Mech Shooters Fun Again! FZ: Formation Z Available right now Via Digital Download on PC and Console

Karlstad, Sweden – May 21, 2026 – Clear River Games, a online game writer specialising in traditional and retro video games, in partnership with builders City Connection, right now introduced that the celebrated Japanese shooter FZ: Formation Z launches digitally right now on PC (Steam®, Epic Game Store), PlayStation®5, Nintendo® Switch™ 2 and Xbox Series X|S.

A much-admired traditional by all discerning shooter followers, the newly up to date Jeleco® shooter may also be out there to buy bodily on PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch 2, beginning June 9, 2026.

A staple of any properly stocked arcade within the 1980’s, FZ: Formation Z gained a legion of followers due to its recent but frantic gameplay which sees avid gamers navigate Ixpel, a state-of-the-art remodeling Mech, switching between Robot and Fighter Jet type on-the-fly because the participant battles an infinite horde of enemies intent in your destruction!

No mere easy port, Clear River Games and City Connection have taken this Jaleco traditional and utilized a recent lick of robotic sheen to the discharge, as FZ: Formation Z returns with all new graphics and an irresistible new soundtrack by notable composer Daisuke Matsumoto. Retaining the cunningly addictive gameplay and intuitive controls that outlined the unique arcade recreation, avid gamers as soon as once more should go it alone, battling throughout 5 ever difficult ranges of bullet mayhem, taking within the dazzling visible results and utilizing each instrument at their disposal, together with brand-new weaponry and quite a lot of surprises for followers of the unique.

Watch the Launch Trailer Here!

Suit Up and Start Shooting right now: Here’s what’s in retailer for these mad about Mechs!

• Unique Transforming Gameplay: Rule the Land and conquer the Air! – Take management of the superior Ixpel and remodel in real-time between robotic type (preferrred for land) and jet fighter (conquering the air. Traverse 5 huge missions and carve out your individual path to victory.

• Customize Performance in The Factory – Use FZ Points earned in missions to unlock new Ixpel and beauty gadgets. Enhance firepower by equipping modules into 4 out there slots, and improve your Mech to mirror your private choice, as you determine between well-rounded offence, or give attention to enhancing a single trait designed for complete destruction! With half swaps, a selection of colors, and personalised stickers, avid gamers can construct an Ixpel as distinctive as they’re!

• Challenge Your Limits in Score Attack – Complete a mission and Score Attack Mode is unlocked. Here, avid gamers can problem particular person missions in a quest to beat their private greatest, with excessive scores recorded for every space. Use your totally personalized Ixpel to rewrite the file books.

• Extensive Archives – Record your epic quest and path by way of battle, to relive the epic motion at a future date!

• War Record – Tracks complete enemies defeated, missions flown and extra.

• Enemy Data – An in depth encyclopaedia of all avid gamers’ take downs will be discovered right here for future analysis!

• Gallery – Unlock gorgeous art work by finishing particular in-game challenges. As you combat, your legacy grows. Keep battling to finish your data of the combat!

FZ: Formation Z is on the market by way of Digital Download right now on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox and PC (Steam and Epic Games Store) or an MSRP of $29.99 / €27.99 / £24.99. 

FZ: Formation Z shall be launching bodily on June 9, 2026 for PlayStation 5 with an MSRP of $39.99 / €34.99 / £34.99 and on Nintendo Switch 2 for an MSRP of $49,99 / €44,99 / £44.99.

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About City Connection

City Connection was based in 2005 and owns the IP of long-established recreation maker ‘Jaleco’. The title ‘City Connection’ is reference to a beforehand launched recreation by Jaleco, a lot cherished by the City Connection president. City Connection is a recreation developer and writer, in addition to a soundtrack enterprise (Clarice Disc), licensing enterprise, publishing/modifying/writing enterprise, and engages in all method of actions regarding video video games. City Connection makes a speciality of rising the worth of much-loved IP, using a few of the trade’s most skilled expertise and reinventing video games for a contemporary viewers. City Connection try to ship high quality video games which delight avid gamers and respect authentic IP. 

 

©CITY CONNECTION CO., LTD.

 

About Clear River Games

Clear River Games is a writer with love for traditional retro video games. We are a small group in Karlstad, Sweden, based by the Freemode Group (a part of Embracer Group). Our imaginative and prescient is to deliver the enjoyment of experiencing classic retro video games and revived traditional recreation franchises to gamers all around the world. We give attention to publishing high-quality traditional recreation franchises, fashionable retro and pixel artwork video games and indie video games that encourage avid gamers and produce again nice reminiscences of the previous or uncover new nice video games. With bodily editions distributed on-line and in retail shops, we need to make nice and distinctive video games accessible to retro recreation followers world wide.

 

About Embracer Freemode

Embracer Freemode (“Freemode”) is Embracer Group`s 11^th Operating Group. Freemode is a world ecosystem of independently run corporations led by passionate creators, entrepreneurs, and enterprise leaders with a long time of mixed expertise in gaming and leisure. Freemode helps its companies with strategic, operational, and monetary assist, serving to its companies speed up development with a long-term mindset. 

 

Freemode is a part of the Embracer Group AB household of corporations, which is publicly listed on Nasdaq Stockholm beneath the ticker EMBRAC B. (EMBRAC B).