Next to making role-playing games like Arc Rise Fantasia and Luminous Arc, Japanese developer Image Epoch previously made a PC browser game based on the original video animation Black Rock Shooter. The company recently announced the release date of an upcoming game based on the show, officially titled Black Rock Shooter The Game. The title will be out on the PSP and is set for an August 25 release date.

　　The game is an action RPG and is set in a different universe from the OVA. The game's cutscenes will be animated by Ufotable, who has created cutscenes for God Eater Burst and will be doing cutscenes for the upcoming Tales of Xillia RPG.

　　Black Rock Shooter in her Sunday best, shooting.

　　Black Rock Shooter The Game is priced at 6,279 yen for the standard retail version and 5,600 yen in downloadable form. The first print run of the retail version will include a White Rock Shooter Chime mini-figure. The 500 yen for each copy of the downloadable version sold will go to the Japan earthquake relief efforts. A White Premium Box edition will run at 10,479 yen and will contain a White Rock Shooter Figma figurine.

　　NIS America is currently negotiating an ongoing deal with Image Epoch to publish the game in the US.