Arc System Works announces BlazBlue Chrono Phantasma with debut trailer

Three new characters! New backgrounds! New music!

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News by Wesley Yin-Poole Former Editor-in-Chief

Updated on Aug. 6, 2012

Arc System Works has announced BlazBlue Chrono Phantasma, the next entry in the 2D fighting game series.

It features three new character, Amane Nishiki, Bullet and Azreal, according to Andriasang (they're featured in the debut trailer above). There are new and updated backgrounds, new and updated background music and new skills for current characters.

It launches in Japanese arcades this winter, with a PlayStation 3, Vita and Xbox 360 release expected to follow.

PQube has been responsible for releasing BlazBlue games in Europe. Its last effort was BlazBlue Continuum Shift Extend, which released for PlayStation 3, Vita and Xbox 360 in February 2012.

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