Guilty Gear Strive Fans Need to Keep an Eye on March 23 (2025)

Guilty Gear Strive fans should mark March 23 on their calendars, as that's when the full trailer for Venom, the next fighter to join the roster, will be out. Guilty Gear Strive was released in 2021, and since then, Arc System Works has been working to keep the game engaging with frequent updates.

Guilty Gear Strive's wave of additional content began in 2021, with Goldlewis, Jack-O', Happy Chaos, Baiken, and Testament introduced to the game as Season 1 characters. Since then, other characters have joined the cast, such as Bridget, Bedman?, and Sin Kiske, Ky Kiske's son, and new stages and additional colors for the fighters. More recently, last year saw the additions of Johnny, Elphelt, A.B.A, Slayer, and Queen Dizzy, Sin Kiske's mother. Now players are gearing up to welcome a new season with more content.

Guilty Gear Strive has unveiled the first look at Venom, confirming that his full trailer will be revealed on March 23. The video will be released at the Arc World Tour finals in Los Angeles, which will determine the champion of the 2024 edition of the tournament. Venom's arrival in Guilty Gear Strive comes after it was postponed by the developers, a decision credited to the need to “ensure sufficient time to offer the best possible gaming experience to players.”

Who is Venom, the Next Fighter to Join Guilty Gear Strive?

Venom is a Guilty Gear character with recurring appearances over the years, the first being in Guilty Gear X. With long white hair, the assassin is distinguished by having a blue eye drawn on it. His weapon, like other fighters in the series, is quite unusual: he uses a pool cue, and some of his moves are billard-based. The last time fans saw Venom as a playable character was in Guilty Gear Xrd, but he makes a cameo in the Guilty Gear Strive epilogue along with Robo-Ky as they receive a visit from Millia and Zato at their bakery.

Venom's arrival will mark the start of Guilty Gear Strive Season 4, which will see the arrival of even more characters. Unika will debut in Spring 2025, on a date yet to be confirmed. Strive will be the first appearance of this mysterious fighter in the Guilty Gear games, although fans will also see her in the anticipated Guilty Gear -Strive- Dual Rulers anime. Lucy, one of the main characters from the Cyberpunk: Edgerunners anime, is expected to debut in the Summer of 2025 at a date yet to be announced.

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Guilty Gear -Strive-

“Guilty Gear -Strive-“ is the latest entry in the critically acclaimed Guilty Gear fighting game franchise. Created by Daisuke Ishiwatari and developed by Arc System Works, “Guilty Gear -Strive-“ upholds the series’ reputation for a high octane soundtrack, groundbreaking hybrid 2D/3D cell-shaded graphics and intense, rewarding gameplay.

Discover the Smell of the Game with Guilty Gear -Strive-! Immerse yourself in new gameplay mechanics designed to be simple and welcoming for fighting game newcomers, yet deep and creative for veterans. Ride the Fire into a heavy metal inspired alternate future full of over-the-top action, style and fun! Blazing!

Head into the final confrontation with That Man, the person responsible for all the destruction and damage to the world and and it's inhabitants. Join Sol Badguy, his rival Ky Kiske, and a total starting roster of 15 unique characters as they face the astonishing conclusion to a story 20 years in the making!

Fighting

Systems

OpenCritic Reviews

Top Critic Rating: 86/100 Critics Recommend: 95%

Released

June 11, 2021

ESRB

T For Teen due to Blood, Language, Mild Suggestive Themes, Violence

Developer(s)

Arc System Works

Publisher(s)

Arc System Works

Franchise

Guilty Gear

Platform(s)

Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5

Multiplayer

Online Multiplayer

Engine

Unreal Engine 4

How Long To Beat

5 Hours

X|S Optimized

Yes

PS Plus Availability

N/A

File Size Xbox Series

24 GB (November 2023)

OpenCritic Rating

Mighty

Cross-Platform Play

PC, PS4 & PS5

PC Release Date

June 11, 2021

PS5 Release Date

June 11, 2021

Xbox Series X|S Release Date

March 7, 2023

Nintendo Switch Release Date

January 23, 2025

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