Tokyo Big Sight
At the time of announcement, "E.X. Troopers" was estimated to be approximately 60% complete and would be released later in the same year. The game's playable debut appearance occurred soon after at Capcom's Summer Jam exhibition event held at Tokyo Big Sight on June 30 and July 1, 2012. Capcom also announced on September 20 that Dai Satō ("Cowboy Bebop", "", "Eureka Seven") was in charge of writing the script for the game during a presentation at Tokyo Game Show 2012 (TGS 2012).