BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend will be ready right around when PlayStation Vita launches in PAL territories. Arc System Works Europe plan to release the expanded fighting game for Sony’s next handheld, PS3, and Xbox 360 in Q1 2012. 
 
Relius Clover joins the roster this release and he fights with his puppet Ignis. Makoto, Valkenhayn, and Platinum the Trinity, which were released as downloadable content for Continuum Shift are on disc. Arc System Works also added Abyss mode from the portable versions, team battles (2v2, 3v3, and 2v4), and if you want a challenge the game has Unlimited Mars mode. BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend expands the game’s storyline too with 23 scenarios to play.

Odds on there being delays? Ohohoho

Still, it's good to hear it's coming.

Don't know if anyone mentioned this yet (or cares) but a US release date has been pinned down: 2/14/12. Unfortunately, all I can find for my European friends right now is still "Q1 2012."

Seems Aksys have announced their limited edition for the US too. 

I know I shouldn't get this now but it's the same price as a regular new game would cost (according to Gamestop) and it comes with a copy of the OST along with all the other new crap! Ahhhhhhh Aksys and Mori why must you tempt me so?

Soooo...when does BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend Hyper Remix Turbo Edition: The Sequel come out?

Seriously, the naming and re-releases are getting a little fucking ridiculous at this point.

Nonetheless, I know I'm going to end up playing the damn thing.

We have our EU release date. 22nd of February for 360/PS3/Vita!

I'll believe it 100% when I see it on shelves and I can go pay for it, but it's a date to look forward to.

I hope this comes to NA. I held off on getting CS because I knew they'd release an edition like this with Valkenhayn and the others in the box.

@mwng: Mission failed; mind blown. Thanks! :)

@xyzygy: All characters, as far as anyone knows, is already in the box. The folks at Dustloop took a look into the disc assets, and so far, besides the DLC announcer voicepack for Kokonoe that'll come out on PSN (not on the disc), nothing really points to any new characters. So it's a safe buy so far. Not that I'm trying to convince you to buy/not buy, since I doubt that'd work in either direction anyway.

Honestly though, with the amount I play, it costs a hell of a lot less than finding an arcade on the East Coast and playing, so I don't mind the buy-in. Especially considering that the last disc release was July 2010. CSII was a free console patch. And honestly, they handled DLC characters pretty well, all things considered. You only had to buy them if you wanted to play them, and, not if you wanted to play against them.

Bah, the one place I have a gift card for and they don't carry the game. This is bullshit. Guess it'll take me some time before I can grab a copy of this one.

It's nice that us EU people aren't getting screwed over release date this time. I'm undecided at this point as I bought the last game and quickly "fell off" due to the amount of time I had to play the game. It doesn't help that from what little I know this doesn't seem like it needed to be a disc based release at all.

Still, as always it does look really pretty which makes it so tempting ...