A new .hack game announcement has fans everywhere freaking out at the return of a long-dormant RPG franchise. Here’s ...

Developer and publisher CyberConnect2 has announced .hack//Z.E.R.O., a brand new installment in the long-running .hack series, to commemorate the studio's 30th anniversary.

Nought what we expected.

The .hack series dominanted the game and anime scene in the early 200s and CyberConnect2 announced it's developing .hack//Z.E.R.O., a brand new entry.

For those totally out of the loop, .hack is an action RPG franchise that hinges on the stories of players inside a virtual reality game named 'The World'. Its latest release was .hack//G.U. Last ...

"Everything becomes way easier [with self-publishing]. That’s the only answer," .hack creator and CyberConnect 2 CEO Hiroshi Matsuyama told 4Gamer (as translated by Automaton ).

All the .hack series heroes are back as plush, as CyberConnect2 is selling characters like Kite, Tsukasa, and Haseo again.