Collaboration Event

A Collaboration Event is an event performed in Ace Combat Infinity where Infinity features the work of non-Ace Combat games in some way. Collaboration Events usually involve the giveaway of emblems and Special Aircraft.

Xevious
In mid-June 2014, players began noticing Bacura when playing on Tokyo Martial Law. This was acting as a teaser for Infinity's first Collaboration Event, featuring Xevious. Destroying a Bacura awarded the "Gust Notch" nickname to the player. Between the weekends of July 4-6 and July 11-13, the rate of Bacura appearances increased and special Xevious emblems were handed out as Limited-Time Drops.

THE iDOLM@STER
On a livestream on June 24, 2014, the Ace Combat Infinity development team hinted at a possible Collaboration Event with THE iDOLM@STER, continuing the trend of iDOLM@STER collaborations in Ace Combat. During another livestream one month later on July 25, it was confirmed that a series of emblems would soon be available (rather than a set of aircraft skins as usual). These emblems would be Limited-Time Drops available to all players during one weekend.

This event took place between August 22, 2014 at 4 AM GMT and August 27, 2014 at 4 AM GMT. It was originally scheduled to end on August 25, but a DDoS attack against the PlayStation Network prevented the event from playing out in full, prompting Infinity's development team to extend the event.

SOULCALIBUR Lost Swords
This SOULCALIBUR Lost Swords Collaboration Event took place between September 18, 2014 at 4 AM GMT and September 22, 2014 at 8 AM GMT. With the exception for Sophitia, the emblems were Limited-Time Drops during the event.

Area 88
An Area 88 Collaboration Event was believed to be arriving in the game since the Update 1.03 leak in August of 2014, in which the Special Aircraft of various Area 88 characters were said to be added to the game. On September 5 and September 12, Vines were uploaded teasing an Area 88 collaboration event, followed by the Operation Future Prospect trailer on September 18 showing off three Area 88 aircraft. Finally, on September 29, full details were announced on the collaboration event.

The event was originally scheduled to take place between October 3, 2014 at 4 AM GMT and October 14, 2014 at 8 AM GMT. However, unforeseen issues during the game's update between October 1 and October 3 required the event to be postponed. The event was re-scheduled for October 4, 2014 at 4 AM GMT through October 15, 2014 at 2 AM GMT. The event supposedly ended on schedule at October 14, but received 18 hours extension due to PSN maintenance on October 13.


 * Online Co-Op Missions Ranking Tournament
 * F-20A -Shin Kazama- [[File:4 Star Aircraft.png]]
 * "Flaming Unicorn -Shin Kazama-" Emblem
 * "Flaming Unicorn" and "Area 88" Nicknames
 * Limited-Time Drop
 * F-5E -Shin Kazama- [[File:3 Star Aircraft.png]]
 * F-14A -Mickey Simon- [[File:3 Star Aircraft.png]]
 * A-10A -Greg Gates- [[File:3 Star Aircraft.png]]
 * AV-8B+ -Kim Aba- [[File:3 Star Aircraft.png]]

Tekken Revolution
Similar to Area 88, a Tekken Revolution Collaboration Event was believed to be coming to Infinity since the Update 1.03 leak in August of 2014, in which three Special Aircraft featuring Tekken characters were said to be added to the game. On October 17, a banner on the Infinity home page was posted teasing the event's arrival in the near future.

The event took place between October 20, 2014 at 8 AM GMT and November 4, 2014 at 10 AM GMT. All collaboration event items (3 Special Aircraft and 15 Limited Edition Emblems) were Limited-Time Drops.