Namco Bandai has confirmed that JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle will launch on Playstation 3 in both Europe and Australia on April 25th.

For those American fans of the series, don’t fret! Namco Bandai is promising details regarding the North American release date “in the next few days.”

The game is developed by CyberConnect2, and comes with 32 playable characters in total on the disc at launch. Post launch characters were added as downloadable content for a total of 41 characters. However, two post-launch characters were confirmed to be free at launch for Europeans:

• Yoshikage Kira (Chapter 4 – Diamond is Unbreakable): Originally a salesman who is aspiring for a quiet life, Kira is full of contradictions and madness. Why a man seeking discretion would be wearing a purple suit? Why a man seeking discretion would be a serial-killer for years? Lot of questions remains unanswered around this scary man and his terrifying stand: Killer Queen…
• Shigekiyo Yangu (Chapter 4 – Diamond is Unbreakable): Nicknamed “Shigechi”, like a lot of characters in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, he appears to be full of paradoxes. People thought that being naïve can’t be associated with being a smart fighter? Ask Shigechi about it! His encounter with the frightening Kira remains one of the most important twists in the 4th Chapter…