Mobile Suit Gundam Battle Operation 3 has been announced, marking another attempt at a free-to-play team game after Gundam Evolution’s unfortunate fate

Bandai Namco has announced Mobile Suit Gundam Battle Operation 3, a free-to-play team action game and sequel to 2018’s Battle Operation 2. Its large-scale battles feature both mobile suits and infantry, offering another attempt to bring Gundam into team-based multiplayer after the closure of Gundam Evolution.

No release date has been announced. A network test is planned in Japan for 20–22 November, with an open test to follow. The trailer says some content may require purchase, raising questions about how the game will handle paid content after Gundam Evolution was criticised for locking some playable units behind real-money purchases and shut down a year after its 2022 release.