Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered will tackle Grand Theft Auto 6 when each video games launch this November, however the workforce behind the sector fighter stated Rockstar’s newest title was “by no means half of our considering” when selecting a launch date.
In case you have not heard, GTA 6 comes out November 19, a selection that prompted a wave of different publishers to do all the pieces they will to not launch their video games wherever close to that date. The assumption is the fallout from a sport 13 years within the making will devour the weeks earlier than and after its launch, however Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered has emerged as one of the very, only a few titles prepared to courageous the storm.
GTA 6 is certainly primed for an explosive launch, however the workforce at developer Pipeworks and writer Atari have not appeared too fearful about how this might have an effect on the remaster for a 2000s traditional. In actual fact, after revealing their November 3 launch date, the web rallied behind the kaiju preventing sport, filling feeds with memes because the King of the Monsters (and the upcoming Barbie Rewind) stomped ahead.
As half of a sweeping interview concerning the new remaster, IGN requested longtime Pipeworks developer and senior designer Simon Unusual about how the discharge date for Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered was chosen and the way GTA 6 performed a think about that call. You is perhaps shocked to listen to Rockstar’s return to Vice Metropolis wasn’t actually on their radar.
“I’ve additionally cherished all these memes. I believe that is nice. Actually, wasn’t even in our heads in any respect after we had been choosing the discharge date,” Unusual stated when requested about how the date was picked. “That is not my enterprise. I make the video video games. I am not too fearful about after they come out. If Atari had come to us and stated, ‘Wow, we won’t as a result of we expect it will have an effect on the gross sales with GTA,’ we might’ve had that dialogue. However nobody ever stated something.”
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Unusual made level: November 3 is Godzilla’s birthday. The unique movie launched on that day in 1954, it is when IP proprietor Toho acknowledges as ‘Godzilla Day,’ and this yr, regardless of no matter is happening with GTA 6, it is when Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered is coming to PC and consoles.
Unusual clarified that ensuring Gojira saved his November birthday was merely a matter of respect. After Pipeworks landed its contract with Atari and pinned a timeline for bodily disc manufacturing, the date was locked in.
“So, the GTA factor, that is hilarious,” Unusual continued. “It is a actually cute meme. We have all actually loved that. It was by no means half of our considering. I wasn’t taking a look at that calendar and worrying in any method, or serious about what different video games are popping out as a result of the Godzilla followers are very excited for it. They’d purchase it on any day that it got here out, and placing it on Godzilla’s birthday, that is simply respectful.”
Atari admitted it was “actually conscious of the proximity” to the discharge of GTA 6 when operating the numbers tied to its launch date. Although nonetheless in November, the writer felt the break between releases gave Godzilla – and Barbie – greater than sufficient room to breathe.
“There have been a quantity of components at play that led to the choice of November 12 as the discharge date for Barbie Rewind,” an Atari spokesperson informed IGN. “Ultimately, it made probably the most sense in our calendar, and we felt the comfortable/retro vibe of Rewind and the Barbie model was going to drag in its personal, discrete viewers.
“It has been thrilling to see followers’ reactions to the thought of our two video games, Godzilla: DAMM Remastered and Barbie Rewind, releasing in November with GTA. The quantity and high quality of inventive content material followers are posting on-line is astounding and a pleasure to look at. They’ve made the proximity of the releases a enjoyable occasion.”
GTA 6 or not, Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered will launch for PC by way of Steam, Nintendo Change 2, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Sequence X/S November 3. Barbie Rewind will observe November 12, 2026, for PC by way of Steam, Change and Change 2, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Sequence X/S. Pipeworks can also be scheduled to launch a PC demo for its Godzilla sport October 15.
We’ll have extra to share from our speak with Pipeworks quickly, so you’ll want to maintain an eye fixed out for the total interview. Within the meantime, remember to take a look at our preview.
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