Operation Backlog Completion 2026

Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road Delayed to November 14

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Jul 212025
 

Has any game been delayed more than Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road?

The upcoming Inazuma Eleven game was first announced back in 2016 as Inazuma Eleven Ares and was set to be released in 2018. It got delayed to 2019, after which time it was renamed Inazuma Eleven: Great Road of Heroes and delayed to 2020. In 2020, it was delayed to 2021, and then in 2021 it was delayed to 2023.

By the time it was shown again, it was Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road, and then in 2023 it was delayed to 2024. In 2024, it was announced for June 2025, but was then delayed to a final release date of August 21, in a live stream that promised this was the release date “for sure.”

But now Level-5 has announced that Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road has been delayed one last time, to November 14 (or November 13, depending on where you live).

Another delay this late feels concerning, but it seems it’s mostly because of the voice recording and localization time due to the amount of content in the game. Fantasy Life i turned out well despite its concerning number of delays, so hopefully the same will be true of Inazuma Eleven.

…But I have to admit, this is making me a little nervous for Professor Layton and the New World of Steam.

Do you think this is truly the final delay for Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road?

Predictions for Next Week’s Pokémon Presents

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Jul 162025
 

The next Pokémon Presents is set for July 22 at 6 AM PT / 9 AM ET, which means we’re less than a week away.

The last Pokémon Presents back in February showed pretty much nothing of interest to me besides Pokémon Legends: Z-A, which left me with mixed feelings.

What will be shown at this one?

Another look at Legends feels like a safe bet. It’s coming out on October 16, so they’ll want to feature it.

And they always have a section devoted to mobile games and things like that, so I expect to see those as well. But what about some new announcements?

Gen 10 is probably the biggest question.

A lot of fans think they won’t announce the next generation ahead of Z-A, but I’m not so sure. A tiny teaser trailer might not be enough to overshadow it.

But how about a new Pokémon Mystery Dungeon game? The last one released was Rescue Team DX in 2020, and that was a remake. The last entirely new entry was Super Mystery Dungeon all the way back in 2015. It sounds to me like we’re more than due for a new game. And it would provide me with good incentive to finally start one of them, too!

What are you hoping or expecting to see announced in next week’s Pokémon Presents?

Bandai Namco Filed a New Tales of Destiny Trademark

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Jul 142025
 

Bandai Namco recently filed a trademark for Tales of Destiny.

Now, trademark news doesn’t always lead to an announcement, but don’t forget that we’re supposed to learn about the next Tales remaster soon.

Could it be Tales of Destiny after all?

Tales of Destiny is the second game in the Tales series. After being released for the PlayStation in 1997, it was remade in 2006 for the PlayStation 2, and then a Director’s Cut of the remake came out in 2008. Although the original was localized, the PlayStation 2 versions remained exclusive to Japan.

If it does get remastered, I hope it’s the Director’s Cut. I have the original Tales of Destiny (although I haven’t played it yet), and I’d love to be able to play the Director’s Cut.

We now have a handful of contenders for which Tales game will be remastered next.

Last July, retail listings for a Tales of Xillia remaster sparked speculation that Xillia would be the next remaster after Symphonia, so it was quite a surprise when the Nintendo Direct a month later did include a Tales remaster… Tales of Graces f.

That was followed by the announcement that Bandai Namco plans to remaster Tales games consistently, then last month they said they’d announce the next remaster this summer.

Earlier this year, a Tales of the Abyss trademark was filed, and now Tales of Destiny has a new trademark as well. Those feel like the most likely possibilities for the next announcement, unless the Tales of Xillia retail listing amounts to something after all.

But who knows? Maybe they’ll take us all by surprise and announce Tales of Eternia or something like that.

Which Tales game do you think Bandai Namco will reveal as the next remaster?

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