At today’s Anime Japan 2022, Bandai Namco Entertainment announced Sword Art Online Variant Showdown, a new action game that is coming to smartphone worldwide in 2022. The game is now available for pre-registration for global players now.
▍Sword Art Online Variant Showdown Worldview
“Have you heard of Cross Edge?”
It’s a title Kirito has heard before.
A game which has attracted a lot of attention from players,
not least because it was supposedly designed by a middle school genius.
One day at the Dicey Café, Kirito hears two rumors about Cross Edge.
The first: There’s a mysterious player who attacks out of nowhere.
Losing to them means losing a portion of your own memories.
The second: This player goes around wearing a hood pulled low to hide their eyes…
Kirito can’t help but recall Laughing Coffin, the player-killer guild he faced in SAO.
In part to investigate these rumors, Kirito and his friends begin playing Cross Edge…and are soon targeted in a surprise attack.
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▍Pre-registration Campaign
Players can now pre-register the game by following the official Facebook. The pre-registration rewards will be given aways according to the milestones reached. Detail can be found on the official website HERE.
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