{"rewrite":{"id":"r_bb1337c6a0dfb035ea0a7f9c","clusterId":"c_26c2c08cd1e457726604e8d2","slug":"this-week-s-new-game-releases-led-by-ace-combat-8-wings-of-theve","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"This Week's New Game Releases Led By ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE","summary":"Four outlets rounded up the games launching in Japan and North America between September 28 and October 3, 2026, and Bandai Namco Entertainment's ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE sits at the top of the pile. The flight shooter arrives October 2 on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S at 9,790 yen for the standard edition, with a DELUXE EDITION priced at 11,990 yen and early access on September 29. The same week brings Mojang Studios and Double Eleven's Minecraft Dungeons II on September 29 at 4,730 yen for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and Nintendo Switch, with Xbox Game Pass support, plus The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered on the same day for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Switch 2, and a Remastered edition of the Dynasty Warriors 2 package on October 1. Free-to-play entries Apex Legends and Animo place second and third on the Steam sales chart.","whyItMatters":"The week's biggest release is a paid 9,790 yen flight shooter, yet the Steam chart still puts two free-to-play titles directly behind it, a reminder that this week's strongest seller is competing against no-cost rivals rather than the other boxed games in the roundup.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eFour outlets (4Gamer.net, ASCII.jp, Game Spark, and Inside) published a weekly release calendar covering September 28 to October 3, 2026. The headlines agree on the anchor titles: ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE on October 2, Minecraft Dungeons II and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered on September 29, and a Dynasty Warriors remaster package on October 1. The PC and console lineups diverge by region and by day.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eASCII.jp\u0026#39;s Steam sales ranking puts ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE at No. 1 as of 13:00 on September 28, 2026. Apex Legends is No. 2, Pawprint Studio\u0026#39;s Animo is No. 3, NC\u0026#39;s AION 2 is No. 5, Minecraft Dungeons II is No. 7, and EA SPORTS FC 27 is No. 10. The ranking covers the Japanese Steam storefront.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE\u003c/strong\u003e: October 2, 2026; PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S; 9,790 yen standard, 11,990 yen DELUXE with September 29 early access.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered\u003c/strong\u003e: September 29, 2026; PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMinecraft Dungeons II\u003c/strong\u003e: September 29, 2026; 4,730 yen standard, 7,810 yen Deluxe; Xbox Game Pass supported.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNivalis Nights\u003c/strong\u003e: September 30, 2026 on PC; price undecided.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTransport Fever 3\u003c/strong\u003e: September 30, 2026; 6,990 yen; PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDYNASTY WARRIORS 2 with Xtreme Legends Remastered\u003c/strong\u003e: October 1, 2026; 7,480 yen; PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSengoku Rance\u003c/strong\u003e: October 2, 2026 on PC.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE takes No. 1 on this week's Steam sales chart as of September 28, ahead of free-to-play Apex Legends at No. 2 and Animo at No. 3. It launches October 2 at 9,790 yen.","twitterPost":"Four outlets published the same week's release calendar. They agree on the headline games, but the regional schedules split: Japan gets Nivalis Nights on September 30, North America gets it September 29.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Four Japanese outlets rounded up this week's new game releases. ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE leads both the calendar and the Steam sales chart. Minecraft Dungeons II, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered, and a Dynasty Warriors remaster package fill out the week.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/954/G095479/20260927001/\",\"title\":\"[This Week's Motivation] \\\"ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE\\\" and \\\"Minecraft Dungeons II\\\" Release - September 28 to October 4, 2026\"},{\"source\":\"ASCII.jp\",\"url\":\"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/437/4437640/?rss\",\"title\":\"This Week's New 'Ace Combat' Series Entry 'ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE' Takes No. 1! 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