{"id":7823,"date":"2026-08-14T06:31:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T22:31:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/phantom-blade-zero-donnie-yen-state-of-play-tuesday\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T06:31:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T22:31:44","slug":"phantom-blade-zero-donnie-yen-state-of-play-tuesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/phantom-blade-zero-donnie-yen-state-of-play-tuesday\/","title":{"rendered":"Phantom Blade Zero State of Play \u2014 Donnie Yen Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two pieces of confirmed news make the upcoming <strong>Phantom Blade Zero State of Play<\/strong> worth blocking your Tuesday calendar for: action icon <strong>Donnie Yen<\/strong> is officially in the game as a central character, and the dedicated PlayStation broadcast lands this <strong>Tuesday 18 August at 10am SGT<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Neither detail appeared in <a href=\"\/blog\/phantom-blade-zero-pre-orders-live-11-minute-trailer-august-2026\/\">our coverage of the pre-order launch and 11-minute trailer<\/a> \u2014 both were confirmed by S-GAME and Sony on 11\u201312 August via the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.playstation.com\/2026\/08\/11\/watch-the-phantom-blade-zero-gameplay-deep-dive-state-of-play-on-august-17-pre-orders-live-today\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PlayStation Blog<\/a>.<\/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\/blh1v1dGJ2s\" title=\"Phantom Blade Zero \u2013 State of Play Gameplay Deep Dive | PS5 Games\" 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>Phantom Blade Zero \u2013 State of Play Gameplay Deep Dive | PS5 Games \u2014 via PlayStation on YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Donnie Yen Is M\u00f3 Yuan \u2014 Voice, Face, and Motion Capture<\/h2>\n<p>Hong Kong martial arts icon Donnie Yen \u2014 known across Singapore and Southeast Asia for the <em>Ip Man<\/em> series, <em>John Wick 4<\/em>, and <em>Rogue One: A Star Wars Story<\/em> \u2014 has been contributing to Phantom Blade Zero as a creative consultant since 2023. S-GAME has now confirmed he goes further than that: Yen provides the <strong>voice, facial model, and full motion capture performance<\/strong> for <strong>M\u00f3 Yuan<\/strong>, a commanding elder figure who looms at the centre of protagonist Soul&#8217;s story.<\/p>\n<p>The pre-order trailer offered the first clear look at M\u00f3 Yuan \u2014 a dark-robed patriarch carrying a glowing infant in one hand and an ornate sword in the other, carrying Donnie Yen&#8217;s features directly from face scan. His involvement makes particular sense for Singapore and the region: Yen has defined Hong Kong action cinema for two decades, and Phantom Blade Zero&#8217;s dark wuxia setting is precisely that genre transplanted into a PS5 action RPG. Having him shape the physical performance of a central character, not just advise on fight choreography, adds a layer of authenticity that&#8217;s rare in gaming.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/phantom-blade-zero-soul-key-art-scaled.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Phantom Blade Zero key art \u2014 Soul the protagonist with straw hat and sword, dark wuxia atmosphere\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of S-GAME<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>What the State of Play Will Show<\/h2>\n<p>The broadcast promises nearly <strong>20 minutes of new gameplay<\/strong>, covering two areas the 11-minute pre-order showcase only teased: story characters we haven&#8217;t seen yet, and the breadth of build expression the game supports. S-GAME has previously described a deep weapon and skill customisation system; this State of Play should be the first time it&#8217;s explained in meaningful detail \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.playstation.com\/2026\/08\/11\/watch-the-phantom-blade-zero-gameplay-deep-dive-state-of-play-on-august-17-pre-orders-live-today\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sony&#8217;s own words<\/a> are &#8220;just how expressive players can be with their individual builds.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The game follows Soul, an elite operative framed for the murder of The Order&#8217;s patriarch and left with 66 days to live. The existing trailer has already shown open-environment traversal, large boss encounters, and close-quarters combat with a visual intensity that draws comparisons to animated Hong Kong action. The State of Play should expand all of that considerably.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/phantom-blade-zero-boss-fight-gameplay.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Phantom Blade Zero gameplay screenshot \u2014 Soul airborne evading a massive enemy during a boss encounter\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of S-GAME<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>When and Where to Watch in Singapore<\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>Phantom Blade Zero State of Play<\/strong> airs at:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Monday, 17 August at 7:00pm PT \/ 10:00pm ET<\/strong> (US)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tuesday, 18 August at 10:00am SGT \/ HKT<\/strong> (Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong)<\/li>\n<li>Tuesday, 18 August at 11:00am JST (Japan)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Watch live on the official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playstation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PlayStation YouTube channel<\/a> or PlayStation Twitch. Tuesday at 10am is a comfortable morning watch \u2014 and with Phantom Blade Zero launching on <strong>29 October<\/strong>, this is likely the last major reveal before pre-release hands-on coverage begins ahead of reviews.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/phantom-blade-zero-sword-clash-combat-scaled.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Phantom Blade Zero combat \u2014 Soul in close-quarters sword clash with sparks flying, intense action\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of S-GAME<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Pre-Orders and Release<\/h2>\n<p>Phantom Blade Zero launches on <strong>29 October 2026<\/strong> on PS5 and PC (Steam and Epic Games Store). Pre-orders are live now on the <a href=\"https:\/\/store.playstation.com\/en-sg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PlayStation Store Singapore<\/a>, Steam, and Epic \u2014 early purchase unlocks the Treasure Basin accessory and Legacy outfit, both also earnable through normal progression. Check the Singapore storefront directly for confirmed SGD pricing.<\/p>\n<p>For pre-order details, editions, and a breakdown of the story set-up, see our earlier <a href=\"\/blog\/phantom-blade-zero-pre-orders-live-11-minute-trailer-august-2026\/\">Phantom Blade Zero pre-order coverage<\/a>. More <a href=\"\/blog\/category\/game-news\/\">game news<\/a> as it breaks.<\/p>\n<p><!--GT-SCOUT source=\"Web (English)\" theme=\"Video games\" flags=\"none\"--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donnie Yen is confirmed as the voice, face, and motion capture for M\u00f3 Yuan in Phantom Blade Zero. Watch 20 minutes of new gameplay at the dedicated PlayStation State of Play \u2014 Tuesday 18 August, 10am SGT.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7819,"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":[1190,65,71,1087,73],"class_list":["post-7823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-news","tag-donnie-yen","tag-phantom-blade-zero","tag-playstation","tag-s-game","tag-state-of-play"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pbz-state-of-play-banner.png?fit=1088%2C612&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p13AlF-22b","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7285,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/phantom-blade-zero-goes-gold-pre-order-august-2026\/","url_meta":{"origin":7823,"position":0},"title":"Phantom Blade Zero Goes Gold \u2014 Pre-Orders Open 12 August in Singapore","date":"August 6, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Phantom Blade Zero goes gold. 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