JAPAN GAMING & ENTERTAINMENT 
Kimodameshi Online, named for the Japanese “test of courage” ghost walk, launched on Steam on October 26. Four to eight streamers explore a haunted middle school in the Shōwa era (1926–1989), and one or two of their teammates are traitors possessed by ghosts.
Kimodameshi Online Hides Traitors Among the Streamers
Players film paranormal activity, and the more frightening things get for them, the more viewers their stream draws. Traitors walk through walls and set traps to wreck the broadcast. The remaining players vote to identify them. Voice chat gets harder to hear through walls and over distance. The game supports English.
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Famitsu (October 27, 2026) / 4Gamer.net (October 27, 2026) / Steam: Kimodameshi Online (accessed October 28, 2026) / Kimodameshi Online official site (accessed October 28, 2026)
ELDEN RING Film Script Reportedly Runs 180+ Pages
According to a report from a US trade publication, the script for A24’s live-action ELDEN RING film runs at least 180 pages. The report says the film could run close to three hours, and that shooting has wrapped and the film is now in post-production. It is scheduled for theatrical release outside Japan on March 3, 2028. The report also says A24 staff stay with buyers until they finish reading the script, to prevent spoilers. The original game is by FromSoftware. The report says the game’s setting was created in collaboration with George R.R. Martin.
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Game*Spark (October 28, 2026)
Solo-Developed Chrome Iris Has You Build an Android Girl From Parts
Chrome Iris, a mech action game about assembling and fighting with an android girl named Iris, has put up its Steam store page. It is made by solo developer wossan. Each build has four weapon slots, five armor parts and one generator, and boosters close the distance in a single burst. Rewards from arena fights buy new parts as you climb the rankings. According to Japanese gaming media, the developer cites ARMORED CORE as an influence. No release date has been announced, and a demo is available on itch.io. The game supports English.
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Game*Spark (October 28, 2026) / Steam: Chrome Iris (accessed October 28, 2026) / itch.io: Chrome Iris demo (accessed October 28, 2026)
SNK’s PREHISTORIC ISLE Joins Arcade Archives on October 29
PREHISTORIC ISLE arrives in the Arcade Archives series on October 29 (as Arcade Archives on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4, and as Arcade Archives 2 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S). SNK released the shooter in 1989. The hero fights ancient dragons, long thought extinct, on Greenhell Island. Option units change the attack depending on where you attach them: up gives a flame laser, diagonally down gives bombs. The options menu and manual are available in English.
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4Gamer.net (October 28, 2026) / HAMSTER English official site: PREHISTORIC ISLE (October 28, 2026) / Arcade Archives English official site: PREHISTORIC ISLE (accessed October 28, 2026)
DIGIMON ALYSION Opens Pre-Registration in 49 Countries and Regions
Pre-registration for DIGIMON ALYSION has opened in 49 countries and regions worldwide, and the game is listed on the US App Store. It is the mobile version of the Digimon Card Game and carries over the memory and evolution systems of the physical cards largely unchanged. You play Digimon onto the field, evolve them, and break through your opponent’s security to land the final blow. The free-to-play game is developed and operated by Bandai Co., Ltd. A story mode set in the world of DIGIMON LIBERATOR, a web comic and novel, is also included. Both the interface and the card text are in English. The full launch is planned for later in 2026.
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Famitsu (October 28, 2026) / 4Gamer.net (October 28, 2026) / Dengeki Online (October 28, 2026) / DIGIMON ALYSION official site (accessed October 28, 2026) / App Store (US): DIGIMON ALYSION (accessed October 28, 2026)