BloodRayne: Definitive Collection Announced for PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch

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Saras Rajpal
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BloodRayne: Definitive Collection Announced for PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch

Ziggurat Interactive has announced that the BloodRayne: Definitive Collection will release for PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch. The release date for the collection is currently unknown. 

The collection will include the following games: 

Exclusive physical Limited Editions of BloodRayne: Definitive Collection will be available for collectors on both PS5 and Switch. It will mark the first time the entire collection is available in one physical collection. Both the physical and limited editions of the collection will be available to pre-order at a later date. The ReVamped versions of the first two games will feature improved graphics, cinematics, atmospheric effects, and more, all in HD. 

The press release provides an overview of the collection:

“The Collection features all three games from the iconic action horror series, which first made (crimson) waves in the early 2000’s. Starring red-headed dhampir (half-human half-vampire) Rayne (voiced by Laura Bailey), the series takes the protagonist on blood-soaked adventures. Rayne confronts the Third Reich in BloodRayne, goes on a rampage against her siblings in BloodRayne 2, and hacks, slashes and feeds her way through an underground castle as Bailey and Troy Baker reprise their roles in BloodRayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites.”

The Steam page describes BloodRayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites, the most recent game in the series, as follows:

Original developer WayForward has upgraded its 2011 classic 2D hack ‘n slash platformer with high resolution visuals, modern features, and all-new voice acting performed by original BloodRayne cast members Laura Bailey (Rayne) and Troy Baker (Kagan). Bloodrayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites distills the best parts of the BloodRayne series into a bloody, twitchy, action-packed 2D hack ‘n slash adventure through fifteen challenging stages.

Limited Run Games Reveals Several Physical Releases, Little Samson, Prize Fighter: Heavyweight Edition and More

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Soul Kiwami
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The LRG3 Showcase by Limited Run Games revealed several new physical releases for previously released games and upcoming titles, including Little Samson, Prize Fighter: Heavyweight Edition, and Slam City with Scottie Pippen: Respect Edition. Many of the new releases utilize the Carbon Engine, which was developed in-house by Limited Run Games.

Little Samson is planned to release in 2026 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam. Prize Fighter: Heavyweight Edition is coming to PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 in 2026, and Slam City with Scottie Pippen: Respect Edition is planned for release in 2026 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.

The following games will be available with physical and digital editions by Limited Run Games:

NBA THE RUN Announced for Xbox, PS5, and Steam, Releases in 2026

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Saras Rajpal
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NBA THE RUN Announced for Xbox, PS5, and Steam, Releases in 2026

Play By Play Studios has announced NBA THE RUN, a new 3v3 online multiplayer-focused fast-paced basketball game. The game will release in 2026 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. 

Check out the first trailer for NBA THE RUN below:

The Steam page describes NBA THE RUN as follows:

We’re taking it back to the streets. NBA THE RUN is a fast-paced, online 3v3 street basketball game, played above-the-rim and packed with posterizing moments, ankle-breaking tricks and a unique, signature style. Take your favorite NBA stars to iconic streetball courts around the world and stack wins, earn cred and become the GOAT of THE RUN.

DON’T GET KNOCKED OUT

Play Solos or Squads, the choice is yours. Face off against the best of the best in online multiplayer Knockout Tournaments spanning the globe on legendary streetball courts from Venice Beach, to The Tenement in the Philippines, and more. Lock in, win, advance, repeat.

BECOME THE GOAT

Gameplay is fast, fluid and responsive. Powered by true rollback netcode, your moves on the sticks will sync instantaneously – cross up an aggressive defender, switch to a layup mid-dunk to avoid a block, or throw up a lob out of a spin move for a game winning alley-oop.

DEFENSE WINS CHIPS

It’s not only about the high flying dunks, stepback logo 3s and ankle breakers – in NBA THE RUN, defense is just as fun, and powerful, as offense. Thunderous blocks, diving for loose balls, huge steals, and all-out physicality on D can lead to a W and will get you just as hyped.

STREETBALL WITH STYLE

Everything about NBA THE RUN is handcrafted and stylized to deliver a completely unique look and feel. Authentic to the sport of basketball and visually in a lane of its own – there isn’t another basketball game on the market that looks, feels or plays like NBA THE RUN. “

Yūsha Party o Oidasareta Kiyō Binbō Anime Confirms Opening Theme Song by hololive VTuber Tokoyami Towa

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Soul Kiwami
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Yūsha Party o Oidasareta Kiyō Binbō opening theme song

The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the TV anime of Itsuki Togami and Yuri Kisaragi’s Yūsha Party o Oidasareta Kiyō Binbō (The Jack of All Trades Was Kicked Out of the Hero’s Party) light novel series revealed the anime’s opening theme song, a new promotional video, a new key visual, and more cast members. The staff is collaborating with hololive VTuber Tokoyami Towa, who performs the opening theme song “Sylve.”

Yūsha Party o Oidasareta Kiyō Binbō visual
©都神樹・講談社/勇者パーティを追い出された製作委員会

The newly announced cast members include (official name romanizations pending):

  • Yō Taichi as Logan Hayward
  • Manaka Iwami as Caroline Inglaud
  • Yoshiki Nakajima as Oliver Kadiff
  • Masumi Tazawa as Luna Flockheart
  • Sayumi Watabe as Annery Wiles
  • Kō Bonkobara as Derrick Mosely
  • Rumi Ōkubo as Filly Carpenter

The Yūsha Party o Oidasareta Kiyō Binbō anime premieres in January 2026. 

The main cast includes:

  • Orun Dura voiced by Takeru Otsuka
  • Sophia Claudel voiced by Hina Tachibana
  • Selma Claudel voiced by Saori Onishi

Hiroyuki Kanbe is directing the anime at studio42. Masashi Suzuki is overseeing the series scripts, and Naoto Nakamura is designing the characters.

Togami launched Yūsha Party o Oidasareta Kiyō Binbō on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in February 2021, and the series received illustrations by Kisaragi that same year. The series is still ongoing, and Kodansha will release the eight volume in print on December 2. A manga adaptation by Yonezou released in October 2021, and Kodansha has published 16 volumes of the manga thus far.

The story follows adventurer Orun Dura, who was expelled from the Hero’s adventuring party by childhood friend and leader Oliver. Oliver mocks Orun for lacking skill and being a “jack-of-all-trades, master of none,” despite Orun switching from a Swordsman to an Enchanter to help the party. As a result, Orun leaves to prove himself as a solo adventurer and the strongest “jack-of-all-trades.”

HIDIVE Reveals English Dub Cast for Bad Girl Anime

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Soul Kiwami
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Bad Girl English dub cast

HIDIVE has announced the English dub cast of the Bad Girl anime ahead of the dub’s premiere on October 29 at 10:00 a.m. PDT / 1:00 p.m. EDT (17:00 UTC) on HIDIVE.com. The Bad Girl English dub cast includes:

  • Monica Rial as Yuu Yuutani
  • Luci Christian as Atori Mizutori
  • Kira Vincent-Davis as Suzu Suzukaze
  • Brittney Karbowski as Rura Ruriha
  • Katelyn Barr as Kiyoraka Sumiki
  • Alyssa Marek as Mizuka Mizutori
  • Hillary Haag as Maria Komari

Kyle Colby Jones was the director of the English dub.

Tenrogun performs the opening theme song “Super Big Love!”

The Japanese cast includes:

  • Azusa Tachibana as Yuu Yuutani
  • Niina Hanamiya as Atori Mizutori
  • Yui Horie as Maria Komari
  • Miharu Hanai as Rura Ruriha
  • Kaori Maeda as Mizuka Mizutori
  • Lynn as Kiyoraka Sumiki
  • Misato Matsuoka as Suzu Suzukaze
  • Ayane Sakura as Marimo Nishikawa
  • Akari Kitō as Momiji Kaname
  • Maaya Uchida as Aoi Aoyama
  • Yui Horie as Maria Komari
  • Sumire Uesaka as Rin Mōri
  • Sora Amamiya as Nana Matsuda
  • Saori Hayami as Yume Izumi

Takeshi Furuta, known for his work on Shaman King, is directing the anime at Bridge. Yūki Morimoto is handling the character design, Arisa Okehazama composes the music, and Shoji Yonemura is handling the series composition.

Here’s an overview of the Bad Girl anime, via HIDIVE:

With her large piercings, brash two-tone hair, and intimidating gaze, high school first year Yuu Yuutani seems like the kind of delinquent “bad girl” anyone’d step aside for…but she’s not. At heart, she’s a total goody-two-shoes who only has eyes for the school’s Madonna, Atori Mizutori. To get the attention of Atori, Yuu gives up the honor roll to become a bad girl! Too bad this very good girl isn’t very good at being bad!

Star Wars: Visions Volume 3 Reveals Composers for Each Episode

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Saras Rajpal
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Star Wars Visions Volume 3 Reveals Composers for Each Episode

Lucasfilm has announced the composers for each episode of Star Wars: Visions Volume 3, which is available to stream now on Disney Plus. 9 shorts are available to watch now. 

The following composers are working on each short:

  • “The Duel: Payback,” directed by Takanobu Mizuno at Kamikaze Douga + ANIMA
  • “The Song of Four Wings,” directed by Hiroyasu Kobayashi at Project Studio Q
  • “The Ninth Jedi: Child of Hope,” directed by Naoyoshi Shiotani at Production I.G
  • “The Bounty Hunters,” directed by Junichi Yamamoto at WIT Studio
    • Music by Taisei Iwasaki (Belle) and Ludvig Forssell
    • Including “Beyond Countless Words of Truth” featuring Sheena Ringo
  • “Yuko’s Treasure,” directed by Masaki Tachibana at Kinema Citrus
  • “The Lost Ones,” directed by Hitoshi Haga at studio Kinema Citrus
  • “The Smuggler,” directed by Masahiko Otsuka at TRIGGER
  • “The Bird of Paradise,” directed by Tadahiro “Tady” Yoshihira at Polygon Pictures
  • “BLACK,” directed by Shinya Ohira at david production
    • Music by Sakura Fujiwara

TRIGGER, Kamikaze Douga, Kinema Citrus, and Production I.G. return from Volume 1. The initial season also featured Studio Colorido, Geno Studio, and Science Saru. Volume 3 will feature follow-ups for “The Ninth Jedi” from Production I.G., “The Duel” from Kamikaze Douga, and “The Village Bride” from Kinema Citrus. Additionally, a full limited series based on “The Ninth Jedi,” titled Star Wars: Visions Presents The Ninth Jedi, will air in 2026. 

Everlasting Flowers Developer sprite Teases New Game

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Soul Kiwami
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Everlasting Flowers and AOKANA: Four Rhythm Across the Blue developer Sprite has opened the company’s official 15th anniversary website and teased that a new game is launching in 2026. Further details about the new game were not revealed by sprite yet, so stay tuned.

Everlasting Flowers launched on August 28, 2024 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam, and the game was sold physically and digitally in Japan. Outside Japan, the Steam version of Everlasting Flowers was released with English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese language options.

Suzumori served as art director for the new visual novel alongside script writer Yohira, fellow art director Jun Azami, and sound director Takahoshi Hamano. Elements Garden handled music alongside sound production company Magic Capsule, and BALCOLONY designed the game’s logos. The main voice cast of Everlasting Flowers includes Reina Ueda, Lynn, Chiwa Saito, Miyu Tomita, and Tomoko Miyadera. 

What’s more, the visual novel’s opening theme song is “Convallaria” by vocalist Nariko Anzuki, lyrics by Ceui, and arrangement by Ryutaro Fujinaga from Elements Garden. Yuki Kishida and Koichiro Muroya also performed piano and violin for the theme song as well. Moreover, the ending theme song is “Unpublished” by Ceui and composer Daisuke Kikuta from Elements Garden.

Viewfinder is Coming to Switch on December 3

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Soul Kiwami
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Thunderful and Sad Owl Studios have announced that Viewfinder is coming to Nintendo Switch on December 3.

Final Weapon reviewed Viewfinder and gave it a 3.5/5 score, noting that the game is a “brilliantly creative puzzle game that constantly forces you to think outside the box through level design that never fails to impress, and a gameplay loop that is fun from start to finish. However, the lackluster narrative, irritating dialogue, and major soft locking glitch prevent it from being truly great.”

Viewfinder initially released on PlayStation 5 and PC in July 2023, followed by PlayStation 3 in December 2023 and Xbox Series X|S on August 12, 2025.

Lastly, the Steam page describes the game as follows:

Challenge perception, redefine reality, and reshape the world around you with an instant camera. Viewfinder is a new single player game offering gamers hours of interesting and fun experiences while uncovering the mysteries left behind.

Viewfinder is a mind-bending first person adventure game in which you can bring pictures to life by placing them into the world.

      • Reshape Reality: Beyond photographs, bring paintings, sketches, screenshots and postcards to life while reshaping the world
      • Exploration is learning: You will learn the secrets of the world, the reason why it exists, and the freedom to create. Explore multiple hub worlds that are all cohesive and encompass similar, but complex, differences
      • Experience as much as you want: Viewfinder’s narrative is player driven and will be an approachable experience to someone who just wants to play and solve puzzles, and a rich well thought off world to a player who wants to learn more
      • Find the answer to the impossible, once you step in the world of Viewfinder

Sigma Star Saga DX is Coming to PC, PS5 and Switch in Early 2026

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Soul Kiwami
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Sigma Star Saga DX

WayForward announced that shoot ’em up RPG hybrid Sigma Star Saga DX is coming to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam in early 2026. Originally planned to release in 2025, the classic Game Boy Advance title is being revived with Limited Run Games’ Carbon Engine. Physical editions of Sigma Star Saga DX for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5 will be available at Limited Run Games.

Here’s an overview of the game, via WayForward: 

Featuring a unique mix of top-down planetary exploration and side-scrolling shoot-’em-up space battles, Sigma Star Saga lets you suit up as Allied Earth Federation pilot Ian Recker, who infiltrates the alien Krill Empire as a double agent in a last-ditch effort to save mankind from their onslaught. To do so, you must work with both humans and the Krill, exploring six planets utilizing an ever-expanding set of tools and abilities, and jumping into the cockpit to engage enemy forces in intense shmup-style combat using more than 70 different Gun Data items. Gorgeous pixel-art graphics, epic boss battles, and a twist-filled story with multiple endings await.

Key Features:

      • The GBA classic returns after 20 years!
      • Top-down RPG-style exploration mixed with action-packed space-shooter battles!
      • Survive as a double agent for the humans and the Krill, and discover the secret of the six planets
      • Stunning pixel-art graphics and fantastic soundtrack
      • Explore using tools like the Scanner, Krill Boots, Wings, and more
      • Customize your ship with more than 70 different Gun Data items
      • Branching story with multiple endings

Cladun X3 Launches Ys and Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter Collaboration

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Soul Kiwami
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Cladun X3 x Ys and Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter

NIS America announced that pixel action RPG Cladun X3 is collaborating with Falcom’s Ys franchise and Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter. Ys and Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter fans may dungeon-crawl as Adol Christin, Estelle Bright, and other characters in Cladun X3, and the “Official World: Adol and Friends” has been added as a new location inspired by Minea from Ys 1.

The following collaborations/updates will also be introduced:

  • November 14
    • Ikki
    • Ufouria: The Saga
    • The Wing of Madoola
  • November 21
    • Kairosoft
    • JaJaMaru-kun
    • Ozanari Dungeon
  • December 12
    • Tristia of the Deep-Blue Sea
    • Symphonic Rain
    • Miracle Warriors: Seal of the Dark Lord
    • Alphadia
    • Kaiju Lemon
    • Pretty☆Uncoman
    • Tsuruchara Udonnoww
    • Fukusaki Town Tourism Association
  • December 19
    • Seasonal Worlds: Christmas Cheers and New Year’s Festivities

All of this content is in addition to the previously launched collaboration with Team Shanghai Alice’s Touhou Project.

Cladun X3 released on September 26 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam in the west. Final Weapon reviewed Cladun X3 and gave it a 3/5 score, noting that the game is an action-adventure RPG that has a lot going for it. The systems are overwhelming at first but are quite fun when you get used to them.

Final Weapon reviewed Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter and gave it a 4.5 out of 5, noting that the game is “the perfect introduction to Trails, with an outstanding cast, engaging gameplay, and a world impossible not to get invested in. The slow-burning narrative, while very enjoyable, can lead to monotonous sections of the game, but this is just a minor gripe considering the massive adventure at hand. New and old fans alike will fall in love with what is assuredly one of the best RPGs of the year.”

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