FromSoftware and Hidetaka Miyazaki's action RPG Elden Ring is getting a live-action movie on March 3, 2028. Alex Garland (Civil War, Ex Machina) directs for A24 (Midsommar, Everything Everywhere All at Once), with Kit Connor, Ben Whishaw, and Cailee Spaeny headlining a star-studded cast. Reportedly A24's most expensive production at $100M+, filmed for IMAX.
Sanrio pivots from licensing to in-house publishing with a new brand, Sanrio Games. First title Sanrio Party Land drops worldwide on Switch in fall 2026, with roughly 10 games planned by 2029. How it connects to the global cozy game boom.
Game Freak's first AAA title outside of Pokémon, 'Beast of Reincarnation,' launches August 4 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Set in post-apocalyptic Japan of AD 4026, this 'one person, one dog' action RPG fuses real-time combat with command-based strategy. Day-one Xbox Game Pass. Inside the hype from r/JRPG, ResetEra, and Japan.
Capcom's brand-new IP Pragmata has crossed 1 million worldwide sales in just 2 days since launch. With Steam peak concurrent players hitting 68,000, it matches heavyweights like Resident Evil 2 Remake and Street Fighter 6 in Capcom's Steam portfolio. Reddit's r/gaming and ResetEra are celebrating, here's how overseas gamers and the Japanese market are reacting to this rare new-IP success.
Bandai Namco has revealed Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 for a 2027 release. The long-awaited sequel takes players to AGE 1000, a future Dragon Ball world featuring original characters designed by the late Akira Toriyama himself. Coming to PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam.
Capcom's new IP Pragmata launched April 17 with 56,905 peak Steam players, 96% Overwhelmingly Positive reviews, and Metacritic 86. We compare how Japanese and international gamers reacted, where they agree, where Japan's response is uniquely its own, and where Western critics diverged.
SNK has officially launched the Metal Slug 30th Anniversary Project, confirming a new game in development alongside a retrospective video that ends with the cryptic words 'Mission Reboot' and three vehicles silhouetted on a sand dune. We unpack what this return means for the beloved run-and-gun series, its arcade legacy, its global fanbase from Italy to Latin America, and the Reddit reactions already pouring in 18 years after Metal Slug 7.
French indie studio Sandfall Interactive's 30-person team just made history. Their debut title, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, became the second game ever to sweep all five major GOTY awards. Born from reverence for Japanese RPGs, this masterpiece forces a painful question for Japan's game industry: why couldn't we make this?
SNK and PLAION REPLAI have surprise-announced the NEOGEO AES+, a modern revival of the legendary 1990 home arcade console. Launching November 12, 2026 at 249.99 USD, the system uses ASIC chips rather than emulation and offers full backward compatibility with original NEOGEO AES cartridges. Ten classic titles launch alongside it, including Metal Slug, KOF 2002, and Garou: Mark of the Wolves.
Monolith Soft published three consecutive interviews revealing its extensive contributions to Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. From designing Horriblin to handling 120,000 Fuse combinations, building Tulin's bird-like AI, and solving Frost Gleeok's speed-limit issues, discover how this Nintendo subsidiary shaped one of gaming's greatest open-world adventures.