<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-medium" style="margin: 5px;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-19639" height="190" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" src="https://images.ctfassets.net/hnoi7ctzfs57/4ITxXn8x9VdJ3vOf8oCmFa/7a49b068d90eb57705510ae2e2ddb52a/Scarlet_Nexus_Logo_Black.png" srcset="" width="600"/></figure></div><p class="has-text-align-center">– <em>A special interview with the game’s scenario writer, Takumi Miyajima, as well as comments by the game’s designer Masakazu Yamashiro on the Others, have been released!</em><br/><em><em>– More than 1 million units of the game have been shipped and sold worldwide, while the total number of players have exceeded 2 million!</em></em></p><p>Bandai Namco Entertainment Asia is pleased to announce that the new free-to-play “Story Demo”, which features the opening sections of the story of <strong>SCARLET NEXUS</strong>, is now available. In addition, a special interview with the game’s scenario writer, Takumi Miyajima, and comments by the designer of the Others, Masakazu Yamashiro, have also been released.</p><p>Alongside these updates, we are proud to share that SCARLET NEXUS has shipped and sold more than 1 million units worldwide, while the total number of players has exceeded 2 million.</p><p>Official game website ➡ <a href="https://snx.bn-ent.net/">https://snx.bn-ent.net/</a>*</p><p><em>*This website is provided in Japanese.</em></p><h2 class="has-text-align-center">New free-to-play “Story Demo” is now available!</h2><p> ■ <strong>Contents</strong></p><p>Both protagonists, Yuito Sumeragi and Kasane Randall, are playable in this free-to-play “Story Demo”, which includes action-packed gameplay, cutscenes that showcase the riveting story, bond-building episodes, as well as world exploration.</p><p>In addition to the “brain punk action” elements of the game, in which the player’s characters can use psychokinesis and work together with the various psionic abilities of their allies, this demo version also allows the player to enjoy all the features of the early parts of the game.</p> <div class="wp-block-columns" style=""><div class="wp-block-column"><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="alignright size-medium" style="margin: 5px;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-19641" height="338" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" src="https://images.ctfassets.net/hnoi7ctzfs57/75rocMo8JzCcsNRUphJAN0/a18c074d8bce9d95ab92da3fc4536eac/2022-04-3.png" srcset="" width="600"></figure></div></div><div class="wp-block-column"><p>New Himuka, a futuristic world where science and technology have developed through the power of human brains.</p></div></div> <div class="wp-block-columns" style=""><div class="wp-block-column"><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="alignleft size-medium" style="margin: 5px;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-19643" height="338" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" src="https://images.ctfassets.net/hnoi7ctzfs57/3zeZnBggzXYF0SJuSllD53/22285925c088b681eeb963eec09745c9/2022-04-7.png" srcset="" width="600"></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-column"><p>Defeat Other with psychokinesis, weapon attacks, and other psionic powers borrowed from your friends.</p></div></div> </div> <div class="wp-block-columns" style=""><div class="wp-block-column"><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="alignright size-medium" style="margin: 5px;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-19645" height="338" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" src="https://images.ctfassets.net/hnoi7ctzfs57/3gyFuOhoA76r7zXZTcEBGS/7961236305ac6f6d09164e88b20bc7c4/2022-04-2.png" srcset="" width="600"/></figure></div></div><div class="wp-block-column"><p>Players can enjoy up to the end of Phase 2 of the full game in the “Story Demo”.</p><p>What will be the fate of Yuito and Kasane, headed for missions of fighting against hostile brain-eating Others…?</p><p>※ Some game features may be restricted.</p></div></div><p></p><p></p><p> ■ <strong>Carry over your save data to the main game</strong></p><p>Save data from the “Story Demo” can be carried over to the full version, so players can enjoy the rest of the game in the full version without wasting any progress in the demo.</p><p> ■ <strong>Demo bonuses are also available</strong></p><p>Players will be able to receive bonuses in the main game when there is save data for the “Story Demo”. This includes:</p><ul><li>Attachment “Bunny Ear Mask (Head) [White]”</li><li>Attachment “OSF Standard Issue Pack [Black]”</li><li>Plug-in: “Forcefield: Mk II”</li><li>Plug-in: “Power Enhance: Mk II”</li></ul><div class="wp-block-columns" style="display: flex;"><div class="wp-block-column"><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="alignright size-medium" style="margin: 5px;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-19647" height="338" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" src="https://images.ctfassets.net/hnoi7ctzfs57/5R03qdwcUlbNKio0IupZeg/890ac0281050326985316e46607b4acf/2022-04-4.png" srcset="" width="600"/></figure></div></div><div class="wp-block-column"><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-medium" style="margin: 5px;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-19649" height="338" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" src="https://images.ctfassets.net/hnoi7ctzfs57/6Alm3to55zCYCkIo1uaW3e/164750124a3daf016930fbe7da2bdfa4/2022-04-6.png" srcset="" width="600"/></figure></div></div><div class="wp-block-column"><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="alignleft size-medium" style="margin: 5px;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-19651" height="338" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" src="https://images.ctfassets.net/hnoi7ctzfs57/760v4WYiOX0Z9DsdpY75yr/ec4b66c501e3fb8cebd25b894e192512/2022-04-5.png" srcset="" width="600"/></figure></div></div></div><p><em>*The aforementioned plug-in attachments are also available in the full version as players progress through the game.<br/>*The aforementioned bonus content is same with the one as the “Demo Edition”.<br/>*Players cannot receive the bonuses again if the aforementioned items were retrieved as a bonus for the “Story Demo” version.</em></p><p>For more information on the transferring of save data from the “Story Demo” to the full version, please visit the following website: <a href="https://snx.bn-ent.net/">https://snx.bn-ent.net/</a>*</p><p><em>*This website is provided in Japanese.</em></p><h2 class="has-text-align-center">Special interviews and comments from the creators of SCARLET NEXUS are also out now!</h2><div class="wp-block-columns" style="display: flex;"><div class="wp-block-column"><p>To commemorate the introduction of the “Story Demo”, a special interview with Takumi Miyajima, the game’s scenario writer, has been released. Check out the interview here: <a href="https://bnent.asia/SNX-Intv-Takumi-Miyajima">https://bnent.asia/SNX-Intv-Takumi-Miyajima</a> to find out more on what goes on behind the scenes during the creation of the story and world perspectives of SCALRET NEXUS, as well as the recommended highlights of the story.</p></div><div class="wp-block-column"><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-medium is-resized"><img alt="" class="wp-image-19653" height="223" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 149px) 100vw, 149px" src="https://images.ctfassets.net/hnoi7ctzfs57/2w0qVkp60vPC2ioqzrXA5f/22e877a9a532ef2062b64ec43b65a13a/2022-04-8.png" srcset="" width="149"/></figure></div></div></div><p>Additionally, comments by SCARLET NEXUS’ designer, Masakazu Yamashiro, on the overall and individual designs of the Others, are out now! Read on to understand how the creation of these frightening and absurd mutants came about through the eyes of Masakazu Yamashiro himself here: <a href="https://bnent.asia/SNX-Intv-Masakazu-Yamashiro">https://bnent.asia/SNX-Intv-Masakazu-Yamashiro</a></p><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-medium" style="margin: 5px;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-19674" height="338" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" src="https://images.ctfassets.net/hnoi7ctzfs57/25FNrkEEA6c8O6p7VQvWNg/6bdfe80c5e9b76ff8017fb24e6c029a3/em0200_vasepaws_pass-2.png" srcset="" width="600"/></figure></div><p></p><h2 class="has-text-align-center">Thanks for 2,000,000 total players!</h2><p>We are also pleased to announce that SCARLET NEXUS has shipped and sold more than 1 million units* worldwide.</p><p>The total number of players, including the title’s loyal fans on Xbox Game Pass / PC Game Pass, has also exceeded 2 million.</p><p>To celebrate this milestone and express our gratitude to our fans who have played SCARLET NEXUS, a new original illustration by concept artist Ms. Tamami Ishikawa is revealed.</p><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-medium" style="margin: 5px;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-19680" height="600" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px" src="https://images.ctfassets.net/hnoi7ctzfs57/1fmcQ6R6cpjVgSz2GEqiXl/0cf47664fe7ad61e1b006b3fe9b28ddf/EN.png" srcset="" width="424"/></figure></div><p><em>*Total shipped units are based on Xbox Series X|S/Xbox One/Windows/PlayStation®5/PlayStation®4/STEAM® version sales. Downloadable versions included. (As of March 2022)</em></p><h2 class="has-text-align-center">What is SCARLET NEXUS?</h2><p>Set in a future world in which scientists have discovered how to enhance the human brain through the use of technology to develop a new and advanced civilization, <strong>SCARLET NEXUS</strong> follows the battle between humanity and deranged mutants known as Others, with a thirst for human brains.</p><p>Those with acute extra-sensory abilities have been gathered to form the Other Suppression Force, an elite group long tasked with keeping humanity safe from this terrible threat. The two protagonists, Yuito Sumeragi and Kasane Randall, are new recruits to the OSF, scouted for their extraordinary psionic abilities.</p><p>The story follows them and their companions on their quest to save the world.</p><div class="wp-block-columns" style="display: flex;"><div class="wp-block-column"><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="" style="margin: 5px;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-19657" height="" loading="lazy" src="https://images.ctfassets.net/hnoi7ctzfs57/3Sw9ZlN3wXjO22eX9LgC1Y/ed7b585ed4091dfda49b9539c376509a/1.png" srcset="" width=""></figure><figcaption>▲<strong>Discover a Brain Punk future</strong><br>New Himuka</figcaption></div><p></p></div><div class="wp-block-column"><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-medium" style="margin: 5px;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-19659" height="338" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" src="https://images.ctfassets.net/hnoi7ctzfs57/1TU5Bqkrw2kr8ty1UdZihm/e1923a4885ea6de7ea637261f0abdafd/SNX_TGA_trailer_10.png" srcset="" width="600"></figure><figcaption><strong>▲The protagonist</strong><br>Kasane Randall (left) and Yuito Sumeragi (right)</figcaption></div></div><div class="wp-block-column"><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="alignleft size-medium" style="margin: 5px;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-19661" height="338" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" src="https://images.ctfassets.net/hnoi7ctzfs57/7z3MezX8U9GXPZ8BRcJ4UJ/a896f5ac2559457ed1a0cb07a1823fbf/7_01.png" srcset="" width="600"></figure><figcaption>▲<strong>Exterminate the Others</strong><br>Brain Punk RPG</figcaption></div></div></div><p>For more information about <a href="https://bandainamcoent.asia/game/scarlet-nexus/"><strong>SCARLET NEXUS</strong></a> or other Bandai Namco Entertainment Asia products, please visit our <a href="https://bandainamcoent.asia/">website</a> or follow us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/bandainamcoent.asia">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bandainamcoentasia/">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/bandainamcosea/">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUXHMdXZ49SLWCmxxcuAK7Q">YouTube</a>.</p>