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XSEED Games Halts Pre-orders for Corpse Party Tetralogy Pack Game Collection Due to Complication With Release

XSEED Games announced on Friday that it has run into an "unanticipated complication" with its planned release of MAGES.' Corpse Party Tetralogy Pack game collection, which could prevent its release for Nintendo Switch in the Americas. The company has halted physical pre-orders in case.

The company announced on August 25 the Switch collection's release in the Americas for 2025. Marvelous Europe is releasing the collection in Europe, and it did not post any updates regarding its planned launch.

The Corpse Party Tetralogy Pack collection launched in Japan on August 7.

The collection includes the Corpse Party, Corpse Party: Book of Shadows, Corpse Party: Sweet Sachiko's Hysteric Birthday Bash, and Corpse Party: Blood Drive games. XSEED Games will reveal additional details for the digital availability of Corpse Party: Book of Shadows and Corpse Party: Sweet Sachiko's Hysteric Birthday Bash at a later date.

The limited edition in Japan includes a Blu-ray Disc for Corpse Party: Tortured Souls -Bōgyaku Sareta Tamashii no Jukyō-, the original video anime series inspired by the games.

MAGES. delayed the global release of Corpse Party II: Darkness Distortion, MAGES. and Team GrisGris' sequel to the Corpse Party horror game, for Switch, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam from 2025 to 2026 to further improve the game's quality. The company revealed a version for PlayStation 5 in the same announcement. The game was originally delayed from fall 2024 to 2025.

The original Corpse Party game got a remake titled Corpse Party (2021) for Switch, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam, GOG, and the Humble Store in the West in October 2021. The remake debuted digitally in Japan as Corpse Party: Blood Covered …Repeated Fear in February 2021.

The game is a remake of the original Corpse Party game for the NEC PC-9801 and PC. The game got releases on the PlayStation Portable (2010), 3DS (2015), and iOS (2012). XSEED Games released the game in English for the 3DS under the title of Corpse Party. Corpse Party: Book of Shadows is an anthology that combines a sequel, prequel, midquel, and alternate universe tale for the original Corpse Party. XSEED Games previously released the game on the PSP in 2011, and on PC in 2018.

Corpse Party: Blood Drive is the final installment of the original series' storyline. The game shipped in Japan for the PlayStation Vita in July 2014. XSEED Games released the game on PS Vita in North America and Europe in October 2015. The game also received a port for iOS and Android devices in February 2017. XSEED Games released the game on PC and Switch in October 2019.

The romantic spinoff game Corpse Party: Sweet Sachiko's Hysteric Birthday Bash (Corpse Party -THE ANTHOLOGY- Sachiko no Renai Yūgi ♥ Hysteric Birthday 2U) debuted for the PlayStation Portable in Japan in August 2012. XSeed Games released the game for PC via Steam in April 2019.

GrindHouse Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient sequel game debuted in 2013 for the PC. The game was intended to be released episodically, with the story serialized in game episodes over time. However, GrindHouse only released the game's first episode. The game has also inspired a drama CD. Team GrisGris released a reboot version of the game for PC in 2017. XSEED Games released the rebooted version in English for PC in October 2019.

The game inspired two live-action films. The first opened in Japan in August 2015, and the second opened in July 2016. The game has also inspired two OVAs and multiple manga series.

Source: XSEED Games' Bluesky account