{"rewrite":{"id":"r_369fdffaadd373b4058fd321","clusterId":"c_0e21b997ae7adad3f0ccdeac","slug":"castlevania-belmont-s-curse-sets-paris-as-stage-for-good-versus-evil","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Sets Paris as Stage for Good Versus Evil","summary":"Konami and Evil Empire discussed Castlevania: Belmont's Curse at gamescom 2026. The sequel to Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse is set in 15th-century Paris, where the demon castle appears opposite Notre Dame. The team explained the choice, the returning voice actors, and the new soundtrack. The game releases October 15, 2026 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on PC, PC (Steam), and Nintendo Switch.","whyItMatters":"The developers explicitly place the demon castle opposite Notre Dame to embody the series' core good-versus-evil theme, making the Paris setting a direct expression of Castlevania's central conflict.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe demon castle rises across from Notre Dame in Castlevania: Belmont\u0026#39;s Curse, and the developers say the contrast is deliberate. Marketing director Beranger Dupre explained that the cathedral represents worldly good while the castle stands for evil, a pairing they consider a perfect fit for the series\u0026#39; recurring theme.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProducer Tsutomu Taniguchi said Konami agreed on Paris for exactly that reason. The team also touched on casting, with Liam O\u0026#39;Brien returning from Castlevania: Curse of Darkness, plus Graham McTavish and Alejandra Reynoso from the Netflix animated series.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe game launches October 15, 2026 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on PC, PC (Steam), and Nintendo Switch.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Castlevania: Belmont's Curse devs at gamescom explain why the demon castle sits across from Notre Dame: a direct good-versus-evil image. Out Oct 15 on PS5, Xbox, Switch, PC.","twitterPost":"Castlevania: Belmont's Curse devs say placing the demon castle across from Notre Dame is a deliberate good-vs-evil image. Out Oct 15 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, PC.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Konami and Evil Empire discussed Castlevania: Belmont's Curse at gamescom 2026, explaining the Paris setting as a direct contrast between the demon castle and Notre Dame. The sequel to Castlevania III launches October 15, 2026.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/08/31/171515.html\",\"title\":\"「恶魔城」与巴黎圣母院对峙--『Castlevania: Belmont's Curse』开发者访谈。在巴黎描绘的\\\"正与恶\\\"\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5891,"outputTokens":604,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1788135578,"createdAt":"2026-08-31T00:09:35.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-31T00:12:32.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-31T00:12:32.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_0e21b997ae7adad3f0ccdeac","canonicalTitle":"「悪魔城」とノートルダム大聖堂が対峙する―『Castlevania: Belmont's Curse』開発者インタビュー。パリで描く“正と悪”","representativeArticleId":"a_f1d55a5d0510882b96e6a8fa","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Castlevania: Belmont's Curse\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-30T23:00:04.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-30T23:00:04.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-31T00:12:28.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/08/31/171515.html","title":"「悪魔城」とノートルダム大聖堂が対峙する―『Castlevania: Belmont's Curse』開発者インタビュー。パリで描く“正と悪”"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Castlevania: Belmont's Curse"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}