Arc System Works sent out the following
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During EVO Japan 2025 this past weekend, Arc System Works America, Inc. confirmed the May 27 release date for Unika as the newest DLC playable character update for the 2.5D fighting game, GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-.
Fans will recognize Unika as the brand-new original character from the popular new anime series, “Guilty Gear Strive: Dual Rulers”, which has episodes airing now on Crunchyroll. Unika will arrive as the latest DLC as part of Season Pass 4 in GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-. More details about Unika will be announced soon, so please stay tuned!
Season Pass 4 for GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE is available now for $24.99, including 4 additional characters for players. This includes familiar faces Queen Dizzy (Available Now) and Venom (Available Now) returning as playable characters, as well as new original character Unika (Available May 27, 2025) from the new “Guilty Gear Strive: Dual Rulers” anime series and guest character Lucy (Summer 2025) from the “Cyberpunk: Edgerunners” anime series, a first-ever content collaboration for the Guilty Gear series, working alongside the producer of the show, CD PROJEKT RED. Season Pass 4 will also release two DLC Additional Stages (Spring 2025, Summer 2025); the Season 4 Character Color Pack (colors #7 through #12 for Queen Dizzy, Venom, and Unika) for a total of 18 colors; and the Season Pass 4 Bonus: Premium Color Pack (31 Character Colors with 1 per character, including Unika).
The Guilty Gear video game series continues to push the envelope with its latest installment, GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-, having surpassed 3 million players globally (via packaged form and download). The 2.5D fighting game is available for PlayStation®4, PlayStation®5, Steam®, Xbox Game Pass, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Windows for $39.99 with Season Passes 1-4 and respective DLC available separately for purchase. The GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- Nintendo Switch Edition (including the base game and Season Passes 1-3) is also now available for purchase at $59.99 with the Queen Dizzy DLC available separately as a free download.
For future updates on GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- and Season Pass 4, please follow the game’s official website and social channels.
In addition, Arc System is excited to announce that the first finalists for the ARC WORLD TOUR 2025-2026 have been selected. Global players are competing in fierce battles around the world as part of the ARC WORLD TOUR 2025-2026, and the first qualifying tournament was held on May 9 during EVO Japan 2025, Japan’s largest fighting game tournament.
“Kasaugi” won the “Granblue Fantasy Versus -Rising-” competition while “Daru_I-No” won the “GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-” competition at EVO Japan 2025. Each winner will be given the opportunity to participate in the ARC WORLD TOUR 2025-2026 FINALS in Seoul, South Korea.
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View the Unika DLC Launch Date trailer below
