Abstract
- Learn the way the workforce at 91Act labored to develop a follow-up to their BlazeBlue combating recreation sequence.
- BlazBlue Entropy Impact X combines a number of genres in a approach that feels distinctly BlazBlue.
- BlazBlue Entropy Impact X launches February 12, 2026, for Xbox Collection X|S.
From day one, the workforce at 91Act carried an bold imaginative and prescient: to face out on the worldwide stage of motion recreation growth. Even their title, “91Act,” is a pun of the phrase “Jiu Yao ACT” (means “We solely wish to make ACT video games”) in Chinese language – a nod to the workforce’s want to precise creativity freely within the 2D motion recreation scene.
They selected to base their studio within the historical metropolis of Chengdu – well-known for pandas, Szechuan delicacies, mahjong, and Daoist tradition, hoping its laid-back ambiance would encourage calm focus and imaginative pondering to consistently crank out the perfect motion video games. That is the place BlazBlue was born.
Through the years, the studio’s historical past grew to become one thing of a legend amongst followers. Greater than a decade in the past, founder Michael Jiangleft Tencent to create 91Act, and with only a single demo, satisfied Arc System Works to grant them the license to develop official BlazBlue cellular titles. After a few years refining their craft in cellular growth, the studio resolved to reply a long-standing request from the neighborhood, and to pursue the dream embedded in their very own title: to construct a top-tier single-player motion recreation.
That dedication got here with huge price. Because the studio approached its tenth anniversary, they discovered themselves on the point of chapter and dissolution. However simply when issues appeared virtually hopeless, every thing modified because of the outpouring of help from the neighborhood. The sport that they had poured their hearts and soul into achieved overwhelming success, permitting the workforce to return, rebuild, and rise once more. Arc System Works acknowledged that keenness by granting even deeper entry to the BlazBlue universe – together with a completely authentic storyline written by the sequence’ authentic situation writer. The end result was BlazBlue Entropy Impact X, an action-roguelite that includes 14 fan-favorite characters from the BlazBlue universe, mixed with a brand-new authentic storyline.
BlazBlue Entropy Impact X combines a number of genres in a approach that feels distinctly BlazBlue: Roguelite RNG and build-crafting; fashionable, responsive motion gameplay; and combo-driven fighting-game fundamentals. Right here, you’ll “dive” right into a mysterious dimension generally known as the Sea of Chance, to finish the so-called “salvage operations” whereas gathering “Shards of Chance” tied to tales from the BlazBlue universe.
Right here, every dive is a contemporary run. Clear one fight room to earn Potentials, unlocking new strikes and talents. Enter one other to achieve Methods, granting attribute-boosting results to boost your assaults. Stumble into the Black Market Vendor, the place you possibly can sacrifice present perks for excessive, high-risk bonuses.
Room by room, construct by construct, the journey evolves. Till lastly, you stand earlier than the boss with solely your earned expertise and your sharpened method figuring out your destiny.
When BlazBlue Entropy Impact X launches on February 12, 2026, gamers is not going to solely have entry to the total roster of 14 BlazBlue characters—but additionally two visitor characters from iconic indie hits – Icey from Icey, and The Beheaded from Lifeless Cells. Each will arrive as free DLC characters proper at launch.
And if you happen to’re questioning why a mysterious woman with a large sword and a headless prisoner able to wielding dozens of weapons are showing right here… nicely, that is the Sea of Chance in any case. Unusual guests are virtually anticipated.
So, get able to dive in beginning on February 12, 2026, when BlazBlue Entropy Impact X launches on Xbox Collection X|S.
BlazBlue Entropy Impact X
91Act
[Game Overview]
A *roguelite motion recreation* set within the BLAZBLUE universe, that includes putting 2D visuals, fashionable, fast-paced fight, and exact, responsive controls.
Command a line-up of distinctive characters from the famend BLAZBLUE franchise and dive into an unparalleled motion expertise.
[Story]
At a mysterious area, generally known as “the Lab”,a bunch of elite researchers race to avoid wasting a collapsing phrase; nonetheless, regardless of their efforts to this point, Dr. Mercurius, head of the laboratory, nonetheless warns the world’s downfall is close to.
In a last-ditch effort, the pressing *Analysis of Chance* initiative seeks to gather *Shards of Chance*—a particular fragment of the world that would forestall the seemingly inevitable destruction.
These shards lie throughout the *Sea of Chance*, a realm between worlds, past the bounds of actuality.
Our protagonist, *Ace*, is the one being able to diving into this sea.
Guided by the elite researchers at *the Lab*, Ace descends time and again in pursuit of salvation—till unusual visions take maintain and his physique begins to alter.
As Ace continues to dive, numerous recollections flood his thoughts, and the reality behind the collapsing world—and the analysis itself—begins to floor….
“……The Energy of Azure.”
