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Will RGG Studio Announce Something Big on August 28?

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Aug 222025
 

It’s that time of year again, when RGG Studio says their next live stream will have a big announcement and everyone goes crazy wondering what it might be.

Or in this case, jumping to conclusions about what it might be.

Not only is the live stream going to have a big announcement, but they’ve been giving behind-the-scenes looks at games in the series, and this episode will focus on Ryu ga Gotoku Kenzan.

As a result, a lot of fans are hoping they’re going to announce a Kenzan remaster/remake, and I have to admit that was the first thing I thought, too.

But as much as I’m hoping for a Kenzan re-release, we probably shouldn’t get our hopes up just yet. RGG Studio does these broadcasts on a regular basis, and I’m not sure they’ve ever had a game announcement in them. Back in 2022, their upcoming live stream was said to have a “sneak peek trailer,” but it didn’t have any announcements there, just the announcement of the first RGG Summit.

So I feel like the most we can realistically expect is that this live stream will include the announcement of the next RGG Summit, and that’s where we’ll get a new game announcement.

Just recently, there was an article saying they have new announcements planned for TGS, too.

I’m excited to learn more about Stranger Than Heaven, but I’d love to see some new announcements (even though I still need to finish Infinite Wealth and start the pirate game). Personally, I’d be most interested in a new Judgment game and a Kenzan re-release.

What do you think RGG Studio’s August 28 announcement will be, and what game do you think we’ll see announced next?

Highlights from Yesterday’s Events

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Aug 202025
 

Yesterday was a day for announcements, so let’s go through the highlights.

First up, the morning kicked off with the Kirby Air Riders Direct.

I won’t try to summarize everything covered in the Direct (it was 45 minutes, after all), but Kirby Air Riders sounds like a fun game where racing is secondary to a chaotic competition against the other riders. It’s also beautiful.

It got a November 20 release date and will cost $70.

Overall, it’s not a must-play driving me out to buy a Switch 2, but it’s a game I’d consider whenever I do get a Switch 2.

Moving on, the Tales remaster announcement was Tales of Xillia, as expected. It’s just the first game, so I didn’t get my wish of Xillia and Xillia 2 being bundled together.

It will be out on October 31 for Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam and features numerous quality-of-life improvements as well as most of the original’s DLC (it looks like licensed costumes were cut).

Weirdly, the pipe costume attachment has been censored, as shown on the Japanese website.

I’m not as excited as I would be if they had bundled both Xillia games together or remastered one of the older games, but at least Xillia will be more readily available now.

The next event of the day was Gamescom Opening Night Live, and you know, maybe I should stop getting so excited for Gamescom. There was little that stood out to me, although Routine showing up in the pre-show was a highlight.

Routine still exists and has a 2025 release window. We first talked about Routine back in 2014, so it’s hard to believe it’s actually coming out at last.

Lords of the Fallen 2 got a new trailer, as well. Personally, I hope the devs rename it to The Lords of the Fallen.

Jokes aside, it looks like it could be a cool game.

Monster Hunter Wilds and Final Fantasy XIV are doing collabs with each other, which was interesting to see.

The new Ninja Gaiden game looks like it could be neat, and of course I’m always excited to see more about Silent Hill f. I don’t quite know what to expect from it, but I’m cautiously optimistic.

I’m also cautiously optimistic for Resident Evil Requiem.

Those were the major highlights of Gamescom for me, but what games stood out to you the most? What do you think about Kirby Air Riders and the Tales of Xillia remaster?

Meanwhile, we can scratch Gamescom off our list of potential events for Ace Attorney news this year, but I thought it was one of the less likely options anyway. Now my eyes are fixed on TGS.

Kirby Air Riders Direct Announced for Tomorrow

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Aug 182025
 

While we still don’t have another general Nintendo Direct, like I’ve been waiting for, Nintendo has announced a Kirby Air Riders Direct for tomorrow.

It will start at 6 AM PT / 9 AM ET and last for 45 minutes.

I never played Kirby Air Ride (or much of any Kirby games at all, really), but I’m interested in seeing what this new game is all about.

45 minutes is a fair amount of time to spend on one game, so hopefully they have a lot of interesting things to share.

Mario Kart World didn’t catch my attention enough to make me want a Switch 2 for it, but maybe Kirby Air Riders will. We’ll see.

Meanwhile, the Tales remaster is also going to be announced tomorrow, rather than today, at 7 AM PT / 10 AM ET. I’m still hoping it will be not just Xillia, but also Xillia 2 bundled with it.

And Gamescom Opening Night is tomorrow afternoon, too, so we’ve potentially got a lot of game announcements to look forward to.

What are you hoping to see in the Kirby Air Riders Direct?

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