The end is only the beginning for Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds
Dear Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Fans,
We want to share with you some important news regarding Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds. Back in June 2022 we (Rocket Panda Games) announced that we had acquired the Phantom Breaker IP from MAGES. and became the new stewards for the direction of the franchise with much excitement and we would like to share with you about what the future holds for the Phantom Breaker universe.
One of our goals with every one of our games is to ensure the best possible gaming experience for fans as well as users new to the world of Phantom Breaker.
The staff at Rocket Panda Games have been fans of Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds since its original release over 10 years ago on Xbox 360. In that time, technology has advanced and the bar has only gotten higher for games. The engine on which the original games were built is simply not conducive to being updated or added to, which makes it impossible for us to make any meaningful updates or add new content.
If you’re a big PBBG fan, the fight doesn’t end here!
On September 23rd, 2023 we announced Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate for Steam (PC), the Epic Game Store as well as PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox S | X and Nintendo Switch for release in 2024.
This new game will be a remaster of the exceptional beat ‘em up that you’ve come to love but we’re confident that the new version will captivate you with its enhanced online features, modern design, and re-tuned gameplay.
The new Battle Grounds game is being developed in-house by Rocket Panda Games with some of the same developers responsible for the original Battle Grounds as well as Phantom Breaker: Omnia. Their love of the franchise will ensure that the gameplay will be rock-solid while adding modern features and a scalable backend.
What’s going to happen to Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds and Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Overdrive?
The current versions of Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds and Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Overdrive developed and published by MAGES. will be removed from all digital storefronts along with related DLC content on March 4th, 2024.
While both games and related DLC will no longer be available for new purchases from March 4th 2024, current owners will retain access to the game in their game library and can continue enjoying it without interruption.
Thank you for being a part of this extraordinary adventure, and we look forward to showing you more of Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate in the near future.
– The Rocket Panda Games Team
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
For any specific questions regarding the transition or the new game, please visit the official Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate website. For questions regarding Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds, contact our support here.
How is Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate going to differ from vanilla Battle Grounds and Overdrive?
Ultimate is being built from the ground up in Unreal Engine 5 and contains quite a number of new features and improvements on top of the classic Battle Grounds experience. Visit the official website for more information at pbbgu.com.
Can I still play the original Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds (PBBG) and Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Overdrive (PBBGOD) after they’re removed?
Yes, you will always be able to play the games’ offline modes as long as it remains in your library. All editions of PBBG and PBBGOD use their native platform’s online services. As long as those services are available, players should be able to matchmake and play online sessions.
*Online functionality for the Vita version of PBBG is no longer available.
Is there a way to migrate my progress to the new game?
Because the game will be running on a completely new engine made by a different developer, your progress from PBBG and PBBGOD will not be able to be transferred to Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate.
Can I transfer my DLC purchases from the old game to Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate?
Previous DLC like the Kurisu Makise, Frau, Kemomimi Costume DLC, and FM sound generator BGM will be included in the base game of Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate. Any future DLC will have to be purchased for Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate as it is a brand new game in Unreal Engine 5.
Phantom Breaker: Omnia OUT NOW!
After what could be considered an almost 10 year wait and what many considered a videogame lost to history, the long lost anime fighter, Phantom Breaker: Omnia is finally out!
First, Rocket Panda Games would like to thank all of our developers and partners who poured their heart and souls into making Phantom Breaker: Omnia a reality. Also, a special shoutout to our Discord community who have carried the Phantom Breaker torch all these years and have gone consistently gone to bat for us since we first announced the game.
We hope you will have as much fun playing as we had making it!
Buy now to receive a launch discount of 10%, plus exclusive early adopters bonus content – a free copy of the Phantom Breaker: Omnia Original Game Soundtrack (A $9.99 value) which includes all 34 remixed versions of the in-game soundtrack as well as the English and Japanese versions of the Opening and Ending Theme Songs. Contains both MP3 192 kbps and Uncompressed WAV. Offer ends on Tuesday, March 22!
Fin-ally, if you need to sate your thirst for everything Phantom Breaker: Omnia we have partnered with videogame accessory and clothing company EIGHTY SIXED, with an exclusive Phantom Breaker: Omnia T-shirt and Enamel Pin design which will be available Q2 2022.
New Phantom Breaker fighting game announced for PC and consoles alike!
Phantom Breaker: Omnia -- a massive update to Phantom Breaker: Extra, a 1-vs-1 2D anime fighter originally released by MAGES in 2013 -- will be coming to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC via Steam in 2021 courtesy of publisher Rocket Panda Games.
Phantom Breaker: Omnia will be the first full-on fighting game title in the franchise to see a Western release since the successful 2013 launch of... well, this game! The best-selling, fan-favorite 2D side-scrolling beat-’em-up spin-off, Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds!
Click here to watch the Phantom Breaker: Omnia announcement trailer featuring "Contradiction," a new song by Eir Aoi: https://youtu.be/h87-wnWjMUY
You can also learn more about Phantom Breaker Omnia at: www.rocketpandagames.com
Just figured we'd let you know! ;)
OGRE TALE has arrived!
The next game from the creators of Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds is finally here... and on sale! Available at 20% off during its launch week, grab it now, alongside a bevy of other great Degica games at prices up to 90% off as part of the Degica Publisher Weekend:
Once you've had your fill of breaking phantoms, why not keep the 2D brawling going strong with a fractured fairytale vibe and OH, SO MUCH SNARK? We've got you covered!
Perhaps you've seen the official English trailer already:
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But unless you've been following the game on Steam (or following us on Twitter), you've probably missed out on the individual character mini-trailers. In which case... well, here they are!
So, yeah. What are you waiting for? There's a peach waiting to be punished! Get to it, people!
Announcing, OGRE TALE!
It's the fracturedest of fairytales!
OGRE TALE is a 2D sprite-based beat-em-up available August 20th, 2020 for PC/Steam, from the same team that brought you Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds. Featuring 3 distinct playable characters with meticulous customization options, a tongue-in-cheek story filled with fourth wall breaks, snark, and meta-humor, and cooperative multiplayer functionality for up to 3 players at a time (either online or off!), OGRE TALE is the ultimate far-east fairytale farce!
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Learn more about the game, wishlist it, check out screenshots, interact with the community, or just plain ogle it to your heart's content at its Steam page hereabouts: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1124050/Ogre_Tale/
Or if you're looking to hone your Japanese ability a little, check out its Japanese homepage here: http://5pb.jp/games/ogretale/
The Onigashima sisters thank you for your support over this week-long teaser campaign!
THE STORY SO FAR
Hundreds of years ago, there dwelled ogres alongside humankind. These ogres were known to cause no end of problems for the humans they came upon, leading them to be feared and hated, regarded as monsters and demons.
One day, a trio of soon-to-be folk heroes named Momotaro, Kintaro, and Issuntaro decided enough was enough, and set foot upon the land from whence the ogres came: Onigashima. Their goal was to confront the ogres on their own turf and take them down once and for all... and so they did.
After a long struggle, Momotaro and his crew successfully defeated the leader of the ogres: the beautiful yet dreaded Iroha. And with Iroha's defeat, the ogres themselves fell to ruin, and peace once again reigned for humanity. Momotaro, Kintaro, and Issuntaro were heralded as heroes, and they all lived happily ever after...
Or did they?!
Tokyo, present day.
Iroha, having used an ancient technique for reincarnation upon herself just moments before her demise, has lived many lives in many forms. Finally, after nearly giving up hope, she discovers the last surviving ogres: a trio of sisters bearing the name of their ancient homeland, Onigashima. She (or, now, he, as a male cat) raises them as her/his own, strictly teaching them the ways of the sword so that one day, s/he may lead them into battle against Momotaro and reclaim the ogres' rightful place in society.
And fortunately for them, Momotaro is indeed still out there! Specifically, a guy named Momotaro -- who happens to be a 37th generation descendant of the original -- just so happens to have been toiling day in and day out as a host in the red light district, and has finally reached his breaking point. He has PLANS now, and suffice it to say, they're not exactly folk-heroic!
So, hey, this was supposed to just be a petty revenge story, but with Momotaro suddenly turning evil due to systemic depression, maybe the ogres can actually be the good guys this time around! Lucky... them, I guess?
What even IS this story, anyway?!
Special Summer Sale Bundle!
Be they defending their kingdom, defending the world from phantoms, or defending their claim to the entire Zodiac (whether the other signs like it or not!), the women at the forefront of these three games are the epitome of girl power. As the title of this bundle implies, all asses are on the run in the presence of these femme fatales... ‘cause they about to get kicked!
We've prepared a special summer sale bundle "Women Kicking Ass" for all Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds players. You will be able to purchase the following games that have exclusively female protagonists for an additional 15% OFF, on top of the individual game discounts! https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/15371/Women_Kicking_Ass/
・Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds ・CODE OF PRINCESS ・Virgo Versus The Zodiac
Kung hei fat choi & Happy Lunar New Year!!
It's time for the Lunar New Year and to celebrate, we have the following titles on sale!
Bullet Soul Infinite Burst release sale & score contest
Greetings, Mages. fans!
Just a little bit of news (Sorry, it's not Phantom Breaker Extra) about another recent Mages. title: http://store.steampowered.com/app/545060/BULLET_SOUL_INFINITE_BURST/
It's a great shooter with a lot of depth that's very approachable for newcomers to the genre and it's currently on sale with a launch discount of 20% and a further loyalty discount of 30% for anyone who bought Bullet Soul!
And if that wasn't enough, Mages. are holding a high score contest to celebrate its launch that anyone can enter, so what are you waiting for? Come and get some bullet-filled soul food!
MAGES games at Anime Expo 2017 + Secret Announcement!?
Degica Games will be at Anime Expo at booth #4130. Make sure to stop by our booth!
Along with Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Steam Key Card and cool merch, we'll be showing of BULLET SOUL from our friends at MAGES. Come to experience this one of a kind shmup, and don't miss our special secret announcement!
・Location: LA Convention Center - Booth # 4130 *together with Degica Games
・Date: July 1st - July 4th
http://www.anime-expo.org/
Caravan Score Attack and Merch!
We will be holding a Caravan Mode Contest on July 3rd from 10AM to 5PM. Join the score attack and compete for the highest score! The top four scorers will be announced at 5PM on the same day and will receive an exclusive "Bancho T-shirt"
Visit our booth and get a free original fan, stickers, postcards and other swag! We’ll also have Bullet Soul Steam Key Card + OST DLC sets available for an AX special price of $9.99!
This is all in addition to the CURRENT Caravan contest we have on Steam for the Summer Sale!
Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds v1.3.02: Simplified chinese and small fixes
We are happy to announce that Phantom Breaker Battle Grounds and all DLCs are now available in Simplfied Chimese.
Patch detail
<*> Adding support for Simplified Chinese
<*> Fix for the crash caused by unsupported character in player name (multiplayer lobby)
<*> Various fixes for a better game stability
<*> Rebalancing of combo
Since the rebalancing can affect the score, new leaderboards have been created for this version.
