CD PROJEKT RED and Arc System Works have announced a joint collaboration which will bring Lucy from the award-winning anime Cyberpunk: Edgerunners to the popular fighting game Guilty Gear Strive – as the franchise’s first-ever guest character.
The announcement came during the final day of Evo 2024, the biggest fighting game esports tournament, where the Guilty Gear series has long-been a competitive mainstay, with its latest installment -STRIVE- setting a franchise record for bracket entries and recently surpassing 3 million players globally. Arc System Works presented a trailer showcasing everything coming to the game throughout its Season Pass 4, including Lucy from Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, who will be entering the ring as the season’s final character in 2025. Her addition to the roster will mark the first time that the long-running fighting game series will feature a guest character.
Lucyna Kushinada, aka Lucy, is one of the main characters of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, a critically acclaimed anime set in the world of Cyberpunk 2077, the best-selling video game from CD PROJEKT RED. As a talented netrunner — a combat-ready hacker capable of handling herself in encounters both in and out of cyberspace — she plays an integral role in the series’ thrilling and heart-wrenching story. The addition of her unique skill set to Guilty Gear Strive, which is being created by Arc System Works in close cooperation with series’ producers from CD PROJEKT RED, is bound to shake up the playing field as players get access to her via Season Pass 4 next year on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC. More information about the 2.5D fighting game’s fourth and final season pass, as well as content release timing, will be released later in the year.
For future updates on Lucy’s upcoming guest appearance in Guilty Gear Strive, follow the game’s official website and social channels. For more information on the world of Cyberpunk 2077, including Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, visit cyberpunk.net and follow the official channels on Facebook, Instagram, and X.
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