{"id":5329,"date":"2021-11-01T16:51:51","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T07:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=5329"},"modified":"2021-11-01T16:51:52","modified_gmt":"2021-11-01T07:51:52","slug":"20211101-5329","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20211101-5329\/","title":{"rendered":"Bombergirl PC open beta starts in Japan. A Bomberman MOBA spin-off"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Publication date of the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20211101-180924\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a>: 2021-11-01 13:05 (JST)<br>Translated by. Ryuki Ishii<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Konami Amusement has announced the schedule for <em><strong>Bombergirl<\/strong><\/em>\u2019s PC open beta test. It will be held from November 1 to November 4 at 5am JST (November 3 at 1pm PDT). An open beta for <em>Bombergirl <\/em>was previously held in January but ended early due to technical issues. Now after 10 months, Konami has resumed the public testing.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u30af\u30ed\u3060\u3002<br>\u672c\u65e5\u304b\u3089\u300e\u30dc\u30f3\u30d0\u30fc\u30ac\u30fc\u30eb\u3000\u30b3\u30ca\u30b9\u30c6\u300f\u306e\u30aa\u30fc\u30d7\u30f3\u30d9\u30fc\u30bf\u30c6\u30b9\u30c8\u3092\u958b\u59cb\u3059\u308b\u305d\u3046\u3060\u3002<br>11\/4(\u6728)5:00am\u307e\u3067\u306e\u671f\u9593\u9650\u5b9a\u3060\u304c\u3001\u304a\u5bb6\u3067\u30dc\u30f3\u30d0\u30fc\u30d0\u30c8\u30eb\u304c\u3067\u304d\u308b\u3068\u3044\u3046\u308f\u3051\u3060\u306a\uff01<br>\u30d7\u30ec\u30fc\u65b9\u6cd5\u306a\u3069\u306e\u8a73\u7d30\u306f\u30ea\u30f3\u30af\u5148\u3092\u78ba\u8a8d\u3057\u3066\u304f\u308c\u3002<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Y5CA7BR6I8\">https:\/\/t.co\/Y5CA7BR6I8<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z70TsUgrDw\">pic.twitter.com\/Z70TsUgrDw<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u30dc\u30f3\u30d0\u30fc\u30ac\u30fc\u30eb\u516c\u5f0f (@bombergirl573) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bombergirl573\/status\/1454998391990067200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 1, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Bombergirl <\/em>is a <em>Bomberman<\/em> spin-off that incorporates 4 vs 4 MOBA-style gameplay. There are a number of playable Bombergirls to choose from, each with unique characteristics. Each team aims to destroy the opposing team\u2019s home base while collecting items and taking out enemies using bombs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Konami initially started its service as an arcade game. The version currently being tested is for Konami Amusement Game Station, a cloud gaming service that allows users to play Konami\u2019s arcade games on PC\/Mobile. As for <em>Bombergirl<\/em>, cross-play with the arcade version is not supported, but some player data will be linked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The open beta in January was conducted for the purpose of testing game features and server loads in preparation for the official launch. However, players encountered matchmaking issues immediately after testing began. The beta test was put on pause on day one and resumed service two days later. Even still, the game was plagued with problems related to online play and Konami had to cancel the beta just seven hours after its resumption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Konami mentioned at the time that another open beta would be held down the line. And now, about 10 months later, they\u2019ve finally started the new beta test.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"500\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211101-180924-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211101-180924-001.jpg 900w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211101-180924-001-600x333.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211101-180924-001-380x211.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211101-180924-001-768x427.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211101-180924-001-150x83.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211101-180924-001-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211101-180924-001-696x387.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211101-180924-001-756x420.jpg 756w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The previous open beta was ticket-based, meaning you had to pay money for each match, just like the arcade version. Konami changed the system this time around and you no longer need tickets to play the beta. Player Class and Bombergirl Rank won\u2019t change by playing the beta version, and start-up stamps and gacha won\u2019t be available, so you can\u2019t acquire new Bombergirls or skills during the test phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Play data from the open beta will be carried over when the official service begins. However, there is a possibility that Konami will reset some or all of the data before launch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This testing is aimed at Japanese users and requires a Konami account and e-amusement pass to participate. Other details can be found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/p.eagate.573.jp\/game\/eacbg\/bg\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">official website<\/a> (in Japanese only).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bombergirl PC open beta starts in Japan. Bombergirl is a Bomberman MOBA spin-off game. 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