Initially revealed for the Switch, Inti Creates announces that the Mega Man Zero-esque action game Azure Striker Gunvolt 3 will be coming to PC too.

Developer Inti Creates is no stranger to creating retro-styled games that appeal to certain nostalgic gamers. The company was formed by a number of ex-Capcom employees, who would go on to develop titles in the Mega Man franchise, more specifically the Mega Man Zero and Mega Man ZX subseries. It's no surprise that the developer's flagship IP, Azure Striker Gunvolt, would be considered a spiritual successor in the eyes of fans. The next entry in the series, Azure Striker Gunvolt 3, is looking to release this year as well.

Azure Striker Gunvolt 3's announcement took many by surprise with the introduction of a new character known as Kirin. As opposed to series protagonist Gunvolt, who uses his gun to stun and tag onto enemies, Kirin uses a special sword that can also use electricity along with throwing talismans that contain her power. While this game was initially announced as a Nintendo Switch exclusive, the developers also revealed the title would be coming to Xbox One and Xbox Series X. A recent announcement from Inti Creates notes this game will be arriving on PC this year as well.

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In a tweet on Inti Creates' Twitter account, it states that the development of a PC version for Azure Striker Gunvolt 3 has begun. According to the tweet, while the Switch version will be arriving on July 28, this PC version will be coming within a targeted Winter release. The game's PC version will be sold through the Steam Storefront, with the required specifications to run the game also listed.

This may not be too surprising to some fans, considering that while Azure Striker Gunvolt started life on the Nintendo 3DS, it got a PC port a few months later that drastically changed how it played. This single-screen version would then be bundled with its sequel that got a similar treatment, where it ended up being ported to PlayStation, Xbox, and even the Switch throughout the late 2010s to early 2020s.

While Azure Striker Gunvolt 3 is releasing on three major platforms this year, some fans noted one platform isn't present, that being PlayStation. Some fans found it odd considering that the Azure Striker Gunvolt compilation pack arrived on PlayStation way earlier than Xbox, almost two years apart from each other. Fans looking to see a PS4 or PS5 version of the third game will just have to wait till an official announcement from Inti Creates is made for the time being.

Azure Striker Gunvolt 3 will release July 28 on Nintendo Switch, August 2nd on Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S, and in Winter 2022 on PC.

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