TGS2023】D3 Publisher's booth report!

Tokyo Game Show 2023 (TGS2023) was held from Thursday, September 21 to Sunday, September 24, 2023. D3 Publisher, a game company in the Namco Bandai Group, exhibited at TGS2023, the largest-ever event held at Makuhari Messe.

The booth at TGS2023 was dedicated to "Digibox 2"!

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D3 Publisher's booth will feature " Shikaku appears again on the square earth? Digibox Earth Defense Forces 2" ( hereafter "Digibox 2") was strongly pushed, giving a strong impression of the world of Digibox. The "voxel art" display, which looked like three-dimensional dots, stood out prominently, and the entire booth, including the booth's shape and novelties, strongly impressed visitors with the "Digibox 2" impression. The booth also featured an objet d'art of the "Decalantula," a giant creature that appears in "Digibox 2," and a corner where visitors could experience how many steps they could make before the Decalantula attacked them. The last part of the event was a spectacular display of white smoke, not acid threads, billowing out of the Decalantula's buttocks, which may have attracted not only fans of the Earth Defense Forces series but also those who were intrigued by the impact of its appearance.

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Additional information on "Digibox 2" is also available!

The "Maru-ryu Chikyu ga Shikaku ni Kawatta!" (The Earth has become square!?), a spin-off of the Chikyu Boeigun series, is now available on the Internet. Digibox Earth Defense Forces EARTH DEFENSE FORCE: WORLD BROTHERS", the sequel to "Digibox 2", was playable for the first time in the world, and fans were excited to see the game in action. The latest information was also revealed at a stage event held at the booth.

In "Digibox 2," many characters from "Earth Defense Forces 6," the latest in the Earth Defense Forces series, have joined the game, including both friend and foe. Of course, the "Archeles," the giant creature from Earth Defense Forces 5, the "Android Grenadier," a walking bomb that appeared in Earth Defense Forces 6 and has caused many players pain, the "Scylla," with its amazing jump and poisonous mist, and many more are also announced. Enemy", which is characterized by its amazing jump and poisonous fog.

The most eye-catching of the new enemies is the "Mysterious Giant Soldier," which looks just like an EDF member.

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It looks just like the land soldiers from EDF 1 and EDF 2. Although they are supposed to be soldiers who protect the earth, we are very curious about their position in the game and why they are transformed into giants. The character also appeared in a mission that could be played at the booth, but unfortunately the mystery was not revealed in the mission, so we are eagerly waiting for the full version to be revealed. The game is scheduled for release in 2024. Check out the official Digibox 2 website and follow the official X (@EDF_OFFICIAL ) for more information.

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In addition to "Digibox 2," there will also be "Custom Mech Wars" (hereafter "Custom Mech Wars") and "Spreading Sky! (Custom Mech Wars), and "Spread the Sky! Pretty Cure" were also popular.

There was a lot of new information about "Custom Mech Wars," the robot game with magical modifications!

The official website for "Custom Mech Wars" will open at the end of August 2023. The trailer PV has just been released, and the content of the trailer is as good as any other work by D3 Publisher. Because of its unique and interesting content, the test-play corner at the booth was a great success.

In this trial game, players can customize their own robots from a wide variety of parts, and experience combat with their customized machines, which are "extremely free in appearance and capabilities! As the PV introduced, there is a wide variety of parts that can be combined to make it seem like there is nothing that can't be made, from the royal robot style, to a massive tank style, to a unique robot that wears a bikini from the neck down.

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New information about the collaboration work was also released. The "Earth Defense Forces Collaboration Edition," which allows the use of collaboration parts modeled after the giant robot "Varga" from the Earth Defense Forces series, as well as characters from Dream Club, Samurai Maiden, Bullet Girls, and Omega Labyrinth Life. The Ultimate Edition, which includes the "Magic Modification Set" with additional collaboration parts and custom voices, was also announced.

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Also announced was the implementation of online multiplayer. The online multiplayer for this title will allow users to conquer the same missions with their friends and also allow for stray matching. The online multiplayer will not only allow players to build their favorite robots, but also to show them off to other players and use other players' robots as references, which will be more interesting than just conquering missions.

The release date has also been announced as Thursday, December 14, 2023. There will also be pre-order bonuses and early purchase bonuses, so if you are interested in this title, be sure to check out the official Custom Mech Wars website for the latest information.

D3 Publisher Booth Report!

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I was very much looking forward to seeing the new "Digibox Earth Defense Forces 2" and "Custom Mech Wars," and I have to say that I had a lot more fun than I expected. The volume of new information presented was also very large, and I was reminded of D3 Publisher's great potential and ability to move people's hearts and minds. At a large game event like TGS, it is the play test corner that tends to attract the most attention, but this year's stage events were also very rich in content and plentiful. Among the many stage events, the one that I personally recommend to see the most is the special stage called "Ed-0: Zombie Uprising," which was held on Day 2. The stage featured a slide presentation of "Ed-0: Zombie Uprising," a game created by D3 Publisher in all seriousness, and an open critique session by three celebrities active on the frontlines of the game industry. The stage was a must-see for those who have never been involved in game development, as it was easy to understand and yet the panelists were blunt in their criticisms. The stage event was archived on D3Publisher's YouTube channel, so be sure to check it out.