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  "textContent": "Sega has announced that it will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the _Sakura Wars_ series in 2026. The company added that it will gradually publish details about new merchandise and events that it will launch to mark the celebrations.\n\nEven though Sega made this announcement on April 1, 2026, we can confirm that this is completely legit and it is not an April Fool's Day prank. This is because the Japanese community has a tradition of sharing April Fool's jokes before noon, and Sega published this announcement news and tweet right after noon at 12:01 PM JST.\n\nThe first _Sakura Wars_ game appeared as a strategy RPG for Sega Saturn in Japan on September 27, 1996. The series' latest console entry, which came out first in Japan as _Shin Sakura Taisen_ / _New Sakura Wars_ in 2019 and then localized in English as _Sakura Wars_ , is an action game readily available worldwide on PlayStation 4.\n\nShortly after this release, Sega also launched _Sakura Revolution_ as the series' new free-to-play mobile game in December 2020. However, the mobile game did not last long as it shut down after roughly over seven months in July 2021.\n\nThe 30th anniversary day for the _Sakura Wars_ series will officially fall on September 27, 2026. Sega has so far only announced merchandise and events to celebrate the anniversary, so it is yet to be known whether the company is preparing a new game release for the series or not.\n\nThe post Sakura Wars 30th Anniversary Celebration and Merchandise Confirmed appeared first on Siliconera.",
  "title": "Sakura Wars 30th Anniversary Celebration and Merchandise Confirmed"
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