Ace Combat 8 Wings Of Theve

Facts

Release

game · 2026-10-02 · 2026-06-03

Release

game · September 28 to October 4 · Japan · 2026-10-12

Release

game · 2026-10-02 · Japan and North America · 2026-10-03

Release

game · 2026-10-02 · worldwide · 2026-06-02

Release

game · 2026-09-29 · worldwide · 2026-10-03

Release

game · October 2 · 2026-09-01

Release

game · October 2 · 2026-06-07

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Game*Spark reviewed Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve · 2026-10-05

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the story follows Lieutenant Colonel Jean Cope, called "Wings of Theve," during the Republic of Sotoa's invasion of the Usean continent · 2026-10-05

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the campaign has more than 20 missions · 2026-10-05

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a full run took over 20 hours · 2026-10-05

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the game runs on Unreal Engine 5 plus the volumetric cloud engine Cloudly · 2026-10-05

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No. 1 on this week's Steam sales ranking for a second week · 2026-10-05

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user reviews rated Very Positive · 2026-10-05

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The campaign is set in 2029 in the Strangereal world, ten years after the previous numbered entry · 2026-10-03

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follows the Central Usean Federation after an invasion by the Republic of Sotoa · 2026-10-03

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Online play branded Ace Combat Online casts players as mercenaries of I3 · 2026-10-03

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The mode is positioned as the game's end content and the largest online mode in series history. · 2026-09-01

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Players take the role of mercenary pilots gathering at an air base lobby where up to 100 players can connect at once. · 2026-09-01

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CooP Assault is a PvE mode in which two teams of four cooperate on missions and compete for high scores. · 2026-09-01

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CooP Warfare is a PvPvE mode in which two teams of four fight each other alongside NPC units. · 2026-09-01

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CooP Warfare includes a threat level system: surviving without being shot down raises your threat, which increases score gained from kills but also the score given to opponents when you are shot down. · 2026-09-01

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Reaching three stars marks a player as an ace aircraft. · 2026-09-01

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Emergency Sortie is a special mission where eight players face the series' signature giant weapons. · 2026-09-01

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Scramble is a special mission, a four-player fight against NPC rival units. · 2026-09-01

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The online mode introduces the series' first persistent lobby and its largest end content, a structural addition to a franchise that has not had a numbered entry in seven years. · 2026-09-01

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makes its first appearance at a domestic game event · 2026-08-06

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requires a numbered ticket distributed at the booth on public days, September 19 to 21 · 2026-08-06

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giving Japanese players their earliest hands-on chance with the series' latest installment before its release · 2026-08-06

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16-minute opening cinematic streamed on Thursday · 2026-10-03

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series' 30th anniversary commemoration · 2026-10-02

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playable demo with three missions at Tokyo Game Show 2026 (Tokyo Game Show 2026) · 2026-09-19

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live-action prequel series Ace Combat Hour Zero · 2026-09-14

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game announcement (Sony's State of Play stream on June 3) · 2026-06-02

Connections

Produces of

hasegawa, bandai namco entertainment

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