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After the conclusion of the BlazBlue Central Fiction tournament at Arc System Works' Fighting Game Awards 2017, the company revealed new information about BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle.

Arc System Works first offered the game's release dates: May 31, 2018, in Japan and June 5, 2018, for the rest of the world. In addition to that, ASW confirmed that the game will have a total of 40 characters, including DLC, when the cast is complete. The game's first confirmed DLC character will be Blake Belladonna from RWBY.

BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle will also be playable at Evo Japan 2018, and the build will feature all 20 characters that have been shown to be part of the base game to this point.

Lastly, ASW revealed that there will be a special edition of the game that will feature a collaborative illustration by Tochimichi Mori from ASW, Shigenori Soejima of Atlus, Seiichi Yoshihara of French-Bread and Rooster Teeth's Ein Lee as well as a DLC season pass, an art book and console-specific bonuses.

Readers can check out the game's latest trailer, including Blake's reveal, below.