JAPAN GAMING & ENTERTAINMENT 
Phantom Blade Zero, a wuxia action game whose hero has only 66 days to live, launches October 29.
China’s Phantom Blade Zero Launches October 29
Phantom Blade Zero is a wuxia action game from China that bills itself as “kungfupunk.” It comes to PC (Steam) and PlayStation 5 with English voice-over. In the story, the hero, Soul, has only 66 days to live. Alongside guarding and dodging, you can parry attacks with well-timed blocks, then finish enemies off with an on-screen prompt. Enemies you meet along the way stay dead once defeated. On a second or later playthrough, the higher-difficulty mode takes one day off Soul’s remaining time with every death.
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Game*Spark (October 25, 2026) ／ Denfaminicogamer (October 23, 2026) ／ Steam “Phantom Blade Zero” (accessed October 25, 2026) ／ Phantom Blade Zero official website (accessed October 25, 2026; shows a release date of 10/29/2026)
Project VOLTAGE Releases “1996” Music Video About Kids Chasing Mew
The Pokémon and Hatsune Miku collaboration Project VOLTAGE has released the music video for a new song, “1996.” Lyrics, music and arrangement are by ryo (supercell). The video follows kids working to complete their Pokédex as they try a variety of ways to get Mew. The video was produced by BLUE RIGHTS. “LEGENDS,” another ryo (supercell) song, came out the day before “1996.”
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Famitsu (October 23, 2026) ／ Project VOLTAGE official website (accessed October 25, 2026)
From the Creator of Half-Minute Hero, DUNGEON RAZE Smashes Through Walls
In DUNGEON RAZE, you play a mage whose spells fire automatically at set intervals, smashing through dungeon walls and monsters as you go. Famitsu featured it in an indie game feature. It came out on Steam in January 2025. The more walls you break, the more ground you can explore, and you can take the stairs at the far end to the next floor. When the time limit runs out, a powerful enemy appears. The creator is Kotaro Yoshida, who made Half-Minute Hero. It is also available on iOS.
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Famitsu (October 24, 2026) ／ AUTOMATON (January 6, 2025) ／ Steam “DUNGEON RAZE” (accessed October 25, 2026) ／ App Store “DUNGEON RAZE” (accessed October 25, 2026)
Umamusume’s Japanese Version Gets a New Career Scenario Set at a Festival
A new Career scenario starts October 26 in the Japanese version of Umamusume: Pretty Derby. It is set at a festival held once every 12 years. Fill a gauge through training to unlock a special training session that raises every stat. You assign training boosts to five festival events, and can strengthen their effects partway through a run. Denfaminicogamer calculates that the choices alone allow about 207 million different ways to train. None of the Japanese outlets’ reports say when it will reach the English version.
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4Gamer.net (October 25, 2026) ／ Famitsu (October 25, 2026) ／ Denfaminicogamer (October 25, 2026) ／ App Store “Umamusume: Pretty Derby” (accessed October 25, 2026)
Korea’s GODDESS OF VICTORY: NIKKE Adds Three New Nikke for Its 4th Anniversary
Three new Nikke have been announced for the 4th anniversary of Korea’s GODDESS OF VICTORY: NIKKE. All three are SSR. Marian: Queen is a damage dealer that periodically hits many enemies, Rapunzel: Sanctuary is a support that heals allies and boosts their attack, and the third is a damage dealer specialized in piercing attacks. The 4th anniversary event, MARIA-n, also begins. The Japanese version also gets main story chapters 49 and 50.
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4Gamer.net (October 24, 2026) ／ Level Infinite press release (in English) (October 24, 2026) ／ App Store “GODDESS OF VICTORY: NIKKE” (accessed October 25, 2026) ／ GODDESS OF VICTORY: NIKKE official website (Japanese version) (accessed October 25, 2026)