Tag: Arc System Works
News Guilty Gear Strive Confirms a Bunch of Single-Player Modes
The full package
Developer Arc System Works has confirmed a bunch of single-player modes for its upcoming fighter, Guilty Gear Strive. If you don't feel like testing your skills online, there should still be plenty to see, including a full story mode that will apparently be revealed at a later date. It sounds like arcade mode is the main...
News Guilty Gear Strive Starts 2021 With a New Character Trailer
Anji Mito returns
Fan-wielding muscleman Anji Mito is back for Guilty Gear Strive having skipped a number of previous entries in the series. As with every returning character that's been announced for Strive so far, Anji's been given a great looking makeover — but he still seems to carry the same rhythm and flow that veteran players will...
News Guilty Gear Strive Confirms Free PS4 to PS5 Upgrade Along with Cross-Play
Let's rock
Developer Arc System Works has published a new FAQ article on Guilty Gear Strive, addressing a whole load of queries about the upcoming fighter. The big news here is that if you buy Strive on PS4, you'll be able to upgrade to the PS5 version for free. All of your purchased DLC will work as well, as long as you're using the same...
News Guilty Gear Strive Will Have a 'Battle Mode' Exclusive to PS5
More details soon
Guilty Gear Strive is set to launch on PS4, PS5, and PC next year, but as spotted by Gematsu on Twitter, the PS5 version of the game will apparently feature an exclusive "battle mode". No official announcements have been made, and the PlayStation Store page simply says "more details on the way". We'll probably learn all about it...
News Guilty Gear Strive Will Have 15 Characters at Launch, Giovanna Revealed
13 down, 2 to go
Alongside its release date announcement, Guilty Gear Strive got a new character reveal trailer during its latest developer livestream. Giovanna is an entirely new fighter who commands some kind of spirit wolf... thing to both attack and defend. An undeniably cool design. Giovanna's trailer also confirms that Guilty Gear Strive will...
News Guilty Gear Strive Grabs April 2021 Release Date on PS5, PS4
Earlier access for special digital editions
Originally set to release in the latter half of 2020 before it was delayed into 2021, Guilty Gear Strive now has a confirmed launch date on both PS5 and PS4. The gorgeous looking fighting game is set to arrive on the 9th April, but if you buy the Deluxe or Ultimate Edition, you'll be able to play three...
News Guilty Gear Strive Announced for PS5, New Character Nagoriyuki Fully Revealed, Leo Returns
Samurai spirit
Arc System Works has dropped three big Guilty Gear Strive announcements in one trailer. First off, the game is coming to PlayStation 5 as well as PlayStation 4. Strive's due to release in Spring 2021, so this makes total sense. Secondly, Leo Whitefang is making a rather stylish return. He's still swinging two huge blades around, but...
News Guilty Gear Strive Grabs a New Gameplay Trailer
Still looks superb
Guilty Gear Strive has a new gameplay trailer, showcasing some moves from Millia and Zato. It's the most in-depth look that we've had at the two returning characters, and both of them look a blast. Guilty Gear Strive is set to release on PlayStation 4 in early 2021. There's been no word on a PlayStation 5 version of the game, but...
News Ramlethal Returns in Guilty Gear Strive
Now with a hat
Ramlethal has been confirmed for Guilty Gear Strive via the game's latest trailer. Unlike the rest of the Strive roster revealed so far, she's a relatively new character when it comes to the overall series, having first appeared in Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-. In any case, her latest incarnation looks pretty spectacular. Are you a...
News Gorgeous PS4 Fighter Guilty Gear Strive Delayed Into 2021
Coronavirus strikes again
Guilty Gear Strive, the upcoming fighter from Arc System Works, has been delayed. The studio recently put out a statement from producer Takeshi Yamanaka. The game, which is famed for its amazing visual style, was originally scheduled for late 2020. The team has made the decision to push back the release to "early 2021"...
Hands On Drop-Dead Gorgeous Guilty Gear Strive Could Be Something Special
Smell of the game
We've seen a lot of good looking games in our time, but Guilty Gear Strive had us staring at our TV screen in awe. Going into this past weekend's closed beta test, we already knew that we had a gorgeous fighting game on our hands -- we've all seen those amazing character trailers. But to watch the title in motion right before your...
News Bandai Namco to Publish Guilty Gear Strive in Europe and Asia
Arc System Works teams up with Bamco once again
The above isn't a new gameplay trailer, but we just wanted to take another look at Guilty Gear Strive in action. It looks bonkers. Anyway, developer Arc System Works was clearly happy with Bandai Namco's publishing job on Dragon Ball FighterZ, because the two companies have signed a similar deal for...
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...
News Yep, Guilty Gear Strive Still Looks Unbelievable as It Adds Millia and Zato-1
Shadowy business
It's testament to just how incredible Guilty Gear Strive looks that we're still blown away every time we get a new trailer. The fighter's visuals continue to leave us in awe as it introduces two returning characters: Millia Rage and Zato-1. Millia's looking way more detailed than ever, while Zato-1's command of shadows is...
News Fighting Game Fans Rejoice: Guilty Gear Strive Will Use Rollback Netcode
Beta also announced
It's a fight that some fighting game fans have been, er, fighting for years: the implementation of rollback netcode in their favourite competitive beat-'em-ups. As you may or may not know, most fighters use delay-based netcode -- netcode meaning the way in which your game communicates with your opponent's when you're playing...
News Faust Can Eat His Opponent in Guilty Gear Strive and It's Freaked Us Out
Doctor doctor
Guilty Gear is packed with weird and wonderful characters, but we dare say that none are quite as strange (or as creepy) as Faust. The bag-wearing surgeon is back in Guilty Gear Strive, with his debut trailer giving us a quick look at his various powers. That one where he eats his opponent? Genuinely quite terrifying. Meanwhile,...
News New Guilty Gear Is Officially Titled Guilty Gear Strive, Release Window Is Late 2020
Still my heart is blazing
The new Guilty Gear game -- commonly known as Guilty Gear 2020 -- now has an official title: Guilty Gear Strive. The full name was revealed in the fighter's new trailer, which mashes up a lot of gameplay from characters who have been shown previously. It also has a little teaser for the return of Faust at the end. He's...
News New Guilty Gear's Rocking Theme Song 'Smell of the Game' Is Now on Spotify
Get ready to rock
When the new Guilty Gear was revealed back at Evo 2019, its debut trailer was accompanied by a typically metal track called 'Smell of the Game'. With its chugging guitars and rallying chorus, the song was an instant hit with fans, and many have been waiting to hear the full thing ever since. Well, we're happy to report that the...
News Guilty Gear Reveals Two More Characters, Graphics and Animations Continue to Blow Our Minds
Chippin' in
The new Guilty Gear just looks insane doesn't it? The upcoming fighter has a new trailer showcasing two returning characters: Ninja president Chipp and walking tank Potemkin. Alongside previously revealed characters Sol, Ky, May, and Axl, these six combatants make up the roster of the title's playable demo, which debuts at ARCREVO...
News Guilty Gear Has an Axl to Grind with Rockin' New Character Trailer
Get Low
Axl Low looks sick in the latest Guilty Gear character trailer -- especially now that he's actually wearing pants. The time travelling Brit is sticking with his trusty chain sickle weapon, and we're loving the impact that it seems to have on unsuspecting opponents. Gosh darn does this game look pretty. The new Guilty Gear is set to release...
News Axl Confirmed for New Guilty Gear in Latest Gameplay Trailer
Plus May in action
Arc System Works has wheeled out another gameplay trailer for the new Guilty Gear. It features May, the returning pirate lass who was revealed in the title's previous video. As per usual it's a brief trailer, but it still manages to pack in another character announcement at the end, confirming that time travelling Brit Axl Low is...
News New Guilty Gear Gets 60FPS Gameplay Trailer, Continues to Look Mind-Blowing
The smell of the game
The next Guilty Gear game has received its second trailer, this time showing more gameplay. The title blew minds when it was revealed at Evo 2019, and it continues to do so in this latest look -- especially since the video offers 60 frames per second. In short, the visuals are jaw-dropping. Oh, and the trailer also confirms...
News The New Guilty Gear Will Be 'a Game for Both New and Existing Players Alike'
Director says it's "high-risk"
A newly released statement from Arc System Works' Daisuke Ishiwatari -- the creative lead and general director of the Guilty Gear series -- sheds some light on the developer's upcoming project. Officially unveiled at Evo 2019, the next Guilty Gear game is set to arrive in 2020, but aside from its aforementioned reveal...
News That Stunning New Guilty Gear Game Is Going to Be Playable Later This Year
Rock and roll
The new Guilty Gear -- currently in development over at Arc System Works -- is actually going to be playable later this year at the developer's ArcRevo World Tour Final event in California. Even though the project was first announced back in 2018, the fact that it's in a playable state suggests that it may actually be farther along in...
News A Brand New Guilty Gear Is Coming in 2020, and It Looks Absolutely Jaw-Dropping
Let's rock!
Just when you thought Arc System Works would struggle to make a better looking game than Dragon Ball FighterZ, the Japanese masters go and tease their next Guilty Gear game at Evo 2019... And it looks unbelievable. This brand new Guilty Gear title is coming at some point in 2020. Check out the trailer above and remember to pick your jaw...
News That Stunning Kill la Kill PS4 Game Is Coming to Europe Later This Year
If looks could kill
Kill la Kill - If, that crazy good looking arena brawler from Arc System Works, is coming to Europe via publisher PQube. It's set to launch on PS4 later this year, and obviously, it's based on the super stylish Kill la Kill anime. As you'd expect of an Arc System Works title these days, the game looks stunning. We've only got...
Review The Missing - Stunning Storytelling Leaves a Lasting Impression
Beauty that comes in every shape and size
Famed videogame director Swery65 has always been best known for his projects that err on the weird side. Deadly Premonition became a cult classic last generation thanks to its utterly bonkers tale of Greenvale and its inhabitants, while D4: Dark Dreams Don’t Die is another wacky soap opera that will...
News A New Guilty Gear Game Is in the Works
Sol badass
We suppose that it doesn't come as an especially huge surprise, but there's a new Guilty Gear game in development over at Arc System Works. Following on from the top 8 of Guilty Gear Xrd: Rev 2 at EVO 2018, CEO Minoru Kidooka confirmed that the next title in the series is in production. "Unfortunately, Guilty Gear general...
Review BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle
Double down
On a surface level it's easy to look at BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle and dub it Arc System Works Asset Reuse: The Game. In some ways that snarky title is disappointingly accurate, but it ignores the effort that's gone into making this stylish 2D fighter a lot of fun to play. Tag Battle features characters from four different...
Cut short
Slice, Dice & Rice is a fighting game without any of the fluff. In most cases one hit equals one kill, and so the mind games that we typically associate with the genre are pushed right to the forefront of the experience. Do you swing and hope that your opponent walks straight into it? Do you jump and catch them off guard? Or do you...
News Guilty Gear Xrd: Rev 2's Big Balance Patch Is Due Out Next Month
Gearing up
The fighting game masters over at Arc System Works have announced that the big "Re-Finement" update for Guilty Gear Xrd: Rev 2 will launch on the 1st March on PlayStation 4. The patch brings balance changes and gameplay tweaks across the board, putting the console release in line with the arcade version of the game. Alongside all of the...
News Half of BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle's Character Roster Is DLC, Fans Are Raging
Oh, and it has a release date
From the moment BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle was announced, we couldn't help but wonder if the crossover project was just a way for Arc System Works to reuse a whole bunch of different assets from a whole bunch of different games plucked from its back catalogue. As it turns out, rehashed assets isn't even the biggest...
News BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle Announced, Crossover Fighter Featuring Persona Characters and More
2D togetherness
Arc System Works, the Japanese developer behind BlazBlue, Guilty Gear, and the recently revealed Dragon Ball FighterZ, has announced that it's working on a crossover fighting game featuring characters from various franchises. The title's called BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle, and its debut trailer was just shown during Evo...
So-Sōsetsuken
Let's start by addressing the title. Double Dragon 4, funnily enough, takes place shortly after the events of Double Dragon 2, which is somewhat confusing. Then you have the fact that this is, in fact, the twelfth iteration of the series, including ports and crossovers, and many will argue that Super Double Dragon is technically the...
News Learn More About Double Dragon IV on PS4 with This Trailer
Less than Jake
Double Dragon IV will roundhouse kick the PlayStation 4 next week, and Arc System Works has released a trailer explaining all of the modes and mechanics you can find in the final game. The video reveals that in addition to an all-new globe-trotting campaign, you'll also find a Versus Mode and a Tower Mode. You'll be able to unlock new...
News Apparently There's a Double Dragon 4 Coming to PS4
Billy and Jimmy are back. Again
Someone light the Damien McFerran signal: Double Dragon 4 is coming to the PlayStation 4. Yeah, this one is news to us as well, but a trailer has been uploaded to Arc System Works' official YouTube account showing off the first footage of the throwback sequel. This one looks to be adopting an 8-bit graphics style, so...
News Guilty Gear Xrd Sign Clears a Path to PS4, PS3 in Europe Next Month
At long last
We live in an age where long game delays between regions are uncommon, but Guilty Gear Xrd Sign has managed to buck that trend. The game released in Japan and North America last year, but has taken an age to fight its way into Europe. Fortunately, it will finally throw a fireball to the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 in the Old World...
News Damascus Gear: Operation Tokyo Brings Mecha Action to Vita This Month
Meching dreams coming true
Well isn't this a nice little surprise? Arc System Works' Damascus Gear: Operation Tokyo is heading to North America, and it'll only set you back $14.99. A European release is apparently coming afterwards. The mech-'em-up releases later this month on the 24th March on the PlayStation Store. It's essentially a mix of...
Review Fantasy Hero: Unsigned Legacy
Nothing but a fantasy
If there's one thing that the PlayStation Vita seems to be in abundance of, it's JRPGs. Not all of these are great, of course, but some of the more popular ones will keep you occupied for hundreds of hours or more – particularly the sensational Persona 4 Golden. Sadly, time is a rude mistress that waits for no one, so if...
News BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extends to PS4, PS3 in 2015
The First Noel
How many versions of BlazBlue are there these days? We’ve given up trying to keep count, but we can confirm that an updated edition is on its way to the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 next year. Revealed in the latest issue of Famitsu magazine, BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend will be an enhanced version of this year’s PS3 and...
News Guilty Gear Xrd SIGN May Be the PS4's Prettiest Fighter Yet
Guilty as charged
There's a lot to be said for photorealism in games. At the same time, a truly original and unique art-style can often be just as striking and memorable. Regardless of your stance on the issue, it's hard to deny that these new screenshots of upcoming PS4 fighter Guilty Gear Xrd SIGN are particularly pretty. Set to launch later in...
News BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma's US Pre-Order Characters Are Paid DLC in Europe
K.O.
With the surprise announcement that BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma would be available on the European PlayStation Store this week, it was met with mixed emotions due to the lack of a retail release. Fans of the franchise raised concern over what would happen to the game's promotional characters, and the answer is not great. The sequel has been...
News BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma's Seaside Story Sure Looks Steamy
Could you lot wear any less?
“Sir, in order to release brawler BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma on the PlayStation Vita we need to add some extra content,” one Arc System Works employee said to an upper executive. “Hmm, well what’s the best thing that you could include in a short span of time?” the boss replied. “We could kit out fan...
News BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Is Attacking Europe Sooner Than You Expect
Surprise attack
With BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma's PlayStation 3 release in North America last month, and the announcement of its impending arrival on the Vita overseas, it's understandable why European fans of this frantic fighting franchise have been worried by the radio silence. However, you can finally put those sleepless nights to rest, as Arc...
News BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Will Bring Bombastic Brawling to the Vita on 24th June
Phantasmagorical
We learnt that fighting title BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma would be making a beeline for the PlayStation Vita earlier in the year, but unfortunately weren't given a firm release date. Luckily, Aksys Games has recently announced that the title will be hitting both stores shelves and the PlayStation Store on 24th June. Who ever said...
News Arc System Works' First PS4 Project Is Not the Flashy Fighter You May Expect
Top tiles
Japanese developer Arc System Works may be best known for the BlazBlue and Persona 4 Arena franchises, but its first foray into the world of PlayStation 4 development couldn’t be further away from its flashy fighting games. Available now from the Eastern arm of the PlayStation Store, Absolute E-Mahjong is a digital recreation of the...
News BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Is Taking a Trip to the Beach on Vita
Fisticuffs and fish and chips
Arc System Works can’t seem to resist releasing multiple iterations of its fighting games, so it’s little surprise that the Guilty Gear developer has confirmed that BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma is set to combo onto the PlayStation Vita this April in Japan. Perhaps most interesting, however, is that in addition to...
News Guilty Gear Xrd Sign Will Be Brawling On PS4, Too
Get in gear
During Sony's Japanese press conference earlier this morning, it was confirmed that Arc System Works' gorgeous new brawler will be taking the fight to PlayStation 4, as well as PlayStation 3. Due out in 2014, Guilty Gear Xrd Sign will mark the series' first departure from the use of sprites, and instead will utilise the Unreal engine...
Velvet boom
Atlus has had to bear the brunt of much criticism from gamers due to its decision to region lock Persona 4 Arena, giving eager European fans no option but to wait a frankly preposterous length of time for the game to release. There’s no denying, however, the quality and brilliance of Arc System Works' take on the fantastic Japanese RPG...
News BlazBlue Producer Planning New Fighting Game Franchise for PS4
Rebel two
Fans of outrageous sprites may be excited to learn that Arc System Works is hoping to create a brand new fighting game franchise for the PlayStation 4. According to Shoryuken’s translation of Dengeki’s interview with BlazBlue series producer Toshimichi Mori, the company has nothing to show yet, but is itching to start production on...
