Arc System Works revealed on Thursday a new pre-order trailer for Disgaea creator Sōhei Niikawa and SuperNiche’s new game Demons’ Night Fever., and it reveals that the game will debut on October 22 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam. Pre-orders for the game have begun on Steam, while physical edition pre-orders begin on Friday for PS5 and Switch.

Arc System Works describes the game’s story:

This is a story of another Earth, different from the one we live on.
Giga Super Death, the most wicked Devil of all, was just one step away from killing God… when suddenly, he was transformed into a helpless baby.

Anticipating such a crisis, he had been working through the night to develop the “DEMONS’ NIGHT FEVER” resurrection program—and finally, it was time to activate it.

Was it a prank of fate, or inevitable destiny? The one ensnared in this suspicious ritual was Killshiro Katanaka, a gloomy young man who despises the world.

Due to their aligned interests, a bizarre pact was formed. This is the story of pure EVIL, starring the Devil himself and his newfound disciple, Killshiro.

The genre of the game is listed as: “Enemies? Allies? Kill Kill Kill! The more you die, the stronger you become! Raising Speedrunning Simulation RPG.”

Tatsuya Yano (former Gust and Atelier series composer) is composing the music for the game and Yuji Himukai is the character designer. Roman Kitayama is credited with the original story and scenario.

The game stars:

Niikawa resigned from his position of Nippon Ichi Software president in 2022 due to personal reasons. He revealed his new game company SuperNiche in March 2025.

Niikawa joined Nippon Ichi Software in 1996. He worked for five years in sales and promotion. He became president and CEO in 2009. He discussed his rise within the company with ANN in an interview in 2012. Niikawa also served as president of NIS America. He is often credited with the creation of the Disgaea game series.

Source: Email correspondence

Final Fantasy XIV director and producer Naoki Yoshida (often referred to as Yoshi-P) commented on the difficulties of remaking Final Fantasy VI, Final Fantasy VIII, and Final Fantasy IX during an appearance at the Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival 2026 in Berlin. In his comments, Yoshida states, “I understand the sentiment, but just think about it for a second. The scale is unreal. That goes for VI, VIII, and IX. “I understand people saying, ‘Since 7 got a remake, please remake these too,’ but there’s a chance they could turn into a four-part or even a five-part series.” Yoshida’s comments are available on the Final Fantasy XIV series’ YouTube channel.

Yoshi-P’s comments came after Final Fantasy VII Remake series director Naoki Hamaguchi was asked about a game that had a lasting impression or influence on him. Hamaguchi notes he has said in interviews Final Fantasy VI is a game that had the biggest impact on his life. However, he further states media outlets have blown his answer out of proportion and claim “Hamaguchi is remaking Final Fantasy VI”, to which the Final Fantasy VII Remake series director always refutes.

The Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival in Berlin took place at the Messe Berlin, hub27 between July 25-26. The next Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival is set to take place at the Makuhari Messe on October 31-November 1.

The Fan Fest revealed a collaboration with Final Fantasy VII Remake for its Normal Raids in the “Evercold” expansion for Square Enix‘s Final Fantasy XIV MMORPG. The event also unveiled the new Tank job “Bastion.”

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, the sequel to Final Fantasy VII Remake, debuted worldwide in February 2024 on two discs for PlayStation 5. The game then launched on PC via Steam and Epic Games Store in January 2025, and then launched for Nintendo Switch 2 on June 3. The final game in the Rebirth trilogy Final Fantasy VII Revelation will launch next spring.

Update: Headline fixed. Thanks, varmintx.

Sources: Final Fantasy XIV series’ YouTube channel, Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival’s website via Hachima Kikō

The Criterion Collection‘s streaming service Criterion Channel announced on Thursday that it will add the Neon Genesis Evangelion television anime and the Evangelion: Death (True)² (also known as Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth) and The End of Evangelion films on September 1.

GKIDS licensed the original television series and the two above-mentioned films in 2020. The company recently screened the two films in theaters on July 21 and 22.

The original anime and films are some of the most influential and critically acclaimed works in the history of the medium, but had long remained out of print and unavailable in North America. ADV Films‘ last release of the anime was the “Platinum Edition” DVDs in 2004 and 2005. The company shut down in 2009.

Netflix began streaming the 1995 television anime in June 2019, and it describes the story:

A.D. 2015. Tokyo 3 is under attack by powerful creatures known as the Angels. The protagonist, Shinji Ikari, is chosen to pilot the Humanoid Decisive Weapon Evangelion — the only way for humanity to fight against the Angels. The battle for the fate of humanity starts now. What exactly are the Angels? What fate awaits the young pilots and humanity itself?

The franchise has inspired numerous spinoffs, merchandise, and collaborations. Hideaki Anno, the director of the anime, founded Studio Khara in 2006. He and the studio began producing a new tetralogy of films titled Rebuild of Evangelion, which reinterprets the events in the series. The tetralogy began with Evangelion 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone in 2007, followed by Evangelion 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance and Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo in 2009 and 2012, respectively.

Evangelion: 3.0+1.01: Thrice Upon A Time (Shin Evangelion Gekijō-ban :||), the final film of Hideaki Anno‘s Rebuild of Evangelion tetralogy, opened in Japan on March 8, 2021, and ranked #1 in its opening weekend. The film surpassed 10 billion yen (about US$74 million) in the Japanese box office. The film’s Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 version began playing in June 2021 for the film’s “last run.” The new version contains “minor revisions” to some animation sequences, but does not change the film’s story. The film debuted on the Amazon Prime Video service worldwide in August 2021. GKIDS and Fathom Events screened the film in Japanese with English subtitles in U.S. theaters in December 2022.

The franchise is getting a new series.

A new anime short premiered at the “Evangelion:30+;” festival on February 21, and officially started streaming on March 8.

Criterion Channel began adding anime to the service in August 2025. The service added Gunbuster: The Movie and the first season of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex in March, added Gatchaman The Movie in April, and began streaming the K-ON! film in May.

Source: Press release