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Many buildings in the game create special zones of effect. These effects significantly impact your economy. For instance, a market boosts the income of all buildings nearby, and a well-placed market can greatly increase your overall earnings. Similarly, buildings like guard posts offer benefits such as improved health, happiness, or fire protection to structures within their range. Therefore, effectively using these building effects is crucial for building a self-sufficient economy.

The new album, Falcom Acoustics 3, will be released on March 9, 2026. It’s a follow-up to the 2020 album, Falcom Acoustics 2. Here’s a list of the songs on the Japanese version:

You can get the Atelier Ryza Secret Trilogy Deluxe Pack as a complete bundle for $89.99, or purchase each game individually for $39.99. I’ve also written a detailed comparison of the game across different platforms – PS5, PS4, Switch, Switch 2, and Steam – covering things like graphics, how well it runs, and loading speeds, even looking at the original games and how well they work with backwards compatibility. You can find that comparison here.

At the time this was written, all products listed with prices were available and shipped directly from Amazon.

I’m so excited! The new ‘Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion Into the Abyss’ content is out, and you can get it for just $14.99. If you’re looking to go all-in, it’s also part of the Digital Deluxe and Super Digital Deluxe bundles. Plus, there’s a big free update, version 1.2.0, dropping today with a ton of fixes, including some specifically for online play on the Switch 2 – that’s awesome!

If you own Yakuza Kiwami on Nintendo Switch, you can get a discount on the game, and you can even carry over your saved progress. Yakuza Kiwami 2 is exclusively available on Switch. You can read my review of it here. Both Yakuza Kiwami and Yakuza Kiwami 2 are coming to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S next month on December 8th, and the PC version will also receive a free update at that time.

The upcoming game Ys X: Proud Nordics for the West is currently scheduled to release in early 2026 on Nintendo Switch 2 and PC (via Steam, GOG, and Epic Games Store). Although NIS America has only announced those platforms, a recent financial report from Falcom indicates the game will also be available on PlayStation 5 in Western regions. We saw the news first at Gematsu!

Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island was originally released on Nintendo Switch and then on PC (Steam). The mobile version, coming soon, will include all previously released downloadable content, both free and paid. We learned about this from Gematsu! You can watch the announcement trailer below.

Before our meeting with Gavin, we watched him interact with fans at the huge Magic: The Gathering booth. Seeing him sign autographs, pose for pictures, and chat with players, it was obvious his passion for the game and his job is genuine – you can’t put on that kind of enthusiasm.

Despite the success of this year’s Assassin’s Creed: Shadows, Ubisoft is still facing challenges due to weaker performances from other recent games like Star Wars: Outlaws and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, as well as the cancellation of their live-service game, XDefiant. To address this, Ubisoft announced a new partnership with Tencent to create Vantage Studios. Revealed in October, this studio will concentrate on Ubisoft’s biggest franchises: Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, and Rainbow Six.