Press release:
PQube (London, UK) June 22, 2018 – PQube is pleased to announce that Arc System Works’ BLAZBLUE CROSS TAG BATTLE, the ultimate anime fighting crossover, is out today on PlayStation 4, Steam and Nintendo Switch in Europe!
BLAZBLUE CROSS TAG BATTLE is a brand-new fighting game bringing together the popular world of Arc System Work’s BLAZBLUE with French Bread’s Under Night In-Birth, Atlus’ Persona 4 Arena and, for the first time in a fighting game, Rooster Teeth’s RWBY. Closing the gap between beginners and veterans, BLAZBLUE CROSS TAG BATTLE has both simplified inputs for specials and combo strings, and plenty of advanced techniques and mechanics to satisfy the hardcore crowd! It combines smooth gameplay and incredible graphics, with freshly-designed and updated sprites.
The base roster will be available, as well as eleven additional characters, bringing the playable characters to 31 when buying the Character Pass. The breakdown of the known character packs is:
– Blake Beladonna
– Yang Xiao Long
– Character Pack #1: Kanji, Platinum, Orie
– Character Pack #2: Carmine, Jubei, Aegis
– Character Pack #3: Naoto Shirogane, Hakumen, Vatista
The Character Pass and all Character Packs, including the free ones, are delayed to June 28 for the Nintendo Switch version.
BLAZBLUE CROSS TAG BATTLE FEATURES:
The ultimate Anime Fighter Cross-Over – Pick freely from characters from BLAZBLUE, UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH, PERSONA 4 ARENA and RWBY!
Real-time tag team action – Chose your favourite fighting duo – and then swap between them mid-battle to discover new strategies and combos.
Prepare for Battle – Challenge your friends online in lobbies or offline! Practice with a detailed tutorial against CPU to take on the best players across the globe!
All new Episode Mode – Experience an all new story which brings together, for the first time, your favourite characters from BLAZBLUE, UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH, PERSONA 4 ARENA and RWBY.
Incredible online experience – Arc System Work bring their years of experience for a stable and slick online experience – allowing you to battle the best in the world with confidence.
BLAZBLUE CROSS TAG BATTLE brings the ultimate collision of universes to PS4, Steam, and Switch in Europe today!
Buy it now!
http://pqube.co.uk/bbtag/
Get the Europe-exclusive collector’s edition here!
https://bit.ly/2sDDnXe
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ABOUT ARC SYSTEM WORKS
ARC SYSTEM WORKS is a Japan-based game development company, renowned for their unique and highly artistic 2D fighting action games. They have a proven track record with their big hit series: Blazblue and Guilty Gear, among many other games of all kinds ofgenre under their belt.
From planning to production to marketing, ARC SYSTEM WORKS believes in constant value-adding for their products, striving relentlessly towards the aim of staying ahead in the forefront technology of gaming, and producing flavourful character designs to form the foundation of their extensive Intellectual Properties.
About PQube
PQube is a publisher, distributor and service provider for the interactive entertainment industry with a global reach through UK, Europe, Middle East, Australia and North and South America from its offices in Letchworth, Paris, Bristol and Bawtry. As a licensed publisher with Sony, Valve and Nintendo and Apple, PQube’s software division publishes and distributes games for PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita,Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, PC and digital download and has established a track record of success with major franchises including: Gal*Gun, Chaos;Child, Valkyrie Drive, Cat Quest, White Day, Root Letter, BlazBlue, Guilty Gear, MotoGP, Ride, MXGP, Harvest Moon, Senran Kagura and Steins Gate.
PQube’s hardware division designs, manufactures and distributes consoles and accessories including the brand-new Atari ‘Retro’ range, Sinclair ZX Spectrum, SmartBoy, Retron 5, SupaBoy SFC, Sega MegaDrive, Atari Flashback and Blaze Tab. We thank all our partners and acknowledge all game names, brands and trademarks as properties of their respective owners.
Jonas “O.J” Ek
The Gaming Ground
Twitter: @TheGamingGround
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