{"rewrite":{"id":"r_1b14ca5358e6cdfcece9f3ab","clusterId":"c_8187efb9b5cf9a695536245c","slug":"5minlab-announces-anomaly-isolation-action-game-wpca-for-ps5-and-pc","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"5minlab Announces Anomaly Isolation Action Game WPCA for PS5 and PC","summary":"Developer 5minlab announced World Fiction Management Alliance: WPCA on September 3. The action game supports solo play and online co-op for up to 3 players. Players become agents who isolate supernatural beings invading the real world. The game appeared at Sony's State of Play Japan event. It is scheduled for release in 2028 on PS5 and PC via Steam.","whyItMatters":"The announcement marks 5minlab's first major console push through a State of Play Japan reveal, bringing its boss-rush co-op formula to PS5 after a Steam page opened months earlier.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eWorld Fiction Management Alliance: WPCA is a boss rush game. Players join the Soul Branch of the World Fiction Management Alliance and fight giant monsters in isolation zones. The trailer shows agents using flashy sword techniques against enemies, and combat requires stepping into weak points to neutralize threats.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuilds come from combining weapon mechanics, skills, passives, equipment, and random options. Defeating monsters yields remnants used to craft stronger weapons and Core Interference Devices. Co-op for up to 3 players does not assign fixed roles; the design lets each player act freely without overthinking.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5minlab operates under KRAFTON. The Steam store page opened in March, and the PS5 version was revealed at State of Play Japan. Release is set for 2028.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"5minlab's WPCA brings up to 3-player co-op monster isolation to PS5 and Steam in 2028. Boss rush combat with swordplay and builds, no fixed roles in co-op. Revealed at State of Play Japan.","twitterPost":"5minlab announced WPCA, an anomaly isolation action game for PS5 and PC (Steam) in 2028. Solo or 3-player co-op boss rush with swordplay and build crafting. Shown at State of Play Japan.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"5minlab revealed World Fiction Management Alliance: WPCA at State of Play Japan. The boss rush action game supports solo and 3-player co-op on PS5 and Steam, launching in 2028.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/2026903-464973/\",\"title\":\"Up to 3-Player Co-op 'Anomaly Isolation' Action Game 'World Fiction Management Alliance: WPCA' Announced. Monster-Hunting Catharsis of Sealing 'Supernatural Horror' with Swordplay\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4435,"outputTokens":595,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":null,"createdAt":"2026-09-03T15:31:06.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-03T15:33:25.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-03T15:33:25.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_8187efb9b5cf9a695536245c","canonicalTitle":"最大3人マルチ対応「怪異隔離」アクション『世界虚構管理連盟: WPCA』発表。“超自然的恐怖”を剣技で封じる怪獣討伐カタルシス","representativeArticleId":"a_95e8abc4785b40c5c0e22959","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"世界虚構管理連盟: WPCA\"],\"studios\":[\"5minlab\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-03T14:58:14.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-03T14:58:14.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-03T15:33:27.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/2026903-464973/","title":"最大3人マルチ対応「怪異隔離」アクション『世界虚構管理連盟: WPCA』発表。“超自然的恐怖”を剣技で封じる怪獣討伐カタルシス"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["世界虚構管理連盟: WPCA"],"studios":["5minlab"],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}