Today, Electronic Arts and KOEI TECMO welcome the hunters to the land of Azuma in WILD HEARTS, now available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC via EA App, Steam and Epic Game Store.
WILD HEARTS is a new kind of hunt game that transports players on an epic adventure in the medieval fantasy Japan. With the help of an ancient, sophisticated technology known as Karakuri, players will fight against colossal beasts, the Kemono, immersed in the wild nature erupting across the land of Azuma at the cost of its citizens’ lives.
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"With WILD HEARTS, our goal has always been to create a hunting game that offers players a fresh and innovative experience in a beautiful and fantastical setting", said Yosuke Hayashi, executive vice president of KOEI TECMO GAMES CO, LTD. "The freedom and flexibility of the exclusive Karakuri system, combined with the terrifying Kemono immersed in nature and the ability to team up and hunt with friends online in co-op, creates a completely new combat experience that encourages creativity and player control. We can't wait to see how players will explore all the possibilities".
"Together with the Omega Force team at KOEI TECMO, we are excited to introduce the vibrant fantasy world of WILD HEARTS into our EA Originals lineup", said Stuart Lang, Vice President, Global Brand, Electronic Arts. "Omega Force has raised the bar for the hunting genre, redefining the AAA hunting experience for a new generation of players".
From the solar falcon Amaterasu to the massive boar Kingtusk and the imposing wind tiger Golden Tempest, the Kemono wield the power of nature to reshape their surroundings according to their needs. After a terrible battle with the winter wolf Deathstalker, players inherit the ancient Karakuri technology and are forced to restore balance to the region. Long dormant, the revived Karakuri technology now allows players to adapt and reshape the environment in creative hunting zones, ideal for taking down the colossal Kemono.
In WILD HEARTS, players travel through Azuma as lone wolves or as pack hunters with a maximum of two friends thanks to the game’s co-op and crossplay features across all platforms. Players can expand their battle plans and take on special missions during pack hunting, join other hunters in the world, or face Kemono solo.
The hunt isn't over yet! WILD HEARTS players will be able to count on a series of post-launch content updates, available free of additional cost starting next month. The March update will introduce the Laharback Hellfire volatile, and a new Kemono Grimstalker wolf subspecies, relative to the fearsome Deathstalker, along with new missions, new armor and weapon variants, new talismans, new emotes, chat stamps, and more. Stay tuned for further details on WILD HEARTS' upcoming content.
The standard edition of WILD HEARTS is available immediately in physical and digital stores for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S at €79,99 and PC via EA App, Steam and Epic Game Store at €69,99. The game will be accessible to players with voice-over in English, Japanese, French, Italian, German and Spanish.
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