CyberConnect2 Announces .HACK//Z.E.R.O. Action RPG

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CyberConnect2 and Bandai Namco Entertainment have announced a brand-new action RPG in the .hack series franchise “for home consoles” 10 years in the making titled .HACK//Z.E.R.O. but at this time, we do not have a release date.

.hack//Z.E.R.O Project Start Visual
Image Credit: CyberConnect2 Co. Ltd, .hack Conglomerate & .hack, Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.

According to the Video Game’s website, the .hack game series has always been developed by CyberConnect2 and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment, but but for .hack//Z.E.R.O., Bandai Namco Entertainment has given CyberConnect2 permission to manage the entirety of the project from planning and development to release. It will be a title that is fully self-published by CyberConnect2.

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World-renowned violinist Taro Hakase has penned the music, kick-starting the new project to the dexterous tune of his violin. .hack//Z.E.R.O will  a novel action RPG experience that will blend the series’ trademark duality of fantasy (game world) and reality (real world) with modern expectations, infused with 100% pure CyberConnect2 spirit. The game will be enjoyable for both veteran fans and new players alike.

Teaser Trailer Credits:

  • Animation by: Kamikazedouga Co., Ltd.
  • Director/Storyboard: Takafumi Utsunomiya
  • Animation Director: Kenta Yoshino
  • CGI Director: Takeshi Ishiuchi
  • CGI Assistant: Shogo Konishi
  • Imageboard: Michi Suzuki
  • Character Modeler: Moeka Sunaga, Chisato Kudo
  • Prop Modeler: Takeshi Ishiuchi, Aoi Okafuji, Dan Kobayashi
  • Character Set Up: Masaya Ibayashi, Rika Ueda
  • Prop Set Up: Shogo Konishi
  • 3D Animation: Kenta Yoshino, Masaya Ibayashi, Shogo Konishi, Hiroki Saitou, Rika Ueda, Rio Kaiho, Yūhei Sekigami
  • UI Animation: Hiroki Saitou
  • 3D Effect Animation: Susumu Yamaguchi, Takeshi Ishiuchi
  • 2D Effect Animation: Maki Yamakoshi
  • Character Look Development: Hiroki Saitou
  • Prop Look Development: Aoi Okafuji
  • Character Texture: Kei Okazaki, Yasuko Miura
  • Prop Texture: Aoi Okafuji
  • Rendering: Takeshi Ishiuchi, Aoi Okafuji
  • Rendering Script: Yuri Shimada
  • 2D Retouch: Kenta Yoshino, Kei Okazaki, Shiori Kato
  • Icon Illustration: Kei Okazaki, Gosunkugi Masahiro, Keita Morooka, Manami Kimura
  • Background Layout Cleanup: Susumu Mamura
  • Background Studio: Bihou
  • Art Director: Shunichirō Yoshihara
  • Background Artist: Phuong Thuy, Dan Chinh, Hong Hoa, Thanh Tu, Hong Tam, Shuichi Tsuji
  • Background Production Manager: Tomoya Oosaki
  • Compositing Director: Susumu Yamaguchi
  • Compositing: Takeshi Ishiuchi, Aoi Okafuji, Hiroki Saitou
  • Animation Producer: Daisuke Shibazaki, Soichiro Yamakawa
  • Creative Producer: Jumpei Mizusaki

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Source: Anime News Network, .hack//Z.E.R.O Official Website, Gematsu

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