Stephanie Liu

Koei Tecmo announced that Atelier Resleriana will end service in late November 2026. The main story will still update before it ends.

Sony Music Solutions announced a Kingdom Hearts 25th Anniversary Exhibition will be held at the Mori Arts Center Gallery in Roppongi Hills Mori Tower. The event will take place from February 5, 2027 to April 4, 2027. Advance sales for the exhibition will start on October 8, 2026, and more information on these tickets will appear on the official website and social media account.

To commemorate the 25th anniversary of Final Fantasy X, a special cafe will appear in Japan from September 11, 2026 until December 2, 2026. It’ll be available in the Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka, and Nagoya Square Enix Pop Up Cafe restaurants. There will be special food based on different elements and characters in the game, as well as some merchandise that comes with meals.

Nintendo released a Version 4.0.0 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe patch with Switch 2 support and 8-player multiplayer. It is now available to download and install. The original Switch version of the game is largely unaffected by the updates. Like all other games on the Switch 2, the system will automatically download and install the patch if you’re connected to the Internet and you’ve turned on the Auto-Update Software setting. You’ll need to update to this patch if you want to play online, and if you want to play with friends, you’ll all need to have the same update version.

Juliet is back! A demo of a new Lollipop Chainsaw game will premiere at TGS 2026, and more details on the game will come out there too.

Atlus will sell Persona 4 Revival goods that can let you pretend that you work at Junes. Advance sales of the new merchandise will be available at Tokyo Game Show 2026, which will take place from September 17 to 21, 2026 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba.

A Honkai: Star Rail music video for a Hatsune Miku and Summeretto Robin song called “Summeretto Medley: Tell Your World x Only by Chasing the Wind” is now available worldwide. It can be viewed on the official Hatsune Miku YouTube channel.

During the Nintendo Direct on September 9, 2026, Nintendo showed a trailer for Professor Layton and the New World of Steam that also included the game’s official release date. It’ll come out on December 10, 2026, following Level-5’s promise we would see the game in late 2026.

Atlus announced will be a special livestream on September 20, 2026 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Persona series. This stream will also be players’ first chance to hear Shiori Sasaki, who will be singing in Persona 4 Revival, perform. It means we’ll get to hear the artist sing one of the new tracks from the title.

Crunchyroll announced The Witch on the Holy Night movie will premiere worldwide in January 2027, though people in Spain and Kazakhstan will need to wait until early February 2027 to see the magical adventure on the silver screen. The company announced the film will come out in Japanese and English, with the Japanese version featuring English subtitles.