Flower Mound, TX – FUNimation Entertainment and GameSamba, Group 1200 Media companies, announced today that they intend to execute an agreement with Kodansha to develop a free-to-play online role-playing game based on the Fairy Tail brand. The browser-based game will have worldwide territory rights and is expected to be released in 2015. “This collaborative relationship will broaden the brand awareness of one of the hottest anime properties currently in the market,” said Gen Fukunaga, CEO of FUNimation Entertainment. “This will give fans a unique opportunity to immerse themselves in the Kingdom of Fiore.”
The Fairy Tail game, being developed and published by GameSamba and its sister studio GameSamba HK, will be a turn-based role-playing game (RPG) where players will take on the role of a wizard fighting alongside members of the Fairy Tail guild in an attempt to recover their past. Players will be able to select from a variety of magic affinities, and unlock and customize spells as they play, creating their dream wizard in the world of Fairy Tail.
The game will allow players to befriend and fight alongside characters from Fairy Tail, create a guild, and more. Players will be able to complete quests from their own guild’s Request Board, and take on epic challenges by forming Wizard Teams with their friends.
More details about the game will be revealed throughout the coming months. To stay up to date on the development of the game, fans can stay tuned to the GameSamba website and Facebook page.
About GameSamba
GameSamba is a publisher and developer of free-to-play and mobile games, with studios in the Seattle area, Hong Kong, and Tokyo. The company’s mission is to bring high quality titles to a global audience. GameSamba is an affiliate of Group 1200 Media. www.gamesamba.com
About Group 1200 Media
Group 1200 Media is a fully integrated next-generation independent entertainment studio. G1200 Media, the parent holding company of subsidiaries, FUNimation Entertainment, Giant Ape Media, and Group 1200 Consumer Products (GameSamba and Immerz), is a market leader in the acquisition, creation, production, distribution, licensing and marketing of our wide-ranging Anime, TV and Movie slate. The studio uses our portfolio of brands to differentiate genres and unique audiences with curated content, services and consumer products. Our content is released across traditional and digital distribution channels, including theatrical exhibition, physical and digital home entertainment, pay and free television subscription on-demand services. www.group1200.com
About Kodansha Ltd.
Kodansha is one of Japan’s largest publishers, originally established in 1909. A leading source of original content and licenses for Japanese entertainment, Kodansha is home to Hiro Mashima’s “Fairy Tail”, a best-selling manga serialized in the Weekly Shonen Magazine.
Sounds awesome!
Interesting. I’ll keep tabs on this.
Ok, this is cool. Normally, I don’t pay much attention to these kinds of games, but those other games don’t involve Fairy Tail.
Sounds sweet! Not sure tho, is it an MMORPG? Either way, I’m sure it will be fun =D
Very coo! Will definitely keep my eye on this (even though I am horrid at turn based games.
I hope it comes to ps4
It’s a browser game…
I’m disappointed that it’s free to play browser game, they’re never fun for more than 5 minutes and free to play really just means pay to win, which is stupid. Maybe they’ll surprised me, though. As long as it’s not absolutely awful, I’ll play the hell out of it because it’s the only Fairy Tail game we have and the premise sounds good. If this does well enough, maybe someone will finally start releasing the proper games over here, like the ones on PSP that would definitely be fun.
There is already a Fairy Tail browser game…
where is it? is it like naruto and one piece?
“The browser-based game…”
NO. NO ONE WANTS THIS. THIS BASICALLY GUARANTEES IT WILL BE CRAP.
Hahah that’s so sick.
it better not be a crappy browser game -__- i was hoping more along the lines of a fighting game like the naruto and dragonball games
Hopefully this game leads into a Fairy Tail video game on the PS4 and XboxOne!!!!! Maybe it will be something along the lines of the Naruto ulitmate ninja Storm games or the One Piece Pirate warriors games! Personally I don’t mind it being based off any of the two game series since both sold well, BUT I personally prefer if it were to be modelled after the Naruto ulitmate ninja Storm series!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😀
BANDAI NAMCO, Fairy Tail is a highly successful anime and manga that is ongoing and is only gaining more and more popularity. Many fans of the Fairy Tail show and manga and many fans of your Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm series would really like to see a Fairy Tail video game be made for the PS4 and XBoxOne consoles as well as Steam! The new Fairy Tail video game could be modelled after the Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm video game series or modelled after the One Piece Pirate warriors series!
With the Naruto Storm series coming to an end, hopefully Fairy Tail can get a new video game on PS4, XBOXONE, and Steam!!!! I mean after all Saint Seiya is getting a new game (Saint Seiya: Soldier’s Soul) so it only makes sense that Bandai Namco and CyberConnect 2 does this!!!
Fairy Tail Video game petition for PS4, XBOXONE, Steam and Nintendo: https://www.change.org/p/namco-bandai-games-cyberconnect2-make-a-fairy-tail-game-for-playstation-4-xbox-one-and-playstation-vita-consoles
No no no we need a console version forget the pc why do u guys treat fairy tale differently. Just make a console version to make some people that love fairy tale happy
It’s almost been a year. Either this game was a dub, or they’re REALLY keeping it under wraps.
*dud