{"rewrite":{"id":"r_120ff4f1e01e40c50b13d0ae","clusterId":"c_5f6076214b8499f8083bf78f","slug":"warlord-awaji-sets-september-10-release-with-new-main-trailer","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Warlord: Awaji Sets September 10 Release With New Main Trailer","summary":"Darkmatter Games released the main trailer for its open-world samurai simulation Warlord: Awaji and set a September 10 launch date. The game is set on a one-third scale recreation of Awaji Island during the 14th-century Nanboku-cho period, with historians consulted for authentic armor, weapons, and architecture.","whyItMatters":"The September 10 launch date and detailed main trailer confirm Darkmatter Games is moving the historical samurai sim from teaser stage to a concrete release, with the Nanboku-cho setting standing out from the usual Sengoku-era games.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe main trailer for Warlord: Awaji shows more detailed natural depictions of Awaji Island than the earlier alpha footage, along with building construction, first-person melee combat, and large-scale real-time battles where the player leads troops to attack enemy bases. The game casts the player as a samurai general ordered to find a treasure stolen from the emperor, managing soldier recruitment, training, camp construction, and domestic administration while attacking hostile forces on the island.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDarkmatter Games says historians cooperated in development, and the armor, weapons, architectural styles, and battle conditions of the 14th-century Nanboku-cho period are faithfully recreated. The game follows the previous work Warlord: Britannica in using a figure-like character art style. A demo is available on Steam, and the game supports full Japanese voice acting.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Warlord: Awaji's September 10 date lands with a main trailer, but the game's pitch rests on a one-third scale Awaji Island and 14th-century Nanboku-cho authenticity. Darkmatter Games is betting on historical fidelity over scope.","twitterPost":"Warlord: Awaji's September 10 launch rides on a one-third scale Awaji Island and historian-checked armor. Darkmatter Games is selling fidelity, not size.","threadsPost":"Warlord: Awaji ships September 10, and the main trailer leans on a one-third scale Awaji Island and Nanboku-cho period accuracy. Darkmatter Games is making the case that historical consultation is the feature, not the map size.","newsletterBlurb":"Darkmatter Games has set a September 10 release for Warlord: Awaji, its open-world samurai simulation set on a one-third scale recreation of Awaji Island during the 14th-century Nanboku-cho period. The new main trailer highlights detailed natural scenery, construction, first-person combat, and large-scale battles, with a Steam demo already available.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/032/G103273/20260820018/\",\"title\":\"Samurai Rise-to-Power Sim \\\"Warlord: Awaji\\\" Set on Awaji Island Releases Official Main Trailer; Launch Set for September 10\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4348,"outputTokens":616,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1787206914,"createdAt":"2026-08-20T06:16:42.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-20T06:16:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-20T06:16:42.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_5f6076214b8499f8083bf78f","canonicalTitle":"淡路島を舞台にしたサムライ成り上がりシム「Warlord: Awaji」，公式メイントレイラーを公開。発売は9月10日に決定","representativeArticleId":"a_59f4d90e262fea5780e1b176","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Warlord: Awaji\"],\"studios\":[\"Darkmatter Games\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-20T05:26:57.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-20T06:30:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-20T06:34:11.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/032/G103273/20260820018/","title":"淡路島を舞台にしたサムライ成り上がりシム「Warlord: Awaji」，公式メイントレイラーを公開。発売は9月10日に決定"},{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/08/20/170968.html","title":"中世日本の淡路島が舞台の没入型ストラテジー『Warlord: Awaji』9月配信決定！ ゲームプレイシーン満載のトレイラーも披露"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Warlord: Awaji"],"studios":["Darkmatter Games"],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}