Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement Gets New Trailer As Delay To 2027 Confirmed
Igarashi's studio is finishing the game without creative director Shutaro Iida, who was leading development when he died in February, so the trailer is the clearest look yet at what the remaining staff have built.
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A new gameplay trailer for ArtPlay and 505 Games' Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement aired during the XBox Tokyo Game Show 2026 stream on Thursday. The trailer shows new characters, environments, enemies, and gameplay mechanics. The official website announced last month that the game has been delayed to 2027. ArtPlay co-founder Koji Igarashi said the game has entered the final stages of development.
The trailer ran during Thursday's XBox Tokyo Game Show 2026 stream and shows new characters, environments, enemies, and gameplay mechanics. The delay to 2027 was posted on the game's official website last month, moving it off a release window that had been set for this year. ArtPlay co-founder Koji Igarashi said development has entered its final stages.
ArtPlay creative director Shutaro Iida, who was also leading development on the game, died on February 10 after pancreatic cancer. Igarashi said at the time that the staff would work to complete the game to match Iida's vision and name.
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