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NTE: Neverness to Everness is an open-world RPG from Perfect World Games, with new playable characters and ambitious ability systems confirmed through preview coverage.
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Yomimono stories · updated
6d ago
Perfect World Games' open-world RPG NTE: Neverness to Everness has been covered in two Yomimono stories, both from late June 2026. The first story, published June 28, introduced Chaos as a new playable character. Chaos is an attacker who wields a transforming greatsword and scythe, can set up warp points for exploration, and has a dual personality: cheerful and handsome when unmasked, but dangerously obsessed with justice when facing criminals.
The second story, published June 30, focused on the game's technical ambition. Unreal Engine expert Masahiko Nakamura told Automaton that NTE's character abilities-gravity control, time stop, and copy-are so complex they would be the core of an entire game in other titles. Nakamura praised Perfect World Games' willingness to ship these systems despite high debugging costs.
Together, the two stories establish NTE as a game whose character design and technical execution are both being highlighted in coverage. No release date, platform list, or additional characters beyond Chaos have been mentioned in Yomimono's reporting.
Key facts
- Developer
- Perfect World Games ↗
- New playable character
- Chaos, an attacker with a transforming greatsword and scythe, warp point exploration, and a dual personality ↗
- Character abilities cited as ambitious
- Gravity control, time stop, and copy ↗
- Unreal Engine expert comment
- Masahiko Nakamura told Automaton the abilities would be core mechanics in other games ↗
Timeline
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- Jun 30, 2026 Sword Art Online: Echoes of Aincrad Opening Movie Previews Aimer Theme Song
- Jun 30, 2026 Guns of Eschaton Announced, a Soulslike FPS Set in Viktor Antonov's Final World
- Jun 30, 2026 NTE Character Abilities Would Be Core Mechanics in Other Games, UE Expert Says
- Jun 30, 2026 Snow Removal Game 'Winter Whiskers' Launches Playtest on itch.io
- Jun 30, 2026 Netflix Developing Live-Action Persona Series
- Jun 29, 2026 Nintendo Switch Online Prices Rise July 1, Current Rate Extensions Available
- Jun 29, 2026 Hunter x Hunter Surpasses 100 Million Copies in Circulation Worldwide
- Jun 29, 2026 Tekken 8 Reveals Bob's August 19 Early Access Release in Gameplay Trailer
- Jun 29, 2026 Nintendo Switch 2 Game Chat Backend Uses WebRTC SFU and DynamoDB
- Jun 28, 2026 NTE Character Chaos Is a Refreshing Mad Dog With Portal Powers
- Jun 28, 2026 Grounded 2 PS5 Early Access Begins August 11, Buggy Mount System Detailed
- Jun 28, 2026 Nintendo Switch 2 Becomes Second Best-Selling Console in US History in First Year
- Jun 27, 2026 Third Update for Way of the Hunter 2 Adds Wild Boar and Damage Fixes
- Jun 27, 2026 Haunted Chocolatier Still in Development as Barone Aims for 'Perfect' Gameplay
- Jun 27, 2026 Ken Elephant Previews 9 Capsule Toy Items for October 2026 Release
- Jun 27, 2026 Hisoka's 'Hunter X Hunter' Volume 39 Cover Draws Hiroyuki Comparison, Hiroyuki Responds
- Jun 27, 2026 Easy Delivery Co. Gets Free Rally Mode Update on July 6
- Jun 27, 2026 Dead by Daylight 10th Anniversary Event Report From Montreal
- Jun 27, 2026 Game Dev Story++ Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Released Today
- Jun 27, 2026 North American Anime, Manga Releases for June 21-27
- Jun 27, 2026 New Studio Intelligent Animation Adapts 2 Tapas Webtoons Into Animated Series
- Jun 27, 2026 Monster Hunter Stories 3 'Side Stories' DLC Launches With Rudy Chapter
- Jun 27, 2026 Bandai Namco Tops Patent Deterrence Power Ranking for 2025
- Jun 26, 2026 DC Studios Announces Joker: Laugh Riot Anime, Absolute Batman, Krypto Series
- Jun 26, 2026 The Witch's Bakery to Release August 20 on Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, Xbox, and PC
- Jun 26, 2026 Monster Hunter Stories 3 Gets Surprise King Monster Update and Nergigante DLC
- Jun 25, 2026 Dr. Stone Anime Concludes After Seven Years and 95 Episodes
- Jun 25, 2026 Cthulhu Monster Cooking Game 'Elderfeast' Announced for PC Early Access in 2027
- Jun 25, 2026 Star Fox Switch 2 Gets Day-One Update Adding Battle Mode and Avatar Settings
Synthesized by Yomimono from the cited Yomimono stories below, each itself
sourced, then editorially reviewed. Every
fact links the story it came from.
Facts
- Noted
- A player of Perfect World Games' open-world RPG NTE: Neverness to Everness identified the in-game location of character Mint's apartment from a brief scene in the version 1.2 update PV, then entered the room and shared screenshots. · 2026-07-01
- Noted
- NTE: Neverness to Everness features character abilities like gravity control, time stop, and copy · 2026-06-30
- Release
- game · July 2026 · 2026-05-23
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Perfect World Games has added Chaos as a new playable character in NTE: Neverness to Everness. He is an attacker who wields a transforming greatsword and scythe, can set up warp points anywhere for exploration, and has a dual personality: cheerful and handsome when unmasked, but dangerously obsessed with justice when facing criminals.
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