LOS ANGELES – APRIL 25, 2025 – Netmarble, a leading developer and publisher of high-quality mobile games, announced an epic collaboration with The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross (7DS) and the hit anime series <The Eminence in Shadow>. The latest collaboration with <The Eminence in Shadow> comes in response to one of the long-awaited fan requests for partnerships. To celebrate the tie-up, Netmarble is introducing new updates for collaboration heroes, crossover events and more.
<The Eminence in Shadow> is an anime adaptation based on the original work, written by Daisuke Aizawa and illustrated by Tōzai. Popular key narratives of “The Strongest MC x Overwhelming Chuunibyou x A Serious Comedy Full of Misunderstandings!?” follows the story of the main protagonist Cid Kagenou, also known as “Shadow,” who secretly heads a powerful shadow organization.
Players can experience the following content to celebrate this new collaboration:
- New Collaboration Heroes: Three new collaboration heroes have been added to the roster - [The Eminence in Shadow] Leader Shadow, [Shadow Garden] First Member Alpha and [Shadow Garden] Second Member Beta.
- 7DS X The Eminence in Shadow Pick-up Draw: SSR hero is guaranteed at 300 mileage with an option to select one of the three collaboration heroes at 600 mileage.
- 7DS X The Eminence in Shadow Special Missions: Clear missions to earn various rewards including Collab Pick-up Tickets, Super Awakening Coin and SSR Evolution Pendant. An Outfit for [Shadow Garden] Second Member Beta will be granted when clearing all five missions.
- 7DS X The Eminence in Shadow Event Boss Battle: The main antihero protagonist “Shadow” will appear as the event boss. Various perks such as Collab Pick-up Tickets, Collab Holy Relic Material Box and a Cosmetic item for [Shadow Garden] Second Member Beta are obtainable when clearing the Boss Battle during the event period.
- 7DS X The Eminence in Shadow Bingo Event: Participate in Bingo Events and use the event currencies earned through gameplay for a chance to win the Collab Holy Relic Material Box and the Weapon Costume for [Shadow Garden] Second Member Beta.
- 7DS X The Eminence in Shadow Log-in Event: Log into the game for two weeks and earn up to 70 Diamonds and 30 Collab Pick-up Tickets.
- Tavern Updates: [Shadow Garden] First Member Alpha and [Shadow Garden] Second Member Beta to be showcased on Week 1 and Week 2, respectively.
- Death Match Updates: A new difficult level has been added to [Death Match] Indura of Retribution where players will be able to acquire Indura-related artifact sets.
- New and Returning Player Buff Updates: A 30-day buff will be granted to New and Returning users with aims to tighten the gap with existing users.
- [Liones Defensive War] Updates: Get ready to form a new deck with Season 2 update for the [Liones Defensive War] PVE mode beginning.
The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross translates the storytelling and adventures of [The Seven Deadly Sins] into a highly engaging and entertaining mobile gaming experience. The game features stunning, high-resolution 3D graphics, more than 100 dramatic cutscenes, and is brought to life with the cast of the original Japanese voice actors reprising their characters.
The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross which records over 70 million downloads worldwide is available via App Store and Google Play. For more information, please visit the game’s official website and Instagram.
Based on the manga “The Seven Deadly Sins” by Nakaba Suzuki originally serialized in the weekly SHONEN MAGAZINE published by Kodansha Ltd.
©Nakaba Suzuki, KODANSHA/The Seven Deadly Sins: Revival of the Commandments Project,MBS. All Rights Reserved.
©Nakaba Suzuki, KODANSHA/The Seven Deadly Sins: Dragon's Judgement Production Committee, TX
©Nakaba Suzuki, KODANSHA/The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse Production Committee.
©Netmarble Corp. & Netmarble F&C Inc. All Rights Reserved.
©Daisuke Aizawa,KADOKAWA/Shadow Garden
About Netmarble Corporation
Established in Korea in 2000, Netmarble Corporation is a leading developer and publisher of top-grossing mobile games worldwide. Through powerful franchises and collaborations with acclaimed IP holders, Netmarble strives to elevate the gaming experience and entertain audiences globally. As a parent company of Kabam and SpinX Games, and a major shareholder of Jam City and HYBE (formerly Big Hit Entertainment), Netmarble’s diverse portfolio includes Solo Leveling: ARISE, Seven Knights Idle Adventure, Tower of God: New World, Lineage 2: Revolution, MARVEL Future Fight, Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds and The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross. More information can be found at http://company.netmarble.com.
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