JAPAN GAMING & ENTERTAINMENT 
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds has added a Duel Mode for head-to-head racing.
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Adds a 1v1 Duel Mode, Plus Godzilla DLC
Duel Mode, which arrived with the Ver. 2.0.0 update dated November 4, has two parts: Rival Duel, where you face the CPU, and Duel Match, where you race online. Winning Rival Duel unlocks Bayonetta. Raise your Gadget Plate to Grand Master Plate to unlock a seventh Super Slot and 15 new Gadgets. The first paid DLC for Season 2, the Godzilla Pack, has been released as well. It adds the Godzilla Cruiser and other machines, plus a new course, Godzilla Escape.
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SEGA “Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Ver.2.0.0 UPDATE NOTICE” (November 4, 2026) / SEGA Asia official site (accessed November 5, 2026) / SEGA Asia official news “Season Pass Two Coming Soon” (June 6, 2026) / Nintendo official store “Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Season Pass Two” (accessed November 5, 2026) / 4Gamer.net (November 4, 2026)
Taito’s 1983 Elevator Action Released on Arcade Archives 2
TAITO CORPORATION’s 1983 arcade game Elevator Action was released on November 5 as part of HAMSTER Corporation’s Arcade Archives 2 series, on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Windows PC. You infiltrate a building as a spy, collect every secret document, and escape. You attack enemies by crushing them with elevators or shooting down the lamps on the ceiling. It supports one or two players and includes HI SCORE MODE with online rankings, CARAVAN MODE, and a new TIME ATTACK MODE. Original mode also lets you rewind.
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HAMSTER “Arcade Archives 2 Elevator Action” (accessed November 5, 2026) / 4Gamer.net (November 4, 2026)
Xenoblade Chronicles Studio Monolith Soft Worked on the Switch 2 Ocarina of Time and Splatoon Raiders
On the games page of its official site, Monolith Soft, the studio behind the Xenoblade Chronicles series, lists the Nintendo Switch 2 release of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, along with Splatoon Raiders, as games for which it handled part of the development. According to Game*Spark, Monolith Soft contributed to game design, programming, and graphics on Ocarina of Time, and to some of the art on Splatoon Raiders. Nintendo is the main developer of both.
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Monolith Soft games list (accessed November 5, 2026) / Game*Spark (November 5, 2026)
Make it! Karaage Has You Frying Karaage to Order, With Battles for Up to 4 Players
SAT-BOX’s Make it! Karaage launched on Steam on November 4. You earn points by following each customer’s order to marinate, coat, fry, pack, and top karaage (Japanese-style fried chicken). You keep several tasks going at once, such as frying while preparing the next batch. Fry the karaage too long, and it burns. There are online rankings, and up to four players can battle locally or online.
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Steam “Make it! Karaage” (accessed November 5, 2026) / Famitsu (November 5, 2026) / SAT-BOX official site (accessed November 5, 2026)
Pokémon Pokopia Expansion Pass Part 2 Brings Accessories for Ditto
Part 2 of the Pokémon Pokopia Expansion Pass, Dazzling Decorations, is listed for December 9 on Nintendo’s official store. It lets you put accessories such as sunglasses, a necktie, and a Sylveon ribbon on the protagonist Ditto and others. New Pokémon, items, and furniture are included too. A new town arrives with Part 3, planned for 2027.
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Nintendo official store “Pokémon Pokopia” (accessed November 5, 2026) / Famitsu (November 4, 2026)