Gungho announced
Grandia Online way back in
September 2005, confirming their
acquisition of GameArts shortly thereafter. Since then, we've heard barely a peep about the game, and many feared it may have been canceled. Rest easy, Grandia fans:
The upcoming GameArts-developed PC MMORPG is very much alive
.
The news was broken today via a
page on Gungho's website inviting fans to apply for a chance to attend a Grandia Online conference in Akihabara on May 20. 60 lucky applicants will be able to play the game at the event, which will feature series composer
Noriyuki Iwadare as well as voice actors Kikuko Inoue and Mariya Ise as special guests.
To commemorate the announcement, the original
Grandia port for PSone is now available on the Japanese PSN for 600 yen. That last point makes us wonder...
could the previously PC-only Grandia Online be on its way to PS3? We'll find out in a month.