Bandai Namco shared a .hack 20th anniversary trailer, celebrating the iconic series that launched 20 years ago today in Japan – on June 20th, 2002.

The new .hack 20th anniversary trailer was shared alongside several campaigns and new merchandise to hype up the series. Bandai Namco also filed trademarks for “Last Recollection” back in April, all of which suggest a re-release of the original games is coming.

The sequel quadrilogy .hack games, .hack//G.U. Last Recode, has been available for Windows PC (via Steam), Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation 4.

Bandai Namco is celebrating the 20th anniversary of .hack with various campaigns:

.hack 20th anniversary

(1) The release of our .hack//20th Anniversary Book on July 19th! This anniversary book covers all 20 years of .hack, starting back with the very first title on PS2, .hack//Infection Vol.1! Scheduled release date: July 19th, 2022

(2) The opening of our .hack//20th Anniversary Exhibit! We will be holding our series’ first-ever exhibit at Yurakucho Marui. Location: Yurakucho Marui Period: August 9th (Tue.) to August 28th, 2022 (Sun.) *This exhibit will only be held in Japan.

(3)The release of numerous 20th Anniversary goods! -Commemorative Art Work: .hack//20th Game Art Works Scheduled release date: December 2022 -Commemorative CD: .hack//20th Best Scheduled release date: December 2022 Vol.1~Vol.3　Total of 3 volumes, all to release on the same day!

(4) Limited-Time SALE of digital publications of .hack starting TODAY! Period: June 20th (Mon.) to July 4th (Mon.) 23：59 (JST) Digital publications are sold only in Japan. For more details, please see the CyberConnect2 official website. *This trailer represents the English translation of the Japanese trailer of the same name. (“『.hack』シリーズ20周年記念トレーラー” in Japanese)

Here’s the new 20th anniversary trailer:

English version

Japanese version