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Season Pass 4 and a New Mode in Beta Test Coming for Guilty Gear -Strive-

'Season Pass 4' available from today, with open beta coming up for new 'Team of 3' mode.

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July 22, 2024

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Bandai Namco :

We’re kicking-off Season Pass 4 of Guilty Gear -Strive-, the highly acclaimed 2.5D fighting game, with purchases starting today, while a new mode called “TEAM OF 3” will begin an Open Beta Test on 26th July!
 
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Season Pass 4 for Guilty Gear -Strive- will see familiar faces like Dizzy and Venom return to the roster as playable characters, as well as Unika from the new “Guilty Gear Strive: Dual Rulers” anime series. In addition, we’re excited to announce that the final character to be added for Season Pass 4 in 2025 will be guest character Lucy from the “Cyberpunk: Edgerunners” anime series! This is a first-ever content collaboration for the Guilty Gear series, working alongside the producer of the show CD PROJEKT RED. More details on Season Pass 4 content release timing will be shared later this year.

GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- Season Pass 4 is available now for purchase and will include the following content rollout:

  • (4) Additional Characters

    • Dizzy in 2024

    • Venom in 2025

    • Unika from the “Guilty Gear Strive: Dual Rulers” in 2025

    • Lucy from “Cyberpunk: Edgerunners” in 2025

  • (2) New Battle Stages

  • Guilty Gear -Strive- Additional Colour Pack #4

  • Season Pass Bonus: Premium Colour Pack* (31 Character Colours, 1 per character) – Available 22nd July 2024

 
The brand-new "TEAM OF 3" mode will also make its impact soon, pitting six players (two teams of three) against each other in a single match via online versus mode. This mode features a 3v3 team battle system where players fight based on their assigned roles (Main or Assist). The Assist can perform various actions and skills to support the Main player. Main and Assist positions can be changed during the fight. Players can jump into the “TEAM OF 3” Open Beta Test from 26th July through 29th July. This beta test does not require a purchased copy of the GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- base game**, and the test will include all additional characters up to Slayer.
 
The GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- “TEAM OF 3” Open Beta Test will include the following:

  • Tutorial - Learn the basics before joining the team battle

  • Online Match - Jump into action with your team of 3

    • Matchmaking can occur for one, two, or an entire team of 3

    • When there are insufficient participants, the team will be automatically divided to become 3 on 3

    • Players may not compete in team battles against their friends in this open beta test

 
Arc System Works is also releasing the GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- BLAZING EDITION on 22nd July. This gives players the base game plus all available DLC from Season Passes 1-4, the Ultimate Edition Content Kit, and Guilty Gear 25th Anniversary Special Colours – a perfect new edition*** and content package for newcomers to GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-.
Furthermore, Season Pass 1 has received a pricing adjustment including five DLC characters, an additional stage, and “Another Story” featuring additional story content that compliments the main story mode.
 
*Only the Season Pass Bonus Premium Colour Pack will be available at the time of the 22/7release. The additional characters and stages will be available after their respective release dates.
**This “TEAM OF 3” beta test is run on a separate application from the base game GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-. Participants must download the beta from their respective platform store page.
***Please note that the currently available “Daredevil Edition” will be discontinued at the release of the “BLAZING EDITION”.
 
The Guilty Gear video game series continues to push the envelope with its newest instalment, GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-, having now surpassed 3 million players globally (via packaged form and download). The 2.5D fighting game is available for PlayStation®4, PlayStation®5, Steam®, Xbox Game Pass, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Windows. Season Pass 4 will be available for purchase 22nd July 2024, including 4 additional characters, two new battle stages, the Guilty Gear -Strive- Additional Color Pack #4, and the Season Pass Bonus: Premium Color Pack (31 Character Colors, 1 per character).
 
For more information on Guilty Gear -Strive- visit the official page. For other BANDAI NAMCO Europe products, visit our website, follow us on Facebook or X, or subscribe to our YouTube channel.

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