{"id":88513,"date":"2022-03-27T16:57:51","date_gmt":"2022-03-27T08:57:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/?p=88513"},"modified":"2022-03-28T12:49:36","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T04:49:36","slug":"sword-art-online-variant-showdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/post\/88513\/sword-art-online-variant-showdown","title":{"rendered":"Sword Art Online Variant Showdown Smartphone Game Announced! Global Pre-registration Opens Now!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At today&#8217;s Anime Japan 2022, Bandai Namco Entertainment&nbsp;announce<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.qoo-app.com\/en\/app\/20190\">d <strong>Sword Art Online Variant Showdown<\/strong><\/a>, a new&nbsp;action game that is coming to smartphone worldwide in 2022. The game is now available for pre-registration for global players now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\"><span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>\u258d<\/strong><\/span>Sword Art Online Variant Showdown Teaser<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HUn9NePBGJk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\"><span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>\u258d<\/strong><\/span>Sword Art Online Variant Showdown Worldview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Have you heard of Cross Edge?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s a title Kirito has heard before.<br>A game which has attracted a lot of attention from players,<br>not least because it was supposedly designed by a middle school genius.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One day at the Dicey Caf\u00e9, Kirito hears two rumors about Cross Edge.<br>The first: There&#8217;s a mysterious player who attacks out of nowhere.<br>Losing to them means losing a portion of your own memories.<br>The second: This player goes around wearing a hood pulled low to hide their eyes&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kirito can&#8217;t help but recall Laughing Coffin, the player-killer guild he faced in SAO.<br>In part to investigate these rumors, Kirito and his friends begin playing Cross Edge&#8230;and are soon targeted in a surprise attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-attachment-id=\"88517\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/post\/88513\/sword-art-online-variant-showdown\/277521084_142242721695475_8778367202652038770_n#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/277521084_142242721695475_8778367202652038770_n.png?fit=820%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"820,360\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"277521084_142242721695475_8778367202652038770_n\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/277521084_142242721695475_8778367202652038770_n.png?fit=460%2C202&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/277521084_142242721695475_8778367202652038770_n.png?fit=820%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"820\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/277521084_142242721695475_8778367202652038770_n.png?resize=820%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/277521084_142242721695475_8778367202652038770_n.png?w=820&amp;ssl=1 820w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/277521084_142242721695475_8778367202652038770_n.png?resize=460%2C202&amp;ssl=1 460w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/277521084_142242721695475_8778367202652038770_n.png?resize=768%2C337&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" title=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\"><span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>\u258d<\/strong><\/span>Pre-registration Campaign<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Players can now pre-register the game by following the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/saovs.en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official Facebook.<\/a><\/strong> The pre-registration rewards will be given aways according to the milestones reached. Detail can be found on the official website <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vs.sao-game.jp\/en\/pre-registration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"88514\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/post\/88513\/sword-art-online-variant-showdown\/screenshot-2022-03-27-at-4-52-44-pm#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-27-at-4.52.44-PM.png?fit=1650%2C1276&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1650,1276\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot-2022-03-27-at-4.52.44-PM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-27-at-4.52.44-PM.png?fit=460%2C356&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-27-at-4.52.44-PM.png?fit=1024%2C792&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"792\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-27-at-4.52.44-PM.png?resize=1024%2C792&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sword Art Online Variant Showdown Smartphone Game Announced! 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