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Reorientation is live on iOS, Android, PC and console. The season adds support operator Rowan Walsh - code name Rover - whose military dog Clover autonomously hunts and tackles enemies, a rebuilt Layali Grove with a fishing mini-mode, a new urban Warfare map called The Mog, a 1v1 mode, and anniversary rewards running through November 9.
Blizzard dated Diablo Immortal's Made to Suffer update for September 17, opening Lut Gholein's High Ward as Andariel's Anguish and Duriel's Pain fight over the city. A Todd McFarlane Spawn crossover follows on September 29, with McFarlane doing a live drawing session at a BlizzCon 2026 panel on September 13.
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.
Four days after launching its debut RPG, Rebel Wolves posted a Lead Writer vacancy to help craft 'the next chapter of the Dawnwalker saga.' The listing wants six years' minimum experience and a writer who can review story pitches - a production-stage hire, not a placeholder. The Blood of Dawnwalker cleared a million copies within about 48 hours of its September 3 launch and topped Steam's global sellers for the week.
MINTROCKET confirmed on September 9 that DAVE THE DIVER has passed 10 million units across every platform since its 2022 Early Access debut, calling it the first Korean-developed single-player packaged game to hit the mark. The In the Jungle expansion sold a million copies in two months, and the iOS and Android version arrives September 17 for $9.99 with no ads or IAP.
Arc System Works has announced a survivors-like spin on its 40-year-old Kunio-kun brawler series, launching on Apple Arcade on October 1. It evolves the series' signature Special Moves through randomised level-ups, layers six gear slots on top for between-run progression, unlocks over 20 characters, and lets you bring two AI companions - with no ads or in-app purchases.
SEGA pushed the Samba de Amigo Content Drop live on September 9, making the maraca-shaking Dreamcast mascot a free playable racer alongside a Classic skin, the Locomotive de Amigo machine and three Jukebox tracks. SEGA calls him the twelfth and final free character of Year One - with a six-pack Season Pass 2 headlined by Godzilla and Evangelion taking over this fall.
Nintendo's Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct dated the Ocarina of Time remake for November 5, 2026 on Switch 2 with its first real gameplay trailer, revealed the live-action film's logo and confirmed it has no subtitle, announced a four-continent concert series opening in Chicago on February 22, 2027, and showed a Link and Epona LEGO set plus a playable ocarina.
Capcom has dated Year 4's second Street Fighter 6 fighter for October 13, 2026. Arjun is a fugitive Indian police officer whose 'Bare-knuckle Yoga' kit builds around held breath: redirectable kicked projectiles, a screen-length shoulder charge, delayed Air Geyser okizeme and a forward-walking super armour move.
Playdigious, Dotemu, Guard Crush Games and Supamonks are bringing the roguelite beat 'em up Absolum to iOS and Android on November 5 with a redesigned mobile interface, full touch controls, controller support, and Android-to-PC cross-progression via Google Play Games.