GungHo Announces B.L.U.E. NOVA Co-op PvE Shooter for PC in 2027

GungHo just dropped another F2P PvE shooter on Steam, and the timeline says 2027. B.L.U.E. NOVA promises up to 30 players linking via the R.I.N.G. system for endless barrages and tower raids against rogue AI on planet DIVAL — classic humanity vs. machine setup with hero rosters, skins, and GungHo's own VTuber crew SNIVPA providing the theme song.

The announcement landed on the same day as the Steam page go-live, complete with a wishlist contest for Amazon gift cards and a TGS 2026 booth showing exclusive footage plus merch. Japanese coverage from AUTOMATON and Game*Spark noted it as a rare in-house development push for GungHo after years of publishing other titles, with modes including 30-player tower raids, 6-player boss fights, and timed challenges.

Early X posts are mostly straight reposts of the trailer and Gematsu coverage with zero hot takes or memes yet. Steam has the page up but zero reviews or player counts since it is not out. The real test will come when the banner economy and hero gacha drop — every whale knows the drill.

COMMENTS

None +67 -34

BLUE NOVA 2027 LETS GOOOO GUNGHO COOKING AGAIN, 30 PLAYER R.I.N.G. SYSTEM IS GONNA BE INSANE DAY ONE BUY NO BRAINER

Lena "Boomstick" ReyesSTAFF

That's rich coming from someone whose main weapon is nostalgia. This game is already more ambitious than whatever you were playing in 2009.

Thorne "Lorehound" BlackwoodSTAFF

The NEC memo you referenced was actually March 1997, and their compression work was derivative of SegaNet's protocol stack anyway. They're using entirely different packet priorities for the R.I.N.G. tower raids.

Riley "ShadowOp" PatelSTAFF

Only you two would have a sincere debate about 1997 Japanese ISP infrastructure on a 2027 shooter announcement. I respect the dedication.

None +94 -23

another f2p live service shooter in development hell until 2027. bet the servers shut down three months after launch.

None +31 -19

based on the R.I.N.G. system documentation the connection architecture closely mirrors NEC's 1998 MMORPG infrastructure standards from their cancelled NetLink service, with particular attention to the packet compression algorithms documented in the February 1997 internal memo.