Earth Defense Force 4.1 out for Switch this December in Japan, TGS 2022 trailer

After Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair was announced for Switch a little over a year ago, we haven’t heard much about it since. At the Tokyo Game Show today, it finally resurfaced.

D3Publisher has confirmed that Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair is set for a December 22, 2022 debut on Switch. However, the news seems to apply only to Japan at present even though the title has shipped on other platforms in English previously.

We have a bit of information about Earth Defense Force 4.1 in the following overview:

It’s a fight for the future of the planet between the Ravagers, a merciless swarm of alien invaders, and the Earth Defense Force (EDF) in this third-person shooter.

As an EDF soldier you will go head to head in fierce combat against the hordes of giant alien insects and their slaughtering machines.

Play as four different classes in over 80 missions with a range of 800 weapons at your disposal.

The most overwhelmingly numerous forces of Ravagers the series has ever seen will take the EDF fighters to the depths of despair and back!

Online co-op play supported.

A Switch trailer for Earth Defense Force 4.1 can be seen in the video below at the 40:42 mark. Gameplay follows at 45:48.