Alliance of Valiant Arms ended its Pmang service on October 28, 2026, after roughly 18 years, while the successor AVA RE:BIRTH is due on PC in fall 2026 with pre-registration and closed beta recruitment already open.
G.O.P has moved AVA from live service to a single successor project in three steps. On August 6, 2026, the company announced a new PC FPS using the Alliance of Valiant Arms IP, built to run on older PCs and aimed at players who find modern shooters too heavy. The official title, logo, and teaser movie were set for August 12.
On August 26, the company confirmed the title as AVA RE:BIRTH and gave the original game an end date. Alliance of Valiant Arms was to end service on October 28, 2026; the announcement dates the game's Japanese service start to December 2008, roughly 18 years earlier. A final update on September 9 was to cover the operation system, AVAcoin shop, and capsule store items, and to end in-game JEWEL and capsule item sales. G.O.P said the service ending applies to the Pmang version, and that the global version A.V.A Global remains available on Steam.
The relaunch picked up its own schedule on September 24, 2026, when pre-registration and closed beta recruitment opened for AVA RE:BIRTH. The closed beta runs from October 1 at 16:00 to October 7 at 12:00, with applications open until September 29 at 12:00 and 2,000 players selected by lottery across regions. G.O.P has attached a new extraction mode, HUNTING FIELD, to the free-to-play shooter, and the pre-registration ladder runs from 50,000 registrations, which award the M67 Dark Hunter, up to 300,000, which add the Arjuna Dark Hunter.
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G.O.P will begin official service for AVA RE:BIRTH on October 28, 2026, the same day its predecessor Alliance of Valiant Arms ends service. The free-to-play PC online FPS is developed by VALOFE and runs on Windows through the Pmang and VFUN platforms. Pre-downloading of the game client opened on October 23 at 17:00. At launch the game adds a Trading Post for player-to-player item sales and a Battle Pass that grants rewards through play, and the build incorporates changes gathered during a closed beta test held October 1 to 7. Players pick from three classes, Pointman, Rifleman, and Sniper, and modes range from solo AI play to large-scale battles holding up to 16 players. The new PvPvE extraction mode Hunting Field has squads collect supplies on urban and desert maps and try to escape. Global advance registrations have passed 300,000, enough to unlock every staged campaign reward for all players.
Oct 3
G.O.P began pre-registration and closed beta test recruitment for the PC online FPS AVA RE:BIRTH on September 24, 2026, at 19:00. The game is the successor to Alliance of Valiant Arms, the online FPS known as AVA. The closed beta runs from October 1 at 16:00 to October 7 at 12:00, with applications open until September 29 at 12:00. Only 2,000 players will be selected by lottery across regions, and results will be posted on the official website from September 30 at 12:00. The game adds a new extraction-style mode called HUNTING FIELD, where AI soldiers and other players compete for supplies and try to escape with loot. Pre-registration milestones range from 50,000 registrations, which award the M67 Dark Hunter and in-game currency, up to 300,000 registrations, which add the Arjuna Dark Hunter. A character name early acquisition campaign runs until October 26 at 12:00, since character names cannot be duplicated in the game.
Aug 26
G.O.P announced on August 26 that the online FPS Alliance of Valiant Arms (AVA) will end its service on October 28, 2026. The game began official service in Japan in December 2008, marking approximately 18 years of operation. The final update is scheduled for September 9, which will include updates to the operation system, AVAcoin shop, and capsule store items, along with the end of in-game JEWEL sales and capsule store item sales. Events such as the RT Kyoransai and a special login campaign updated every two weeks will run until the service ends. The baton passes to AVA RE:BIRTH, a new PC online FPS sharing the same worldview, scheduled for release in fall 2026. The new title was officially named on August 12, with a teaser site and movie released. The service ending applies to the Pmang version; the global version A.V.A Global remains available on Steam. G.O.P noted that at its peak, AVA saw 70,000 matches played daily, with over 2.8 million cumulative players.
Aug 6
G.O.P Co., Ltd. announced on August 6, 2026 that a new PC FPS project using the IP of Alliance of Valiant Arms (AVA) has been launched. The project aims to rebuild the core appeal of AVA and return players to the original experience of FPS, targeting those who find modern shooters too heavy to play comfortably and veterans who once devoted themselves to the game. Service is scheduled to begin within 2026, with final adjustments currently underway for launch. The official title, logo, and teaser movie will be unveiled on August 12 via a teaser site. The project is described as inheriting AVA's high competitiveness and tactical gameplay, backed by 18 years of track record. It is designed to run smoothly even on older PCs without requiring a high-end environment. AVA began official service in Japan on December 1, 2008, and is set during a fictional European war with three classes: Pointman, Rifleman, and Sniper. The game once claimed 70,000 matches occurring daily and 2.8 million cumulative players, and was known as the most played FPS in Japanese internet cafes.