{"id":4150,"date":"2026-06-25T10:21:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T02:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/arc-system-works-showcase-2026-reveals\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T10:21:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T02:21:39","slug":"arc-system-works-showcase-2026-reveals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/arc-system-works-showcase-2026-reveals\/","title":{"rendered":"Arc System Works Showcase 2026: Every Reveal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Arc System Works aired its 2026 showcase early this morning \u2014 streamed at 06:00 JST and now available in full archive \u2014 and it delivered more than anyone was expecting. <em>BlazBlue: Central Fiction<\/em> is getting its first new playable character in roughly nine years, <em>Guilty Gear -Strive-<\/em> teased its next DLC fighter Robo-Ky, and a brand-new tactical RPG went up for pre-order today. The Singapore FGC has a very good weekend incoming.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gt-video\">\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d1gWD9--ZeQ\" title=\"ARC SYSTEM WORKS Showcase 2026 | 2026.6.25\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;\" allow=\"accelerometer;clipboard-write;encrypted-media;gyroscope;picture-in-picture;web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><figcaption>ARC SYSTEM WORKS Showcase 2026 | 2026.6.25 \u2014 via arcsystemworks on YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>BlazBlue Central Fiction: First New Character in Nine Years<\/h2>\n<p>The moment that had FGC timelines erupting: a new playable character is coming to <em>BlazBlue: Central Fiction<\/em>. BBCF received its last DLC addition \u2014 Jubei \u2014 roughly nine years ago, and the game has been considered a finished product ever since. Announcing a new character now, out of nowhere, is exactly the kind of surprise EVO weekend is made for.<\/p>\n<p>Arc System Works has not named or shown the character yet. Full details \u2014 who it is, what they play like, and presumably a gameplay trailer \u2014 are all set for <strong>EVO 2026, this Saturday and Sunday, 27\u201328 June<\/strong>. For Singapore players still running BBCF at locals or keeping an eye on the regional competitive scene, set a reminder: the EVO main stream this weekend is not one to miss.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/blazblue-centralfiction-new-character-2026.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"BlazBlue Central Fiction \u2014 a new playable character confirmed at ARC SYSTEM WORKS Showcase 2026\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Arc System Works<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Guilty Gear -Strive-: Robo-Ky Teaser and New Blazing Pass<\/h2>\n<p>On the <em>Guilty Gear -Strive-<\/em> side, the broadcast opened with a teaser clip for <strong>Robo-Ky<\/strong>, the fan-favourite robotic counterpart to Ky Kiske. The full reveal trailer is also reserved for EVO 2026, so Saturday is shaping up to be appointment viewing for anyone invested in ASW&#8217;s fighters. GG Strive remains one of the most-played fighting games at local and regional Southeast Asian events, and Robo-Ky has been one of the most-requested returning characters from earlier entries in the series.<\/p>\n<p>Separately, the next Blazing Pass \u2014 <strong>&#8220;Duel 2: Ennui Protocol&#8221;<\/strong> \u2014 launches on <strong>2 July<\/strong>. It includes Ky&#8217;s new weapon skin and a &#8220;Country&#8221; outfit for Queen Dizzy.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/guilty-gear-strive-robo-ky-2026.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Guilty Gear -Strive- gameplay screenshot\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Arc System Works<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Kamibou no Kurifa \u2014 New Tactical RPG, Out 24 September<\/h2>\n<p>Beyond the fighting game headlines, Arc System Works and studio Unite Plus announced an entirely new game: <em>\u795e\u8c8c\u306e\u30af\u30ea\u30d5\u30a1<\/em> (<em>Kamibou no Kurifa<\/em>). It is a Tactical Counter Timeline RPG set in a version of modern-day Shibuya where supernatural entities known as <em>kai<\/em> (\u602a\u7570) are bleeding into reality. Two protagonists \u2014 who each carry their own <em>kai<\/em> \u2014 investigate the source of the outbreak.<\/p>\n<p>A teaser trailer is out now (below), and pre-orders opened today on Steam, the PlayStation Store and the Epic Games Store. Physical copies are also available to pre-order from participating retailers from today, with early-purchase bonuses.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gt-video\">\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8DK7oWM6BPI\" title=\"\u795e\u8c8c\u306e\u30af\u30ea\u30d5\u30a1 \u30c6\u30a3\u30b6\u30fc\u30c8\u30ec\u30fc\u30e9\u30fc\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;\" allow=\"accelerometer;clipboard-write;encrypted-media;gyroscope;picture-in-picture;web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><figcaption>\u795e\u8c8c\u306e\u30af\u30ea\u30d5\u30a1 (Kamibou no Kurifa) Teaser Trailer \u2014 via arcsystemworks on YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/kamibou-no-kurifa-gameplay-screenshot.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Kamibou no Kurifa \u2014 tactical RPG gameplay by Arc System Works and Unite Plus\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Arc System Works<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/kamibou-no-kurifa-characters.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Kamibou no Kurifa characters and story art\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Arc System Works<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Kamibou no Kurifa<\/em> releases on <strong>24 September 2026<\/strong> for PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Steam and Epic Games Store. SGD pricing is to be confirmed.<\/p>\n<h2>Dave the Diver Complete Edition \u2014 PS5 and Switch 2 on 8 October<\/h2>\n<p>One of the showcase&#8217;s cleanest surprises for console players: <strong>Dave the Diver Complete Edition<\/strong> is coming to PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch 2 on <strong>8 October 2026<\/strong>. It includes the base game plus the DREDGE and Godzilla collaboration DLCs that were sold separately on PC. If you held off on the underwater adventure waiting for a console release, this is the one. SGD pricing and pre-order details have not been confirmed yet.<\/p>\n<h2>The Rest of the Showcase<\/h2>\n<p><em>Donutal<\/em> (\u30c9\u30fc\u30ca\u30bf\u30eb) \u2014 a <em>Papers, Please<\/em>-style alien examination game set in the year 2206, where you wake from cryosleep to become Earth&#8217;s Star Inspector and judge arriving extraterrestrials through dialogue \u2014 showed off a systems trailer. A free demo is already live on Steam. <em>Demons Night Fever<\/em>, a new strategy RPG helmed by <em>Disgaea<\/em> series director Sohei Shinkawa, debuted its first gameplay look; the hook is a mechanic called the Servant Abuse System where sacrificing your own allies makes your forces progressively more powerful. It targets 2026 on PS5, Switch and Steam, with a developer panel at Anime Expo on 4 July. Action roguelike <em>Absolum<\/em> confirmed a Nintendo Switch 2 version, and action adventure <em>DAMON and BABY<\/em> rolled out Ver 2.00 today, adding the new &#8220;Blood Edge Lord&#8217;s Trial&#8221; mode.<\/p>\n<p>The full showcase archive is on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcsystemworks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arc System Works official site<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@arcsystemworks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">arcsystemworks YouTube channel<\/a>. For more <a href=\"\/blog\/category\/news\/\">gaming news covering Singapore<\/a>, keep GameTrader bookmarked.<\/p>\n<p><!--GT-SCOUT source=\"Web (English)\" theme=\"Video games\" flags=\"none\"--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ARC SYSTEM WORKS Showcase 2026: BlazBlue CF gets its first new character in nine years, plus Robo-Ky for GG Strive and new tactical RPG Kamibou no Kurifa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":4145,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[11],"tags":[424,447,449,164,448],"class_list":["post-4150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-news","tag-arc-system-works","tag-blazblue","tag-evo-2026","tag-fighting-games","tag-guilty-gear-strive"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/asw-showcase-2026-banner.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p13AlF-14W","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4075,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/arc-system-works-showcase-2026-singapore\/","url_meta":{"origin":4150,"position":0},"title":"Arc System Works Showcase 2026 \u2014 Singapore FGC Preview","date":"June 24, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Arc System Works is hosting their Showcase 2026 tomorrow morning at 5 AM SGT. 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