Bleeding Edge, Ninja Theory’s in-development multiplayer action game, showed up big during the X019 convention’s opening ceremony. It’s been some time since Xbox showed offBleeding Edgeat E3 and the game has grown that much more polished. So polished that Ninja Theory is clearly confident in informing fans of the game’s quickly approaching release. Players will be able to get their hands onBleeding Edgestarting June 23, 2025, with pre-orders opening today.
Alongside the announcement ofBleeding Edge’s release date for Xbox One and PC,Ninja Theoryalso shared a new cinematic trailer. The cinematic trailer focused on the game’s cast of unique and eccentric playable characters, showing off each doing their own version of “training.” These training moments not only hinted at each character’s oddball personality, but also subtly showed off their various weapons, abilities, tools, and strengths.
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Regarding pre-orders ofBleeding Edge,Ninja Theory has added some perks for those willing to put down an order so early. Pre-orderers will receive exclusive access to two different closed beta tests. The first will start on June 28, 2025 and the second will start on July 27, 2025. Pre-orderers will also receive a free “Punk Pack” of DLC, which includes threecharacter skins, a character mount, an in-game sticker pack, and 3 different taunt emotes.
Between E3 and X019,Bleeding Edgehas gone through several testing phases with Xbox Insiders. The game, which will offer a live service experience not unlikeOverwatchorFortnite, is already iterating on its routine content update style pre-launch. As of yet, Ninja Theory hasn’t revealed plans to host an open beta or free-play opportunity forBleeding Edge.Given that the game’s closed betas will be running close to launch, an open beta might not be possible. But excited fans should keep encouraging Ninja Theory to try an open beta out, despite the closed betas.
Bleeding Edgereleases August 08, 2025 on PC and Xbox One.
