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Bandai Namco Entertainment and ARC SYSTEM WORKS has announced that BNE will be publishing Guilty Gear -Strive- / GG -Strive- in Europe/EMEA and Asia, except for South Korea and Japan. This partnership reconfirms the relationship between the two publishers, after their collaboration on the critically acclaimed DRAGON BALL FIGHTERZ. Guilty Gear -Strive- will be available on Playstation 4 in Autumn 2020.
Strive is the seventh main installment of the Guilty Gear franchise. This latest iteration will be bringing the franchise to the next level, with new gameplay and updated design as created by the main development team.
“We are pleased to announce that BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT will be distributing the latest title in the Guilty Gear series, “Guilty Gear -Strive-“. I am surprised that the chit-chat I have exchanged with Harada-san a few years ago has come to fruition.”
“I wish this partnership will bring new joy to more users in Europe and Asia.. We are working hard with BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment to get people in Europe and Asia to play Guilty Gear more than ever before. Please look forward to it!”
Daisuke Ishiwatari, General Director of Guilty Gear Series
There will be a closed beta test for Strive from 16 to 19 April 2020. Online Match play and VS COM will be available, and players can choose from Sol, Ky, Chipp, Axl Potemkin, May, and Faust.
“I have always been thinking that it would be great to partner with Arc System Works, and I’m happy we were able to push this forward. We wish to further enhance and promote the fighting game community together.”“The continued collaboration between the two means we can bring more exciting games to every dojo around the world!”
Katsuhiro Harada, BANDAI NAMCO General Producer
