Arc System Works and Epic Games have teamed up to bring an Unreal engine 3 license to the development of the newest Guilty Gear title. Entitled Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN- (???), the announcement marks the 15th anniversary of the first release in the franchise.
There is no announced release date for the game yet. Needless to say, this should be exciting news for fans of the old games in the series and for fighting game fans in general.
Beloved by fans of fighting games worldwide, the “Guilty Gear” franchise is being rebooted and stepping into a new generation with the power of Unreal Engine 3.
“I have been a big fan of the ‘Guilty Gear’ series for a long time. Its marriage of smooth, beautiful 2D animation with deep gameplay has been a pinnacle of the 2D fighting genre,” said Taka Kawasaki, territory manager of Epic Games Japan.
“Arc System Works has taken Unreal Engine 3 to new artistic and technical heights with this new game, which shows the range of the engine’s capabilities. I am thrilled to see how the chemistry of ‘Guilty Gear’ and Unreal Engine 3 will entertain fans all over the world.”
“I have been a big fan of the ‘Guilty Gear’ series for a long time. Its marriage of smooth, beautiful 2D animation with deep gameplay has been a pinnacle of the 2D fighting genre,” said Taka Kawasaki, territory manager of Epic Games Japan.
“Arc System Works has taken Unreal Engine 3 to new artistic and technical heights with this new game, which shows the range of the engine’s capabilities. I am thrilled to see how the chemistry of ‘Guilty Gear’ and Unreal Engine 3 will entertain fans all over the world.”
There is no announced release date for the game yet. Needless to say, this should be exciting news for fans of the old games in the series and for fighting game fans in general.