Code Vein II Sets September 9 Release for Mask of Idris DLC

Bandai Namco Entertainment America announced Thursday that Code Vein II’s new “Mask of Idris” DLC will arrive September 9. The company also released a teaser trailer that day.

The sequel to the post-apocalyptic role-playing game Code Vein launched January 30, with Japan receiving it January 29. It is available on:

• PlayStation 5
• Xbox Series X|S
• PC via Steam

Bandai Namco describes a story connecting players and characters through blood, fate, and destiny. It takes place in a future where humanity’s survivors and Revenants face a world nearing collapse.

A suddenly emerging threat called the Luna Rapacis drives Revenants mad, turning them into fearsome creatures known as Horrors.

Players take the role of a Revenant Hunter guided by Lou, a mysterious girl who can travel into the past and rewrite the world’s fate. They intervene at pivotal historical moments to change key Revenants’ destinies, uncovering hidden truths and information needed to save the future.

Players can:

• Unlock skills using blood drained from enemies.
• Fight using Blood codes.
• Wield unique weapons and equipment known as Jails.
• Form bonds with Partner allies, each with distinct skills and connections to the story.

The original Code Vein arrived in Japan in September 2019 on:

• PlayStation 4
• Xbox One
• PC via Steam

Its Japanese launch was initially scheduled for September 2018. Bandai Namco Entertainment announced in July 2018 that the release would move to 2019.

Anime studio ufotable animated the opening cinematic, while VAMPS performed its opening song, “Underworld.”

Kotoni Shiroishi began the game’s manga adaptation, CODE VEIN ‐Memory echoes-, in Kadokawa’s Dengeki PlayStation magazine in June 2018. Its single collected volume shipped in September 2019.