Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, Echoes of Aincrad: Sword Art Online, and Granblue Fantasy: Relink – Endless Ragnarok are the highlights of this week’s Japanese video game releases.
Also due out this week are the version 1.0 release of Palworld, Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 1+2 Dual Collection, the Switch 2 and Switch versions of Digimon Story: Time Stranger, and the Xbox Series version of Wuthering Waves.
Get the full list of this week’s Japanese game releases below. It should be noted that Gematsu will receive a small percentage of money from purchases made through Play-Asia links. You can also save five percent with our multi-use “GEMATSU2025” coupon code.
Physical and Digital
- Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resycned (PS5) – Launching worldwide.
- North American Version (PS5, Xbox Series)
- European Version (PS5, Xbox Series)
- Asian Version (PS5)
- CRAZY CHA!N: Elpis no Kusari (Switch)
- Limited Edition (Switch)
- Digimon Story: Time Stranger (Switch 2, Switch) – Game-key card on Switch 2. Launching worldwide.
- Echoes of Aincrad: Sword Art Online (PS5) – Launching worldwide.
- Premium Edition (PS5)
- North American Version
- Standard Edition (PS5, Xbox Series)
- Ultimate Edition (PS5, Xbox Series)
- European Version (PS5, Xbox Series)
- Asian Version (PS5)
- Forward to the Sky (PS5) – Launching digitally worldwide.
- Limited Edition (PS5)
- Granblue Fantasy: Relink – Endless Ragnarok (PS5, Switch 2) – Game-key card on Switch 2. Launching worldwide.
- Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 1+2 Dual Collection (PS5, Switch 2, Switch) – Launching digitally worldwide.
- Magical Girl Witch Trials (Switch)
- Moonlight Peaks (Switch 2, Switch) – Launching worldwide.
- MOUSE: P.I. for Hire (PS5, Switch 2) – Launching worldwide.
- Unrailed 2: Back on Track (PS5) – Already available digitally worldwide.
- Limited Edition (PS5)
Digital-Only
- Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resycned (Xbox Series, PC [Steam, Epic Games Store]) – Launching worldwide.
- Echoes of Aincrad: Sword Art Online (Xbox Series, PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- Forward to the Sky (PS4) – Launching digitally worldwide.
- Granblue Fantasy: Relink – Endless Ragnarok (PS4, PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 1+2 Dual Collection (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- Moonlight Peaks (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- Palworld (PS5, Xbox Series, Xbox One, PC [Steam, Microsoft Store]) – Launching worldwide.
- Tokyo Valkyries (Switch, PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- Veritas Tales: Witch of the Dark Castle (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- Wuthering Waves (Xbox Series) – Launching worldwide.
The PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Switch titles listed above can be purchased through Japanese PlayStation Network and Nintendo accounts using prepaid cards:
- PlayStation Store cards (yen): 1,100 / 3,000 / 5,000 / 10,000
- Nintendo eShop cards (yen): 1,000 / 1,500 / 3,000 / 5,000 / 9,000
Demos, DLC, Updates, etc.
- Digimon Story: Time Stranger Update (PS5, Xbox Series, PC)
- Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Downloadable Content “Future Saga Chapter 4” (PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC)
- Easy Delivery Co. “EasyCo EasyRally” Update (PS5, Xbox Series, Switch, PC, iOS, Android)
- Granblue Fantasy: Relink Expansion “Endless Ragnarok“ (PS5, PS4, PC)
- Honkai: Nexus Anima “Evolution” Test (PC, iOS, Android)
- Wuthering Waves Version 3.5 Update “Blade of Past Resounds, Lingering Dream Hymns” (PS5, Xbox Series, PC, iOS, Android)