Godzilla vs. Gamera: Earth Defense Directive

Godzilla vs. Gamera: Earth Defense Directive is an upcoming fighting game co-developed by Creative Assembly and Toho Studios and published by Sega for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch. The game is a crossover between Toho's Godzilla franchise and Kadowaka Daiei Studio's Gamera franchise, featuring giant monsters from both film series in the first major multi-franchise crossover between both properties. It is set to be released on November 27, 2025, the 60th anniversary of the Gamera franchise.

The game features similar gameplay to the Godzilla fighting game trilogy developed by Pipeworks Software, Inc., and much of its main plot is derivative of that of Godzilla: Unleashed. Other than that, it is a largely original game and features a completely different backstory, functioning as more of a spiritual successor to the Pipeworks trilogy. The storyline, set in the near-future, involves the United Nations Global Defense Initiative faced with an interstellar war between two alien races that makes its way to Earth. The conflict results in a global outbreak of mysterious crystal formations, which cause natural disasters and anomalies that threaten the entire planet. The situation is further complicated as the crystals agitate Earth's Titan and mutant monsters, leading to several conflicts.

Godzilla vs. Gamera is famous for featuring nearly every monster in both the Godzilla and Gamera series, and features nods and shout-outs to films and lore elements affiliated with the two franchises.

Story
Godzilla vs. Gamera is not set in any particular film continuity, and comprises a largely original fictional universe that is a amalgamation of elements from all across the Godzilla and Gamera film franchises. According to in-game backstory, a battle between Godzilla and Gamera took place in San Francisco in 2024 that resulted in over 50,000 civilian deaths. In response to the catastrophe, the United Nations banded together to form the Global Defense Initiative (GDI), a mutual defense pact dedicated to safeguarding mankind from giant monsters. Over the next decades, the GDI issues a campaign to subdue Earth's monsters. Standing at the forefront of their operation is the "mechas", giant, human-operated robots which become the vangaurds of their military arm. The GDI proves to be highly successful, and within thirty years, all of Earth's monsters have been rounded up and collected at Monster Island, an advanced scientific research and containment installation situated in the Bonin Islands.

The game's main events take place in the year 2054, by which time there has been little monster activity in years. The peace is disrupted when an unexpected meteor shower hits Earth, and soon after, a technologically advanced alien race called the Mysterians make first contact with humanity by deploying their M.O.G.U.E.R.A. robots to attack major cities. After a mutual misunderstanding, the GDI realizes the Mysterians are not targeting the cities, but rather large crystal formations that have begun sprouting from the meteor impact zones. Meanwhile, the crystals damage the containment facilities at Monster Island, letting all of the monsters loose upon the world. They begin attacking major cities, drawn to the energies given off by the crystals. Further worsening the situation is the appearance of a second alien race called the Viras, who seek to harness the crystals to benefit their ongoing war with the Mysterians, and have gathered their own army of monsters to do so.

Four factions are formed as a result of the crisis: the Titans, comprising Earth's natural monsters; the GDI itself, which includes both its robots and the forces of the Mysterians who have allied with them; the Aliens, which includes all of the alien monsters under the control of the Viras; and the Mutants, which includes Earth monsters created through unnatural means that have no true alignment.

Titans

 * Anguirus
 * Baragon
 * Behemoth
 * Ebirah
 * Gamera
 * Godzilla
 * Gorosaurus
 * King Caesar
 * King Kong
 * Mothra
 * Rodan
 * Titanosaurus
 * Varan

GDI

 * Jet Jaguar
 * Kiryu
 * Mecha-King Ghidorah
 * Mechagodzilla II
 * Mechani-Kong
 * M.O.G.U.E.R.A.

Aliens

 * Gigan (Millennium)
 * Gigan (Showa)
 * Guiron
 * King Ghidorah
 * Legion
 * Mechagodzilla
 * Megalon
 * Monster X
 * Keizer Ghidorah
 * Orga
 * Viras

Mutants

 * Apex Mechagodzilla
 * Bagan
 * Barugon
 * Battra
 * Biollante
 * Destoroyah
 * Gaira
 * Gyaos
 * Hedorah
 * Iris
 * Kamacuras
 * Kumonga
 * Megaguirus
 * MUTO
 * Sanda
 * Shin Godzilla
 * SpaceGodzilla
 * Zilla