For Immediate Release AZUR LANE: CROSSWAVE SETS SAIL IN NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE FOR THE PLAYSTATION®4! LOS ANGELES, CA., MAY 2, 2019 – Commanders, ready your weapons and let’s get nautical! We are happy to announce that the 3D action shooter game, Azur Lane: Crosswave, will release physically and digitally for the PlayStation®4 in North America and Europe in 2020! Azur Lane, the original mobile app game released in China in 2017 for iOS and Android platforms, reached critical acclaim in China and Japan, hitting five million players within its first four months. In Azur Lane: Crosswave, the PS4 version of this game uses the Unreal Engine and recreates the beloved Azur Lane character designs in the style of cel-shaded 3D graphics! About Azur Lane Azur Lane is a side-scrolling shooter created by Shanghai Manjuu and Xiamen Yongshi, originally released in 2017 for iOS and Android platforms. The Shanghai-based publisher, Yostar, published the Japanese and English version of the mobile game, popularizing the game to more mobile users across the world. The game takes place in a world where personified battleships from around the globe engage in side-scrolling shooter gameplay. About Azur Lane: Crosswave Azur Lane: Crosswave takes the spirit of the mobile game and uses the Unreal Engine to bring its characters to life in a massive 3D world, so fans can see them like they’ve never seen them before. The in-game character designs will also feature cel-shaded anime style 3D graphics that stay true to the original art. Screenshots are based on the Japanese PS4 version Product Information Key Features Title: Azur Lane: Crosswave Ships at Bae – Players will need to defeat enemy ships and meet special criteria to unlock and customize new Console: PlayStation®4 characters. Swap weapons and even cute accessories to fit your needs as the top commander of the seas! With a Release Date: 2020 multitude of characters to collect each equipped with unique strengths and abilities and NPCs to unlock, every Release format: PS4 (physical/digital) player will definitely find their favorite commander to customize! Publisher: Idea Factory International Genre: 3D Action Shooter Ready Your Torpedoes & Set Sail – Before you set sail, players can prepare their character units, formations, and Player(s): 1 equipment. Customizing and preparing your formation ahead of battle is crucial! Voiceover options: Original Japanese Glide & Weave – Don’t just sit out there like a buoy! Prepare yourself and input your attacks! Pay close Language format: English Subtitles attention to aerial bombs, underwater torpedoes, and incoming projectiles. Launch and aim your torpedoes, ESRB/PEGI/USK/ACB: TBA shoot down incoming aerial attacks with your anti-air guns, and swiftly glide past any incoming missiles! Unreal Big Fish – Azur Lane: Crosswave uses the Unreal Engine and it brings your favorite 2D characters in the ©2020 IDEA FACTORY / COMPILE HEART / FELISTELLA / Manjuu Co.,Ltd. & Yongshi Co.,Ltd. 00original mobile app come to life in this 3D, cel-shaded world! / Yostar, Inc. All rights reserved. Licensed to and The Official Website will be provided at a later date published by Idea Factory International, Inc. contact: [email protected] About Idea Factory International, Inc. Idea Factory International was first established in September 2013 as an information hub for the Japanese company Idea Factory Co., Ltd., and is now the publisher of fine titles including the Hyperdimension Neptunia™ Re;Birth series, its spinoffs, and otome games like Amnesia™: Memories and Hakuoki™: Kyoto Winds. IFI has worked and continually strived to provide high-quality Japanese ports on multiple platforms including the PlayStation®Vita, PlayStation®4, Steam® and most recently, the Nintendo Switch™. We will continue providing localized media to fans worldwide in conjunction with Idea Factory Co., Ltd., with a focus on strengthening the Idea Factory brand around the globe. ©2019 Idea Factory International, Inc. All rights reserved. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners..