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Wednesday9th Aug 2023
News Granblue Fantasy Versus Breaks 1 Million Sales Ahead of Rising's November Release
But you ain't getting an upgrade path
Outside of its shaky netcode, we always thought Granblue Fantasy Versus was a pretty great fighting game, and so it's nice to see the PS4 title surpass 1 million sales. The news comes from Cygames directly, and the figure counts both retail and digital purchases. We suppose it's an interesting time to be...
Saturday13th Aug 2022
News Street Fighter V and Tekken 7 Still Champions as Evo 2022 Viewer Stats are Revealed
Golden oldies
Street Fighter V and Tekken 7 may feel like they've been around for hundreds of years, but they still pull in audiences like no other fighting games currently on the market. Both titles were, of course, part of Evo 2022, which happened just last weekend — and now esports analytics outfit Esports Charts has crunched the numbers to...
Tuesday24th Mar 2020
News This Ripped Old Man Is Granblue Fantasy Versus' Next DLC Character, Out Next Month
Ultimate muscle
The next DLC character for Granblue Fantasy Versus looks like an absolute blast. Soriz used to own a weapon shop, but one day he decided to walk away and get super buff. Now his own body is the only weapon he needs as he looks to perfect his martial prowess. Soriz arrives soon, on the 7th April. Meanwhile, Europe's still waiting on...
Tuesday25th Feb 2020
News Granblue Fantasy Versus Finally Gets a European Release Date, Premium Edition Cancelled
The skies await
Granblue Fantasy Versus released in Japan near the beginning of February, and it's due to hit North America on the 3rd March. But what about Europe? Well, it's only just now grabbed a confirmed release date, and although the wait isn't too bad, European players will still have to sit around for a month or so before Versus finally...
Friday7th Feb 2020
News Granblue Fantasy Versus Sales Are Off to a Good Start in Japan and Asia
Grand
The West has to wait a little longer for Granblue Fantasy Versus, but the pristine looking fighting game is already off to a solid start in Japan and other Asian territories. Publisher Cygames reports that the title has shipped and digitally sold over 150,000 copies since it launched on the 6th February. That's pretty good as far as fighting...
Friday31st Jan 2020
News Granblue Fantasy Versus Finally Gets a Western Release Date in March 2020
Just in time
With the Japanese launch of Granblue Fantasy Versus less than a week away, we've been anticipating a confirmed Western release date -- and now we've finally got one. The good news is that we won't have to wait too long for the title to land in North America. It's around one month out from its Japanese counterpart, launching on the 3rd...
Thursday23rd Jan 2020
News Granblue Fantasy Versus Opening Movie Is a Treat for the Eyes
Granblue Fantastic
Granblue Fantasy Versus looks bloody lovely, doesn't it? The next fighter from Arc System Works, the game's opening movie is a delight, and you can watch it above. Granblue Fantasy Versus is out very soon in Japan -- it's set to launch on the 6th February -- but we still don't have a Western release date, despite being tagged as...
Saturday14th Dec 2019
News Granblue Fantasy Versus Reveals First Wave of DLC Fighters
Heroes and villains
The game may not even have a release date yet here in the West, but that hasn't stopped Cygames and Arc System Works from showing potential buyers what Granblue Fantasy Versus has up its sleeve post-launch. The gorgeous looking fighter only has a small character roster at 11 combatants, but we've known for a while that it'll be...
Sunday1st Dec 2019
News Stunning Action RPG Granblue Fantasy: Relink Returns Later This Month
New trailer teased
Remember Granblue Fantasy: Relink? The promising PlayStation 4 action role-playing game first caught our eye all the way back in January 2018, when some great looking gameplay footage hit the web. Back then, it was being developed by action specialists Platinum Games, but at the start of this year, Japanese juggernaut Cygames --...
Monday14th Oct 2019
News Granblue Fantasy Versus' Final Two Characters Are Pretty Beastly
Zeta and Vaseraga join the fight
The final two characters of Granblue Fantasy Versus' base roster have been revealed. The first is Zeta, a spear-wielding fighter, and the second is Vaseraga, a towering scythe-swinging warrior. The two of them are partners, and work for the Society -- a group that hunts down powerful monsters in Granblue lore. As...
Sunday4th Aug 2019
New trailer shows all
There's been a massive info dump for upcoming fighting game Granblue Fantasy Versus. The highlight here is that alongside all of the usual game modes that you'd expect -- arcade mode, versus, practice, and online -- there's going to be a full-blown 'RPG Mode', which you can see in action via the above trailer. RPG Mode offers...
Friday26th Jul 2019
News Granblue Fantasy Versus' New Character Reveal Brings Fiery Death
The Lord of Flames
The character roster for upcoming fighting game Granblue Fantasy Versus is starting to come together quite nicely. Developer Arc System Works has revealed the title's next combatant: Percival the Lord of Flames. Wielding a big old flaming sword, he's looking like another fine addition to the fighter. Granblue Fantasy Versus has...
Thursday13th Jun 2019
E3 2019 Beautiful Upcoming PS4 Fighter Granblue Fantasy Versus Gets a Great E3 Trailer
Power, skill, and spirit
Not missing out on the hype of E3 2019, publisher XSEED Games has pumped out an English trailer for Granblue Fantasy Versus. The gorgeous looking fighter's on full display here, and although it still doesn't have a Western release date, it's nice to see the marketing machine kick in. It can't be that far away. Are you hyped...
Wednesday8th May 2019
News Stunning Fighter Granblue Fantasy Versus Gets a Closed Beta This Month, and You Can Apply Now
Knockout
Granblue Fantasy Versus, the upcoming jaw-dropping fighting game from veteran developer Arc System Works, will be getting its own closed beta at the end of the month. The title, which naturally features characters from Granblue Fantasy -- an immensely popular property in Japan -- was announced last year, and it's being billed as an...
Sunday16th Dec 2018
News Granblue Fantasy Versus Is a New PS4 Fighting Game from Arc System Works
And another one
Geez, this Granblue thing is big business, huh? Cygames is not only paying Platinum Games to make a full-scale PlayStation 4 action RPG based on the smartphone series, but it’s also roped in Dragon Ball FighterZ developer Arc System Works for a fighter as well. The one-on-one brawler – named Granblue Fantasy Versus – will...
