Bandai Namco has announced new characters as well as the official release date for One Piece: Burning Blood:

Official Release Date Announced for One Piece: Burning Blood and New Playable Characters Revealed

Assemble your crew and get ready for battle as One Piece: Burning Blood is launching in the Americas on May 31, 2016 (fans in Brazil will join the battle on June 3, 2016) for the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One, and PlayStation®Vita handheld system. One Piece: Burning Blood will also be releasing on PC via Steam in June 2016.

In addition to this announcement, we are also excited to reveal new playable characters that will be joining the cast and “Paramount War” mode. In this story mode, players can relive the excitement and drama of the Marineford Arc from the anime and manga series.

The newly announced characters for One Piece: Burning Blood include:

• Edward Newgate, AKA “Whitebeard”

• Marco

• Jozu

• Jimbei

• Luffy  (Before two year time skip)

• Nico Robin

• Nami

• Perona

• Boa Hancock

One Piece fans can learn more about this new content for One Piece: Burning Blood on the official website (www.onepiece-game.com).