Season Pass 4 and a new mode in beta test coming for Guilty Gear -Strive-
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We’re kicking-off the 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!
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 Color Pack #4
- Season Pass Bonus: Premium Color Pack* (31 Character Colors, 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 3 vs 3 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 Colors – a perfect new edition*** and content package for newcomers to GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-.
Furthermore, Season Pass 1 has received a pricing adjustment including 5 DLC characters, an additional stage, and “Another Story” featuring additional story content that compliments the main story mode.
The Guilty Gear video game series continues to push the envelope with its newest installment, 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).Guilty Gear -Strive- is available on PlayStation®4, PlayStation®5, PC, Xbox Game Pass, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One.
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*Only the Season Pass Bonus Premium Color Pack will be available at the time of the 7/22 release. 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.”