The Seven Deadly Sins: Knights of Britannia Launching on February 9th, 2018

Alessio Palumbo

Bandai Namco announced the release date of The Seven Deadly Sins: Knights of Britannia, now scheduled to launch on February 9th, 2018 for Sony's PlayStation 4 console.

The game is also available for pre-order now and if you do that, you'll enjoy the following benefits.

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For those who pre-order the game a set of formal wear costume will be available, and features: Meliodas, Ban, King, Hawk, Diane (human-sized), Escanor, Gowther and Merlin.

With the pre-order announcement new information about the game has been unveiled. Escanor, the Lion's Sin of Pride featured in the upcoming season, will be playable in the main game. He is renowned for gaining immense power during the day, and gradually becoming weaker with the setting of the sun. His Sacred Treasure is the Divine Axe Rhitta and his power is named Sunshine. The brand-new Season - The Seven Deadly Sins: Revival of The Commandments, airing later this year in Japan, will be available as well next Spring 2018 as additional free content for all the players.

For a general overview of the game, here's the official blurb below.

Assemble the Seven Deadly Sins and fight to save the Kingdom of Liones in The Seven Deadly Sins: Knights of Britannia, coming to PS4! Based on the hit manga, The Seven Deadly Sins by Nabaka Suzuki, enjoy stories of adventure and experience all of the action and excitement from the anime. Play through memorable fights with famous characters such as Meliodas, Elizabeth, Hawk, and others in all of their unique fighting styles.

  • Assemble the Seven Deadly Sins - The popular hit anime The Seven Deadly Sins comes to console for the very first time
  • Action Oriented - A high-tension and fast-paced action fighting style that is expected of the popular anime series
  • Lush Environments - The world of Britannia comes to life in a scenic 3D environment, made possible by the power of the PS4
  • Adventurous Storyline - Experience an enticing story line and plenty of places in Britannia to explore

The Seven Deadly Sins began as a manga in 2012 before becoming a TV series now available on Netflix.

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About the author: With over two decades of experience in gaming journalism, Alessio Palumbo has led the gaming vertical at Wccftech since August 2015. He started working at a young age for Italian websites like Everyeye.it, Gamestar.it, Nextgame.it, and Multiplayer.it before kickstarting the indie English-language publication Worlds Factory as its founder and Editor in Chief. In the last decade, he has coordinated the overall output of Wccftech's gaming section, managed PR relations, assigned reviews, produced daily news coverage, edited gaming content as needed, and delivered game reviews. Arguably, his trademark content is the long series of exclusive developer interviews that have been cited by Wikipedia and by the biggest news media and gaming publications. His passion for technology also makes him knowledgeable when it comes to gaming hardware and tech. His favorite genres include RPGs, MMORPGs, and action/adventure games.

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