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Japanese Arcade Icon Kunio-kun Joins the Gamevil Baseball Superstars 2020 Team

Classic Kunio-kun characters and storylines are joining the fantasy baseball RPG in time for its launch later in August


LOS ANGELES – Aug. 7, 2020
- Iconic characters from Japanese beat-em-up arcade classic Kunio-kun are suiting up in their best sports attire and crossing over into upcoming fantasy mobile baseball RPG Gamevil Baseball Superstars 2020 (BSS), GAMEVIL COM2US Japan's CEO and President Jin Yong Kim announced. With over 70 million downloads across the long-running series, BSS is one of Gamevil's most popular IPs and draws in a diverse fanbase thanks to easy-to-grasp gameplay and RPG mechanics.

From Riki to Kunio himself, several fan favorite Kunio-kun characters are stepping up to the plate as they move through original storylines created for each of them. Players can also add Kunio-kun characters to their team lineups and use them during heated competitive games.

BSS is currently open for pre-registration ahead of its August 2020 launch. Players who pre-register on the official website will receive one of the top trainers, “Medica,” and 500 Diamonds worth of in-game currency to help get them ahead of the competition, while those who choose to do so on Google Play Store will get 100,000 in-game gold. For more details regarding the Gamevil Baseball Superstars 2020, check out the following social and pre-registration links:

Pre-registration
Facebook

About Kunio-kun
Kunio-kun is one of the top-selling game series spanning from 1986 to 2019. The game's protagonist Kunio is a ne'er-do-well highschool student who happens to have a knack for serving justice to the local street gangs in his neighborhood. This latest collaboration with Kunio-kun looks to take Kunio off the streets and onto the baseball field in Gamevil Baseball Superstars 2020.

About Gamevil Baseball Superstars 2020
This new mobile baseball RPG takes the sports genre to new levels with its comedic prowess, flashy production and fantasy RPG elements rarely found in other sports games. In addition to PvP mode and a slew of other mini games, the mobile sports game offers Training Mode where players will select a character's position, create trainer decks and help their baseball superstar rise to the top.

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