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Undernight In-Birth 2 Brings Rollback Netcode to the Classic Fighting Game

The sequel to Undernight In-Birth is finally on its way in 2024 bringing rollback netcode, announced at Evo 2023

Trent Murray

Undernight In-Birth 2 Brings Rollback Netcode to the Classic Fighting Game
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They said the magic word that everyone will want to hear this weekend. At the first Evo 2023 Friday Showcase panel of the day, Arc System Works announced it will celebrate the tenth anniversary of Undernight In-Birth by moving the story forward in a new numbered entry in the beloved series. No official release date has been announced but it will drop some time in 2024.

Undernight In-Brith II [Sys:Celes] brings back the cast of characters with a revamped combat system and rollback netcode. Online matchmaking has been a key difference maker in whether or not a fighting game can grow a community in a post-COVID world, so the addition of rollback is a big relief for the anime fighter scene.

"We are keeping what's good for in birth but also adding new system to excite things up for the game," said one developer during the panel.

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Trent Murray
TRENT MURRAY

Trent has covered esports since the birth of the LCS. He also led content strategy and served as Senior Writer for The Esports Observer and Sports Business Journal, and worked on the development team for Rushdown Revolt.

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