

In the meantime, the studio has announced a highly similar mecha game project named Mecharashi, which began a beta test on December 16th that ends on December 29th.įrom some media reports, we found that people who participated in the two game tests explained that there was not much difference in the two games’ gameplay, but there were some changes in the plot. BlackJack Studio also deleted related videos on Bilibili and the associated YouTube and Twitter accounts. The former Front Mission mobile game’s Weibo has changed its profile photo and deleted all relevant videos. The game is slated for worldwide release on multiple platforms, including mobile.Half a year ago, Chinese developer ZlongGames and its subsidiary BlackJack Studio announced Front Mission 2089: Borderscape, a brand new mobile game project that has an IP authorization from Square Enix and takes place in the same world as Square Enix’s classic strategy game Front Mission.īut now, BlackJack Studio has stated on the project’s official website that "after careful evaluation of the current version, they respect the Front Mission series" and “the two sides have canceled the cooperation on the mobile game for the Front Mission IP.”īlackJack Studio’s announcement for Front Mission 2089: BorderscapeīlackJack Studio did not explain the reasons in detail, but on the mobile game website TapTap, they said it was "in order to have more continuity and control in content creation".

FRONT MISSION 2089: Borderscape is head-produced by BlackJack Studio, the successful developers of Langrisser Mobile.

By depicting the developmental process of the powerless under the fog of war, players will witness this world’s evolution together, using their understanding of helplessness to explore the roads to an inevitable tragedy. The vision for this new entry, FRONT MISSION 2089: Borderscape, focuses on the eve of the Second Huffman War and the escalating secret regional conflict. Supervised by Square Enix and developed by BlackJack Studio, FRONT MISSION 2089: Borderscape is a brand-new project set in the world of Square Enix’s legendary FRONT MISSION series. The stories about humanoid weapons and their pilots will unfold through battles intertwined with blood and tears.

In this world, society is secretly puppeteered by a large federation composed of various countries, and constant regional conflicts have become the destructive norm. Update 04/21/22 at 11:15 p.m.: Here is the official description of FRONT MISSION 2089: Borderscape from Square Enix, which notes that the game will be available on “multiple platforms” in addition to mobile:įRONT MISSION is a futuristic dystopian warfare-themed game series produced and published by Square Enix.
