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Seiji Nakamura
Seiji Nakamura is credited with reporting on Level-5's LEVEL5 VISION 2026 II Dream event and CEO Akihiro Hino's closing teaser for LEVEL5 VISION 2027 and a 30th anniversary title. No newer stories in the cluster carry his byline.
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Seiji Nakamura appears in the cluster as a reporter, not as a subject. The most recent story that names him is the Level-5 event piece, where he and Yuta Yashiki contributed reporting on the LEVEL5 VISION 2026 II Dream stream and the teaser that closed it. That story is the only one where the byline is part of the record.
LEVEL5 VISION 2026 II Dream ran on September 10 at 21:00, and the concrete announcement at the event was Yo-kai Watch 2: Hadou. At the end of the program, CEO Akihiro Hino said he thinks the company will be able to make its largest announcement ever at LEVEL5 VISION 2027, and that a major title marking Level-5's 30th anniversary is in the works. The coverage was compiled by GAME Watch and was scheduled to be updated as new details were published. Nakamura and Yashiki are named on that reporting.
The other stories in the cluster cover Rockstar's GTA VI merchandise and launch trailer, HORI's HSR-DD03 direct drive wheel, Guns of Eschaton, the Poko a Pokemon expansion, and Final Fantasy XIV: Silver Wanderer. None of them carry Nakamura's name, so they add nothing to the record of him. What remains is a single dated credit on a Level-5 event report. The dossier does not extend beyond that credit.
Key facts
- Byline
- Contributed reporting on the LEVEL5 VISION 2026 II Dream event and CEO Akihiro Hino's closing teaser ↗
- Co-reporter
- Credited alongside Yuta Yashiki ↗
- Event date
- The streamed event was held September 10 at 21:00 ↗
- Event announcement
- Coverage centered on Yo-kai Watch 2: Hadou ↗
- Closing tease
- Hino said he thinks Level-5 will be able to make its largest announcement ever at LEVEL5 VISION 2027 ↗
- Anniversary project
- A major title marking Level-5's 30th anniversary is in the works, per Hino ↗
Timeline
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Oct 15
Rockstar Games has started selling the Grand Theft Auto VI Collection on its Rockstar Store in Japan, according to GAME Watch. The lineup covers several dozen items: T-shirts, caps, tote bags, Zippo lighters, money clips, keychains, stickers, and a soundtrack. Designs carry the Grand Theft Auto VI logo and the Vice City logo, in blue, pink, red, and white. Prices start at 9,800 yen. All items ship from overseas and carry separate shipping fees, and GAME Watch describes them as Rockstar Store exclusive. The same day, Rockstar released the game's launch trailer, roughly 1 minute 30 seconds long, which debuts "Flower in a Hurricane" by original score composers Justice feat. Tame Impala, SZA, and King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard. Grand Theft Auto VI is scheduled for release on November 19 for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. The soundtrack is due the same day as the game, on CD, vinyl, and digital.
Sep 18
HORI announced the HSR-DD03 Direct Drive Wheel on September 16, a PC racing wheel priced at 59,980 yen and set for November release. At Tokyo Game Show the unit drew a 90-minute business-day wait. The wheel is 280mm, the base unit measures 140 x 190 x 115mm and weighs 2kg, and two motors inside the wheel produce force feedback alongside 3.2Nm of peak torque.
Sep 10
Level-5 held the online event LEVEL5 VISION 2026 II Dream on September 10 at 21:00, where the company revealed new information including Yo-kai Watch 2: Hadou. At the end of the program, CEO Akihiro Hino teased the next event, LEVEL5 VISION 2027, saying he thinks the company will be able to make its largest announcement ever there, and that a major title marking Level-5's 30th anniversary is in the works. Coverage of the event was compiled by GAME Watch and is scheduled to be updated as new details are published. Seiji Nakamura and Yuta Yashiki contributed reporting on the event and the teaser. The event streamed September 10, 2026, and the announcements centered on the Yo-kai Watch 2: Hadou news alongside Hino's closing remarks about the 2027 event and the anniversary project.
Aug 29
4divinity's new studio Eschatology Entertainment showed Guns of Eschaton at a business booth. The game is the first title from Viktor Antonov since he left ZeniMax in 2022. The hands-on covered an early stage where the protagonist uses multiple arms to parry bullets, negate damage, trigger slow-motion, and enter a counter state.
Aug 2
The Pokemon Company announced on July 29 that the first paid DLC for the Nintendo Switch 2 game Poko a Pokemon, titled Bubbly Seabed Town, will launch on August 5. The same day brings a free update, Ver. 2.0.0, for all players. The update adds the move Dive, taught by Manaphy, which lets players explore underwater and access new areas. In the DLC, players respond to requests from sea-dwelling Pokemon like Popplio and develop the underwater town. New mechanics include cultivating Watermelon, using Pokemon with Soaking abilities such as Mudkip to produce air bubbles, and building with Block Floats. Pokemon like Corphish can build underwater, while Chinchou generates electricity for machinery. New items include the Bubble Machine and the Sharpedo Submarine, which creates secret base rooms. Players can also obtain the Starmie Doll to visit Yume Island, previously inaccessible. The DLC is part of the Poko a Pokemon Expansion Pass, priced at 4,400 yen, which went on sale June 10. The second DLC part, scheduled for winter 2026, adds Pokemon Accessories but no new town.
Jul 25
Square Enix held the Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival 2026 in Berlin on July 25, unveiling a wave of new details for the upcoming expansion pack Silver Wanderer, scheduled for release in January 2027. The keynote, led by producer and director Naoki Yoshida, introduced the new tank job Bastion, which wields a weapon called Magic Armor that functions as both a shield and a cannon, capable of switching between melee and ranged attacks. Bastion is an ancient martial art inherited by the royal family ruling Elsrend Island and starts at level 90, with its job quest beginning in Limsa Lominsa. The expansion is set in the Fourth World, an ice-bound realm where humanity lives on five giant airships called Continent Ships. Walkthrough videos showcased two of these ships: the Water Continent Ship Naglfar and the Fire Continent Ship Flinghorni. A new main quest system allows players to tackle branching areas in any order, with a Balance Adjust system automatically scaling monster levels in dungeons and FATEs to accommodate level differences. The main quest Part 2 arrives as Patch 7.56 on September 8, leading into the expansion. Post-launch, Patch 8.0 will introduce customizable teleport and job action animations, with further customization and expanded race-specific options like nose darkness for Lalafell and Viera and horn changes for Au Ra arriving in Patch 8.1.