{"rewrite":{"id":"r_23aec5524af8c6a0030925ee","clusterId":"c_66dcc9d75e86280d47abc2f3","slug":"sukeban-games-45-parabellum-bloodhound-nears-completion-at-tgs2026-hands-on","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Sukeban Games' .45 Parabellum Bloodhound Nears Completion At TGS2026 Hands-On","summary":"Sukeban Games exhibited '.45 Parabellum Bloodhound' at Tokyo Game Show 2026. Developer Christopher Ortiz said the game is almost complete, finished through Chapter 7, in an interview. The hands-on session showed a cyberpunk action game with retro fixed cameras, characters Leila, Ana, Mariya and Julietta, and combat built on managing ACT and PSY meters with melee, pistol, and grenade launcher weapons.","whyItMatters":"The 2026 release window now looks solid: Ortiz said the game is finished through Chapter 7 and the polishing work is mostly done, so what remains is refinement rather than production.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eCombat stops time while you pick an attack, but ACT has to accumulate before you can swing. Until it does, you dodge and think about range, since attacks do not reach enemies outside it and closing in can invite a counter.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrtiz said the game is finished through Chapter 7 and complete as a whole, with polishing mostly done, though the demo\u0026#39;s 15-minute session and its three weapons (melee, pistol, and a gun like a grenade launcher) show only part of the system.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Sukeban Games is deep in .45 Parabellum Bloodhound, but the hands-on leaves one question the chapter count cannot answer: how the ACT and PSY meters interact once both deplete in the same fight.","twitterPost":".45 Parabellum Bloodhound is finished through Chapter 7, but the ACT and PSY meters raise the design question the chapter count cannot answer.","threadsPost":"Sukeban Games calling .45 Parabellum Bloodhound almost complete through Chapter 7 settles the production timeline, not the design question. The hands-on builds combat on two meters, ACT and PSY, without saying how a player manages both when they deplete in the same encounter.","newsletterBlurb":".45 Parabellum Bloodhound, the new title from VA-11 Hall-A developer Sukeban Games, was playable at Tokyo Game Show 2026 with a 15-minute session. Christopher Ortiz said in an interview that the game is finished through Chapter 7 and almost complete, with polishing mostly done. Combat has players manage ACT and PSY meters while dodging and choosing attacks from melee, pistol, and grenade launcher weapons.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GameBusiness.jp\",\"url\":\"https://www.gamebusiness.jp/article/2026/09/22/28120.html\",\"title\":\"A New Cyberpunk World from the Developers of 'VA-11 Hall-A': Hands-On Report and Developer Interview for the Nearly Complete '.45 Parabellum Bloodhound'【TGS2026】\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4661,"outputTokens":610,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791204269,"createdAt":"2026-10-05T12:39:52.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-05T12:43:23.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-05T12:43:23.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_66dcc9d75e86280d47abc2f3","canonicalTitle":"『VA-11 Hall-A』開発元が描く、新たなサイバーパンクの世界へ。“完成間近”な新作『.45 パラベラム ブラッドハウンド』試遊レポ＆開発者インタビュー【TGS2026】","representativeArticleId":"a_c81ecf4659c4c0386aff2753","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"VA-11 Hall-A\",\".45 Parabellum Bloodhound\"],\"studios\":[\"Sukeban Games\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"review\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-22T03:00:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-22T03:00:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-05T12:43:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"GameBusiness.jp","url":"https://www.gamebusiness.jp/article/2026/09/22/28120.html","title":"『VA-11 Hall-A』開発元が描く、新たなサイバーパンクの世界へ。“完成間近”な新作『.45 パラベラム ブラッドハウンド』試遊レポ＆開発者インタビュー【TGS2026】"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["VA-11 Hall-A",".45 Parabellum Bloodhound"],"studios":["Sukeban Games"],"people":[],"type":"review","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}