{"id":68766,"date":"2026-06-25T12:47:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T03:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=68766"},"modified":"2026-06-25T12:47:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T03:47:52","slug":"blazblue-central-fiction-is-getting-a-new-playable-character-after-9-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/blazblue-central-fiction-is-getting-a-new-playable-character-after-9-years\/","title":{"rendered":"BlazBlue: Central Fiction is getting a new\u00a0playable\u00a0character after\u00a09\u00a0years\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s\u00a0been 11 years since\u00a0<strong>BlazBlue: Central Fiction<\/strong>\u00a0first graced Japanese arcades and 9 years since\u00a0the release of\u00a0its\u00a0supposedly\u00a0final\u00a0DLC character, Jubei.\u00a0Given the stagnant roster, it\u00a0comes as a big\u00a0surprise that\u00a0Arc System Works\u00a0has\u00a0plans for a new\u00a0playable\u00a0character\u00a0to be added to the game, as announced during the studio&#8217;s June 2026\u00a0showcase.\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=\"\u300eBLAZBLUE CENTRALFICTION\u300f\u65b0\u898f\u30d7\u30ec\u30a4\u30a2\u30d6\u30eb\u30ad\u30e3\u30e9\u30af\u30bf\u30fc\u53c2\u6226\u544a\u77e5\u30c8\u30ec\u30fc\u30e9\u30fc\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v9Fd4esxQJQ?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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To be fair, this was&nbsp;an announcement of an&nbsp;announcement. The official reveal is scheduled before the start of the&nbsp;BlazBlue: Central Fiction Top 8 Finals at this weekend\u2019s EVO 2026 in Las Vegas.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/O35L47MclfE?si=-AVf5xBtRQFH3T-a&amp;t=2471\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">According to update producer Riku Ozawa<\/a>,&nbsp;development&nbsp;on&nbsp;the new character was just settled on recently, which is why the teaser showed no gameplay footage. While&nbsp;we\u2019ll&nbsp;have to wait until this weekend to know&nbsp;the fighter\u2019s&nbsp;identity, Ozawa hinted that they have&nbsp;appeared in previous&nbsp;BlazBlue&nbsp;games.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unfortunately, while&nbsp;BlazBlue: Central Fiction is available on several platforms,&nbsp;the Japanese version of the teaser video&nbsp;states&nbsp;that&nbsp;only the PlayStation 4 and Steam versions will be getting the new character.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BlazBlue: Central Fiction&nbsp;is available&nbsp;in&nbsp;arcades (Japan only), PlayStation 3 and 4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/586140\/BlazBlue_Centralfiction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/blazblue-series-creator-assures-fans-his-new-game-studio-is-still-alive-and-well-following-official-sites-malfunction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BlazBlue series creator assures fans his new game studio is still alive and well following official site\u2019s malfunction<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/game-development\/how-does-arc-system-works-greenlight-game-ideas-for-development-we-take-a-peek-at-their-internal-audition-process\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How does Arc System Works greenlight game ideas for development? We take a peek at their internal audition process<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The official reveal is scheduled before the start of the BlazBlue: Central Fiction Top 8 Finals at this weekend\u2019s EVO 2026 in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":68768,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[{"did":"did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2","date":"2026-06-25T03:47:58+00:00","uri":"at:\/\/did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mp3jhub3vq2u","response":"{\"uri\":\"at:\/\/did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mp3jhub3vq2u\",\"cid\":\"bafyreicqrraibskq3t6ycljtvez3nmxh6bp4gkey3uuvbe75ne5bw44kd4\",\"commit\":{\"cid\":\"bafyreig4xlisrlm3rnryyhizsmhitajgsigykcohzu7ldemw7wsgm3othy\",\"rev\":\"3mp3jhubcqi2u\"},\"validationStatus\":\"valid\"}"}],"autoblue_post_url":"","autoblue_publish_document":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-68766","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 v27.8 - 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