The Japanese reveal for Echoes of Aincrad has more details, including the Death Game Mode that will actually delete your save file the moment you die in the Sword Art Online MMORPG:
https://www.rpgsite.net/news/19793-echoes-aincrads-death-game-mode-will-actually-delete-your-save-file-when-you-die
The Japanese Capcom Spotlight trailer showed that Pragmata's release date change does not apply to all platforms: Switch 2 Edition in Japan is the only one still releasing on 24th
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vltp...
(English trailer shows all platforms get moved forward)
Rockman news summary from today's Capcom Showcase
SS Collection
-Can apply all 3 entries for VS matchmaking
-Each title can have up to 100 Brothers registered
Dual Override
-The last 6 contest designs shown
-Silhouettes of other 7 Robot Masters
The prison escape RPG Back to the Dawn, which appeared first on PC, is now available on Nintendo Switch 1 & 2 with new voiceovers in Japanese & Chinese:
https://www.rpgsite.net/news/19778-back-to-dawn-now-available-for-nintendo-switch-1-2
"When we consider new collection projects in the future, a Mega Man Legends collection would also be one of the possible candidates." - Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection Director and Producer discuss player feedback, the brand, Switch 2, and much more: www.rpgsite.net/interview/19...
Granzella will delist both Manga Kakeru (PS4&PSV app where ppl can make their own manga story) & Manga Yomeru (the site where ppl can upload & read mangas made from above) on 31 March 2026 at 17:00 JST (08:00 UTC)
prtimes.jp/main/html/rd...
Koei Tecmo will also release a public demo version of Winning Post 10 2026 next week on 12 March. It will be available on the Japanese PSN Store (PS5) & Nintendo eShop (NS1&2)
Also set to be available on PC Steam but it has a hard region-lock for JP only
www.gamecity.ne.jp/news/27602.h...
Koei Tecmo has today released a public demo for Fatal Frame 2 Remake, with save data transferable to next week's full release
A final pre-release live-stream will also be held in Japanese on YouTube on Tuesday 10 March at 21:00 JST (12:00 UTC)
www.gamecity.ne.jp/news/27660.h...
Once Upon A Katamari 2nd DLC: Katamari Damacy Series Neo Remixes is now available, adding 10 more accessories and the following 5 remix tracks: 1. Baby Universe - Hiroshi Okubo Remix 2. Guru Guru Gravity - Sho Okada Remix 3. Alien - Kanaya Oki Remix 4. Walking on a Star! - Junichi Nakatsuru Remix 5. Family Damacy - Yoshihito Yano Remix
The 2nd DLC pack for Once Upon A Katamari is now available
store.steampowered.com/news/app/188...
Koei Tecmo will launch the original soundtrack for Dynasty Warriors Origins (+ the Visions of Four Heroes DLC) containing 108 tracks digitally next week on 9 March
www.koeitecmoamerica.com/dw_origins/u...
Browt, Pombon, & Gecqua in Pokemon Winds & Waves
Just in case the leaks are all legit, I'm still torn on whether I want to see a Garuda as Winds legendary or Browt's final evo, and a Komodo as a pseudo-legendary or Gecqua's final evo
Barong seems set to be the final evo for Pombon tho (& I somehow can't unread it as Primbon)
Note to self: if the new Pokemon region isn't instantly revealed, Paldea region was formally named for Gen 9 in early Aug '22 (~5 mths after initial reveal in late Feb '22)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Tgx...
Yeah I'm already aware of the leaks, but just wanna make sure on the formal side
Details for the region in Pokemon Winds & Waves still haven't been formally announced yet as of today's reveal, so keeping some snippets from the trailer for reference
The Japanese name for Browt (Grass starter in Pokemon Winds & Waves) is Haburou / Habrow - ハブロウ
The Japanese name for Pombon (Fire starter in Pokemon Winds & Waves) is Pomuken / Pomken - ポムケン
The Japanese name for Gecqua (Water starter in Pokemon Winds & Waves) is Miorii / Miory - ミオリー
Pokemon Winds & Waves starter names in Japanese
Browt (Grass): Haburou / Habrow - ハブロウ
Pombon (Fire): Pomuken / Pomken - ポムケン
Gecqua (Water): Miorii / Miory - ミオリー
The final reveal in Pokemon Presents is confirmed to be the Gen 10 games Pokemon Wind & Wave, coming for Switch 2 in 2027
Pokemon Champions' release windows revealed: April for Switch & Summer for Mobiles
Also supports transfers from Pokemon Home & Legends Z-A
Some of the highlights from Pokemon Presents
-Pokemon XD coming to NS2's GC classics in March
-FRLG Switch's support for Pokemon Home
Expectations appear to be high for today's Pokemon Presents broadcast, especially on a possible brand-new generation reveal (iykyk)
US stream is www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh2W...
but I'll be watching the Japanese stream www.youtube.com/watch?v=Czgx... just in case
Kadokawa just published a new mook (magazine book) featuring Toge's Coffee Talk series & includes CT Tokyo merchandise
prtimes.jp/main/html/rd...
The set is available to order via Amazon Japan, which can also ship to Toge's home country in Indonesia
www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4047338494
Koei Tecmo's dev teams have some reorganizations in the next FY starting April 2026
1. Team Ninja Div1, headed by Yasunori Sakuda (DOAX & AtelierRes mobile) move to Gust Div2
2. TN Div2's Kohei Shibata (Nioh) becomes new Div1 head
www.4gamer.net/games/999/G9...
www.koeitecmo.co.jp/ir/docs/ir6_...
We can see Hololive Vtuber Takane Lui in SRW DD now. www.siliconera.com/see-takane-l...
The 3rd DLC pack for Digimon Story: Time Stranger, titled Anti-ParadoX, is now known to add X-Antibody versions of 5 Digimon Royal Knights this March:
https://www.rpgsite.net/news/19652-digimon-story-time-stranger-3rd-dlc-anti-paradox-will-add-x-antibody-royal-knights-in-march-2026
Dynasty Warriors Origins Release Version Update PlayStation®5：ver.1.008.000 ／ Xbox Series X|S：ver.1.0.1.2 ／ Steam®：ver.1.0.1.2 ／ Nintendo Switch™ 2：ver.1.0.5 Additional Features and Adjustments: -Added the horse Gold Hare. A letter will arrive at the protagonist's base of operations once the horse feature is unlocked. -Fixed other minor bugs.
Ziluan riding the Gold Hare horse in a Chinese town in Dynasty Warriors Origins
Dynasty Warriors Origins has received a new update patch that adds Gold Hare as a new horse which also has different stats from Red Hare
www.koeitecmoamerica.com/dw_origins/u...
This update is particularly made to celebrate the Chinese New Year of the Horse
"I didn't know you have a liking for classic cars" "Thanks to this being old, not even Morganna can interfere here" "Indeed, this doesn't even have a Navigator"
www.famitsu.com/article/2026... has this particular image that hints more of .hack//Z.E.R.O.'s IRL setting
"I didn't know you have a liking for classic cars"
"Thanks to this being old, not even Morganna can interfere here"
"Indeed, this doesn't even have a Navigator"
We are so back
Time to Data Drain everything once again
CyberConnect2 revealed their 30th anniversary game project to be .hack//Z.E.R.O., a new action RPG that will reboot the series and appear for consoles:
https://www.rpgsite.net/news/19641-cyberconnect2s-30th-anniversary-game-revealed-as-hackzero-action-rpg-for-consoles
Shutaro Iida, the Japanese game creator best known for his works on the Castlevania and Bloodstained series, passed away at 52 years old on February 10:
https://www.rpgsite.net/news/19640-castlevania-programmer-bloodstained-director-shutaro-iida-passed-away-at-52-years-old-on-february-10
Nippon Ichi's upcoming life-sim game Hono-gurashi no Niwa will have horror and jumpscare events by default, but it will also have an optional Safe Livelihood Mode that removes the horror triggers:
https://www.rpgsite.net/news/19623-hono-gurashi-no-niwa-will-have-horrorless-safe-livelihood-mode
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Marvel Tokon gets more characters shown (& JP VAs on JP SoP)
Storm (CV Sawashiro Miyuki)
Magik (CV Fairouz Ai)
Wolverine (CV Koyama Rikiya)
Danger (CV Yasui Eri)
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Tekken: Dark Resurrection & Time Crisis are among the games coming to PlayStation Plus Classics catalog
