Dune: Awakening Chapter 3 and New Paid DLC Releases Early Next Year

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Saras Rajpal
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Dune: Awakening Chapter 3 and New Paid DLC Releases Early Next Year

Funcom has revealed that chapter 3 of Dune: Awakening, alongside a new paid DLC, will release early next year. The DLC is titled “Raiders of the Broken Lands.”

The update and DLC adds the following:

Chapter 3

  • Revamped Endgame Progression
    • Landsraad Revamp
    • Faction Ranks
    • Specialization Progression
    • 5 New Challenge Locations
    • New Augmentation Progression
    • 5 New Repeatable Testing Stations
  • A New Chapter of the Story
  • New Weapons and Rapier Rework
  • 4 Smuggler Vehicle Variants

Raiders of the Broken Lands – $9.99 (Also Included in the Season Pass)

  • 74 Smuggler Building Pieces
  • Smuggler Armors and Stillsuit
  • Smuggler Weapon Variants
  • 17 Smuggler Decoration Pieces
  • Raider Buggy Variant
  • Smuggler Swatch
  • 2 New Emotes

Check out the trailer for Dune: Awakening chapter 3 below:

Recently, Funcom released season 2 of the game on September 10, alongside the new The Lost Harvest DLC. The DLC is available for $12.99 and brings a standalone storyline following the crash of a Miner’s Guild spice harvester. Players discover that it holds a secret cargo that proves to be quite valuable and important.

The new DLC unlocks several new cosmetics, the Treadwheel, the Dune Man building set, new decorations, armor sets, weapons, and much more. The DLC is included with the Season Pass ($24.99), which is also included in the game’s Deluxe and Ultimate Editions. The release date for the next season of Dune: Awakening is currently unknown. 

Dune: Awakening is available now for PC via Steam, and PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S are coming soon. The game is 35% off ($32.49) as part of the Steam Winter Sale. Final Weapon reviewed Dune: Awakening and noted that it’s “a love letter to the world of Frank Herbert” and “has some of the most immersive survival gameplay in recent years as well as an intriguing entry in the Dune lore.” 

Two Point Museum Releases Revenge of the Savage Planet Collaboration Update

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Saras Rajpal
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Two Point Museum Releases Revenge of the Savage Planet Collaboration Update

Two Point Studios has released a new update for Two Point Museum, which adds content based on the Revenge of the Savage Planet game. The update was made in collaboration with the game’s developers, Raccoon Logic Studios. 

It adds extraterrestrial flora, strange environments, and creatures that defy logic and common sense. The update is available on PC via Steam, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. Additionally, the game is also on sale on PC for 20% off, or $23.99. Check out the trailer for the Revenge of the Savage Planet Two Point Museum update below:

Lastly, Two Point Museum is available now for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC via Steam, and Nintendo Switch 2. Additionally, Revenge of the Savage Planet released earlier this year on May 8 for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam. The Steam page describes the update as follows:

Two Point experts have uncovered a rift in the Digiverse, leading to a mysterious planetary system teeming with intriguing alien flora and fauna. Explore three Points of Interest as you collect exhibits from Revenge of the Savage Planet, wowing guests with the vibrant and sometimes… anxious, fauna of the Savage Planet, like the beloved Brainard, alongside bitey flora from the franchise, which we recommend you um, not make eye contact with, just in case.

There are six new exhibits to collect, with new items for the Staff Room that bring a splash of the space age to the otherwise… earthly, decor of Two Point County. There are new decorative items, as well as a brand-new sci-fi Staff Outfit.

Evangelion is Getting New Anime Short to Celebrate the Series’ 30th Anniversary

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Soul Kiwami
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Evangelion 30th anniversary anime short

A new Neon Genesis Evangelion anime short is set to premiere at the “Evangelion:30+; 30th Anniversary of Evangelion” festival event, which will take place at the Yokohama Arena from February 21 to 23. Titled “Evangelion Broadcast 30th Anniversary Special Screening,” the new anime short will be played on the arena’s massive 59 feet x 49 feet LED screen. 

Evangelion Broadcast 30th Anniversary Special Screening
©khara

Hideaki Anno is the chief supervisor, planner, and scriptwriter of the new Evangelion anime short at Studio Khara. Evangelion: 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon A Time animation director Naoyuki Asano returns to direct the new short. Kazuya Tsurumaki, Shinji Higuchi, and Ikki Todoroki also return as supervisors.

The Evangelion:30+; 30th Anniversary of Evangelion event will feature an exhibition area, a stage area, new merchandise, and other activities for fans. Kabuki Symphony No. 9 Evangelion will also be held at the event as part of a collaboration between Studio Khara and Shochiku. Studio Khara directed the event’s spatial and layout design, with Anno credited for creating the event’s title icon visual. 

Further, there are revival screenings of the franchise’s films as part of the “Monthly Eva: Evangelion 30th Movie Fest. 2025-2026” monthly event in Japan. These screenings are running in select theaters in Japan through February 2026.

Fans can also look forward to Pixelity’s Neon Genesis Evangelion XR game, EVANGELION: Δ CROSS REFLECTIONS, and it will launch in the first half of 2026. EVANGELION: Δ CROSS REFLECTIONS is the first installment in a trilogy of games, which adapt the original Neon Genesis Evangelion anime.

Dragon Quest HD-2D Remake Games on Sale for PC and Xbox

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Saras Rajpal
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Dragon Quest HD-2D Remake Games on Sale for PC and Xbox

Square Enix has announced that the recent Dragon Quest HD-2D Remake games, I, II, and III, are on sale on Xbox and PC via Steam. The sale will continue until early January. 

The prices of each game are as follows:

  • DRAGON QUEST I & II HD-2D Remake (20% off – $47.99)
  • DRAGON QUEST III HD-2D Remake (40% off – $36.99)
  • DRAGON QUEST HD-2D Erdrick Trilogy Collection (20% off – $79.99 )

Recently, DRAGON QUEST I & II HD-2D Remake released on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC, almost a year after Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake released for the same consoles. Final Weapon reviewed the game, giving it a 4.5/5. We described it as a title that “masterfully modernizes two timeless RPGs with the gorgeous HD-2D art style.

Significant story changes, wonderful quality-of-life improvements, and flawless performance on Nintendo Switch 2 make this a must-play game for any fan of the genre. Without a doubt, this is the definitive way to experience the Erdrick Trilogy for both newcomers and longtime fans alike.”

Lastly, the Steam page describes the game as follows:

DRAGON QUEST I Story:

Thanks to the heroic efforts of the legendary Erdrick, the Lord of the Underworld was defeated and peace returned to the land of Alefgard. Yet this peace was not to last, as the diabolical Dragonlord has risen and unleashed hordes of monsters on the realm once more. Now, descendant of Erdrick, it is your destiny to defeat this new evil and rescue the world from its plight!

DRAGON QUEST II Story:

Many years have passed since Alefgard was saved at the hero’s hand, earning him the same title as his storied forebear. The descendants of this Erdrick and his scions founded three kingdoms that thrived in peacetime. Yet, darkness stirs once more and a sudden invasion of malicious monsters plunges the world into shadow again. All that stands between the forces of evil and their wicked ambitions is a band of young princes and princesses of Erdrick’s lineage. The time has come for them to venture forth and honor their ancestor’s legacy!

There’s No Freaking Way I’ll Be Your Lover! Unless… ~Next Shine~ Anime Confirms January 1 TV Premiere in Japan

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Soul Kiwami
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The staff of the There’s No Freaking Way I’ll Be Your Lover! Unless… ~Next Shine~ anime confirmed the anime’s January 1, 2026 TV premiere from 1:00 a.m. to 3:30 a.m. JST on Tokyo MX and BS11 in Japan. The TV version of There’s No Freaking Way I’ll Be Your Lover! Unless… ~Next Shine~ will feature five episodes (episodes 13 to 17), and it will also be streaming on Anime Times, d Anime Store, and Lemino in Japan, according to the anime’s official website. 

There’s No Freaking Way I’ll Be Your Lover! Unless… ~Next Shine~ opened on November 21 in Japanese theaters, and the anime made its U.S. premiere at Anime Frontier 2025, which takes place from December 12 to 14 at the Fort Worth Convention Center in Texas. The cast unit Quintet performs the anime’s theme song “Dear My Special Precious Marvelous Sweet Darlings.”

There’s No Freaking Way I’ll Be Your Lover! Unless… premiered on July 7 and ran for 12 episodes, and the series is streaming on YouTube, Plex and other platforms. Akari Nanawo performed the opening theme song “Muri Muri Evolution (The Impossible Theory of Evolution),” and Philosophy no Dance performed the ending theme song “Mayocchauwa (I’m Confused).”

The staff of the anime includes: 

  • Director: Natsumi Uchinuma
  • Series Structure / Script: Naruhisa Arakawa
  • Character Design: kojikoji
  • Chief Animation Director: Misaki Kaneko / Haruki Moriya / Takashi Shiokawa / Kino
  • Tokino Keinosuke Ami
  • Color Setting: Mitsuko Sekimoto
  • Art Director: Yuri Takagi / Keito Watanabe
  • Director of Photography: Takuma Morooka
  • Editing: Ichiro Chaen
  • Sound Director: Takayuki Yamaguchi
  • Music: Yoshiaki Fujisawa
  • Animation Production: studio MOTHER

The cast includes:

  • Kanna Nakamura as Rena Amaori
  • Saori Onishi as Mai Oduka
  • Yukari Anzai as Ajisai Sena
  • Kana Ichinose as Satsuki Koto
  • Takako Tanaka as Kaho Koyanagi
  • Mayu Sagara as Haruna Amaori
There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover Unless... key visual
©Teren Mikami, Eku Takeshima/SHUEISHA, Watanare Production Committee

Writer Teren Mikami and illustrator Eku Takeshima launched the There’s No Freaking Way I’ll Be Your Lover! Unless… light novel series in February 2020. The light novel series is published by Shueisha under the Dash X Bunko label.

Lastly, here’s an overview of the anime series, via REMOW:

A non-stop girls’ comedy-romance in a high school setting with a cast of richly individual characters. The main character, Renako Amaori, who had a lonely time in junior high school, makes her debut in high school and meets her classmate, school superstar Mai Oduka. The two share each other’s worries and become secret friends…

Digimon Beatbreak Anime is Getting an English Dub

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Soul Kiwami
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Digimon Beatbreak English dub

Toei Animation has announced the Digimon Beatbreak anime series will be getting an English dub. More details about the Digimon Beatbreak English dub will be announced at a later date.

Crunchyroll is streaming the Digimon Beatbreak anime in North America, Central America, South America, Europe (excluding Italy), Africa, Oceania, the Middle East and CIS.

MADKID performs the opening theme song “Mad Pulse.” Ai Tomioka performs the ending theme song “beat up.”

The Digimon Beatbreak cast includes: 

  • Miyu Irino as Tomorō Tenma
  • Megumi Han as Gekkomon
  • Tomoyo Kurosawa as Reina Sakuya
  • Mutsumi Tamura as Pristimon
  • Arisa Sekine as Makoto Kuonji
  • Misaki Kuno as Chiropmon
  • Yohei Azakami as Kyo Sawashiro
  • Daiki Hamano as Murasamemon

The staff of Digimon Beatbreak includes:

  • Original Concept: Akiyoshi Hongo
  • Music: Alisa Okehazama
  • Series Director: Hiroaki Miyamoto
  • Series Composition: Ryota Yamaguchi
  • Character Design: Takahiro Kojima
  • Digimon Design: Kenji Watanabe
  • Animation Digimon Design: Akihiro Asanuma
  • Art Director: Ayaka Jin
  • Color Designer: Sayoko Yokoyama
  • CG Director: Yusuke Ozone
  • Compositing Director: Tomoyuki Ishiyama
  • Editing: Eiichi Nishimura
  • Production: Fuji Television Network, Yomiko Advertising and Toei Animation
©Akiyoshi Hongo, Toei Animation

Lastly, here’s a story synopsis of the anime, via Bandai:

“e-Pulse,” which is generated by human thoughts and emotions, was used as the energy source for the Al support device “Sapotama.” Behind this remarkable development, a terrifying monster appear. Digimon are living beings that evolve by consuming e-pulse. Tomoro Tenma is drawn into an extraordinary experience after meeting Gekkomon, who suddenly appears from his Sapotama. While living together with Kyo Sawashiro and other members of the bounty hunting team “Golden Dawn,” Tomoro renews his resolve. What new future will be forged by humans and Digimon?

Wuthering Waves Producer Shares New Comments Following The Game Awards

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Wuthering Waves Producer Shares New Comments Following The Game Awards

Following The Game Awards, the producer of Wuthering Waves, Solon, shared new comments in response to the game’s acclaim. Version 3.0, the next update, will release on December 25. 

In the statement, he says the following: 

“By the end of 2025, we had received some awards, such as the PlayStation Partner and Users’ Choice Awards, the HMMA Award, Google Play Best Ongoing Award, and, to our honour, most recently the Players’ Voice Award at TGA 2025. It’s this perseverance that has fueled all of us on the dev team to our hearts into preparing for Version 3.0.”

The upcoming chapter will feature a blend of mechanical science fiction and space romance. We hope it will offer you a fresh and exciting experience. To make this happen, we’ve introduced a new exploration method and map style with new Resonators, new monsters, and a brand-new narrative set in Lahai-Roi. Are you ready to open the gate to Startorch Academy and step into Lahai-Roi? The next Chapter of Wuthering Waves awaits you ahead!”

The highlights of version 3.0 are as follows:

  • New Main Quests
    • Chapter III Act I: What Burns Beneath Frostlands
    • Chapter III Act II: Ode to the Second Sunrise
  • New Utility
    • Expedition Motorbike
  • New Areas
  • Main Quest Fast Track Event
  • New Upgrade Functions
  • New Options for World Exploration
  • New Resonators
    • Lynae
    • Mornye
  • New Weapons
    • Spectrum Blaster
    • Starfield Calibrator
    • Synth Armament Series

Wuthering Waves is available now for Android, iOS, Mac, PlayStation 5, and PC via Windows, Steam, and Epic Games Store. The game is also compatible on Steam Deck, meaning it will likely be playable on the upcoming Steam Machine as well.

A Star Brighter Than the Sun Anime Continues in Season 2

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Soul Kiwami
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A Star Brighter Than the Sun Season 2

The staff of the TV anime adaptation of Kazune Kawahara’s A Star Brighter Than the Sun manga series announced that anime will continue with season 2, which doesn’t have a release date yet. To celebrate the announcement of A Star Brighter Than the Sun Season 2, Kawahara shared a new illustration on X (formerly Twitter).

A Star Brighter Than the Sun premiered on October 2 on TBS and affiliate channels in Japan before its streaming premiere the following day on Prime Video. 

Motohiro Hata performs the opening theme song “Stellar Days.” In addition, Wanuka performs the ending theme song “Saishin-wa (Latest Episode).”  

The cast of A Star Brighter Than the Sun anime includes:

  • Minori Fujidera as Sae Iwata
  • Yūki Ono as Kōki Kamishiro
  • Taito Ban as Yōta Ayukawa
  • Hina Yomiya as Hisui Onodera
  • Mutsumi Tamura as Mio Kagawa
  • Ryōta Ōsaka as Yūshin Izawa
  • Haruka Shiraishi as Subaru Kamishiro

Aya Kobayashi is directing the anime at Studio KAI. Yasuhiro Nakanishi is handling the series scripts, while Jin Feng Zeng handles the character design. What’s more, Natsumi Tabuchi and Miki Sakurai are composing the music.

Kazune Kawahara initially released the series in Shueisha’s Bessatsu Margaret magazine in 2021. VIZ Media publishes the series in English physically at retail and digitally. Here’s a description of the series’ first volume, via VIZ Media:

Sae and Koki have been friends since childhood. One fateful day at the end of middle school, she has a revelation: Koki has grown up! Now they’re in high school, and she has another revelation: she has feelings for Koki! But Sae isn’t the only girl who does… The question is, who does Koki have feelings for?!

SYNDUALITY: Echo of Ada Releases Season 3 Mid-Season Update

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Soul Kiwami
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SYNDUALITY: Echo of Ada

Bandai Namco has released the mid-season update for SYNDUALITY: Echo of Ada Season 3 “Ender Busters” with the Polluted Forest map, a new Ender Busters mode, new requests, new APK Cradles, new APK weapons, a new “Amasia Investigation” story chapter, and much more. A new trailer gives players a preview of what’s in the mid-season update for SYNDUALITY: Echo of Ada Season 3 before diving in.

Read up on the patch notes for the latest update below:

SYNDUALITY: Echo of Ada Season 3.5 Update Patch Notes

New Features:

  • New PvPvE area Polluted Forest added
  • Polluted Forest New Game Mode Ender Busters PvPvE added
  • New APK Weapons/APK Cradles added
  • New Butcher Bandits added
  • New Relics added
  • Amasia Investigations Final Chapter added

Test Functions:

About the Label Function Test

We are adding a function that displays an icon above a player’s name (after Magus analysis) based on certain playstyles of defeating other players as determined by the game. Those with icons above their name will have the icon displayed on the rankings screen as well.

Improvements:

  • Markers will now display where Butcher Bandits will appear on the entire map
  • Butcher Bandits’ titles will now also display on their notification and their titles will be visible
  • When using Automated Replenishment in Sortie Prep, if Cradle Parts or weapons/excavators are not equipped, the bare minimum equipment will now be automatically set
  • When selecting amounts in the Item Shop, after selecting the max amount for an item, you can now immediately change the amount selection to 1
  • Butcher Bandits that used to only appear in East Amasia: Night will now also appear in East Amasia: Dry Season and East Amasia: Rainy Season
  • Added a △ marker to Bandit locations on the full map of East Amasia: Night
  • Some Epic weapons and Cradle parts will now be added to the Item Shop with request progress after unlocking East Amasia: Night
  • Adjusted some fixed items, local survey occurrences, and items received from them in East Amasia after unlocking East Amasia: Night
  • Removed the East Amasia: Rainy Season area requirement from Nest Orders
  • Changed the sound effect when an Unknown Object is obtained in online areas
  • Changed so that Bounty Target players also collect bounties for defeating Butcher Bandits and Bandit Leaders

Balance Adjustments:

  • Balance adjustment for some weapons and Cradles
  • Reduced completion requirements and adjusted rewards for Hard Requests unlocked up until the Season 3 Mid update
  • Adjusted some AO Crystal exchange amount variations and limits
  • Increased maximum amount of Heavy-Energy Ammunition, Large Ammunition, and Buckshot that can be held in one slot and reduced their weight
  • Adjusted each type of Repair Kit’s time required for healing based on their amount healed
  • Reduced weight of Repair Kit DX and Repair Kit Ace
  • Improved performance, increased damage, reduced weight, and reduced detonation timer of Hand Grenades
  • Reduced the clear conditions for requests and required Butcher Bandits defeated amount up until the Molten Dunes
  • Added weapons and Cradle Parts to some rewards for requests up until the Molten Dunes
  • Increased damage done on successful hits to Parasitic Enders (except for weak point)
  • Adjusted item drop rates of some enemies (Gazers, Parasitic Enders, Bandits)
  • Reduced the amount of Gazer Electrified Framework required when crafting Superconducting Motors
  • Reduced crafting times needed for Rare/Epic/Legendary equipment and items
  • Reduced amount increased for Magus recovery item usage speed based on Collection amounts
  • Reduced ranking score maximum for before the East Amasia: Night area unlocks
  • Removed match rating grouping in online areas after the East Amasia: Night area unlocks
  • Multiple servers have been randomly established due to the the removal of group matching
    • When joining a raid, you will be sorted between multiple servers, and your chance of encountering the same players in the same raid is low.
  • Adjusted matching control for areas before East Amasia: Night is unlocked
  • Adjusted sell value for BOWIERABBIT GT+3 Cradle parts

Bug Fixes:

  • Fixed terrain and view issues in online areas
  • Fixed the issue of receiving the Legendary Cradle Effectiveness effect when only partially equipping APK Cradle Parts
  • Fixed incorrect parameters for the Guardian Body (Uncommon) skill Anti-Live Ammo Coating
  • Fixed the issue of Sortie Unavailable not displaying immediately on the area’s icon on the sortie selection screen when the time to access the area runs out
  • Fixed it so that using weapons that require a charge when using recovery items will cause the recovery to cancel
  • Fixed it so that taking falling damage when using recovery items will cause the recovery to cancel
  • Fixed the sound effect when destroying Bandits and Parasitic Enders in Molten Dunes

Other Fixes:

  • Other minor display issues fixed

SYNDUALITY: Echo of Ada Season 3 “Ender Busters” launched this past October with the new “East Amasia: Night” location, new quests, enemies, Magus companions Eine and Al, and much more. Season 3 also includes new Hideouts and Relic Recovery, Butcher Bandits, including Shadow Stalker and Heartless Kid, along with modified weapons and Cradlecoffin parts (APK equipment).

SYNDUALITY: Echo of Ada is available now for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. The digital Deluxe Edition ($69.99) is available now with a Deluxe Drifter Pass voucher, Remake Ticket, and School Uniform. The digital Ultimate Edition costs $99.99 and includes digital Deluxe Edition contents, Ultimate Drifter Pass Voucher, and a Mystere Type Magus Production Ticket and School Uniform (Purple). 

Final Weapon reviewed SYNDUALITY Echo of Ada and gave it a 2.5 out of 5 score, stating that the game is a “third-person, mech-based PvPvE with looter and extraction shooter elements. It does have potential, but it’s sadly held back by a live service format and its monetization elements. Although there’s fun to be had online, the game makes it a hassle to actually play with others, and the combat and gameplay loop can become repetitive.”

Solo Leveling: ARISE OVERDRIVE Gets Free Holiday Costume DLC

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Solo Leveling ARISE OVERDRIVE Mirei Amamiya free DLC

Netmarble and Netmarble Neo have released free holiday costume DLC for Solo Leveling: ARISE OVERDRIVE playable Hunter Amamiya Mirei. The free DLC includes four festive costume designs for Amamiya Mirei, reflecting the warmth and spirit of the holiday season.

Solo Leveling: ARISE OVERDRIVE players can download the costume DLC right now, and as a special bonus, Netmarble is sending all players five Hunter Reports via in-game mail. These Hunter Reports allow them to recruit Amamiya Mirei immediately if she’s not part of the team yet. It’s the perfect opportunity to recruit her and check out her new costumes, and since there are no gacha elements in the game, it’s all free with a purchase of the game. 

Solo Leveling: ARISE OVERDRIVE is available now for PC via Microsoft Store and Steam for $39.99. A Deluxe Edition is available with the Deluxe Upgrade Bundle, which includes a Sung Jinwoo-exclusive costume, profile card, facial accessory and hairstyle, and a new pet. Solo Leveling: ARISE OVERDRIVE is also coming to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S in 2026, and an “Offline Mode” is currently in development for a future update, so stay tuned.

Final Weapon previously reviewed Solo Leveling: ARISE OVERDRIVE and gave it a 4/5 score, noting the game is “an action-packed character-driven RPG that tells the story of Sung Jinwoo as he evolves into a legendary hunter. There are many improvements across the board, including major gameplay tweaks and additions, a more immersive story mode structure, and the removal of gacha mechanics.”

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