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Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance is confirmed for 2027 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC, with a free Refine Update shipping alongside it. The Monster Hunter Wilds Switch 2 version launches December 4.
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Across the Monster Hunter stories dated September 7 to October 3, 2026, the throughline is Capcom preparing Monster Hunter Wilds for a second life on Switch 2 and an expansion year. The Switch 2 version of Monster Hunter Wilds launches December 4, with all previously released title updates included and local wireless multiplayer supported. Capcom tied hands-on access to its newsletter list, limited to subscribers of Monhan-bu, for Tokyo and Osaka events in October. At Tokyo Game Show 2026, Capcom added the Switch 2 demo to its booth with beginner and veteran quests, and demoed Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance against Apha Araketa, a monster classified as one but made of three individuals fighting as a unit.
Ascendance adds Master Rank, a sky setting, Boost Drivers, and the Elder Dragons Kushala Daora, Teostra, Lao-Shan Lung, and Gundoraja. The returning Teostra is the benchmark hunt in the TGS2026 demo, alongside a new quest against Araketa and a beginner quest against Chatacabra. A pre-show trial let a four-person party use the new Boost Bracelet, an arm-mounted piece of gear that charges a gauge and unlocks boosted actions per weapon type. Trial participants defeated Araketa but were left short of meaningful damage against Teostra within the 20-minute quest limit. A separate free Refine Update applies to players who do not buy Ascendance.
The wider franchise presence runs from a NANGA outdoor collaboration sold through Shogakukan's BE-PAL e-commerce site to a Monster Hunter Now Carnival in Osaka on November 14-15, which joins the Midosuji Challenge 2026 street event on November 7-8. TiMi Studio Group is developing the smartphone title Monster Hunter Outlanders under license from Capcom, with a worldwide release set for October 29, 2026 outside mainland China.
Key facts
- Switch 2 version release date
- December 4, 2026 ↗
- Switch 2 version contents
- Includes all previously released title updates and supports local wireless multiplayer ↗
- Ascendance release window and platforms
- 2027 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC ↗
- Ascendance additions
- Master Rank, a sky setting, Boost Drivers, and the Elder Dragons Kushala Daora, Teostra, Lao-Shan Lung, and Gundoraja ↗
- Free Refine Update
- Applies to players who do not buy Ascendance; adds faster weapon swapping, equipment changes at item boxes outside tents, a new Hunter My Set feature, free character re-editing, visible monster hitzones, and HUD options ↗
- TGS2026 demo quests
- Teostra, Araketa, and a beginner quest against Chatacabra, running at Makuhari Messe from September 17 to 21 ↗
- Boost Bracelet
- Arm-mounted gear that charges a gauge and unlocks boosted actions per weapon type ↗
- Hands-on event access
- Limited to subscribers of the series email newsletter Monhan-bu; Tokyo on October 10 and 11, Osaka on October 17 and 18 ↗
- Outlanders release
- Worldwide on October 29, 2026 in regions outside mainland China, free to play with item-based microtransactions on iOS and Android ↗
- Monster Hunter Now Carnival Osaka
- Takes over Osaka's Namba area on November 14-15 and joins the Midosuji Challenge 2026 street event on November 7-8 ↗
Timeline
- Oct 3, 2026 Monster Hunter Outlanders Gets Hands-On at TGS2026 Ahead of October 29 Launch
- Oct 3, 2026 French Publisher Kana's Founder Yves Schlirf Dies
- Sep 28, 2026 MegaHouse Opens Lottery for Two Godzilla-1.0 Figures on Premium Bandai
- Sep 27, 2026 Bandai Opens Pre-Orders For Digimon Beatbreak Color Vpet
- Sep 26, 2026 Pac-Man Blind Box Lineup From Sticky Monster Lab Opens Preorders
- Sep 19, 2026 CAPCOM Demos Apha Araketa Hunt For Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance At Tokyo Game Show
- Sep 18, 2026 Capcom Opens Applications for Monster Hunter Wilds Switch 2 Hands-On
- Sep 17, 2026 Godzilla VS Digital Monster Mini Soft Vinyl Chronicle Opens Pre-Orders At Kadokawa Store
- Sep 17, 2026 Square Enix Sets December 3 Launch For Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World
- Sep 17, 2026 Capcom Details Refine Update For Monster Hunter Wilds Alongside Ascendance
- Sep 16, 2026 Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance Adds Teostra As Playable TGS2026 Quest
- Sep 15, 2026 Monster Fantasy Playtest Start Set For September 22
- Sep 15, 2026 Epic Games Sets Unreal Fest Tokyo 2026 Keynote With Tim Sweeney
- Sep 14, 2026 Danganronpa 2x2 PC Specs Were Set for 4K, Producer Says
- Sep 13, 2026 NHK Rebroadcasts Symphonic Gamers 5 Concert on September 20
- Sep 11, 2026 Sanrio Puroland Opens PUROMONSTERSCRAMBLE Halloween Event With LABUBU
- Sep 11, 2026 ABEMA to Air All 224 Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters Episodes in One Marathon
- Sep 10, 2026 Wovn And MIXI Detail AI LQA Workflow Behind STRIKE WORLD Localization
- Sep 10, 2026 Capcom Adds Monster Hunter Wilds Switch 2 and Resident Evil Remakes to TGS2026 Lineup
- Sep 9, 2026 Dragon Quest Heroes: Torneko's Mystery Dungeon HD Version Gets Western Release
- Sep 9, 2026 Yu-Gi-Oh! TAG FORCE GX Announced for February 16, 2027
- Sep 9, 2026 Dragon Quest Monsters 4 Demo Launches With Partial Save Transfer
- Sep 9, 2026 Monster Hunter Wilds Switch 2 Version Sets December 4 Release
- Sep 9, 2026 Monster Hunter Teams with Down Maker NANGA for Sleeping Bag, Jacket, T-Shirt
- Sep 8, 2026 Team Machiavelli Announces Monster Cuisine: Hunt, Butcher, and Enjoy for Steam
- Sep 8, 2026 Monsterest Crosses 70,000 Steam Wishlists After New Trailer
- Sep 7, 2026 Tsujimoto Reveals His Monster Hunter Now Weapon Is Not the Hammer
- Sep 7, 2026 Onimusha Way of the Sword Gets Free Monster Hunter Rise Costume DLC
- Sep 6, 2026 Monster Strike Sets Up Monstua Satellite Office at Kibi Service Area
- Sep 4, 2026 The Grimm Reapress and the Drearytale Monster Game Heads West in 2027
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12h ago
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1d ago
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1d ago
Takahashi Shoten's Zannen na Ikimono Jiten series and Dragon Quest Monsters 4: Bianca and Flora of the Withered Tree Kingdom are collaborating. Under the title Zannen na Mamono Jiten, posts introducing the slightly disappointing ecology of the game's monsters began October 23 on the official Dragon Quest PR X account. The book series has surpassed 5.55 million cumulative copies in print. The game releases December 3 on Switch, Switch 2, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, and December 4 on Steam.
1d ago
Atari told Game Spark by email that the remaster of Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee will get an official Japanese release, console versions included. The game was previously thought to be skipping Japan. Pipeworks, the studio behind the 2002 GameCube original, is developing it. It packs 12 kaiju, among them Godzilla and King Ghidorah, and 8 stages, plus new online multiplayer. Release is set for November 3, 2026.
3d ago
The Illumination film Minions & Monsters is scheduled for rental streaming on U-NEXT and Amazon Prime Video from November 11, 2026, with Pierre Coffin directing and Ken Matsudaira, Yudai Chiba, and Koichi Yamadera in the Japanese dub. At the time of the report, DMM TV, TSUTAYA DISCAS, FOD, and ABEMA were not carrying the film, and the status for Hulu and Disney+ was still being confirmed.
4d ago
Capcom released a free early-game demo for the Switch 2 version of Monster Hunter Wilds on October 20, 2026. The demo covers character creation, the prologue, and Chapter 1-3 "Into the Forest," and lets players hunt Chatacabra and Quematrice with all 14 weapon types, including Focus Mode and Focus Strike. It is offline-only, so online features and Photo Mode are absent, but up to four players can play together via local communication if each brings a Switch 2 with the demo installed. An SOS flare summons the NPC Support Hunter during quests. Save data and option settings carry over to the full game, which releases December 4, 2026, at 4,990 yen for the standard edition. The full game includes update content such as Mizutsune, Gogmazios, and the Final Fantasy XIV collaboration monster Omega Planetes.
4d ago
The Steam store page for Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered, set for release by Atari on November 3, was blocked in Japan and is now viewable there. A Japanese-language demo is also available on Steam until October 27. No Japanese store page could be confirmed for the console versions announced for overseas markets. Pipeworks Studios, which developed the 2002 original, handles the remaster.
5d ago
Square Enix's Manga UP! Global added six manga in English over the past week, including Lily of the High Seas on October 14, Killer's Familia, The Imperial Court's Floral Stylist, I Became a Saint to Support My Idol! on October 10, The Abandoned Tamer Signs a Deal With a Devilishly Beautiful Dragon on October 12, and After Getting the Crap Skill "Poison Immunity," I Ate the Toxic Meat of a Dead SSS-Rank Monster and Awakened an OP Ability on October 16.
5d ago
A hands-on demo of Dragon Quest Monsters 4: Bianca and Flora of the Withered Tree Kingdom, set for December 3, 2026, shows the two Dragon Quest V heroines as childhood Monster Masters. Players pick Bianca or Flora, and both travel together either way. Each has different scouting affinities and support effects. Scouting happens in battle, after a fight, or directly on the field, and party size depends on monster size.
Oct 15
Toei Animation has revealed the key visual and details for "DIGIMON CONCERT ~2026 Anniversary & BEATBREAK~," set for December 28 and 29 at Tokyo International Forum Hall C. The visual gathers 38 characters, protagonists and partner Digimon from Digimon Tamers, Digimon Savers, Digimon Universe: App Monsters, Digimon Ghost Game and Digimon Beatbreak, in formal attire. Act one covers anniversary theme songs, act two features Beatbreak music arranged under Arisa Okehazama.
Oct 15
Capcom will release an early-game demo for the Nintendo Switch 2 version of Monster Hunter Wilds on October 20. The demo covers the same early content as the full game, from character creation through the opening story, and save data carries over. It supports local wireless multiplayer on Switch 2 but not online play. The full Switch 2 release is set for December 4.
Oct 14
Compass Games released the slot game Cursed Sheep on October 7 for the online casino platforms Stake and Stake USA. Its promotional footage shows a crown-wearing character identical to the lamb protagonist of Cult of the Lamb. A community note on the post said the protagonist and supporting characters are complete AI copies. The official Cult of the Lamb X account quoted the post, called it "slot slop," and raised the possibility of legal action.
Oct 14
Bandai Spirits will open pre-orders for an S.H.MonsterArts Keizer Ghidorah figure on Premium Bandai from 16:00 on October 15, 2026. The figure is based on the monster's appearance in Godzilla: Final Wars and measures roughly 25cm tall, 32cm wide, and 55cm long. Its three heads each move independently from the base, and the mouth opens and closes. An abdomen pull-out structure and opening gimmick let the figure reproduce a roaring pose. Paint work uses gold as the base color, with slightly bluish lines scattered across parts to match the on-screen look. Bandai Spirits based the sculpt on suit materials from the film and shaped each head with a different expression. The set includes the main body only, and the figure can be displayed with the separately sold S.H.MonsterArts Godzilla (2004). It is priced at 39,600 yen including tax, with shipping and handling billed separately, and is scheduled to ship in April 2027.
Oct 14
Nintendo added three Game Boy Advance titles to its Nintendo Classics library on October 14, 2026. The lineup is Kururin Paradise (2002), Metal Slug Advance (2004), and Monster Farm Advance (2001). Subscribers to Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack can play all three at no additional cost. Kururin Paradise is the sequel to Kuru Kuru Kururin, with a rotating stick called a Helirin that players guide to the goal. It adds Mini Game Paradise, a collection of 16 minigames themed around the rotating stick. Metal Slug Advance is a side-scrolling shooter set on a solitary island in the southern seas, where PF squad cadets Walter and Tyra undergo simulated combat training. The game includes Metal Slug Cards, obtained by meeting conditions, that change item effects and character performance. Monster Farm Advance is a breeding simulation set on Age Island, where players input words into ancient stone tablets to revive and raise monsters. The monster that appears changes with the word entered.
Oct 13
Team Machiavelli began the closed playtest "Taste Test" for its action RPG and tavern management sim Monster Cuisine: Hunt, Butcher, Bon Appetit on Steam. Applications run through the store page's Request Access button. The test, tied to Steam Cooking Fest 2026, runs from October 13 to October 20 at 2:00 AM Japan time. Players can fight two boss monsters, cook five kinds of dishes, and run the early tavern system.
Oct 9
Kizuna AI released the single "Monster Factory" on Friday, October 9, along with a music video. Lyrics and music are by Hidemumi Kenmochi, choreography by Iripon, and costume design by mitti, who also worked on the previous song "My Love." Yuya Utamura of SPECIMEN directed the video, set in a secret ghost factory where Kizuna AI manages the making of monsters.
Oct 9
White Fox announced on Friday it is producing a television anime adaptation of Daken's How I Became King by Eating Monsters light novel series, set to debut in 2027. Original novel illustrator Shiba and manga artist Karin Suzuragi both drew illustrations for the announcement. Cross Infinite World is releasing the novels in English and published the sixth volume digitally on September 30.
Oct 7
Store pages for an iOS and Android version of Monster Hunter Rise are live overseas, and they list Netflix as the distributor. Capcom and Netflix have not announced the release. The pages say a Netflix subscription is required for both versions and list supported languages as English and Japanese, with an age rating of 13+ on iOS and 16+ on Android. The Android listing describes two changes to the 2021 action game. Challenge Quests and Event Quests, previously sold as paid or limited-time downloadable content, can be unlocked by progressing through the game. A new healing button picks the most effective item from the inventory during combat based on the hunter's health and status. The pages also describe rebuilt touch controls for phones and tablets and say the control scheme adapts to each weapon. The listings make no mention of Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak, the expansion for Monster Hunter Rise.
Oct 6
Capcom's Monster Hunter franchise account confirmed on Friday that Monster Hunter Rise has passed 20 million copies sold worldwide. The game launched on Nintendo Switch in March 2021, then on PC via Steam in January 2022, and arrived on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows, and Xbox Game Pass in January 2023. The Sunbreak expansion followed in June 2022 for Switch and PC.
Oct 6
A new TV anime based on the Monster Strike smartphone action RPG is titled Mera×Death: Death and My Abnormal Love and will begin airing on January 5, 2027 on TOKYO MX and nine other terrestrial stations, with streaming planned. The PV follows Mera, approached by a mysterious girl named Thirteen who invites him on a date, then whispers "I'll kill you." Kenta Kushiya directs, Tadashi Sakazaki designs characters, and Qzil.la and studio keel handle animation.
Oct 6
Kotobukiya is producing an OSHI WORKS figure of Harpie Lady from Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, priced at a reference 9,350 yen and listed at 8,752 yen on Rakuten Books, which has opened preorders. The painted completed figure carries the catalog number GP008 and shows the character in her cyber bondage outfit, with magnets used to secure it so the pose can be adjusted. Dengeki Hobby Web notes the OSHI WORKS Duel Monsters series is planned to continue expanding.
Oct 5
Premium Bandai takes lottery applications for the Toho Daikaiju WarGreymon: "G" Erosion Mode figure from the Godzilla vs. Digital Monster COLOR collaboration from Friday, October 9, 2026 at 12:00 to Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 23:00. Winners are announced in late October 2026, with shipping planned for December 2026. The figure is about 26 cm tall, distributed by PLEX, and priced at 37,400 yen including tax. A DefoReal version opens second pre-orders on Monday, October 5, 2026.
Oct 5
AUTOMATON's 102nd weekly roundup collects seven game introduction pieces. The picks include Seikyu: Let's Go!, a four-player co-op camping car game from the Seikyu Monogatari developer; Monster Hunter Outlanders, a smartphone title supervised by Capcom with a release set for October 29; All Rats on Deck, a rafting co-op game for up to four players; Iconology from Idea Factory's new brand IFChronicle; AION 2, the free-to-play MMORPG; and Neighbors: Suburban Warfare.
Oct 4
The official Yu-Gi-Oh! anime YouTube channel will stream episodes 125 to 134 of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters as a best-of selection starting September 23 at 20:00, with the free period running to October 7 at 19:59. The run covers the latter half of the Battle City arc and includes episode 128, known as "Jonouchi Dies," and the preview at the end of episode 127.
Oct 4
Capcom's Monster Hunter Outlanders will launch for iOS and Android on October 29, with a mainland China version scheduled for 2027. The open-world survival game supports multiplayer and a character-switch system, and adds a new Elder Dragon, Ruger Aidal. Chinese developer TiMi Studio Group is handling development, with franchise composer Tadayoshi Makino returning for the music.
Oct 4
MIXI announced a new Monster Strike anime, Mera x Death: Shinigami to Boku no Ijo na Koi, for January 5, 2027 on TOKYO MX and 10 other channels plus streaming. Kenta Kushitani directs at Qzil.la and studio keel, with Daisuke Ohigashi on series scripts, Tadashi Sakazaki designing characters, and music by Masaru Yokoyama, Kana Hashiguchi, and Natsuki Hamada.
Oct 3
Jotoyo released a new trailer and a playtest advance guide for Monster Fantasy on September 21, 2026, ahead of a playtest that opens September 23 at 0:00 JST. The game combines hunting action against large monsters with a slow-life simulation set in the Kingdom of Eldras, where the player is a hero who has lost their memories and spends time fishing, cooking, and talking with villagers. Four classes are in place for the test: Samurai, Warrior, Mage, and Archer. The trailer shows Mage guarding, Samurai swinging a katana, Warrior using a charged slash, and Archer breaking monster parts. The guide names three bosses: the Squirrel Bear, which spits poison and flash acorns and has a breakable tail; the Beetle Turtle, which is covered in rock and yields horn materials after its head armor breaks; and the Griffin, which is hard to hit until it crashes, with a stronger Flame Griffin appearing at certain times of day.
Oct 3
Sony Interactive Entertainment will hold PlayStation Festival on October 24 at Grand Front Osaka North Building 1F Knowledge Plaza, running from 11:00 to 19:00. Attendees can play PS5 titles that appeared at the PlayStation booth at Tokyo Game Show 2026 in September. Advance trial reservations opened October 2 for PlayStation Plus subscribers and close October 21 at 23:59, handled first-come, first-served through the event's special site. The reservable titles are Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance from Capcom, Final Fantasy VII Revelation from Square Enix, ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE from Bandai Namco Entertainment, and GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT from Bandai Namco Entertainment. The day also includes a PLAY! PLAY! PLAY! special stream, sales of PlayStation goods with limited-quantity Astro Bot items, hands-on time with the PlayStation Portal Remote Player, and novelty giveaways tied to trying a game, posting at the venue, or adding the official PlayStation LINE account.
Oct 3
TiMi Studio Group is developing the smartphone title Monster Hunter Outlanders under an official license from Capcom, with a worldwide release set for October 29, 2026 in regions outside mainland China. The game is free to play with item-based microtransactions and runs on iOS and Android. At Tokyo Game Show 2026, outlets played a hunt against the game's original Elder Dragon, Luga Earda, a monster whose design concept TiMi producer Don Huang described as a holy knight clad in golden armor, drawing on swordplay and shield imagery. Players sortie in a four-person party, and in the demo three NPCs joined. The demo offered two control schemes: Starting Mode, played with attack, special, and evade buttons that connect combos automatically, and Hunting Mode, which hands players multiple buttons for manual combos and skills. Capcom producer Akio Sekino said the core cycle of hunting, gathering materials, and crafting equipment is preserved, with adventurers added as an Outlanders-specific element.
Oct 3
Yves Schlirf, who founded the French manga publisher Kana in 1996, died on September 13, according to an announcement from Dargaud and Kana on September 14. Born in Brussels, Schlirf opened the comic bookstore Schlirfbook in 1972 and later worked at Dupuis and built Dargaud's Belgian branch. Kana became one of Europe's largest manga publishers, releasing Naruto, Saint Seiya and Monster in French.
Sep 28
Premium Bandai is taking lottery applications until 11:00 PM on Tuesday, October 13, 2026 for two MegaHouse UA Monsters Godzilla (2023) figures tied to the 2023 film Godzilla-1.0, both about 300mm tall. The Operation Sea God Image Color Ver. is 32,780 yen; the Ginza Assault Image Color Ver., 44,000 yen, adds a base with LED light-up and sound gimmicks. Winners are announced in mid-October 2026, with shipping scheduled for October 2026.
Sep 27
Bandai has opened pre-orders on Premium Bandai for the Digital Monster COLOR DIGIMON BEATBREAK EDITION, a virtual pet marking the final episode of the anime Digimon Beatbreak. Two body colors are offered, GLOWING DOWN COLOR and DIGIVOLUTION GEKKOMON COLOR, each printed across the full surface with different Digimon. The program is identical in both, with roughly 30 raiseable Digimon and a battle system where attack power rises by repeated presses of e-Pulse. Pre-orders run from September 27 to October 25, 2026, at 7,700 yen each, shipping in March 2027.
Sep 26
Sticky Monster Lab is producing a Pac-Man blind box series of six figures. The set includes Pac-Man & Pinky, Pac-Man & Inky (Dot Ver.), Pac-Man Robo, Pac-Man Robo (Napping), Blinky & Power Cookie, and Clyde & Power Cookie. Preorders opened September 25, 2026 at the BLITZWAY JAPAN online store, with a box of all six priced at 7,920 yen tax included and release scheduled for October 2026.
Sep 19
At Tokyo Game Show 2026, CAPCOM demoed Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance, an expansion for Monster Hunter Wilds. The demo hunt pits players against Apha Araketa, classified as one monster but made up of three individuals that fight as a unit. A brighter, larger main Apha Araketa is the target, and the writer says the fight turns on pattern recognition, timing, and resource management.
Sep 18
Capcom began accepting applications on September 19 for a hands-on event for the Nintendo Switch 2 version of Monster Hunter Wilds, limited to subscribers of the series email newsletter Monhan-bu. The Tokyo venue at the Capcom Tokyo Branch hosts on October 10 and 11, with applications closing at 13:00 on September 28. The Osaka venue at the Capcom Head Office runs October 17 and 18, with applications closing at 13:00 on October 5. Attendees can play four-player multiplayer over local communication, join a Hunter Card Exchange Meetup, and take part in a Team Competition Trial Quest Challenge. Commemorative items for participants include a Hunter Self-Introduction Card, a sticker, a microfiber handkerchief, and an original rubber keychain. The winning team in the quest challenge receives an original T-shirt. A trial version of the game is scheduled for release at a later date.
Sep 17
Plex's "Godzilla VS Digital Monster Mini Soft Vinyl Chronicle" is now accepting pre-orders at the Kadokawa Store, priced at 3,960 yen including tax. The lineup has six types, including a newly sculpted "WarGreymon: 'G' Erosion Mode" in which Godzilla (1999) G Cells erode WarGreymon. Each box contains six pieces; pre-orders are scheduled to close September 28, 2026, with shipping in early December 2026.
Sep 17
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.
Sep 17
Capcom announced on September 16 that Monster Hunter Wilds will receive a free Refine Update alongside the 2027 release of the Ascendance expansion, and that the changes apply to players who do not buy the expansion. The update adds faster weapon swapping, letting hunters switch between two weapon types without mounting the Seikret, and equipment changes at item boxes outside tents. A new Hunter My Set feature registers item sets, equipment sets, and equipment appearance sets so they can be recalled together. Paid Grooming Tickets are abolished, making character re-editing free and unlimited. Monster hitzones become visible as numbers in the monster encyclopedia, and HUD options let players move the clock, restyle health and stamina gauges, and change the item box's display method. Capcom said more refinements are planned. Ascendance adds Master Rank, a sky setting, Boost Drivers, and the Elder Dragons Kushala Daora, Teostra, Lao-Shan Lung, and Gundoraja.
Sep 16
Capcom revealed during the September 16 Capcom Spotlight stream for Tokyo Game Show 2026 that the Elder Dragon Teostra returns in Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance, the super-large expansion for Monster Hunter Wilds. Teostra is the returning Elder Dragon huntable in the TGS2026 demo, joining a quest against the new monster Araketa and a beginner quest against Chatacabra. The demo runs at Makuhari Messe from September 17 to 21. A pre-show trial at Capcom let a four-person party take on both hunts with the new Boost Bracelet, an arm-mounted piece of gear that charges a gauge and unlocks boosted actions per weapon type. Hands-on accounts describe Teostra's dust explosions, two-hit charge, flame breath, and Supernova still in place. Trial participants managed to slay Araketa, but were left short of meaningful damage against Teostra within the 20-minute quest limit. Ascendance is scheduled for release in 2027 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC.
Sep 15
Jotoyo will hold a limited-time playtest for its hunting life simulation Monster Fantasy starting September 22, with sign-ups open on Steam and test contents to be detailed later. The game pairs hunting actions against roughly 50 large monsters with fishing, logging, mining, cooking, and crafting, plus four jobs and about 100 villagers. The team says Monster Hunter is one inspiration.
Sep 15
Epic Games Japan announced the keynote speakers and first sessions for Unreal Fest Tokyo 2026, set for November 3 and 4 at the TFT Building West Hall in Ariake, Tokyo. CEO Tim Sweeney and Epic Games Japan representative Takayuki Kawasaki will share the keynote, covering the Epic ecosystem, the company's vision, and the rollout of UE6. More than 30 sessions are planned. Participation is free.
Sep 14
Spike Chunsoft producer Shohei Sakakibara said on September 14 that the recommended PC requirements for Super Danganronpa 2x2 were written around 4K high-quality visuals and will be updated later. The listed specs, including an Intel Core i7-14700 or AMD Ryzen 7 7700 and an RTX 4070 or RX 7700 XT with 32GB of memory, had drawn attention for being high for an adventure game. He also said the Switch version is being optimized.
Sep 13
NHK's game music concert Symphonic Gamers 5, subtitled Melodies of Adventure Across Time and Space, returns to NHK BS at 0:40 on September 20, late night on September 19. The broadcast covers an orchestral program drawn from the Super Mario series, the Monster Hunter series, Kirby Air Ride, Chrono Trigger, Journey, Shadow of the Colossus, Tales of the Abyss, Granblue Fantasy, Okami, Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin, and Final Fantasy IX. Game director Masahiro Sakurai and voice actress Ruriko Aoki appear as MCs. The setlist runs from Super Mario's Above Ground BGM and Piranha March through Monster Hunter's Proof of a Hero and its Wilds version, Kirby Air Ride's Legendary Air Ride Machine, Chrono Trigger's Wind Scene and Frog's Theme, Okami's Reset (Thank You Version), Sakuna's Yanato Rice Planting Song, and Final Fantasy IX's Battle 1 and The Place I'll Return to Someday. NHK's official website and the streaming service NHK ONE carry performer and setlist details.
Sep 11
Sanrio Puroland's Halloween event PUROMONSTERSCRAMBLE runs from September 11 to November 3, 2026, under the theme KAWAII x MONSTER HALLOWEEN. LABUBU appears alongside Sanrio characters in monster form. The main attraction is a 360-degree immersive live show, with the monster Jack O' Happens voiced by Subaru Kimura. The Sanrio Character Boat Ride adds a Halloween-limited horror version directed and supervised by Obaken.
Sep 11
ABEMA will stream all 224 episodes of the TV anime Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters free in one marathon from 10 AM on September 13 to 10 PM on September 26. Aired episodes stay free to watch for one week after broadcast. From 10 PM on September 26, a separate nonstop project collects only the series' next-episode previews, free to real-time viewers.
Sep 10
A CEDEC2026 lecture from Wovn Technologies and MIXI traced the localization quality workflow behind STRIKE WORLD, the global version of Monster Strike deployed mainly in the Indian market. Speakers Hiroya Fujimura, Hiroshi Tadokoro, and Kanako Iriguchi described the shift from device-based LQA to screenshot LQA carried out on pre-collected screenshots, and presented verification data on the change in handling costs.
Sep 10
Capcom published the second wave of its exhibitor information for Tokyo Game Show 2026, which runs September 17 to September 21 at Makuhari Messe. The Nintendo Switch 2 version of Monster Hunter Wilds, set for release on December 4, 2026, joins the booth as a playable demo with two quests: a beginner-oriented hunt for Kematris and a veteran-oriented hunt for Lagiacrus. Demos run multiplayer only in handheld mode, with tickets distributed first come, first served. Three Resident Evil remake titles also join on Switch 2: Resident Evil RE:2 Z version Deluxe Edition, Resident Evil RE:3 Z version, and Resident Evil RE:4 Gold Edition, each playable from its opening story with novelties handed out in limited quantities. Capcom also detailed demo content for previously announced titles including Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, and Street Fighter 6, and set the Capcom Spotlight | TGS 2026 stream for September 16.
Sep 9
Square Enix announced Dragon Quest Heroes: Torneko's Mystery Dungeon -Classic HD- for its Western release during a Nintendo Direct livestream. The game is available the same day as the announcement across multiple platforms. The company also revealed a playable demo trailer for Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World.
Sep 9
Konami Digital Entertainment announced a remake of the 2008 PSP title Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX Tag Force 3 during the Nintendo Direct 2026.9.9 broadcast on September 9. The new game, Yu-Gi-Oh! TAG FORCE GX, is scheduled for release on February 16, 2027, for Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch. Based on the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX anime, the remake brings back the original premise in which the player, a student at Duel Academia, is asked by the chancellor to take part in a Tag Duel at the graduation ceremony. Players talk with classmates who are also facing graduation, find a partner, and aim for the top in tag duels. The remake features more than 100 characters, with fully voiced duels for all characters. It also supports online battles, and graphics have been upgraded from the original PSP release. Pre-orders are scheduled to begin after the Direct presentation concludes.
Sep 9
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.