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Bandai Namco, Sunrise Announce Mobile Suit Gundam: U.C. Engage Smartphone Game
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Bandai Namco Entertainment and Sunrise announced on Tuesday a new game in the Gundam series titled Mobile Suit Gundam: U.C. Engage, and it will launch for smartphones in Japan in 2021. The war simulation game will take place on the Universal Century timeline. The game will be free-to-play with optional in-app purchases. The company streamed a teaser promotional video in Japan.
Pre-registration started on Tuesday. The company will reveal more details on the game in a presentation on November 16 at 10:00 p.m. JST. Tōru Furuya, voice of Amuro Ray, will be in attendance.
The Mobile Suit Gundam: Battle Operation Code Fairy game launched digitally for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 on November 5 with the first volume, which consists of episodes 1-5. The second and third volumes will launch on November 19 and December 3, respectively. Each volume contains five episodes. The single-player action game is based on the Mobile Suit Gundam: Battle Operation 2 game.
Bandai Namco Amusement launched the new Mobile Suit Gundam: Senjō no Kizuna II arcade game on July 27. Bandai Namco will shut down its Mobile Suit Gundam: Senjō no Kizuna (Mobile Suit Gundam: Bonds of the Battlefield) arcade game on November 30 at 2:00 a.m. JST.
Sources: Mobile Suit Gundam: U.C. Engage game's website, Gamer
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