Happy Wars

Happy Wars
Happy Wars cover
Developer(s)Toylogic
Publisher(s)Toylogic
Director(s)Yoichi Take
Yusuke Ochiai
Designer(s)Daichi Kurumiya (Lead)
Yui Terao
Takumi Kudo
Masafumi Nukita
Artist(s)Go Takahashi (Art Director)
Chisato End (3D Lead)
Satoko Tsushima (2D Lead)
Platform(s)Xbox 360
Microsoft Windows
Xbox One
ReleaseXbox Live Arcade
October 12, 2012
Microsoft Windows
May 28, 2014
Xbox One
April 24, 2015[1]
Genre(s)Action, tactical role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Happy Wars is a free-to-play tactical role-playing video game developed and published by Toylogic. It was originally released for the Xbox 360 on October 12, 2012 on the Xbox Live Arcade as its first free-to-play title,[2][3][4] and additionally for Microsoft Windows on May 28, 2014, but availability on the online marketplaces of these platforms and service to these platforms has since been discontinued as of December 17, 2018.[5] The Xbox One version was released on April 24, 2015, and is now the only platform the game can be played on.

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  2. ^ Fletcher, JC (October 4, 2012). "Happy Wars' free-for-all is free for Xbox Live Gold starting October 12". Engadget (Joystiq). Oath Inc. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  3. ^ Evans-Thirlwell, Edwin (October 24, 2012). "Happy Wars updates and DLC planned 'every 1-2 months', ToyLogic hoping to run game for years". Official Xbox Magazine UK. Future plc. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  4. ^ Johnson, Stephen (August 24, 2012). "Happy Wars Announced: First Xbox Live Arcade Free-To-Play Game". G4. G4 Media. Archived from the original on January 14, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  5. ^ Good, Owen S. (March 8, 2018). "Happy Wars is shutting down on PC and Xbox 360". Polygon. Vox Media. Retrieved January 13, 2019.