Electronic Arts, Koei Tecmo, and Omega Force have revealed their new searching sport. Wild Hearts will likely be out there on PCs by way of Origin, Steam, and Epic Games Store, in addition to Fifth-generation consoles—specifically the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S—on February 17, 2023.

Omega Force had been recognized for beforehand engaged on the Toukiden collection of searching video games. The sport’s administrators Kotaro Hirata and Takuto Edagawa revealed in an interview with IGN that the group determined to create a brand new IP and work with Electronic Arts to make the brand new title extra interesting to the worldwide viewers.

The first belongings for Wild Hearts already present that it’ll have many variations from Toukiden. The earlier collection had gamers battle in opposition to Oni (demons), whereas the monsters in Wild Hearts will likely be generally called Kemono (the Japanese phrase for beasts). Toukiden additionally had an emphasis on utilizing religious powers to destroy and lock the demons’ physique components. The key gameplay system in Wild Hearts will contain a singular shapeshifting gadget known as Karakuri (the Japanese phrase for equipment).

The English and Japanese introduction pages for Wild Hearts additionally reveal that the Kemono can have totally different names between the language variations. The iconic wolf, Deathstalker, will likely be recognized in Japan as Rasetsu (Japanese phrase for Rakshasa). The boar-like Kingtusk will likely be Yamaugachi (mountain piercer), the fireplace ape Lavaback will grow to be Jigokuzaru (hell monkey), and the Earthbreaker will likely be named Kuninarashi (nation flattener) in Japan.

Find the primary trailer and official press launch for Wild Hearts proper under. The searching sport can have voiceovers in not solely English but in addition Japanese, French, Italian, German, and Spanish. While the sport will solely have as much as 3-people multiplayer, it’ll assist cross-play throughout all platforms. Electronic Arts and Koei Tecmo will publish an prolonged gameplay trailer for the brand new title on October 5.

Today, Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) and KOEI TECMO formally unveiled WILD HEARTS™, a brand new form of searching sport that includes distinctive crafting mechanics, coming February 17, 2023 to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC by way of Origin, Steam and Epic Game Store. Published beneath the EA Originals label and developed by Omega Force, the group behind the favored WARRIORS collection, WILD HEARTS whisks gamers away on an epic journey set in fantasy feudal Japan. There, they’ll battle in opposition to big nature-infused beasts known as Kemono with the assistance of Karakuri, refined mechanisms crafted from a misplaced, historic expertise.

WILD HEARTS takes place in Azuma, a fantasy panorama impressed by feudal Japan, that’s now rampaged by the as soon as peaceable Kemono – altering their atmosphere at the price of residents’ lives. The Kemono vary from plant-infused squirrels to the huge Kingtusk wild boar. After a dreadful battle with the winter wolf Deathstalker, gamers grow to be bearers of a life-sustaining expertise and are compelled to revive steadiness throughout the area.

In WILD HEARTS, gamers journey by way of Azuma as a lone wolf or pack-hunt with as much as two associates because of the sport’s co-op and crossplay options throughout all platforms. Players can increase their battle plans and go on particular missions whereas pack searching, be a part of different hunters on the earth or tackle Kemono on their very own. The sport will characteristic voice overs in English, Japanese, French, Italian, German and Spanish.