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'Muv-Luv Alternative in Animation' Project Teased

The official English Twitter account for the Muv-Luv franchise retweeted images from game developer âge's "âge 20th Anniversary broadcast [still breathing]" livestream presentation on Tuesday that reveal a "Muv-Luv Alternative in Animation" project.

âge staff announced at the event that the franchise is getting a Muv-Luv Alternative sequel project titled "Muv-Luv Integrate" (tentative title). âge's Kouki Yoshimune is in charge of various parts of the project including planning, mechanical designs, and part of the scenario. The production media are not yet decided, but the developer clarified that the project will be a true sequel to Muv-Luv Alternative rather than an omnibus-style collection of shorts.

The developer also teased a separate new Muv-Luv franchise project as "Project Mikhail" during the presentation. The action game is planned for release for smartphones and PC in Japanese, English, and Chinese in late 2020. The game will let players move Tactical Surface Fighters, and customization for machines and abilities will be possible. The staff noted that the game will use a subscription or battle pass model rather than a "pay to win" model.

Additionally, the staff revealed the "Kimi ga Nozomu Eien Reboot" (Rumbling Hearts Reboot; tentative title) project during the presentation. The staff stated that they want to connect the project to Muv-Luv.

After creating Kimi ga Nozomu Eien (Rumbling Hearts), adult game brand âge released the first Muv-Luv title in 2003, followed by Muv-Luv Alternative in 2006. The Muv-Luv franchise has since sold more than 500,000 games, as well as more than 3 million figures, models, and other hobby releases.

Muv-Luv Extra and Muv-Luv Unlimited launched for PC via Steam in English in July 2016, and Muv-Luv Alternative launched on Steam in September 2017. The games received PS Vita ports in Japan in January 2016 and in the WEST. in June 2018.

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Source: Muv-Luv franchise's English Twitter account