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The Hunting Horn's Ascendance breakdown is the tenth of fourteen weapon videos Capcom has released daily since September 2 - leaving Long Sword, Switch Axe, Lance and Heavy Bowgun to land exactly on the eve of the September 16 Capcom Spotlight.
Nintendo of America's Customer Appreciation Sale runs September 12-26 with 30% off dozens of Switch games, and the company says tariff-related refunds helped pay for it - while arguing in court that the customers who paid the tariff-era prices are not entitled to a cent.
Muramasa: Revenant Blades lands on PS5 on February 4, 2027 with six playable protagonists, two separate progression systems, and a Classic Mode that includes the original PlayStation Vita versions at no extra tier.
Nintendo's system version 23.0.0 adds variable refresh rate in TV mode to Switch 2 - gated behind a separate dock firmware update - plus full Switch 2 to Switch 2 system transfers, a Settings menu and online-license escape hatch for Virtual Game Cards, GameChat screen sizing, Mii QR codes, Handheld Mode Boost in Quick Settings and Brazilian Portuguese accessibility support.
At LEVEL5 VISION 2026 II, Akihiro Hino announced Inazuma Eleven: Bold Revolution, a direct sequel to Victory Road, and introduced Shane Starfall (Nagi Furuhoshi) as another protagonist whose "unusual background" will drive the story. Platforms, release window and gameplay are all unconfirmed - Hino says the title's meaning will be explained at the next Vision showcase.
LEVEL-5 closed its Vision 2026 II showcase by announcing Professor Layton and the Curious Village Remake for PS5, Switch 2, Switch and PC in 2027 - the 2007 DS original's first console release, rebuilt widescreen with new animation. New World of Steam was dated December 10, both Layton games are playable at Tokyo Game Show, and Akihiro Hino teased a "major title" for LEVEL-5's 30th anniversary.
Kojima Productions' action-espionage project Physint has moved from Sony Interactive Entertainment to Xbox Game Studios. Sony called it a difficult decision to step away; Hideo Kojima says PlayStation Studios sent notice in mid-June that it would cancel the project, and that he spent three months finding a new partner. The deal also extends to film and television.
Update 7.0 is live and free across every platform. Cosmos adds space station directorship, player-run galactic alliances, asteroid belts and derelict hulks to salvage, free-floating orbital bases, universal spacewalking, and a six-week 10th anniversary expedition narrated by Sean Murray - plus DLSS 4.5, XeSS 3 and a long list of performance fixes.
Capcom announced during the September 9 Nintendo Direct that the RE2 Deluxe Edition, RE3 and RE4 Gold Edition remakes are coming to Switch 2, digitally on October 16, 2026 and physically on January 29, 2027. They are native ports with the DLC bundled in, and their arrival makes every mainline Resident Evil game playable on the console.
Atlus used Nintendo's September 9 Direct to confirm Persona 6 for Nintendo Switch 2, describing it as a completely standalone story with a new cast - though there is still no release date or gameplay. The same segment dated Persona 4 Revival on Switch 2 for May 20, 2027.
HAL Laboratory's Kirby and the World Beyond was announced at Nintendo's September 9 Direct for Nintendo Switch 2 in spring 2027. It is the first open-world game in the series, its reveal trailer ends with Kirby absorbing a giant crystal sword and cutting open the sky, and Nintendo confirmed the franchise turns 35 next year.
Nintendo announced Metroid Ravenous during its September 9 Direct: a new 2D Metroid for Switch 2 arriving January 28, 2027, with an injured Samus narrating in the first person, a new energy-siphoning ability, a wall-phasing dash, the return of Dread's parry, and an amiibo lineup plus a Special Edition shipping on the same day.