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Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Revives the 2D Series for Its 40th Anniversary - Konami's New Entry Flips Gravity and Dives Into Paintings, Launching October 15

To mark Castlevania's 40th anniversary, Konami revealed Castlevania: Belmont's Curse at the Xbox Games Showcase 2026 - a brand-new 2D entry with a sprawling castle map and inventive powers like gravity-flipping, arriving October 15, 2026.

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The whip cracks again. Celebrating Castlevania’s 40th anniversary, Konami revealed Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse at the Xbox Games Showcase 2026 — a brand-new 2D entry in the legendary gothic-action series.

The reveal showed a sprawling, interconnected castle map in the classic Metroidvania mould, along with inventive new powers — flipping gravity to walk the ceilings and even leaping inside paintings to traverse the cursed halls. It looks like a loving modern take on the series’ 2D roots.

Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse launches on October 15, 2026. After years away, the return of a proper 2D Castlevania is exactly the gift fans hoped for on the franchise’s milestone birthday.

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