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Square Enix releases the Kingdom Hearts Collection 1-3 on Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S on October 8, 2026. While the older titles in the bundle perform well, Kingdom Hearts III and 0.2 Birth by Sleep suffer from variable frame rates and lack of 120fps support, leading to mixed recommendations.
Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave has launched on Nintendo Switch 2, securing the third spot in Japanese weekly sales with 26,728 units sold in its first week. While Nintendo is promoting the title through My Nintendo rewards and sweepstakes, early impressions from Kotaku highlight significant frustration with the game’s time-management mechanics and repetitive exploration loops. The game features four Flame Lords, including Queen Theodora, whose story is praised for strong character writing but hindered by tedious progression systems that require extensive map traversal and resource gathering.
September 2026 is a major release month for PC gaming, featuring the launch of The Blood of Dawnwalker, a remastered version of The Witcher 3, and the 1.0 update for Valheim. The month also sees new entries in the Control and Silent Hill franchises, alongside a surge in turn-based strategy titles.
Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition launched on Nintendo Switch 2 on September 24, 2026, marking the first current-generation port of the title. While the game offers a 60fps performance mode and a 30fps quality mode, critics note that the visual fidelity in quality mode does not consistently surpass older console versions, and the performance mode suffers from significant graphical downgrades. There is no save transfer or upgrade path from the original Switch 1 version. The game is part of the Dragon Quest 40th anniversary celebrations, with the series having sold over 100 million units worldwide.
Emeteria has released a free demo of its new elemental action-adventure RPG, Fading Echo, for PlayStation 5. The full game costs $19.99 and features a protagonist named One who battles a mysterious force called the Paradox. While the demo is accessible to all PS5 users without a subscription, PS Plus Premium members can also cloud stream the title. Early player reception is generally positive, though Steam users have rated the game higher than PS5 players.
The Blood of Dawnwalker is getting its first big patch in early October, introducing a brand-new, easier Story mode that will replace the current one (the old Story will be renamed Story-renamed) and expanding the difficulty set to five: Story, Story-renamed, Fair, Challenging, and Duelist. The patch also includes major combat tweaks (targeting and camera improvements, and a fix for stun targeting), better escape mechanics with navigation being adjusted, and potential additions like a New Game Plus and new enemies. Performance and balance tweaks are being addressed based on player feedback, and the update is described as being near completion.
PlayStation Store has released Aniimo, a PS5 open-world creature-collecting RPG, for free download. Originally announced for Xbox and PC, it’s now live on PS5 with early strong reception (about 4.27/5 from ~2,000 votes). Set on the continent of Idyll, players capture Aniimo and use their abilities to solve puzzles and battles; cloud streaming via PS Plus Premium is optional but not required.
Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave ambitiously expands the series into a three-act epic on Switch 2, weaving four lord-led campaigns with arena battles, overworld exploration, and dungeon-crawl segments. The scale, world-building, and standout Coliseum fights are highlights, and the story-rich cast shines, but lengthy dungeon sections and repetitive cycles slow progress, pushing playtime well into the 100+ hour range. The payoff is strong for fans craving a grand, story-driven strategy-RPG, though the ambitious scope demands a significant time commitment and tolerance for repetition.
The Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter remake sharpens the original’s story and combat with lavish visuals, stronger voice acting, and new content that additively enhance the experience, delivering a standout RPG; aside from occasional dungeon length, it's hard to find fault.
Blizzard revealed Diablo 5 at BlizzCon 2026, set a century after Diablo 4 in a ruined Sanctuary, featuring a roaming caravan hub with companion vendors who offer side quests, a new Plague Knight class alongside returning Diablo 3 classes, and a Diablo 2–inspired item system (runes, runewords, belts, gear tiers) with more involved loot management. The world and dungeons are procedurally generated, combat is described as more visceral, and the multiplayer model remains unclear. The game is slated for spring 2029, with a Netflix series in development and hints that Blizzard may shift focus away from further Diablo 4 expansions until 5 releases.
Rebel Wolves’ debut RPG Blood of Dawnwalker sold over 1 million copies in its opening weekend and earned strong reviews; the studio is already planning the next Dawnwalker game and is searching for a Lead Writer to help craft the sequel.
Square Enix says Final Fantasy VII Revelation’s ending should be experienced by players themselves, not explained by developers, at a PAX West 2026 panel, with hints of connections to the broader FFVII universe and a goal to pass FFVII to the next generation.
PC players of Blood of Dawnwalker are turning to the Nexus Mods mod Better Story Timer to lengthen or remove the game's restrictive timer, easing friction across combat, quests, and leveling; the mod has gained tens of thousands of downloads as players push back against the day/night cycle's invisible clock, with other mods also enabling more loot, higher carry capacity, and faster XP—though console players remain limited by platform restrictions.
Eurogamer previews Exodus (2027), a Mass Effect-inspired sci-fi RPG from Archetype Entertainment. After a 45-minute hands-on, the game shows stylish combat, a flexible companion system, and a time-dilation mechanic that lets long-term choices ripple across years and civilizations, all wrapped in a strong emphasis on player agency and branching outcomes.
Playground Games’ Fable showcases an unusually ambitious open-world where you can kill or purge NPCs, with guards chasing you and local reputations varying by settlement. The morality system shifts from a universal good/evil scale to a subjective, adjective-based display, allowing contradictory personas like a charismatic thief or a violent tyrant. You can also influence the world economically—owning mansions, investing in neighborhoods, and manipulating rents—though the simulated economy tracks only second-degree ripple effects. Taken together, the game aims to redefine moral choice and consequence at a scale that’s drawing both awe and debate among fans.