drink and various coffee and household goods. So far, the collaboration has only been announced for Japan. The promotion’s run will start on September 30, 2026.

I often like to replay plenty of JRPGs and survival horror games. Over the last year I’ve run through various Resident Evil and Final Fantasy games in anticipation for

Resident Evil Veronica is the fifth remake in the series, and probably the game that needed a remake the most. While I appreciate it finally being a reality after years of rumors, it feels too late. There have been another three Resident Evil

Final Fantasy Resonance is both the most interesting Final Fantasy game in a long time, and the series' return to turn-based.

Final Fantasy Brave Exvius shut down in Japan in October 2025 after five seasons released over the last decade. The game didn’t fare as well outside of Japan, with its closure hitting overseas in October 2024 with only four seasons. I didn’t get to play Brave Exvius back in the day, and I’m on the record for having an aversion to gacha games. However, I loved Final Fantasy Resonance