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AARONDAMAC Wins Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising Tournament at Evo 2024

Version 1.50 Release Date, New DLC Characters, and More Announced

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July 22, 2024

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Cygames :

Video game publisher and developer Cygames, Inc. (HQ: Shibuya, Tokyo; President: Koichi Watanabe, hereinafter referred to as “Cygames”) has announced that AARONDAMAC has won the Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising (GBVSR) tournament at Evo 2024. The event was held in Las Vegas from July 19 to 21 (PT). Cygames has also confirmed the release date of Version 1.50, set for August 20.


AARONDAMAC Wins Evo 2024 GBVSR Tournament


On July 21, AARONDAMAC emerged as the victor of the GBVSR tournament at Evo 2024, the world’s premier fighting game tournament. Cygames would like to congratulate AARONDAMAC on their victory. As the winner, AARONDAMAC has qualified for a spot at the Arc World Tour Finals 2024 to take place in the United States in spring 2025.


Other qualifying tournaments for Arc World Tour 2024 (AWT2024) are scheduled to be held in various locations across the globe. For more information, please visit the AWT2024 website.

 
Arc World Tour 2024 Official Website: https://www.arcsystemworks.jp/awt2024/


Update 1.50 Release Date and New DLC Character, Versusia


Version 1.50 is scheduled to go live on August 20 and will include several major balance adjustments as well as the addition of Versusia to the roster as a playable DLC character.


Furthermore, come October 2024, Vikala will be joining the roster as the final DLC character from Character Pass 1.


Cygames is also thrilled to announce that even more characters are being developed for Character Pass 2. View the latest footage released at Evo 2024 via the link below.


Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising – Versusia Gameplay Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVvuR1Dp7IQ


Stay tuned for more information about Version 1.50 and future GBVSR updates.


GBVSR is 40% Off

GBVSR is now on sale for 40% off. Cygames encourages all skyfarers to take advantage of this great deal while it lasts.

 
Sale Periods
PlayStation®5 and PlayStation®4: Until 11:59 p.m., Jul 31, local time (PT/BST/JST)
Steam®: Until 10 a.m., Jul 29 (PT)

 
Products
Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising — Standard Edition: 40% off €49.99
Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising — Deluxe Edition: 40% off €74.99

 
Store Pages

PlayStation™Store:
https://store.playstation.com/concept/10007911/

Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2157560/Granblue_Fantasy_Versus_Rising/

 
Sale periods differ across platforms and are subject to change without prior notice. Please review the store pages for further details and ensure to verify the discounted price when purchasing. The products listed here may contain overlapping content. Please review product details to avoid purchasing the same content multiple times.

 
Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising - Product Details


Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising Official Site: https://rising.granbluefantasy.jp/en/

 

Title

Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising

Genre

Fighting, Party

Players

1–30 (Online)

Online Features

Supported

Price

Standard Edition: €49.99Deluxe Edition: €74.99Free Edition: Free

Release Date

December 14, 2023

Platforms

PlayStation®5 / PlayStation®4 / Steam

Rating

IARC 12+

Planning and Production

Cygames, Inc.

Developer

Arc System Works Co., Ltd.

Copyright

© Cygames, Inc. Developed by ARC SYSTEM WORKS

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