{"rewrite":{"id":"r_c78a09737d9ffd1c51e31d3b","clusterId":"c_650cdeab853f9139b4978fd4","slug":"marvelous-and-vanillaware-announce-muramasa-revenant-blades-enhanced-edition","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Marvelous and Vanillaware Announce Muramasa: Revenant Blades Enhanced Edition","summary":"Marvelous and Vanillaware announced Muramasa: Revenant Blades, an enhanced edition of Muramasa: The Demon Blade and Muramasa: Rebirth, during a Nintendo Direct livestream. The game launches for Nintendo Switch 2, Switch, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam in early 2027. It features 4K visuals, new English voiceover and localization, and new modes. This marks Vanillaware's first PC release.","whyItMatters":"The announcement brings a classic sidescrolling action RPG to modern platforms with substantial upgrades, including Vanillaware's debut on PC.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe enhanced edition combines content from the original 2009 Wii title Muramasa: The Demon Blade and its 2013 PS Vita port Muramasa: Rebirth, including all four DLC characters from the 'Genroku Legends' expansion. Players can play through six storylines in any order, following protagonists Momohime, Kisuke, Okoi, Gonbe, Arashimaru, and Rajaki. Marvelous described the story as a conflict over cursed samurai swords forged by Senji Muramasa, which grant power but drive wielders mad. The trailer shown during the Nintendo Direct previewed characters and gameplay.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Marvelous and Vanillaware announced Muramasa: Revenant Blades, an enhanced edition of the Muramasa games, for Switch 2, Switch, PS5, and PC in early 2027. It's Vanillaware's first PC release.","twitterPost":"Marvelous and Vanillaware announced Muramasa: Revenant Blades, an enhanced edition of Muramasa: The Demon Blade and Muramasa: Rebirth, for Switch 2, Switch, PS5, and PC in early 2027. Vanillaware's first PC release.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Marvelous and Vanillaware announced Muramasa: Revenant Blades, an enhanced edition of the Muramasa games, during a Nintendo Direct. The game launches in early 2027 for Nintendo Switch 2, Switch, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam, marking Vanillaware's first PC release. It includes 4K visuals, new English voiceover, and all DLC characters.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-09/marvelous-vanillaware-announce-muramasa-revenant-blades-game/.238325\",\"title\":\"Marvelous, Vanillaware Announce Muramasa: Revenant Blades Game\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":3860,"outputTokens":631,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1781036035,"createdAt":"2026-06-09T20:03:40.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-09T20:07:51.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-09T20:07:51.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_650cdeab853f9139b4978fd4","canonicalTitle":"News\nMarvelous, Vanillaware Announce Muramasa: Revenant Blades Game","representativeArticleId":"a_2e583caad9439095aeec3181","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Muramasa: Revenant Blades\"],\"studios\":[\"Marvelous\",\"Vanillaware\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-09T19:18:41.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-09T19:18:41.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-09T20:07:51.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-09/marvelous-vanillaware-announce-muramasa-revenant-blades-game/.238325","title":"News\nMarvelous, Vanillaware Announce Muramasa: Revenant Blades Game"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Muramasa: Revenant Blades"],"studios":["Marvelous","Vanillaware"],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Marvelous and Vanillaware announced Muramasa: Revenant Blades during a Nintendo Direct livestream.","The enhanced edition launches for Nintendo Switch 2, Switch, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam in early 2027.","It includes content from the original 2009 Wii title and the 2013 PS Vita port, plus all four DLC characters from the 'Genroku Legends' expansion.","The game features 4K visuals, new English voiceover and localization, and new modes.","This is Vanillaware's first PC release."]}