NINJA GAIDEN 4’s development team revealed that they cut the standard one-second wait between enemy attacks to 0.25 seconds. For the first time, Yoshitaka Amano has illustrated a card for ONE PIECE CARD GAME.

NINJA GAIDEN 4 Developers Discuss Designing the Game to Be “Playable in Your Head” Before Implementation

Yuji Nakao and Takuma Ishikawa of PlatinumGames discussed the design approach behind NINJA GAIDEN 4, co-developed by Team NINJA and PlatinumGames, at CEDEC 2026. The two said they refined the specs from three perspectives — player actions, enemies, and stages — and reduced rework by getting the game to a state where it was “playable in your head” before implementation. During the session, one of them also said, “I don’t think there’s such a thing as a spec you can’t understand until you actually put it in the game.” (translated from Japanese)

Source: Game*Spark (August 23, 2026) / PlatinumGames official note (publication date unconfirmed)

ONE PIECE CARD GAME Gets an Original Card Illustrated by Yoshitaka Amano, a First for the Series

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Two cards illustrated by Yoshitaka Amano will be included in the 18th booster pack of ONE PIECE CARD GAME, Bandai Co., Ltd.’s trading card game. The cards depict Loki and Saint Shamrock, and the pack is slated for release in November 2026. Amano is known for character design work on the FINAL FANTASY series. This is his first contribution to the card game.

Source: ONE PIECE Staff [Official] X (August 23, 2026) / Famitsu (August 23, 2026) / ONE PIECE CARD GAME official site (publication date unconfirmed)

Chinese Free-to-Play Open-World Game NTE Adds New Area, Duskmoor

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The Chinese-developed title NTE: Neverness to Everness received its Version 1.3 update on August 19, 2026, adding a new area called Duskmoor. It is developed by Hotta Studio, the studio behind Tower of Fantasy, and published by Perfect World Games. According to a hands-on report by AUTOMATON, the new area is large enough that driving a full lap takes more than 10 minutes, and it features a scenic road with jump ramps and an event in which players chase a herd of phantom deer by car. The game is free-to-play and is available on PC (Steam / Epic Games Store), PlayStation 5, iOS, and Android.

Source: AUTOMATON (August 23, 2026) / Steam store page (publication date unconfirmed)

Hands-On Report Highlights Hand-Holding Feature in BLUE REFLECTION Quartet

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Game*Spark published a hands-on report on BLUE REFLECTION Quartet, which Koei Tecmo Games released on July 30, 2026. The game is an adaptation of the TV anime BLUE REFLECTION RAY and serves as a sequel to BLUE REFLECTION. The report highlighted a feature in which the heroine Ruka Hanari constantly accompanies the protagonist Hiori Hirahara and holds her hand the whole time the two walk side by side. The epilogue includes an original illustration by supervising artist Mel Kishida. The game is available on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and Steam.

Source: Game*Spark (August 23, 2026) / TV anime official site (publication date unconfirmed)

Super Robot Wars OG: The Moon Dwellers Marks Its 10th Anniversary

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Super Robot Wars OG: The Moon Dwellers, released on June 30, 2016, is marking its 10th anniversary, and Game*Spark has published a feature on it. The game was released for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3, making it the series’ first PlayStation 4 title. It features numerous characters and robots from earlier entries, including Super Robot Wars J and Super Robot Wars GC. The Super Robot Wars series turns 35 in 2026. The console-based “OG series” has not had a new entry, and the story continues in titles such as the mobile game Super Robot Wars DD.

Source: Game*Spark (August 23, 2026) / Super Robot Wars series official site (publication date unconfirmed)