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Mouse Computer has announced a G TUNE FZ-I7G80 edition celebrating the 50th anniversary of Intel's Japanese corporation. GAME Watch reports a 50-unit run priced at ¥500,000. The manufacturer's anniversary page confirms the special edition, while its precise sale date remains unannounced.
KORY has released a Steam demo of The Infinite Shift: Backrooms. Its protagonist is a pool cleaner whose routine maintenance job leads out of ordinary reality and into an apparently endless shift.
Square Enix has announced that "Dragon Quest Weapons Collection Vol. 2" is scheduled for release on January 30, 2027. This product turns series equipment into collectible miniatures at an approximate scale of 1/12. Both the release date and the included equipment differ from Vol. 1, which was released in September 2026.
Japan’s PlayStation Blog announces the PS5 Kingdom Hearts Collection I–III for October 8. It bundles HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX, HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue and III + Re Mind. The individual packages are digital; the combined collection also has a physical edition.
Piranha Games released Ashes & Ascension for MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries on October 7, 2026. According to 4Gamer, its campaign contains 18 missions set in the fictional years 3058–3060; these are story dates, not launch dates.
Katana Smith by SENSE SHARE is a simulation game themed around crafting Japanese swords in Kyoto at the end of the Edo period. The October 7 announcement revealed plans to release a demo for Steam on October 9. Rather than fighting with swords, the gameplay focuses on processing tamahagane into finished blades.
Razer plans a December Japanese launch for the Xbox Series X|S and PC Wolverine V4 Pro at JPY 36,080. The wired Tournament Edition is priced separately at JPY 17,980.
Sony plans to release the INZONE H9 II Fnatic Edition on October 22. The headset features the team's signature orange color on the ear cups and microphone sponge, with the Fnatic logo placed on the sides. It is an aesthetic variation based on the existing H9 II.
Sony's INZONE series is welcoming a headset featuring Fnatic's team colors and wired earphones adopting a translucent purple. According to a report by GAME Watch, the release date for both products is October 22. This time, color variations are being added based on existing models.
The 15th-anniversary event for Drosselmeyer's was held on October 4 at LOFT9 Shibuya. Representative Noriaki Watanabe and Oink Games' Jun Sasaki took the stage to look back on their journey from their days involved in digital games to moving into board game production.
KRAFTON launched Season 5, titled Frostborn Wrath, for the action RPG Last Epoch on October 2, 2026. The dark fantasy time-travel action RPG previously reached 3 million in cumulative worldwide sales since its early access began in 2019 and full release in February 2024.
In a recent 4Gamer interview, NC Vice President and BigFire Games CEO James Bae discussed the feedback from the pre-alpha test of Cinder City, an open-world MMO tactical shooter powered by Unreal Engine 5. Following a 7,000-player pre-alpha in North America, an upcoming alpha test is scheduled for December, expanding regions to North America, Europe, and Asia.
