4-episode collection premieres on Tuesday with future episodes on September 17, 23, 29
Bandai Namco Entertainment started streaming on Monday a trailer for Ace Fight Hour Zero, a live-action prequel series for Ace Fight 8: Wings of Theve, the most recent game in its Ace Fight fashionable air fight franchise. The video previews the story:
IGN will stream the 4 episodes first on its web site and YouTube channel on September 15, 17, 23, and 29. Every episode shall be 6-11 minutes lengthy.
The prequel stars Josh Holloway (Misplaced) as a pilot, Brandon Routh (Superman Returns) as a health care provider, and Tamlyn Tomita (Cobra Kai) as a information anchor.
IGN describes the prequel’s story:
Within the collection, three strangers survive the opening days of the Republic of Sotoa’s invasion of the Federation of Central Usea. Josh Holloway stars as a pilot with nowhere to land, Brandon Routh as a health care provider who saved his enemy, and Tamlyn Tomita as a information anchor silenced for telling the reality.
The sport will launch on October 2 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Sequence X|S, and PC by way of Steam. Gamers may even obtain Ace Fight Zero: The Belkan Battle as a pre-order bonus for the sport. The sport’s Deluxe Version will launch on September 29.
The primary on-line multiplayer modes include Co-Op Assault, by which two groups of 4 gamers compete for top scores in missions, and Co-Op Warfare, by which two groups of 4 play towards one another and NPCs.
Bandai Namco Leisure released the Ace Fight 7: Skies Unknown sport in January 2019 for PlayStation 4 (with PlayStation VR help) and Xbox One, and in February 2019 for PC by way of Steam. The sport was initially slated for 2017, however was delayed to 2018 earlier than the most recent delay to 2019. The sport can be obtainable to play on Xbox Sequence X|S. Ace Fight 7: Skies Unknown Deluxe Version launched digitally completely for Swap in July 2024.
Namco launched the primary Ace Fight sport in 1992.
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