In 2016, the mobile games space was dominated by Japanese mobile role-playing game Granblue Fantasy. It featured kick-ass music from guest JRPG legends like Nobuo Uematsu, a by-the-books-but-hero-swamped fantasy world with colourful characters both heroes and villains, and was run by a company not afraid to create spin

Publisher Cygames and developer Arc System Works have announced the upcoming characters for its 2D fighting game Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising. First up is one of the game's bosses, Lucilius. The angel will be playable on 16 January 2024 and available as part of the Character Pass 1 DLC. He fights with magic swords

Arc System Works and Cygames took a chance with reviving 2020's 2D anime fighting game Granblue Fantasy Versus for this year, and it paid off. The new iteration, Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising, is easy for new players to pick up, has its own set of new mechanics to keep veteran fighting game fans invested, and features

Platform(s): PlayStation 5 (version played), PS4, PC Genre: 2D Fighting Game With Mobile RPG Gacha Characters From A Big Name   Back in 2020, Arc System Works and Cygames teamed up to make a 2D fighting game spin-off of the hit gacha mobile role-playing game title Granblue Fantasy. Dubbed Granblue Fantasy V

Cygames has announced several additions to its upcoming 2D fighting game Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising, the next major update/sequel to a 2D fighting game we reviewed a few years ago.  The publisher has announced a new playable character in the fighting game: a fallen angel named Lucilius. He will be a main boss i

Publisher Cygames and developer Arc System Works have announced the postponement of the highly anticipated fighting game, Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising. Originally scheduled to launch on 30 November, the game will now be available to fans on 14 December 2023. Despite the disappointment of the delay, this extra

Cygames and Arc System Works decide that Saturday 16th September's a good time as any to release part 1 of its major console game showcase featuring its Granblue Fantasy series.   Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising The first game is Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising, where the company talks about the game's new feat

During Gamescom Opening Night Live 2023, Cygames announced that action RPG Granblue Fantasy Relink will launch for PS4, PS5 and PC on 1 February 2024. The game was originally supposed to launch sometime this year in 2023. The new trailer for Granblue Fantasy Relink showcases more story content and on the large Pr

In what could be a huge disappointment for Marvel vs Capcom fans hoping for news of an upcoming entry, along comes Arc System Works and CyGames post-Marvel vs Capcom 3 tournament with some fighting game stuff. Arc System Works has announced the release date of Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising: 30th November. The 2D fi

Arc System Works and Cygames has unveiled quite a lot during its Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising EVO 2023 special developer panel. Creative director Tetsuya Fukuhara talked about new features and elements about the upcoming major update to the game (which can be considered a sequel to Granblue Fantasy Versus), but mo

Granblue Fantasy: Versus is a 2D fighting game featuring Granblue Fantasy characters, and was going to be a veritable hit with its combat and gameplay. Unfortunately, it wasn't played as much during COVID-19 due to its lackluster online play. Well, the game is getting a second lease on life with Granblue Fantasy: Versu

During PlayStation Showcase 2023, Cygames announced that Granblue Fantasy Relink will launch for PS4, PS5, and PC via Steam sometime in winter 2023. Granblue Fantasy Relink takes place in the Sky Realm, where myriad islands float in a great blue expanse. The protagonist, joined by a scrappy little dragon named Vyrn

Cygames and Arc System Works has unveiled new information about its upcoming Granblue Fantasy Versus update. Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising will be adding a new character to its roster: Siegfried the dragonslayer. "This hero saved his country from great peril, but soon found himself the subject of intrigue and cons

Cygames and Arc System Works just revealed more gameplay of its new Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising character Anila, the Queen of Sheep. Anila is an all-rounder who fights using a pole-arm and divine sheep. Her sheep can be used as projectiles, though she can charge while riding atop of one (for armor property forwar

Cygames and Arc System Works has announced its first new character for the upcoming Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising fighting game revamp - Anila, the Queen of Sheep. Anila is an all-rounder who fights using a pole-arm and an army of sheep. She has a variety of projectiles, anti-airs, and rush-down attacks with a pow

Cygames has announced that it's going to continue supporting its 2D fighting game spin-off of its fantasy gacha franchise, Granblue Fantasy Versus, via a brand-new overhaul and update. This new version of the game, called Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising. This major update not only contains all the content and fighter

Cygames has released a good number of screenshots of its long-in-development action RPG spin-off of Granblue Fantasy. For those not in the know, the game was announced in 2016 and has gone through developers since then; previously with PlatinumGames and most recently by the in-house Cygames folks. Dubbed Granblue Fa

It's almost the New Year and most companies, including developers and publishers in the video game industry, are taking a break. However, speaking with Japanese publication Famitsu, Japanese game developers have teased what's coming in 2023. Some of them even tease vague new titles and announcements. Get the notable

At long last, the long-delayed action RPG Granblue Fantasy: Relink will be playable for the public in Japan next year. More specifically, a build will be playable at next year's Granblue Fantasy Fes 2022-2023 event. There's also going to be new info about Granblue Fantasy Versus, the 2D fighting game that came out y

It's been 5 years or so, but Cygames' mobile RPG has to go. The Nintendo and Cygames wombo combo RPG will end its service on 30th November 1pm GMT+8. The companies announced that the game will end its service and wrap up its story campaign, but no concrete date has been announced until now. The game's paid-for curre