Mechabre

Mechabre is a new cyberpunk-themed Action-Adventure Hack-And-Slash game developed by Capcom and published by Square-Enix.

A new IP as part of a joint-collaborative effort between Capcom and Square-Enix, the game was directed by Jean-Francois Dugas (Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided) and produced by Hiroyuki Kobayashi (Devil May Cry series) featuring battle mechanics inspired by the Devil May Cry series and futuristic cities and environments inspired by the Cyberpunk and Deus Ex series of games. Additionally, character design was done by Tatsuya Yoshikawa (Devil May Cry 4).

The game was released on September 12, 2017 for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Microsoft Windows.

Synopsis
In a parallel universe set in the far-distant future, an intergalactic space federation, known as Novak Corps., attempt to create the "perfect" super soldier. Finding the perfect host in their database, they travel to the present and abduct Navy SEAL officer Dirk Frost who, through the augmentation via future technology, is reborn as Mechabre, the "perfect" weapon they sought to create. However, when his own perfection equips Frost with a special "sixth" sense that allows him to see into the future, Frost rebels against his captors in an attempt to thwart an intergalactic reign of terror waged by Novak Corps.

Game Modes
Coming soon.

Gameplay
Coming Soon.

Characters

 * Dirk Frost AKA Mechabre-An ex-Navy SEAL officer. Abducted in the present by Riku, an operative of Novak Corps., he is experimented on by and eventually crafted into Mechabre, a cybornetic bounty hunter donning a powerful alloy, equipped with the greatest in future technology and can amass 80% of his brain power. He also dons a fancy luchador-like crown on his visor.
 * Riku-Officer working for Novak Corps. Responsible for the abduction and apprehension of Dirk Frost.

Bosses

 * Revenant: A sentient, shapeshifting UFO mothership. Grows giant claws from which it can swipe or throw objects at you. It can also transform itself into a giant spiked century (see below) and launch itself at you.
 * Viper: A cybornetic agent of Novak Corps. He's equipped with 4 mechanical arm attachments each carrying a scythe. He's also equipped with thrusters from which he can dash at you.
 * Karmageddon: A giant alien warship in the sky. Complete with many machine gun turrets and phaser silos.
 * Destroyer X51-Giant 4-armed piloted mech complete with 2 scythes (bottom arms), 2 machine gun turrets (top arms) and missile silos on both shoulders.
 * Ursula-Novak's second-in-command and heir apprentice. She has long, wavy black hair with red streaks and blue eyes. She also dons a metallic, symbiotic-like thong outfit exposing much of her torso (including her breasts), legs, crotch, and backside complete with a set of giant claws on her right hand similar to Witchblade. She also carries a wrist-mounted sheild (attached to her outfit) on her left hand from which she can block melee attacks. Additionally, Ursula may "trick" her foes with holograms and juggle portals from which she can either hit an insta-counter technique should you fall through them or attack from various directions simultaneously.
 * Caine: A shapeshifting, symbiotic cyborg villain and one of the 4 leaders of the Novak Corps. Can warp via "melting" into the ground and transform his molten claw arms into various weapons at will.
 * Jaylen Novak-Leader of Novak Corps. to which the organization is soughtly named after and the game's end boss. He dons a muscular, purple alloy-armored suit along with a mask covering half his face, a mouthpiece and mechanical dreadlocks. He also wears a glowing mechanical red eye patch over his right (uncovered eye) from which he can either shoot eyelasers or lock onto targets. His ultimate attack consists of an explosive, electricity-siphoning shockwave.

Enemies

 * Sentinels-Gatling gun-totting cyborgs.
 * Reapers-Airborne quadrotor drones.
 * Helldestroyers-Robotic tanks.
 * Guardians-Quadrupedal mini-droids equipped with laser sight.
 * Sentries-Sentient turbine-shaped drones with spikes attached.
 * Linxys-Burrowing leech-like droids.

Reception
Coming soon.

Development
Coming soon.

Controversy
Shortly after the release of the first screenshots, Mechabre faced a strong wave of backlash from feminists and social justice warriors alike. Many SJWs criticized Capcom and publisher Square-Enix for its overly-sexual portrayal of scantily-clad character, Ursula, who's controversial attire draws noted similarities to Witchblade, the sexualized titular comic book character portrayed by Sara Pezzini.

However, in a Twitter response, game director Jean-Francois Dugas insisted that, despite the fervent backlash, he has no plans to change the character, noting "The fine folks at Capcom and Square-Enix have a set vision for the game, and we plan to stick by it every step of the way." When pressed on the matter, character designer Tatsuya Yoshikawa, who created the character, insisted "We in Japan have our own way of expressing our newly-designed characters which do not exactly fall in line with the vocal minorities overseas. However, we certainly respect the right for them to design their own characters as they please."

SJWs responded with, among other things, death threats and attempts to get Yoshikawa and Dugas fired (in particular, former writers at IGN and GameSpot). However, representatives at Capcom and Square-Enix have insisted they will remain with their respective companies and the creative decisions surrounding their character and game designs are final.