Activision and FromSoftware Announce Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Set to Arrive in Early 2019
June 10 2018 - 4:15PM
Business Wire
New Game Developed by FromSoftware Introduces
Players to a Reimagined and Deadly Sengoku Period In Japan
Your death won’t come easily. Enter the world of late 1500s
Sengoku Japan; a brutal, bloody period of constant life-and-death
conflict. As tensions rise, a compelling new story unfolds amongst
the chaos. Introducing Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice, a dark
and twisted new gameplay experience developed by the renowned team
at FromSoftware and published* by Activision, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI). Sekiro:
Shadows Die Twice is scheduled for release globally in early
2019 for the family of Xbox One devices from Microsoft, including
the Xbox One X; PlayStation®4, PlayStation®4 Pro; and PC via Steam.
Pre-orders are available now at select retailers for the suggested
retail price of $59.99. View the official Sekiro: Shadows Die
Twice trailer here.
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Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice, launching
early 2019 on Xbox One, PlayStation®4 and PC via Steam, is a
brand-new, dark and twisted gameplay experience developed by
FromSoftware. Fans of FromSoftware will find familiarity in the
gritty gameplay found in the game where combat reigns supreme.
(Graphic: Business Wire)
Directed by Hidetaka Miyazaki, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
is a third-person, action-adventure game with RPG elements. The
single-player game puts players in the protagonist role of a
hard-hearted warrior whose mission is to rescue his master, a young
lord, and exact revenge on his arch nemesis. As “Sekiro,” or the
“one-armed wolf,” players will discover the many ways to
strategically approach combat and engage enemies.
“Collaborating with Activision on Sekiro: Shadows Die
Twice has been a very exciting experience for us,” said
Hidetaka Miyazaki, president and game director at
FromSoftware. “With Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice many
FromSoftware team members, including myself, are thrilled to be
exploring themes of Sengoku Japan and ninja for the first time. We
can’t wait for everyone to discover what’s in store for the
game.”
Fans of FromSoftware will find familiarity in the gritty
gameplay found in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice where combat
reigns supreme. Players will enjoy combining new features, such as
vertical traversal, with visceral head-to-head battle to fulfill
their destiny in a vast world filled with beautiful vistas,
enormous castles, bizarre weaponry, and fearsome enemies.
“From Dark Souls to Bloodborne, FromSoftware has established a
level of excellence that stands by itself in our industry, and we
are incredibly honored to work with them in bringing Sekiro:
Shadows Die Twice to fans worldwide,” said Steve Young, Chief
Revenue Officer at Activision. “Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
will not only add a new and exciting genre to Activision’s
portfolio, but will also give players an experience that’s unlike
any other FromSoftware game to date.”
For more information, please visit www.SekiroTheGame.com and
follow @SekiroTheGame on Twitter and Instagram, as well as
SekiroTheGame on Facebook.
About FromSoftware
Game developer based in Tokyo, Japan. Known for the Armored Core
series, Dark Souls series and Bloodborne amongst other titles. More
information can be found on the official homepage:
http://www.fromsoftware.jp/
About Activision
Headquartered in Santa Monica,
Calif., Activision is a leading global producer and
publisher of interactive entertainment. Activision maintains
operations throughout the world and is a division
of Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), an S&P 500
company. More information about Activision and its products can be
found on the company's website, www.activision.com or by
following @Activision.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements:
Information in this press release that involves Activision
Publishing's expectations, plans, intentions or strategies
regarding the future, including statements with respect to the
expected release dates, features, functionality, gameplay and
pricing of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, are forward-looking
statements that are not facts and involve a number of risks and
uncertainties. Factors that could cause Activision Publishing's
actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in
the forward-looking statements set forth in this release include
unanticipated product delays and other factors identified in the
risk factors sections of Activision Blizzard's most recent annual
report on Form 10-K and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form
10-Q. The forward-looking statements in this release are based upon
information available to Activision Publishing and Activision
Blizzard as of the date of this release, and neither Activision
Publishing nor Activision Blizzard assumes any obligation to update
any such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements
believed to be true when made may ultimately prove to be incorrect.
These statements are not guarantees of the future performance of
Activision Publishing or Activision Blizzard and are subject to
risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond
its control and may cause actual results to differ materially from
current expectations.
Bloodborne is a trademark of Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC.
Dark Souls is a trademark of BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc. Sony
and Bandai Namco are not the publisher of SEKIRO: SHADOWS DIE
TWICE. Activision has no affiliation with Bloodborne or Dark
Souls.
© 2018 FromSoftware, Inc. Published and distributed by
Activision. ACTIVISION is a trademark of Activision Publishing,
Inc. All other trademarks and trade names are the property of their
respective owners.
*excluding in Japan and Asia
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