Koei Tecmo, PlatinumGames, and Team NINJA released a new trailer for Ninja Gaiden 4, the next major entry in the long-running Ninja Gaiden series, going over the game’s difficulty design. According to Team NINJA, Ninja Gaiden 4 stays true to its “punishing roots” with difficulty while introducing a new hero mode, a training mode, and adjustable assists for newcomers.
Ninja Gaiden 4 launches on October 21 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC via Windows and Steam. The upcoming action game features two playable characters, the new protagonist Yakumo from the Raven clan and the returning series lead, Ryu Hayabusa. The story of Ninja Gaiden 4 centers around the return of the Dark Dragon. Players can expect all-new movesets, challenging levels, and high-speed dynamic action that PlatinumGames is known for.
Moreover, fans can catch up with Ninja Gaiden 2, a full remake in Unreal Engine 5 that honors the original sequel. Momiji, Ayane, and Rachel are still playable, and the game includes a new beginner-friendly “Hero Play Style.” The Ninja Gaiden 2: Black remake is available now for $49.99 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC via Windows and Steam. It is also available with Xbox Game Pass.
Lastly, fans can dive into The Game Kitchen’s Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound offers a new 2D experience that promises to blend the gameplay of the classic entries with the depth and intense action from the 3D games. The game follows Kenji Mozu as he faces a demonic threat endangering the Hayabusa Village.
Square Enix announced turn-based RPG remake Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven is now available for Xbox Series X|S and Windows PC via Microsoft Store. Xbox Series X|S and PC gamers can purchase the remake with a limited-time 30% discount through October 8.
Final Weapon reviewed Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Sevenand gave it a 4.5/5 score, noting that the game is “a remake done with the utmost respect to the original, featuring modern accommodations that increase the ease of play while not diminishing the experience. Battles are strategic and fast-paced with many variables to consider from formations to character customization.”
Lastly, Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven is available now for Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. The Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven demo is available in the Nintendo eShop, PlayStation Store, Microsoft Store, and Steam marketplace, allowing players to try the game for free. Save data from the demo is transferrable to the full game.
In our interview, producer Do-Hyung Koo discusses the development of The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin, the team’s initial goals, consultation with manga creator Nakaba Suzuki, the upcoming closed beta, and so much more.
Get the full interview with The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin executive producer Do-Hyung Koo below:
Can you introduce yourself and your role in the development of The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin?
Do-Hyung Koo: Hello, I’m Do-Hyung Koo, and I’m the Executive Producer of The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin. It’s a pleasure to speak with you. As Executive Producer, I oversee the overall vision and direction of the project, from shaping the core gameplay experience to ensuring that the world of The Seven Deadly Sins is faithfully reimagined as an open-world action RPG.
What were some goals the team had in mind when development of The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin began? Did you and the team draw any inspiration from other open-world games?
Do-Hyung Koo: When we began development, the team’s biggest goal was to respect the main flow and lore of the original series while also building our own original storyline. From the very beginning, a core objective was to bring together the many beloved characters from the original so that players could enjoy and interact with them all within the game.
Throughout development, we studied not only the open-world genre but also a variety of other acclaimed titles, carefully analyzing the key elements of fun that players expect from an open world. Rather than simply borrowing ideas from existing games, however, we focused on reinterpreting those shared elements through the unique lens of The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin’s world and identity.
Was The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin always planned to be an open-world game?
Do-Hyung Koo: The world of The Seven Deadly Sins is vast and diverse, filled with many unique regions. We wanted players to actually explore and experience the locations and settings that appeared in the original story, and we felt that the open-world genre was the best way to bring that vision to life.
At the same time, the demand for open-world games is very high in the global market, and we saw an opportunity to combine our technical expertise with the strength of the IP to engage players worldwide. Within the team as well, there was a strong desire to take on this new challenge.
The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin features an original story starring Prince Tristan of the Kingdom of Liones and Four Knights of the Apocalypse. Did Netmarble consult author Nakaba Suzuki regarding the creative process of the game’s story?
Do-Hyung Koo: Currently, The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin is set in the world between the original The Seven Deadly Sins and its sequel, Four Knights of the Apocalypse. While respecting the original storyline, we also added a new timeline and events unique to the game, allowing players to expand the adventure themselves. In other words, our goal was to provide longtime fans with a story that feels both familiar and fresh, while offering new players an original narrative that’s easy to step into.
We’ve been working closely with author Nakaba Suzuki throughout development. He has personally contributed to the design and illustrations of original characters, as well as advised on key story developments. This collaboration ensures that while we preserve the authenticity of the source material, we can also bring in unique interpretations that make the game stand out.
Players will be able to play with their friends online in The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin. Could you discuss what some of the game’s online modes will entail?
Do-Hyung Koo: The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin is primarily designed as a single-player experience focused on story and exploration, but all of this content can also be enjoyed in multiplayer with friends. From field bosses and dungeons to open-world exploration and collection activities, players can experience a wide range of content together in party play, adding another layer of fun through cooperation. We also plan to introduce new event-based content and multiplayer modes through regular updates. Our goal is to deliver not only the appeal of exploring an open world solo, but also an expanded experience where you can share adventures with friends anytime, anywhere.
The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin will be playable at Tokyo Game Show 2025, giving attendees a hands-on experience with the game’s story and open-world setting. Is Netmarble planning to release a demo or beta before launch?
Do-Hyung Koo: The Closed Beta Test is scheduled to begin at the end of October. Its core purpose is to validate the player experience. We’ll be focusing on checking combat balance, exploration difficulty, puzzle design, and server stability.
The test will cover early story content, the core combat system, and exploration of select open-world regions, allowing players to directly experience the overall fun of the game and provide us with valuable feedback.
What can players expect after the launch of The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin?
Do-Hyung Koo: Even after its official launch, The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin will continue to expand through regular updates, adding new regions, stories, characters, dungeons, and boss content. This will not only deliver the kind of worldbuilding expansion that fans of the original expect, but also ensure that new players can keep discovering fresh adventures.
We also plan to add a variety of modes, including events, co-op content, and seasonal features, so players can enjoy both the fun of solo play and the excitement of cooperating with friends.
Most importantly, we’ll actively incorporate player feedback to continuously improve balance and convenience. In the long term, we’re even considering updates on the scale of full expansion packs.
Is there anything else you would like to share?
To all the fans who have cherished and waited for The Seven Deadly Sins series, I want to express my heartfelt gratitude. The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin is a project that both respects the charm of the original work and expands it in our own unique way.
Our development team has poured in countless hours of thought and effort to ensure that players can directly explore the world, adventure alongside beloved characters, and experience new moments of excitement. Even after launch, we will continue to listen, grow, and evolve the game into something you can enjoy for years to come.
We hope you’ll look forward to the journey ahead, and we can’t wait to meet you in Britannia. Thank you!
Thank you so much for your time, Do-Hyung Koo!
The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin launches on January 28, 2026 for Android, iOS, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam. Pre-registration is available on the official website, Google Play Store, and App Store with various sign-up rewards up for grabs, including playable character Tioreh, draw tickets, hero upgrade materials, and healing dishes. What’s more, a pre-order package is available in the PlayStation Store featuring various in-game items and bonuses including Draw Tickets, Hero Upgrade Materials, and Weapon Upgrade Materials.
Embark on a thrilling new adventure as a Rider, where you’ll raise and bond with Monsties while exploring a world full of danger, mystery, and wonder. Two centuries after a war that divided two kingdoms, twin Rathalos unexpectedly hatch from a single egg to spark a story of forbidden lands and twisted fates.
Whether you’re a seasoned Rider or embarking on your first adventure, Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection offers an exciting journey of discovery, adventure, and exhilarating battles:
Raise Your Team – Build and raise a collection of Monsties, forming kinships with iconic Monsters from the Monster Hunter™series.
Fight Together – Experience the strategic turn-based battles system with Riders and Monsties fighting side by side.
An Enhanced World – Enjoy stylized 3D graphics that bring the Monster Hunter Stories series world to life.
Witness an Epic Story – Dive deep into a captivating story that spans across two kingdoms and many generations.
Crunchyroll has announced its new premium add-on and app, Crunchyroll Manga, will launch on October 9 for iOS and Android in the U.S. and Canada, with web to follow on October 15. At launch, the ad-free manga app will offer hundreds of titles from renowned publishers like AlphaPolis, COMPASS, Square Enix, VIZ Media, and Yen Press, with additional partners like Shueisha, J-Novel Club, ThirdlineNEXT, and highstone to follow in the future.
Powered by leading Japanese digital manga service developer Link-U Group, Crunchyroll Manga will feature some of the biggest manga franchises available, including One Piece, Jujutsu Kaisen, Daemons of the Shadow Realm, My Dress-Up Darling, The Summer Hikaru Died, Lycoris Recoil, Delicious in Dungeon, Sasaki and Miyano, Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy, Maiden of the Dragon: Falling for the Demon’s Lies and many more (lineup is subject to change).
Crunchyroll Ultimate Fan subscribers ($15.99/month) can enjoy Crunchyroll Manga at no extra cost, along with additional benefits like 15% off select products, Crunchyroll Game Vault, and more. The app will be available on all tiers as an add-on to their existing Crunchyroll subscription. All tiers include unlimited ad-free reading across mobile, tablet, and web, along with the ability to download chapters for offline reading, toggle light or dark mode, view full 2-page spreads, and build a personalized reading list with curated recommendations.
Crunchyroll Fan subscription + Manga – $11.99 USD / $15.49 CAD per month (includes Manga add-on at $4.00 USD / $5.50 CAD)
Crunchyroll Mega Fan subscription + Manga – $15.49 USD / $17.49 CAD per month (includes Manga add-on at $3.50 USD / $5.00 CAD)
Crunchyroll Manga will be featured at the Crunchyroll booth (#1643) at New York Comic Con 2025, which runs from October 9 to 12 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. The booth will host hands-on demos and panels.
SCRAP and Shueisha Games have revealed a new browser game called Kami and Miko, with Oshi no Ko and Kaguya-sama: Love is War creator Aka Akasaka as the game’s scenario and character designer. A new promotional video for Kami and Miko was released as well.
In Kami and Miko, player experience a “world creation puzzle-solving” game where players become “Kami” and solve mysteries with Miko, who has been reincarnated through the ages. Together, they save humanity from hunger, epidemics, and other threats.
The final volume of the Oshi no Ko manga series by Aka Akasaka and Mengo Yokoyari released on December 18, 2024 in Japan. The final chapter of Oshi no Ko, chapter 166, released in the November 14, 2024-due issue of Weekly Young Jump magazine. All chapters are available to read right now on Manga Plus in English.
Oshi no Ko Season 3 premieres in January 2026. The cast of the first two seasons, including Takeo Otsuka as Aqua, returns in the third season. New cast members include Mamoru Miyano as Hikaru Kamiki, Hina Kino as Tsukuyomi, Yuto Takenaka as Shun Yoshizumi and Yōji Ueda as Tetsu Urushibara.
Lastly, here’s an overview of the series, via Manga Plus:
“In the world of showbiz, lies are weapons.” Goro works as an OB-GYN in the countryside, a life far removed from the entertainment industry. Meanwhile, his favorite idol, Ai Hoshino, has begun her climb to stardom. The two meet in the “worst possible way,” setting the gears of fate in motion! The amazing Aka Akasaka and Mengo Yokoyari team up to depict the world of showbiz from a completely new perspective in this shocking series!
The official website and social media accounts for the Re:Monster anime confirms that Re:Monster Season 2 is now in production. More details about Re:Monster Season 2 will be revealed at a later date.
The first season of Re:Monster premiered on April 1, 2024 and ran for 12 episodes. Korean group 2PM member Chansung and Japanese hiphop artist AK-69 performs the Re:Monster opening theme song “Into the Fire.” EverdreaM performs the ending theme song “Sadame.”
The anime’s cast and staff of the anime series includes:
Cast
Takuya Satō as Gobrou
Kenta Hosoda as Gobkichi
Ai Kakuma as Gobmi
Kana Ueda as Gobe
Mai Kanno as The Redhead
Staff
Director: Takayuki Inagaki
Series composition: Hiroshi Yamaguchi
Character designer: Junichi Takaoka
Composer: Go Sakabe
Photography director: Norito Kondo
Color designer: Yuka Kadowaki
Art director: Kazuhiro Arai
Sound director: Shuhei Abe
Sound effects: Naoto Yamaya
Sound mixer: Nobuhito Kojima
Editor: Yuki Koike
Animation: Studio DEEN
Production: GENCO
Recording studio: Studio TRON
Sound production: SABERLINKS
Kogitsune Kanekiru began the story of Re:Monster on the Shōsetsu ni Narō website. Moreover, AlphaPolis serializes Haruyoshi Kobayakawa’s ongoing monthly manga adaptation on its website.
When a young man begins life anew as a lowly goblin, he forges past all obstacles with a combination of strength, smarts, and a monstrous appetite in this action-packed shonen fantasy manga!
Tomokui Kanata has suffered an untimely death, but his adventures are far from over. He is reborn into a fantastical world of monsters and magic—as a lowly goblin! But Kanata, or Gob-Rou as he is now named, is not about to let that stop him. With a combination of memories from his old life, a brand new body, and a monstrous appetite, Gob-Rou thrives in this new world where he must devour other creatures to gain their powers. It takes strength, smarts, and a strong stomach to survive in this action-packed fantasy!
The second promotional video for the TV anime adaptation of Makoto Kudo’s My Awkward Senpai manga was released alongside a new key visual. In addition, Ami Maeshima will be performing the ending theme song “Bukiyō ni Kimi no Tonari (Awkwardly Next to You).”
The My Awkward Senpai anime premieres October 2 on Tokyo MX at 10:00 p.m. JST (9:00 a.m. EDT and BS NTV at 11:00 p.m. JST. My Awkward Senpai will also stream on U-NEXT and Anime Hōdai in Japan, followed by AT-X channel on October 3 and other streaming services on October 6.
The cast includes:
Lynn as Azusa Kannawa
Shōgo Sakata as Yū Kamegawa
Ami Maeshima as Miho Hotta
Mitsuki Saiga as Ritsu Kankaiji
angela performs the opening theme song “Bukiyō na I love you (The Awkward I love you).”
Ayumu Kotake is directing the anime at Studio Elle. Mio Inoue is in charge of series scripts, Kenrō Tokuda is designing the characters, and Kōji Fujimoto is composing the music.
A new trailer was also released, confirming Hana Hope is performing a second ending theme song, “Hoshi Tsumugi.”
The cast of the Dusk Beyond the End of the World anime includes:
Shūichirō Umeda as Akira Himegami
Yui Ishikawa as Yugure
Ai Kayano as Towasa Ōmaki
Miyu Tomita as Amoru
Miyuki Sawashiro as Yoiyami
Tomori Kusunoki as Hakubo
Toshiyuki Morikawa as Oboro
Yōhei Azakami as Yokurata
Saki Kobari as Idhi
Taito Ban as Kalcrom
Ami Koshimizu as Fldes
Maki Kawase as Haniyama
Haruka Shiraishi as Ajisai
Tetsu Inada as Vare
Rina Satō as Casuta
Uru performs the opening theme song, “Platform.” Hana Hope performs the ending theme song “Two Of Us.”
Naokatsu Tsuda directs the anime at P.A. Works and handles the series scripts. Midori Tayama is handling the character design, and Yoshiko Saitō adapts the designs for animation. Masahiro Tokuda is composing the music. “Project FT” is credited for the original work.
The anime premieres on September 25 with episode 0—the prologue episode. Meanwhile, the first episode will release on October 2 on HIDIVE.
Lastly, here’s an overview of the anime series, via HIDIVE:
The world is on the verge of changing from an old-fashioned society to a new world, due to issues such as gender, race, and compliance, along with technological innovations such as an evolving AI. Even in this world where black and white is now gray, we believe that “love” will always exist, but in myriad forms and not just between people. This includes love between human and robot and its unique expression. The beauty of these emotions will be shown sometimes beautifully, sometimes brutally, and sometimes comically. How long can this love last? When a robot outlives its human partner, can their love hope to endure?
Following the final episode for the second cour, the official website for the Dr. STONE anime has announced that Dr. STONE Science Future Cour 3 will premiere in 2026. More details about Dr. STONE Science Future Cour 3 will be revealed at a later date.
KANA-BOON performs the opening theme song “SUPERNOVA,” while -otoha- performs the ending theme song “no man’s world.” In addition, the official music video for SUPERNOVA is now streaming on YouTube, and it’s available for streaming and download.
Crunchyroll will continue stream simulcasts of the Dr. Stone Science Future anime in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and CIS. Lastly, here’s a story synopsis for Dr. Stone Science Future, via Crunchyroll:
Several thousand years after a mysterious phenomenon that turns all of humanity to stone, the extraordinarily intelligent, science-driven boy, Senku Ishigami, awakens.
Facing a world of stone and the total collapse of civilization, Senku makes up his mind to use science to rebuild the world. Starting with his super strong childhood friend Taiju Oki, who awakened at the same time, they will begin to rebuild civilization from nothing…
Depicting two million years of scientific history from the Stone Age to present day, the unprecedented crafting adventure story is about to begin!
