{"id":41013,"date":"2024-12-09T12:43:20","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T03:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=41013"},"modified":"2024-12-09T13:18:08","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T04:18:08","slug":"bandai-namcos-unsuccessful-mmorpg-blue-protocol-to-be-reincarnated-as-star-resonance-by-chinese-studio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/bandai-namcos-unsuccessful-mmorpg-blue-protocol-to-be-reincarnated-as-star-resonance-by-chinese-studio\/","title":{"rendered":"Bandai Namco\u2019s unsuccessful MMORPG Blue Protocol to be reincarnated as Star Resonance by Chinese studio\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Tencent-funded Chinese developer BOKURA (Shanghai Bokura Technology) has officially announced the new MMORPG <strong>Star Resonance <\/strong>for PC and mobile platforms. A trailer showcasing the upcoming title\u2019s character creator, world, battles and social gameplay elements was released on December 6.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Star Resonance ACGN style MMO-ARPG based on the Blue Protocol IP\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ee2wT-3n3TU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If the visuals and setting look awfully familiar, that\u2019s because Star Resonance is based on Bandai Namco\u2019s anime MMORPG Blue Protocol. Published by the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/bandai-namco-online-developer-of-blue-protocol-to-be-absorbed-by-bandai-namco-entertainment-and-disappear\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">soon-to-be dissolved<\/a> Bandai Namco Online, Blue Protocol launched in June 2023, but due to its lackluster performance, it\u2019s scheduled to be <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/blue-protocol-to-end-service-without-making-it-to-the-west\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">discontinued as soon as January next year<\/a> in Japan, and its global release has been cancelled.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Back to the topic of Star Resonance, its developer BOKURA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bokura.com.cn\/news\/3b747306-41d1-419c-b137-2a341bd3c80e\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">had previously announced<\/a> that it would be collaborating with Project Sky Blue (Blue Protocol\u2019s dedicated development team) on a mobile game based on Blue Protocol. After Blue Protocol\u2019s discontinuation was announced, the fate of this in-development mobile spin-off was unclear. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1061\" height=\"631\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1061px) 100vw, 1061px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241209-41013-003.jpg\" alt=\"Star Resonance\" class=\"wp-image-41024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241209-41013-003.jpg 1061w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241209-41013-003-380x226.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241209-41013-003-768x457.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1057\" height=\"592\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1057px) 100vw, 1057px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241209-41013-002.jpg\" alt=\"Star Resonance\" class=\"wp-image-41025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241209-41013-002.jpg 1057w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241209-41013-002-380x213.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241209-41013-002-768x430.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>However, it seems that work on Star Resonance is fully on track, as preparations are already underway for <a href=\"https:\/\/bpm.bkrgame.com\/web202412\/news-detail.html?newsid=18543902\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a closed beta test<\/a> for Chinese users (applications are being accepted from December 6 to December 19). The game will launch on both PC and mobile platforms with crossplay supported. According to BOKURA\u2019s website, the development team is experienced in developing ARPG\/MORPG\/MMORPG games.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Star Resonance appears to be <a href=\"https:\/\/bpm.bkrgame.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">set in Regnas,<\/a> the world of Blue Protocol, but with significantly redesigned and reworked gameplay and story. So far, there have been no announcements about the game\u2019s release date and potential global launch.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chinese developer BOKURA has announced Star Resonance, a new anime MMORPG based on Bandai Namco&#8217;s Blue Protocol.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":41023,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-41013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Bandai Namco\u2019s unsuccessful MMORPG Blue Protocol to be reincarnated as Star Resonance by Chinese studio\u00a0 - AUTOMATON WEST<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Chinese developer BOKURA has announced Star Resonance, a new anime MMORPG based on Bandai Namco&#039;s Blue Protocol.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/bandai-namcos-unsuccessful-mmorpg-blue-protocol-to-be-reincarnated-as-star-resonance-by-chinese-studio\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bandai Namco\u2019s unsuccessful MMORPG Blue Protocol to be reincarnated as Star Resonance by Chinese studio\u00a0 - 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