{"rewrite":{"id":"r_ab1894daf77b8a4e11f6b507","clusterId":"c_0bbe4fd8ad9a6eabef3e54e6","slug":"atari-confirms-japanese-release-for-godzilla-destroy-all-monsters-melee-remastered","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Atari Confirms Japanese Release for Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered","summary":"Atari told Game Spark by email that the remaster of Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee will get an official Japanese release, console versions included. The game was previously thought to be skipping Japan. Pipeworks, the studio behind the 2002 GameCube original, is developing it. It packs 12 kaiju, among them Godzilla and King Ghidorah, and 8 stages, plus new online multiplayer. Release is set for November 3, 2026.","whyItMatters":"Atari's email answers the open question from September, when the Steam page was region-locked and domestic release looked unlikely, so Japanese players now have confirmation ahead of the November 3 launch.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe Japanese Xbox Series X|S store page is already live. The PS5 and Nintendo Switch 2 store pages cannot be confirmed yet, and Atari expects them to open in the future. The Steam page became viewable from Japan in mid-October, when the store description was translated and a Japanese-supported demo went up.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat demo runs local and online versus play plus single-player, and distribution ends October 27. The remaster adds online multiplayer to the local play of the GameCube version, and the unlock system now lets players open kaiju, stages, and gallery items in any order. Each kaiju also gets its own single-player campaign.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Pipeworks, the studio behind the 2002 original, is developing this remaster of Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee, so the rebuild stays with the team that built the GameCube version.","twitterPost":"Pipeworks, which made the 2002 original, is behind this Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee remaster.","threadsPost":"Pipeworks is developing the Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee remaster, the same studio behind the 2002 GameCube game. The rebuild stays with the original team, and Atari's email confirms the Japanese console release for November 3, 2026.","newsletterBlurb":"Atari has confirmed by email to Game Spark that Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered will release in Japan on November 3, 2026, console versions included, after September reports suggested no domestic release was planned. Pipeworks is developing the remaster of the 2002 GameCube fighter, which carries 12 kaiju and 8 stages plus new online multiplayer. The Japanese Xbox Series X|S store page is live, while PS5 and Switch 2 pages are expected later.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/23/173972.html\",\"title\":\"GC 'Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee' Remaster to Get Official Japanese Release on Current Consoles Alongside PC - Atari Answers via Email; Online Multiplayer Lets You Rampage\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4692,"outputTokens":680,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792718529,"createdAt":"2026-10-23T01:16:42.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-23T01:21:07.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-23T01:21:07.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_0bbe4fd8ad9a6eabef3e54e6","canonicalTitle":"GC『ゴジラ怪獣大乱闘』リマスター、PCに加え現行コンソール版も日本で正式リリースへ―Atariがメールで回答。オンラインマルチで大暴れできる","representativeArticleId":"a_96af12e7f86b09ba648e8eaa","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee\"],\"studios\":[\"Atari\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-23T00:25:53.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-23T00:25:53.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-23T01:21:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/23/173972.html","title":"GC『ゴジラ怪獣大乱闘』リマスター、PCに加え現行コンソール版も日本で正式リリースへ―Atariがメールで回答。オンラインマルチで大暴れできる"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee"],"studios":["Atari"],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}