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After two delays, Bitmap Bureau's hand-drawn He-Man brawler is set for February 4, 2027 on PS5, PS4, Xbox, Switch and PC at $29.99, with physical pre-orders open through Limited Run Games.
Angstrom Levy and a new Challenges combo-trial mode arrive in Invincible VS's Season Two update on October 13, and Agent Spider has been revealed as a DLC fighter for this winter, alongside a new mode and arena.
Bandai Namco has revealed Roger Jr.'s gameplay trailer: Season 3 Pass owners get the boxing kangaroo on November 11, everyone else on November 16. More on Baki's Yujiro Hanma follows at the Tekken World Tour Finals on January 17, 2027.
Sony and Arc System Works have named the rest of MARVEL Tōkon's Year 1 Character & Stage Pass: Jane Foster's Thor this winter, Venom and a Klyntar stage in spring 2027, and Jubilee in summer 2027, after Phoenix Cyclops on November 2.
M2 has dated Senxin Aleste for PS5, PS4 and Switch on March 18, 2027 in Japan, and announced console versions of Armed Police Batrider and Devil Blade Reboot, with platforms and dates still to come.
Arc System Works is porting BlazBlue Centralfiction to PS5 with rollback netcode, cross-play with Steam, four new text languages and new Training Mode features. New character Trinity Glassfille will follow after the PS5 version launches.
SEGA has permanently cut Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds to $39.99 and laid out Year Two: a free Duel Mode update and Bayonetta on November 3, plus six Season Pass Two packs including Godzilla, Evangelion and Final Fantasy VII.
Owlcat Games and Another Angle Games have pushed the samurai-steampunk tactical RPG from November 12 to March 10, 2027, to rebalance its turn-based combat and rework party progression. It still launches on PC via Steam, Epic and GOG.
SNK has confirmed TEKKEN 8's Reina as the final Season 3 DLC fighter for Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, arriving in December, after Tokyo Revengers' Mikey and Draken land on October 22 alongside the Switch 2 version.
Capcom's Dark Arisen expansion is live on PS5, Xbox and PC for $29.99, Switch 2 gets the game with the expansion included, and the free Title Update 4.0 adds Hard Mode and story restarts.
Bandai Namco says Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve has passed one million copies sold worldwide a week after launch, faster than any game in the 30-year series.
Xbox has formed XP, a new division for film, TV, merchandise, live events and brand partnerships, led by Minecraft's Kayleen Walters, while former Reddit CPO Maria Angelidou-Smith becomes CEO of Mojang on October 19.