Bandai Namco announced a release date for Dimps-developed Dragon Ball: The Breakers, their take on Dead by Daylight.
Dragon Ball: The Breakers will be releasing on October 13th in Japan and on October 14 worldwide across Windows PC (via Steam), Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Preorders are live, and the game will be available in the following versions:
- Standard Edition (Digital Only)*: This includes a full copy of DRAGON BALL: THE BREAKERS, an Android 18 (Skill: Wall Kick) Transphere, and a Scouter (Blue) Accessory.
- Details on digital pre-order availability will be available at a later date.
- Special Edition: This includes the full game, a Customizable Costume, a Dragon (Yellow) Vehicle Skin, a Two-Handed Good Victory Pose, an Android 18 (Skill: Wall Kick) Transphere, and a Scouter (Blue) Accessory.
- Limited Edition Bundle (Exclusive to the Bandai Namco Store): This includes the full game, all Special Edition-exclusive content, an Android 18 (Skill: Wall Kick) Transphere, a Scouter (Blue) Accessory, a DRAGON BALL: THE BREAKERS-themed Steelbook, an exclusive Cell Shell figure, and the Potara (Green) Accessory which is a timed-exclusive Bandai Namco Store bonus.
The announcement was made during the reveal trailer for the Almighty Frieza, the butcher of Namekians and the destroyer of Planet Vegeta. You can check out that trailer below:
Bandai Namco also detailed the closed beta test, confirming it runs from August 6 – August 7. Here’s some more dates and info on the closed beta:
Dragon Ball: The Breakers closed beta test:
- Session 1: Aug. 5 – 7:00 p.m. PT – 11:00 p.m. PT
- Session 2: Aug. 6 – 5:00 a.m. PT – 9:00 a.m. PT
- Session 3: Aug. 6 – 11:00 a.m. PT – 3:00 p.m. PT
- Session 4: Aug. 6 – 7:00 p.m. PT – 11:00 p.m. PT
During the beta test, Frieza and Cell will be available to play as the Monsters, while the Custom Avatar, Oolong, and Bulma skins will be available for survivors. An open beta test will be coming at a later date as well.
Here’s a rundown on the November 2021-announced game:
Dragon Ball: The Breakers
Resist, Escape, Survive. Caught in an unexpected temporal phenomenon, seven ordinary citizens find themselves stranded in a Temporal Seam: they share their imprisonment with the Raider, a menacing enemy from another timeline with an overwhelming power.
Their only hope for survival is to break out from the Temporal Seam with the Super Time Machine, but the Raider is on their tracks and becomes stronger by the minute. In a race against time the cunning of Survivors clashes with the power of the Raider, to break free or be broken.
Features
- Escape as a team… or on your own! – Cooperate with others while there is still time, but the Raider or other Survivors’ decisions might force you to go at it alone. What will be your playstyle?
- Trapped in a Temporal Seam – Escape from a large map composed of several areas, but be careful! The Raider is always looking for you and may destroy areas to reduce your living space, making your chance of escaping always more limited…
- Enjoy three first iconic Raiders… Cell, Buu, and Frieza! – As a Raider you will enjoy overwhelming powers to hunt and wipe out survivors. Master each Raider’s power to track, catch your victims to evolve and get even more powerful!
- Customize in your likeness – Whether you’re a Raider or a Survivor, choose your progression path and unlock perks, skins, etc. to fine tune your own personal strategy to escape as a Survivor, or hunt as a Raider…
- Enjoy unique power ups and items – Vehicles, weapons, grappling hooks… make the most of each gimmick to face against the Raider and struggle for your life!
