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Guilty Gear Franchise on Sale on Steam
posted on by Adriana Hazra
The Guilty Gear franchise of fighting games is on sale on Steam until 11:30 p.m. IST on February 22. Sale items include a bundle of five Guilty Gear games at an 87% discount and seven individual games from the franchise with discounts ranging from 80%-90%. The sale is available worldwide.
Arc System Works will launch the Guilty Gear -Strive- fighting game on April 6, 2021 for the Deluxe and Ultimate Editions of the game, and on April 9, 2021 for the Standard Edition of the game. The game will release for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC. Pre-orders are currently live on Steam.
Those who pre-order the game will get special colors for Sol and Ky. The Deluxe Edition includes the first season pass (with five new characters, five colors for each character, two stages, and extra story). The Ultimate Edition will include the first season pass, digital soundtrack and artwork, and Ultimate Edition special colors.
Arc System Works delayed the release of the game from late 2020 due to the spread of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Daisuke Ishiwatari is the game's general director, and Akira Katano is directing the game. Previously revealed characters include: Sol Badguy, Ky Kiske, May, Axl Low, Chipp Zanuff, Potemkin, Faust, Millia Rage, Zato-1, Ramlethal, Leo Whitefang, Nagoriyuki, Giovanna, Anji, and I-NO. The game will have an initial roster of 15 characters at launch.
The original Guilty Gear fighting game debuted on PlayStation on May 14, 1998.
Source: Steam
