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Granblue Fantasy: Versus Rising announced for PS5, PS4 and PC, has a Fall Guys-inspired mode

Battle royally.

Granblue Fantasy: Versus Rising
Image credit: Cygames

Anime fighting game Granblue Fantasy: Versus gets a sequel this year and it's got a few surprising additions.

Granblue Fantasy: Versus Rising is due out at some point in 2023 on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 and PC via Steam, publisher Cygames announced. The developer is, once again, Arc System Works.

Granblue Fantasy Versus is a 2D fighting game spin-off from the hugely popular Japanese role-playing game Granblue Fantasy. It launched worldwide in 2020 on PlayStation 4.

This sequel has a number of new features, including more playable characters and stages, as well as a new story mode that includes all the chapters from Granblue Fantasy Versus. Crucially, rollback netcode and crossplay between all platforms is confirmed. Here's the debut trailer:

Here's the reveal trailer for Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising.Watch on YouTube

Elsewhere, there's a new online lobby island and multiplayer party games that look heavily-inspired by Fall Guys. Grand Bruise Legends is described as a "topsy-turvy battle royale mode" with loads of mini-games. Check it out in the trailer below.

And here's a trailer for Grand Bruise Legends mode.Watch on YouTube

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