{"id":153267,"date":"2022-12-09T23:10:58","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T23:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/amazons-next-game-is-an-anime-mmo-called-blue-protocol\/"},"modified":"2022-12-09T23:10:58","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T23:10:58","slug":"amazons-next-game-is-an-anime-mmo-called-blue-protocol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/amazons-next-game-is-an-anime-mmo-called-blue-protocol\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon’s next game is an anime MMO called Blue Protocol"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The next major release from Amazon Games is an anime-style online title called Blue Protocol<\/em>. Developed by Bandai Namco, the game is slated to launch on the PS5, Xbox Series X \/ S, and PC in the second half of 2023 \u2014 and you can check out the debut trailer above, which debuted at The Game Awards.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The game is described as a multiplayer action RPG, where players can take on various roles and play either with others or experience the story as a single-player-style campaign. Here’s the basic premise, according to Amazon:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Blue Protocol…<\/em> takes players on a heroic journey through Regnas, a world teetering on the brink of destruction after millennia of conflict and technology overuse. Players must unit and harness the mysterious light called Flux to defeat powerful foes. Players can fully customize their character, and choose from five unique classes at launch: the sturdy Blade Warden, the valiant Twin Striker, the versatile Keen Strider, the multifaceted Spell Weaver, or the damage-dealing Foe Breaker. Aided by Echoes, mystical summoned creatures with powerful attacks, players will unlock their memories and fight to save the world. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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A closed beta for PC players is expected early next year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Blue Protocol<\/em> will mark the first major game release from Amazon since Lost Ark<\/em> (which it also published) earlier this year. The company also developed the MMO New World<\/em>which launched in 2021. While Blue Protocol<\/em> is very different in terms of style and tone \u2014 and it feels very reminiscent of the smash hit Genshin Impact<\/em> \u2014 it’s another ongoing live service title under the Amazon umbrella. According to Amazon’s VP of games, Christoph Hartmann, the publishing arrangement came about primarily because the company wanted to work with Bandai Namco.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cI always feel that good people do good things,\u201d Hartmann tells The Verge<\/em>. \u201cGoing back to my past, this has been proven over and over again, that you almost spend more on the talent than on the original game idea.\u201d He also notes that the company learned a great deal through publishing Lost Ark<\/em>, which was co-developed by Korean studios Tripod Studio and Smilegate. (In both cases, Amazon serves as the global publisher, excluding Asia.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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