Gaming Roundup: Godzilla Returns, Mega Man Gets Physical, and Backstreet Boys Enter the Arena

From monster-sized battles to competitive gaming, this week’s roundup has plenty for players and collectors. Atari brings the kaiju fighter back with Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered, while Mega Man X Legacy Collection 2 gets three collectible physical editions for Nintendo Switch. Plus, the Backstreet Boys are launching their own team in the Global Gaming League, and Nintendo releases a remastered version of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

Atari and Pipeworks Studios are bringing 2002’s Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee back with a remastered edition, available on Steam. The updated game features enhanced visuals, gameplay improvements, and new online multiplayer alongside local co-op.

Players can choose from 12 kaiju, each with a unique moveset, and battle across eight locations, including recreated real-world cities, Monster Island, and the Alien Mothership. Combat includes melee attacks, ranged energy blasts, special Rage Mode strikes, and the ability to use buildings and other landmarks as weapons. The remaster also includes additional single-player campaigns for each monster and an improved unlock system that lets players unlock monsters, locations, and gallery items in any order. 

The Backstreet Boys have launched Backstreet Gamers (BSG), a competitive gaming team joining the Global Gaming League (GGL). Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, AJ McLean, Brian Littrell, and Kevin Richardson will serve as celebrity team owners, competing against teams led by T-Pain, Ne-Yo, Howie Mandel, Flavor Flav, and other personalities. The group has unveiled the team’s logo and mascot and is scouting players for its inaugural roster.

The team launch coincides with GGL’s DRFT SZN competition on its GGL PRIMES online platform. Players can enter tournaments, compete for prizes, take masterclasses, and pursue an opportunity to join a celebrity-owned team and advance to GGL’s professional league. GGL combines competitive gaming with live music, celebrity appearances, and entertainment, with teams competing across multiple video game titles.

Limited Run Games, in collaboration with Capcom, will release Mega Man X Legacy Collection 2 on physical Game Card for Nintendo Switch in three collectible editions. The collection features Mega Man X5, Mega Man X6, Mega Man X7, and Mega Man X8, with Mega Man X and Zero playable across multiple stages. Additional content includes X Challenge mode, which pits players against two bosses in two-on-one battles, a collection of production art and merchandise catalogs, and an animated prequel film exploring the origins of villain Sigma.

The Standard Edition ($39.99) includes the game and an eight-page illustrated booklet. The Double Pack Edition ($79.99) adds the original Mega Man X Legacy Collection on a second Game Card, a rigid slipcase, and an exclusive game art cover sheet. The Maverick Hunter Edition ($139.99) includes the contents of the Double Pack, a collector’s edition box, four collectible patches, a four-inch Meetool keychain plush, and a light-up Dr. Light Hologram Capsule. Preorders open Nov. 12 and close Jan. 3, 2027.

Nintendo’s newest titles include The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for Nintendo Switch 2, featuring overhauled visuals, orchestral music, voice acting, expanded cutscenes, and enhanced controls. 

Stellar Blade Complete Edition also launches for Switch 2, with collaboration content from NieR: Automata and Goddess Of Victory: Nikke, plus costumes inspired by the Bayonetta series. Meanwhile, Pokémon Pokopia’s Expansion Pass will add its second installment, Dazzling Decorations, Dec. 9, featuring wearable accessories for Ditto and other Pokémon.

Upcoming releases include Metaphor: ReFantazio, Raccoin: Chaos Max Edition, and Tanuki: Pon’s Summer. Nintendo Music adds select symphonic tracks from Ocarina of Time, and a two-pin The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary set is available through My Nintendo. Other new releases include Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game, Shrek 2 Remastered, Warhammer Survivors, and Hasbro Games Junior Collection.