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AVA RE:BIRTH
AVA RE:BIRTH is a free-to-play PC online FPS from G.O.P scheduled for fall 2026 service through Pmang and VFUN. The closed beta finished on October 7, and on October 14 G.O.P detailed launch changes, including tuned enemy behavior in the Hunting Field extraction mode, a Black Market exchange, and a post-launch equipment cost limit system.
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G.O.P named the project on August 12, 2026, as AVA RE:BIRTH, a PC online FPS that continues the Alliance of Valiant Arms IP and returns to what the company calls the original FPS experience. The title narrowed the release window to fall 2026, and later stories place the launch on Windows PC through Pmang and VFUN. The original AVA ends service on October 28, 2026, after roughly 18 years. A farewell site opened on September 2 with a character name transfer campaign for the new game. G.O.P. also stated that at AVA's peak the game saw 70,000 matches played daily and over 2.8 million cumulative players.
On August 28 the company confirmed HUNTING FIELD, a PvPvE extraction mode set in familiar AVA locations, where players who fail to reach an extraction portal before the time limit lose what they gathered. Equipment upgraded there carries into other modes. Balance policy followed on September 11: G.O.P. says it is rebuilding weapon feel so assault rifles, submachine guns, and sniper rifles stay distinct, extending engagement time, and keeping paid and earnable items from creating a large performance gap. The Pointman, Rifleman, and Sniper classes return.
The closed beta ran from October 1 to October 7, and slots were raised from 2,000 to 5,000 as applications closed. The test covered 5-on-5 Annihilation, 4-on-4 Demolition, and HUNTING FIELD. A play report described a launch flow through a website before the Pmang launcher and thin shooting feedback, with enemies showing little reaction to hits. On October 14 G.O.P detailed launch changes: enemy NPC attack power, reaction speed, spawn positions, and behavior patterns in HUNTING FIELD are adjusted, combat feel and hit feedback are strengthened, and a Black Market exchange is added. An equipment cost limit system for modes other than HUNTING FIELD and a clan feature follow after launch.
Key facts
- Official title announced
- AVA RE:BIRTH, announced by G.O.P on August 12, 2026 ↗
- Release window
- Fall 2026 on PC through Pmang and VFUN ↗
- Business model
- Free-to-play ↗
- Original AVA service end
- October 28, 2026, applying to the Pmang version ↗
- Closed beta dates
- October 1 at 16:00 to October 7 at 12:00 ↗
- Closed beta slots
- Raised from 2,000 to 5,000 ↗
- Modes in closed beta
- 5-on-5 Annihilation, 4-on-4 Demolition, and the PvPvE extraction mode HUNTING FIELD ↗
- Classes
- Pointman, Rifleman, and Sniper ↗
- Hunting Field loss rule
- Players who fail to reach an extraction portal before the time limit lose everything they gathered ↗
- Post-launch systems
- Equipment cost limit capping worn gear cost in every mode except Hunting Field, and a clan feature at unannounced timing ↗
Timeline
- Oct 14, 2026 AVA RE:BIRTH Eases Hunting Field Difficulty After Closed Beta
- Oct 12, 2026 AVA RE:BIRTH Closed Beta Draws a Lukewarm Play Report
- Oct 8, 2026 AVA RE:BIRTH CBT Puts Extraction Mode To The Test
- Oct 4, 2026 AVA RE:BIRTH Closed Beta Slots Raised to 5,000 as Applications Close
- Oct 3, 2026 G.O.P Opens Pre-Registration for AVA RE:BIRTH Ahead of Fall 2026 PC Launch
- Sep 11, 2026 AVA RE:BIRTH Details Balance Philosophy Ahead of Fall 2026 PC Launch
- Sep 2, 2026 AVA's Farewell Site Opens with RE:BIRTH Name Transfer Campaign
- Aug 28, 2026 AVA RE:BIRTH Adds Extraction Shooter Mode HUNTING FIELD
- Aug 26, 2026 Alliance of Valiant Arms Ends Service October 28, AVA RE:BIRTH Set for Fall 2026
- Aug 16, 2026 This Week in Japanese Games: AVA RE:BIRTH Announced, Ghost of Yōtei Expansion Dated
- Aug 12, 2026 AVA RE:BIRTH Official Title Announced, Fall 2026 Release Set
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Facts
- Release
- game · 2026-10-28 · 2026-10-23
- Release
- game · Fall 2026 · PC · 2026-10-03
- Release
- game · fall 2026 · 2026-08-12
- Release
- game · fall 2026 · Windows PC · 2026-09-11
- Release
- game · autumn 2026 · PC · 2026-08-28
- Announced
- pre-downloading of the game client opened on October 23 at 17:00 · 2026-10-23
- Announced
- global advance registrations passed 300,000 · 2026-10-23
- Announced
- closed beta test through October 7 · 2026-10-08
- Announced
- Closed beta slot expansion from 2,000 to 5,000 · 2026-10-04
- Announced
- pre-registration and closed beta test recruitment (pre-registration) · 2026-10-03
- Announced
- game balance policy · 2026-09-11
- Announced
- official name · 2026-08-26
- Announced
- return-to-roots FPS · 2026-08-16
- Announced
- official title (August 12, 2026 announcement) · 2026-08-12
- Announced
- HUNTING FIELD mode (announced on August 28) · 2026-08-28
- Noted
- name transfer campaign runs until September 24 · 2026-09-02
- Noted
- The mode is an extraction shooter-style survival experience where players sortie into familiar AVA locations like urban areas and vast deserts, collect supplies from scattered crates, and contend with roaming AI soldiers and other players. · 2026-08-28
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- Confirmed pre-registration and closed beta test recruitment Oct 3 · source
- Confirmed pre-registration and closed beta test recruitment Oct 3 · source
All coverage
1d ago
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 14
G.O.P announced on October 14 the changes coming to AVA RE:BIRTH at launch, following the closed beta test held from October 2 to 7. The new PvPvE extraction mode Hunting Field will have enemy NPC attack power, reaction speed, spawn positions, and behavior patterns adjusted, with the stated aim of a less stressful combat experience. Combat feel and hit feedback will be strengthened. Modes Occupation, Escort, and Deathmatch appear in the latest trailer, and the custom room feature from the closed beta will be unlocked along with server selection. A Black Market exchange will be added, where items can be bought and sold with lowest-price displays, search categories, and a favorites list. After launch, G.O.P plans an equipment cost limit system that caps the total cost of worn gear in every mode except Hunting Field, plus a clan feature at an unannounced timing. AVA RE:BIRTH is scheduled to begin PC service in fall 2026.
Oct 12
A closed beta play report for AVA RE:BIRTH, the successor to Alliance of Valiant Arms, describes a launch flow that runs through a website before the Pmang launcher, a lobby built around a character screen with battle pass and shop panels, and a mode select handled by a pull-down menu. Shooting feedback is thin: enemies show little reaction to hits, and damage taken is often noticed only after HP is gone.
Oct 8
GOP Corporation's free-to-play FPS AVA RE:BIRTH, which inherits the Alliance of Valiant Arms IP, ran a closed beta test through October 7 ahead of a fall 2026 release. The CBT included three modes: 5-on-5 Annihilation, 4-on-4 Demolition, and the PvPvE extraction mode HUNTING FIELD, where dying carries the risk of losing what you brought in.
Oct 4
G.O.P will expand closed beta slots for the FPS AVA RE:BIRTH from 2,000 to 5,000. The test runs on PC from October 1 at 16:00 to October 7 at 12:00, with applications closing September 29 at 12:00. The free-to-play successor to Alliance of Valiant Arms adds three classes, a Hunting Field survival mode, and weapons that can be upgraded with collected materials.
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.
Sep 11
G.O.P. announced on September 11 its game balance policy for AVA RE:BIRTH, a new PC online FPS using the Alliance of Valiant Arms IP. The game is scheduled to launch in fall 2026 on Windows PC through Pmang and VFUN. G.O.P. says the priority is an environment where players feel their skill and understanding deepen through repeated play, with results from strategic judgment and equipment upgrades mattering beyond aim strength. Weapon balance is being rebuilt so assault rifles, submachine guns, and sniper rifles keep distinct feels, after what G.O.P. describes as homogenized play feel from performance inflation. Damage is adjusted to extend engagement time, so recoil control and positioning decide fights rather than the first shot. The three classic classes return: Pointman, Rifleman, and Sniper. G.O.P. says it is making strict adjustments so paid items and earnable items do not create a large performance gap. A preliminary test is under consideration, with the next concrete development to be announced soon.
Sep 2
G.O.P opened a special website on September 2 looking back at AVA's 18 years and 6,485 days of service. The site includes a history timeline, cumulative player data, and comments from past operation producers. A campaign to transfer character names to the new title AVA RE:BIRTH runs until September 24 at 12:00. AVA's service ends October 28, 2026, and the successor launches this fall on Pmang and VFUN.
Aug 28
G.O.P announced on August 28 details for HUNTING FIELD, a new mode in AVA RE:BIRTH, the upcoming PC online FPS that continues the Alliance of Valiant Arms (AVA) series. The mode is an extraction shooter-style survival experience where players sortie into familiar AVA locations like urban areas and vast deserts, collect supplies from scattered crates, and contend with roaming AI soldiers and other players. Players who fail to reach an extraction portal before the time limit lose everything they gathered. Equipment acquired and upgraded in HUNTING FIELD can also be used in other game modes within AVA RE:BIRTH, creating a growth loop described as "endless" that raises the player's status as a soldier. The announcement updated the official teaser site and released a second teaser movie showing large-scale battles with helicopters and tanks. G.O.P stated that the next information release will discuss the game's balance policy, addressing whether the balance of the original AVA era can be faithfully reproduced while evolving for modern players. AVA RE:BIRTH is scheduled to launch on PC via Pmang and VFUN in autumn 2026. The original AVA service will end on October 28, 2026.
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 16
Automaton's weekly roundup highlights seven stories, including the announcement of AVA RE:BIRTH, a return-to-roots FPS slated for fall 2026, and the October 1 release of Ghost of Yōtei's Complete Edition expansion, which adds a new story and a survival mode.
Aug 12
G.O.P announced on August 12, 2026 that the official title for its new project using the Alliance of Valiant Arms (AVA) IP is AVA RE:BIRTH. The PC online FPS is scheduled for release in fall 2026, narrowing the earlier window of within 2026. A teaser site and a roughly 15-second teaser movie launched alongside the announcement. The teaser movie shows the title logo emerging from darkness, with no background music, only gunfire and radio chat sounds to evoke the original battlefield experience. The name combines BIRTH to signal a new battlefield and RE to signify reproducing the excitement of the original game. G.O.P describes the project as a return to the original FPS experience, with smooth performance on older PCs. AVA began official service in 2010, set in a fictional European war with two factions, the EU and NRF, and up to 32 players per room. The announcement notes this is merely a prologue, with further details on new elements and the full game picture promised soon.