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Falcom Announces a New Dragon Slayer Game

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Mar 092026
 

It’s the 45th anniversary of Nihon Falcom, and the company celebrated by teasing a new Dragon Slayer game.

The official website doesn’t show much of anything besides the logo and text saying it’s their 45th anniversary announcement, so everything about the game is a mystery right now.

Now, you might be wondering what Dragon Slayer is. Well, buckle down, because it’s quite an explanation.

All the way back in 1984, Falcom released an action RPG called Dragon Slayer. It basically paved the way for the action RPG genre. In 1985, they followed it with Dragon Slayer II: Xanadu.

If that title set off some bells, yes, Dragon Slayer II: Xanadu was the start of the Xanadu series, of which Tokyo Xanadu and its upcoming sequel Kyoto Xanadu are spin-offs, even though the first game was part of the Dragon Slayer series.

But it doesn’t stop there. Even as Xanadu became its own series, the Dragon Slayer series continued and eventually reached the sixth entry in 1989, which was titled Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes… yes, the same “Legend of Heroes” that starts out each Trails title, because after Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes and Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes II, the Legend of Heroes continued as another spin-off series that first covered the Gagharv trilogy and then followed that with a game originally released under the title The Legend of Heroes VI: Trails in the Sky.

So to recap, Dragon Slayer is an old, old action RPG series that led to the spin-off series Xanadu and then later to the spin-off series The Legend of Heroes, which itself led to the Trails series.

It’s exciting to see them heading all the way back to their roots with a new Dragon Slayer game for the 45th anniversary! I’m looking forward to finding out what the game will be like. What do you expect from the new Dragon Slayer?

Monster Hunter Stories 3 Looks Great

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Mar 062026
 

As expected, the Capcom Spotlight had no new announcements, but it did have a new trailer for Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection.

It looks great!

I enjoyed the first Monster Hunter Stories, and I bought Monster Hunter Stories 2 (even though I haven’t played it yet since it came out that same year when everything came out), but the third entry in the series looks especially good.

I don’t intend to play it right away, because I still want to play the second game first, but I’m looking forward to it. It’ll be out on March 13, so it’s almost here.

In addition to the launch trailer, Capcom also revealed a separate, special animated launch trailer featuring events that happen before the start of the game. It’s short, but it’s worth watching.

(Oh, and the Bandai Namco announcement ended up being Sword Art Online after all.)

Meanwhile, don’t give up hope on Ace Attorney being announced this year. It was never likely to be at a Capcom Spotlight, after all. Capcom’s latest financial report also confirms that they still have unannounced games for the next fiscal year, so I think we’ve got a good shot of getting an announcement this year. Maybe they’ll hold a full showcase in June again…

So, are you looking forward to Monster Hunter Stories 3?

Capcom Spotlight and Bandai Namco RPG Announcement Set for Tomorrow

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Mar 042026
 

We just finished Nintendo’s Indie World Showcase yesterday, and now we’ve already got more events to look forward to.

Capcom has announced a Capcom Spotlight for tomorrow, March 5, at 2 PM PT / 5 PM ET.

It will last 30 minutes and feature Mega Man: Dual Override (specifically the winners of the recent contest they held, so maybe that means they won’t actually show the game), Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection, Monster Hunter Stories 3, Pragmata, and Street Fighter 6.

Now, the streams they call “Spotlights” very rarely have new announcements in them, so we shouldn’t hold our breath for Ace Attorney news. I’ll be hoping anyway, of course.

Meanwhile, Bandai Namco is also going to make an announcement tomorrow. At 3 PM PT / 6 PM ET, they’ll announce a new RPG. A tiny teaser included with the announcement gives us a glimpse of what to expect.

Lots of people are thinking Tales, but it doesn’t give me Tales vibes. The UI made me think Souls, although the teaser doesn’t. I’ve seen some people suggest it’s a new Sword Art Online game, which I could see, especially with the transition to the Bandai Namco logo at the end.

Just in case it’s a game that interests me, I’ll check out the announcement when the time comes.

So, what do you expect from tomorrow’s events? Do you think there will be any surprises in the Capcom Spotlight? What do you think Bandai Namco’s new RPG will be?

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