.Hack//Z.E.R.O. Is Our First .Hack Game in Almost 10 Years

Surprise! Japanese workplace CyberConnect2 is marking its 30th day with the announcement of a caller .hack game: .hack//Z.E.R.O.

To whet our corporate appetites, we've adjacent been treated to a teaser trailer, which you tin ticker below.

.hack is simply a bid of enactment RPG games that research a virtual game-space called The World, with enactment taking spot some determination and successful our existent world, branching disconnected of a multimedia franchise that extends to a collectible paper game, a Japanese-only MMORPG, positive animated movies, manga, and live-action TV shows.

It's been the champion portion of 10 years since we past had a .hack crippled — the past was .hack//G.U. Last Recode successful 2017 — but don't fto that enactment you off: Hiroshi "Piros" Matsuyama precocious told Famitsu that the caller merchandise won't nexus straight to immoderate erstwhile title, truthful you don't request to travel into the crippled with immoderate anterior knowledge.

Although .hack has ever been developed by CyberConnect2 and has usually been published by Bandai Namco, Bandai Namco has fixed CyberConnect2 support to "manage the entirety of the task from readying and improvement to release."

As for what to expect? "World-renowned violinist Taro Hakase has penned the music, kick-starting the task to the dexterous tune of his violin. .hack//Z.E.R.O. volition beryllium a caller RPG acquisition that blends the series’ trademark duality of phantasy (game world) and world (real world) with modern expectations, infused with 100% axenic CyberConnect2 spirit.

"The crippled volition beryllium enjoyable for some seasoned fans and caller players alike," the squad said. "Please look guardant to this newest iteration of .hack."

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