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October 3, 2026· 21:39🔒 Insider Only

Capcom Open-Sources Its Engine Plumbing, Ninjala Goes Premium, and Nintendo's Famicom Book Hides in a Museum

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1. Capcom Open-Sources RE:Dox, a Core Building Block of Its Next-Gen 'REX' Engine

Source: 🇯🇵 AUTOMATON

Capcom has released RE:Dox — a data serialization library underpinning REX, the successor to RE ENGINE — on GitHub under Apache-2.0, claiming data handling up to roughly 2.8x faster.

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2. Ninjala 2 Turns the Whole Planet Into a Playground — and It Never Slows Down

Source: 🇯🇵 AUTOMATON

GungHo's Switch 2 sequel ditches free-to-play for a premium open world where gum-powered ninjas grapple, skate and finish fights at full speed. Hands-on impressions from Tokyo Game Show 2026.

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3. Nintendo's Museum Shop Drops a 168-Page Famicom/NES Photo Book

Source: 🇯🇵 GAME Watch

Nintendo has released 'Family Computer / Nintendo Entertainment System,' a 30cm-square, 168-page visual book, exclusively at the Nintendo Museum's Bonus Stage shop in Kyoto.

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