Operation Night Strikers News

[p][/p][p]On August 15, we’re holding a special Night Striker-focused event above the Hey arcade in Akihabara, Tokyo. The venue will feature merchandise sales—including limited and early-release items—an actual arcade Night Striker cabinet on display, and a hands-on play area.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]In the morning, we’ll host the “Night Striker Special Tactical Action Force Skills Trial in Hey” competition. Players will take on designated stages, competing for the highest Running Point score (displayed on the game’s gadget) at stage end. Entry is limited to 20 participants; if applications exceed this number, players will be selected at random. Those wishing to participate should register at the Hey 2F counter between 10:00 and 10:15 on the day of the event.[/p][p][/p][p]At 15:00, we present the “Monthly ZUNTATA NIGHT – Special Summer 2025 Edition in Hey”. Guests will include M2 development staff from Operation Night Strikers and Night Striker GEAR, showcasing live gameplay and delivering talks from the sound creators. The session will also be streamed live on YouTube—so if you can’t attend in person, join us online![/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink](Stream available in Japanese only.)[/p][p][/p][p]For full details, please check the event announcement on the official TAITO website.[/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][p]Night Strikers Day – Event Overview Date & Time: Friday, August 15, 2025 – 10:00–17:00 (JST)[/p][p]Venue: Events floor (5F) of Akihabara “Hey” Hirose HQ Building, 1–10–5 Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Free Admission[/p][p]“Monthly ZUNTATA NIGHT – Special Edition” Streaming Time: Friday, August 15, 2025 – 15:00–16:00 (planned)
Streaming Platform: YouTube – “ZUNTATA CHANNEL”
Hosts: Katsuhisa Ishikawa (ZUNTATA), Yuichi Toyama (TAITO)
Guests: Naoki Horii (M2), Hibana Yokeru (M2), Yukiharu Urita (Night Striker GEAR composer)[/p][p]Doors open around 14:30. Admission may be restricted if the venue reaches capacity.[/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]"Operation Night Strikers" official site[/p][p]https://www.taito.co.jp/opstrikers[/p][p]"Night Strikers Gear" official site[/p][p]https://m2stg.com/night-striker-gear/[/p]

[p][/p][p]Operation Night Strikers is now available on Steam![/p][p]The base game includes arcade versions of Operation Wolf, Operation Thunderbolt, Night Striker, and Space Gun.
By purchasing the DLC "Operation Night Strikers CS Pack", you can also play the home console versions of each title.
Both the base game and DLC are 10% off until August 21![/p][p]Also available is the "Operation Night Strikers BOOK"—a digital version (PDF) of the booklet included with the Japanese limited-edition console release.
The "TAITO SOUND BULLET" soundtrack, which was also part of the limited-edition bundle, will be released digitally on Steam soon—stay tuned![/p][hr][/hr][p]We’ve also launched special bundles with titles from other publishers:[/p]

• [p]GRADIUS ORIGINS and Night Strikers M2STG Bundle:
  Includes Operation Night Strikers and GRADIUS ORIGINS.[/p]
• [p]Darius-Night Striker Inter-Gray Bundle:
  Includes DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours and its Night Striker DLC.[/p]
• [p]Operation Wolf Striker:
  Includes Operation Wolf Returns: First Mission and the Operation Night Strikers CS Pack.[/p]

[p]All three bundles are now available, and if you already own any included titles, you can still enjoy additional discounts when completing the bundle.[/p][hr][/hr][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]Special Page
\[Operation Night Strikers Official Site (Japanese)][/p]

[p][/p][p]The booklet and soundtrack CD included with the Japanese console limited edition of Operation Night Strikers are now available on Steam as digital content![/p][p][/p][p]The Operation Night Strikers Book will be offered as DLC. Packed with rare photos of actual arcade cabinets and PCBs, it also covers console ports, merchandise, and other spin-off products. An exclusive interview with Night Striker director Kenji Kaido (credited as Kenshi Kaito in Night Striker) and composer Masahiko Takaki is also included! (Provided as a Japanese-language PDF)[/p][carousel][/carousel][p][/p][p]TAITO SOUND BULLETS will be sold separately as a Steam Soundtrack. Experience authentic arcade sound from Operation Wolf, Operation Thunderbolt, and Space Gun, brought to life by the YM2151, YM2610, and MSM5205 sound chips. It also features brand-new compositions for Operation Night Strikers and a new arrangement of Space Gun by Norihiro “Nakayama Raiden” Furukawa, plus a new arrangement of Night Striker by Yukiharu Urita!
(Provided in MP3 and FLAC formats)[/p][p][/p][p]Details available at the store pages, below![/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p]

[p][/p][p]M2, the developer of “Operation Night Strikers” and “Night Striker GEAR,” will broadcast the live program “M2STG LiveBroadcast 3 #1” on July 17, 2025 at 19:00.[/p][p][/p][p]"M2STG LiveBroadcast 3 #1" will introduce M2-developed titles, including Taito-related titles.[/p][p]"Operation Night Strikers“ will be introduced with producer Yuichi Toyama, and ”Night Striker GEAR" will be shown in gameplay.[/p][p]In addition, ......?[/p][p][/p][p]The streaming will take place on M2's YouTube channel. Please subscribe to the channel and look forward to the event.[/p][p][/p][carousel][/carousel][p][/p][carousel][/carousel][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][h3]M2STG Live Broadcast 3 #1" Distribution Overview[/h3][p]Date: July 17, 6:00 (EDT) / 10:00 (UTC) / 19:00 (JST) [/p][p]Viewing page: [dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p][/p][p]Performers (in no particular order, titles omitted):[/p][p]-Naoki Horii (Representative Director, M2 Co., Ltd.)[/p][p]-Kazuki Kubota (Director of M2ShotTriggers, M2 Co., Ltd.)[/p][p]-Yokel Hibana (Public Relations Officer, M2 Co., Ltd.)[/p][p]-Ryosaku Ueno (Producer, Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd)[/p][p]-Yuichi Toyama (Producer, Taito Corporation)[/p][p][/p][p]"Operation Night Strikers" official site[/p][p]https://www.taito.co.jp/opstrikers[/p][p]"Night Striker GEAR" official site[/p][p]https://m2stg.com/night-striker-gear/ [/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p]

[p][/p][p]Taito will be showing Operation Night Strikers and Night Strikers Gear during a live stream at Shooter Fes 2025, an online event focused on shooting games and organised by City Connection and Game Centre Mikado. The event runs over two days; June 14th and 15th with livestreams starting at 12:00 on each day.[/p][p][/p][p]The team from Taito will be on stream from 18:00 on Saturday 14th, with producer Yuichi Toyama and Zuntata’s Katsuhisa Ishikawa being joined by guests Naoki Horii and Hibana Yokeru from developers M2. Learn all about the game play and sounds of Operation Night Strikers Night Strikers Gear while seeing the games in action and listening to the music. [/p][p][/p][p]The stream will run on Mikado’s YouTube channel and can be viewed live at Red Bull Gaming Sphere Tokyo.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Shooter Fes 2025 [/p][p]Times/dates[/p][p] Day 1：Jun 14th 2025, 12:00 - 23:00 (JST)[/p][p] Day 2：Jun 15th 2025, 12:00 - 22:00 (JST)[/p][p][/p][p]Location[/p][p] Red Bull Gaming Sphere Tokyo (Nakano, Tokyo) [/p][p] *Free entry[/p][p][/p][p]Streaming[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink] Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPrifqgoJmq7UgmRkZUKTJQ[/p][p][/p][p]Participants (in alphabetical order)[/p][p] Ancient [/p][p] BEEP[/p][p] CITY CONNECTION[/p][p] COMPILE HEART[/p][p] exA-Arcadia[/p][p] G-MODE[/p][p] Granzella [/p][p] G.rev[/p][p] Happinet[/p][p] Happymeal[/p][p] M2 Shot Triggers[/p][p] mebius.[/p][p] MIKADO[/p][p] MOSS[/p][p] Neotro[/p][p] Phoenixx[/p][p] Pyramid[/p][p] SUCCESS[/p][p] SUPERDELUXE GAMES[/p][p] TAITO[/p][p] TATSUJIN[/p][p][/p][p]Planning & Operation:[/p][p] CITY CONNECTION[/p][p] Gesen MIKADO(INH)[/p][p][/p][p]Cooperation:[/p][p] Happinet[/p][p][/p][p]Shooters Fes 2025[/p][p]https://shootersfes.com/[/p][p]Operation Night Strikers[/p][p]https://www.taito.co.jp/opstrikers[/p][p]Nighe Striker GEAR[/p][p]https://m2stg.com/night-striker-gear/[/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p]