Jump Force To Be Released On February 2019; Yosuke and Toguro Join The Battle
Bandai Namco Entertainment has officially announced that the game will be released on February 2019 for PlayStation 4, PC via Steam and Xbox One worldwide. Yusuke Urameshi and Toguro from Yu Yu Hakusho will be joining the battle as playable characters. The Himeji Castle, one of the most famous Japanese landmarks, was announced as a stage, as well. Pre-orders of any version of the game will also receive a new lobby vehicle, as well as three exclusive avatar costumes.
Additionally, both Bandai Namco Entertainment America and Europe have announced that the game will launch with a Season Pass, which includes nine new characters to the game’s already impressive lineup. A Collector’s Edition which will come with an exclusive diorama statue that includes the three main heroes of the game – Naruto, Luffy, and Goku.
Here’s in full detail on what the Jump Force Collector’s Edition will include:
- A copy of JUMP FORCE.
- Season Pass, which includes 9 additional characters, that are also purchasable separately.
- 30cm exclusive Diorama of Naruto, Luffy, and Goku.
- Jump Force Steel Book
- 3 Art Boards (28x28cm)
A trailer introducing four new original characters exclusive to the game designed by Akira Toriyama has been revealed. Additionally, a new trailer showing both Yu Yu Hakusho‘s and Hunter x Hunter‘s characters in action has been released as well. Check them out below:
In addition to the Japanese PlayStation 4 closed beta, the beta has been announced for America, Europe, and SEA territories as well, which will all run at the same time. The closed beta will also be available for Xbox One in the Americas and Europe as well. In Europe, slots are limited and only open to members of Bandai Namco Europe’s Epic Rewards Club Registration will close on 7th October, 2018 – 11:00PM BST and closed beta codes will be sent out by emails in the following days. Here are the time slots of the closed beta in BST:
CBT session #1: October 12th – 14:00 – 16:00PM BST (9:00AM – 11:00AM EST)
CBT session #2: October 13th – 05:00 – 07:00AM BST (12:00AM – 2:00AM EST)
CBT session #3: October 13th – 18:00 – 20:00PM BST (1:00PM – 3:00PM EST)
CBT session #4: October 14th – 05:00 – 07:00AM BST (12:00AM – 2:00AM EST)
Check out all the screenshots below: