Capcom Eyes AI Creation, Metro Hits 50M, Kingdom Hearts Comes to Switch 2

Capcom's announcement this week that it plans to transform its RE Engine into an "AI-generation game engine" frames artificial intelligence as a collaborative development tool rather than a replacement for human creators. The company, which powers Resident Evil and Street Fighter with this proprietary technology, intends to gradually weave AI capabilities into its development pipeline. It's a significant statement about where the industry sees generative tools heading - not as labor substitutes, but as creative partners in the game-building process.

The licensing and compilation news hit differently. Square Enix confirmed Kingdom Hearts Collection [I~III] will land on Switch 2 on October 8, 2026, bundling three entries that have historically been scattered across platforms. The move meaningfully lowers the barrier to entry for players who've sidestepped the franchise due to its fragmented release history. There's something fitting about Kingdom Hearts, with its thematic ties to Nintendo's worlds, finally settling on a single Nintendo platform.

Meanwhile, two longer-running projects are in flux. Deep Silver announced the Metro franchise has surpassed 50 million copies sold globally, and the publisher is backing that milestone with free next-gen updates to Metro 2033 Redux and Metro: Last Light Redux in October. The post-apocalyptic shooter series continues to warrant investment despite the time since those entries released. In contrast, The New Denpa Men, a free-to-play RPG that operated as a live-service experience, will shut down December 6 at 6:00 p.m., marking another casualty of the games-as-service model.

Atlus also released fresh footage this week with a new trailer for Persona 4 Revival's "Shadow" installment, available now in both Japanese and English versions. The trailer drop keeps momentum on the revival project, though details on the project itself remain measured.