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Sword Art Online: Last Recollection Game Launches on October 6

Bandai Namco Entertainment America announced on Wednesday that the Sword Art Online: Last Recollection action role-playing game will launch in the West for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam on October 6. The game will launch in Japan on October 5. The company streamed a trailer previewing the game's theme song "VITA" by ReoNa:

ReoNa's YouTube channel is streaming a full version of the song and trailer:

The game will tell its own version of the War of Underworld arc, different from the original light novel series or anime. The staff promises that the game will feature the franchise's largest character roster and number of story episodes. ReoNa is returning to the franchise to perform the game's theme song.

Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- Aria of a Starless Night, the first anime film in the Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- anime film series, opened in Japan in October 2021. Sword Art Online The Movie - Progressive: Scherzo of Deep Night, the second film, was slated to open on September 10 but opened on October 22 after a delay.

The franchise is launching a "brand-new original film project."

Source: Email correspondence

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