JAPAN GAMING & ENTERTAINMENT 
Eiji Aonuma, producer of The Legend of Zelda series, reportedly said in an interview in France in October that the remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time was made possible by its younger staff.
Ocarina of Time Remake: Aonuma on the Work of Its Younger Staff
The remake arrives on Nintendo Switch 2 on November 5. Some of the people building it never played the original. The graphics have been rebuilt from scratch, and the game adds a free camera, jumping and dashing, and voice input such as humming.
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AUTOMATON (October 30, 2026) / Nintendo (US) Store (accessed: October 30, 2026)
DARK SOULS II and III Servers Go Offline on All Platforms After a Bug
FromSoftware said on October 30, in a post on its official support account on X, that it was shutting down the game servers for DARK SOULS II and DARK SOULS III on all platforms after finding a bug in the game servers. FromSoftware has not said what the bug is, and says it will share a restoration timeline as soon as it has one. PC servers for both games were also taken offline in 2022, but this time every platform is affected.
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AUTOMATON (October 30, 2026) / Game*Spark (October 30, 2026)
Joe & Mac Retro Collection Includes the Unaltered Japanese Versions
Joe & Mac Retro Collection launched on October 28 for Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC (Steam). It collects three DATA EAST games in the series that came out on the Super Famicom between 1991 and 1995, including Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja and Congo’s Caper. It includes both the versions changed for release outside Japan and the unaltered Japanese versions. The collection adds Boss Rush Mode, Rewind, a CRT filter, and save states. The collection supports two-player local co-op. Physical editions for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5 follow in early 2027.
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Red Art Games press release (October 29, 2026) / Steam “Joe & Mac Retro Collection” (accessed: October 30, 2026)
Hello Kitty Party Land Is Out, With 45+ Minigames and Board Games
Hello Kitty Party Land, a party game set in a town populated by Sanrio characters, launched on October 29 for Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch. It has over 45 minigames and board games, plus over 145 characters. Up to four players can play on one system or online. It is the first title from Sanrio’s game brand Sanrio Games, and Bandai Namco Entertainment is the publisher.
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4Gamer.net (October 29, 2026) / Bandai Namco Entertainment (US) official site (accessed: October 30, 2026) / Bandai Namco Entertainment (US) news (June 9, 2026) / Nintendo (US) Store (accessed: October 30, 2026)
FINAL FANTASY RESONANCE Took Its Source Episodes Apart and Rebuilt Them
The director of FINAL FANTASY RESONANCE, which launched in October, wrote out every episode of the source material and broke them all apart, according to a Famitsu interview. The source material is the mobile game FINAL FANTASY BRAVE EXVIUS, and RESONANCE is based on its Season 1 scenario. It is the first HD-2D game in the series. The story was reassembled to fit the exploration and pacing of a console RPG. The project reportedly began as something small, like a pixel-art recap compilation. All 26 Visions, the game’s counterpart to summons, appear, and each was adjusted so that all of them are worth using.
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Famitsu (October 30, 2026) / Steam “FINAL FANTASY RESONANCE” (accessed: October 18, 2026)