Godzilla remaster the latest to leave Africa off of its launch map

Tomorrow, 3rd November, will see the release of Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered. When exactly on the day you will be able to play the game has been once again illustrated in a launch map, which again has ignored the entire continent of Africa.

If you’re not a regular reader here, this is a pet peeve of ours that we have been tracking for years now. Whenever big overseas companies launch a product, usually a game, one of these “launch” or “release” maps act as an easily-shareable image for people to know when the game will be available in their territory.

Because South Africa, and Africa as a whole, is not considered a big name in the videogame space, we’re usually left out entirely – resulting in a notable void right in the middle of the map

The Godzilla remaster is the latest offender, with its map released recently.

Africa wasn’t the only one ignored. Australia, New Zealand and most of Asia has been left in the dark too. Russia has also been left out but this may due to sanctions and release limitations due the war it started with Ukraine.

So, when will this game be available locally? We can use Berlin and its Central European Summer Time as this is exactly in line with our time here in South Africa, so the game will should launch at 15:00. We say should because, of course, there’s no telling exactly when without our inclusion in the map.

“The ultimate Godzilla arena brawler is back, completely remastered. Choose your monster and battle it out with a range of brutal attacks through recreated cities and other locations. Face off against your friends and foes in local co-op or new online multiplayer,” reads the description of the game.

Regardless of when this title launches, and in which countries, it will be available on PC, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and the Nintendo Switch 2.

For more on release map shenanigans, Star Wars Zero Company was another recent offender, while the rather superb Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen did actually include South Africa by name in its map.

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