{"rewrite":{"id":"r_e540805f6cf0ada5a9dd8e67","clusterId":"c_5890812d274506991009faba","slug":"spine-this-is-gun-fu-gets-new-trailer-2027-launch-window","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"SPINE - This is Gun Fu Gets New Trailer, 2027 Launch Window","summary":"Nekki released a new trailer for its single-player action game SPINE - This is Gun Fu during the Future Games Show: gamescom 2026 broadcast on August 27, 2026. The game is set in Tensor City, a cyberpunk metropolis ruled by AI-driven politics, where artificial intelligence determines the value of human lives. Players take on the AI regime with guns and fists, using a combat implant called Spine that boosts physical abilities. The trailer shows smooth switching between melee combat and gunplay, built around a system called Free Flow Combat, where battles against multiple enemies connect without interruption. Actions include seizing enemy weapons, landing counterattacks in brief openings, and parrying attacks with extraordinary physical abilities. The game is described as a cyberpunk action movie you can play directly, with a specially developed combat camera staging the action dynamically. SPINE - This is Gun Fu is scheduled for release in spring 2027 for PC (Steam), PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, with Japanese language support confirmed.","whyItMatters":"The trailer clarifies the release window to spring 2027, narrowing from the earlier summer 2027 estimate, and showcases the combat system that defines the game's identity.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eNekki, the studio behind the Shadow Fight series, is developing the game, and the combat system builds on that lineage of hand-to-hand fighting.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe Spine implant is a self-thinking device, not just a passive booster, and it shares its name with the game\u0026#39;s title.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe trailer\u0026#39;s combat camera is a dedicated system, built specifically to stage the action like a film.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFree Flow Combat is designed so battles against multiple enemies chain together without interruption, with no loading between encounters.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePlayer actions include seizing an enemy\u0026#39;s weapon and using it on the spot, counterattacking in brief openings, and parrying with enhanced physical abilities.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe game is positioned as a \u0026#34;cyberpunk action movie you can play directly,\u0026#34; per the Denfaminicogamer coverage.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eJapanese language support is confirmed for the PC (Steam), PS5, and Xbox Series X|S release.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eGame Spark\u0026#39;s coverage frames the release as spring 2027, while Denfaminicogamer\u0026#39;s earlier report from the same broadcast cited summer 2027.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Nekki's SPINE - This is Gun Fu trailer shows a combat implant named Spine powering parries, weapon seizures, and counters in Tensor City. Spring 2027 on PC, PS5, Xbox.","twitterPost":"SPINE - This is Gun Fu: Free Flow Combat links fights without interruption, and the camera stages action like a film. Launch window: spring 2027.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Nekki unveiled a new trailer for SPINE - This is Gun Fu at Future Games Show: gamescom 2026, confirming a spring 2027 release for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. The cyberpunk action game features a combat implant and a system called Free Flow Combat.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2608272c\",\"title\":\"New Game 'SPINE' Featuring 'Gunfights x Close Combat' with Incredibly Cool Agile Action to Release Summer 2027. New Footage Showcasing Stylish Combat Also Revealed\"},{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/08/27/171323.html\",\"title\":\"Cyberpunk Single-Player ACT 'SPINE - This is Gun Fu' New Trailer Released. 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