Blue Archive Adds Racing Event And Confirms Nexon Publisher Change
A live-service game handing its Japan publishing to Nexon while still announcing new events, banners, and a sixth anniversary fes suggests continuity of content is being separated from who runs the storefront, a split worth watching when it takes effect around January 2027.
Reporting from 1 source: 4Gamer.net.
Yostar's October 25 livestream set the Blue Archive event "Start Your Engines! ~183 Forever!~" to open after the October 28 maintenance and run until 10:59 on November 11. Players can recruit the ★1 student Rana and pull limited ★3 Hifumi (Racing) and Azusa (Racing). The stream also confirmed the Japan publishing role moves from Yostar to Nexon around January 2027.
Yostar also outlined the updates landing with the same October 28 maintenance: a Recruitment Record feature for viewing pull history, Companion Training that lets players field specific students without recruiting them, and a Virtual Aptitude Test BETA that allows two TCS Students alongside STRIKER and SPECIAL slots, with EX skills on cooldown rather than cards.
Tactical Challenge opens a new season after the November 11 maintenance. Defense Exercise runs November 11 to November 18, Seth's Wrath from October 29 to November 25, and the new total assault Nightmare Express from November 4 to November 11. A merchandise package tied to the event sells from October 28 to November 25.
- Start Your Engines! ~183 Forever!~: Event runs after the October 28 maintenance until 10:59 on November 11
- Rana: ★1 student recruitable through the event, voiced by Hikaru Iida
- The Infinite Trajectory Is Hope!: Limited pickup featuring ★3 Hifumi (Racing), voiced by Kaede Hondo
- The Phantom Maneuver Is Stratagem!: Limited pickup featuring ★3 Azusa (Racing), voiced by Risa Taneda
- Full Throttle! Gehenna Cup!: Minigame using Racer Pass, with tank races and boss duels
- Recruitment Record: Feature letting players view recruitment history
- Companion Training: Lets players form specific students in content even without recruiting them
- Virtual Aptitude Test BETA: Platoon-based mode with up to two TCS Students and Level Sync
- Blue Archive Fes! Rock With Me♪: Sixth anniversary real-world event confirmed on the stream
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