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Bandai Namco makes their intentions know about mobile gaming this week as they've now opened a new division called Bandai Namco Mobile The company will be based in Barcelona, Spain, which will be focused on "the development and marketing of mobile entertainment outside the Asian market" Basically, the company has decided to expand its mobile[...]
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan Gets a Release Date
Bandai Namco and Supermassive Games have released a brand new developer diary for The Dark Pictures Anthology – Man of Medan This time around the diary focuses on the character The Curator, played by Pip Torrens He serves as the middle-man role you tend to see in these games where he talks to you, the[...]
Bandai Namco Releases New Pics For "Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot"
This week, Bandai Namco released a new set of pictures for Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, confirming the inclusion of several characters to the game The game, like a lot of DBZ related material, follows the stories from the anime series and films, so a lot of this was pretty much expected to happen without question[...]
“Bless Unleashed” has Improved Significantly, but is Still Familiar
So while the fights were familiar and the level design was identical, there were some major improvements made to the game even in its early stages. That sense of familiarity also abounds in the game's Closed Beta this week, which includes similar quests but, obviously, opens the game up more significantly than the demo builds. credit// Bandai[...]
Jack Rutherford Receives A "Code Vein" Character Trailer
It's been a minute since we've seen something from Bandai Namco for Code Vein, but recently they have us a new character trailer for Jack Rutherford Jack is basically a no-nonsense antagonist for the game who seems to know more about the main character than he lets on The "Revenant Hunter" as he's also known[...]
"One Piece: World Seeker" Receives DLC Announcement At Anime Expo 2019
Bandai Namco is just full of surprises at Anime Expo 2019 as they have announced new DLC content will be coming to One Piece: World Seeker The DLC will be called The Void Mirror Prototype and will feature totally new content for the storyline as they focus primarily on Zoro as you explore the Prison[...]
Bandai Namco Announces "Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Complete Edition"
During Anime Expo 2019 today, Bandai Namco revealed one more game as we're getting Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Complete Edition for PC and Switch The game itself will be mixing two Digimon games into one as you'll be getting both Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth and Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth – Hacker's Memory together as a[...]
"Jump Force" Receives A New DLC Character Trailer For Bakugo
A lot of announcements came from Bandai Namco during Anime Expo 2019, with another joining the list is a new DLC character trailer for Jump Force This time we get a quick look at Katsuki Bakugo from My Hero Academia As much as we would love to talk about the character, this trailer only has[...]
"One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows" Gets A New Trailer
During Anime Expo 2019, Bandai Namco had a lot to reveal and show off, including a new trailer for One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows There's not a lot of content or knowledge out about the game yet, beyond the idea that it will probably be a self-contained game that won't directly follow the[...]
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan Gets a Release Date
Bandai Namco and Supermassive Games have released a brand new dev diary video for Man of Medan this week, only this one features Shawn Ashmore Along with some behind-the-scenes looks at how they did mocap for the game, as well as some new cutscenes we haven't seen before, we get to hear Ashmore's take on[...]
"Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2" DLC Ultra Pack 1 Will Arrive On July 11th
On July 11th, Bandai Namco will release the DLC Ultra Pack 1 for Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2, which will have three (technically two) new characters added to the mix Those three characters, which were announced on Twitter, are Ribrianne, SSGSS Vegeta (Evolved), and Vegeta (Super Saiyan God) We say two because, aside from a couple[...]
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown Teases Their Season Pass With a Trailer
Some good news for those currently playing Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, as Bandai Namco has released the second DLC pack for the game The new pack includes a new plane to take on as you'll have access to the ADF-01 FALKEN aircraft (which can utilize TLS, 4AAM and FAEB special weapons) You also get[...]
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The other game I got to try out at the Bandai Namco booth during E3 2019 is Supermassive Games' latest title, The Dark Pictures: Man of Medan If you're not familiar with this company, these are the same people who made Until Dawn, Hidden Agenda, and Shattered State This game plays in much the same[...]
Leveling Up My Kamehameha: We Tried "Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot" at E3
We tried out a couple of games at the Bandai Namco booth at E3 2019, and the first one we immediately dived into was Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Developed by CyberConnect2, this is a straight-up RPG adventure game set up in the DBZ universe The game is basically set in an open world where you[...]
"Dragon Ball FighterZ" World Tour Returns For a 2019/2020 Season
After having a successful 2018/2019 season, Bandai Namco has announced this week they will continue their Dragon Ball FighterZ World Tour for a second season The company released full details of what's to come on their website, but the format will follow much of what they did last year by hitting major events starting with[...]
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Bandai Namco has finally chosen to release images of Bakugo from My Hero Academia as they will be the next DLC character coming to Jump Force Even though we've already known since April the character was coming to the game after being leaked from dataminers, it's still kinda cool to see him arrive The second[...]
DontNod Entertainment Pushes "Twin Mirror" Back to 2020
One of the big games missing from this year's E3 was Twin Mirror from Bandai Namco and DontNod Entertainment, and now we know why The developers made two big announcements this past week, the first being that the game will be exclusive to the Epic Games Store for PC, and the second is that it's[...]
Bandai Namco Announces "Tales of Arise" at Xbox's E3 Showcase
It may have leaked a bit ahead of the conference, but Bandai Namco announced Tales of Arise, the latest for their Tales series at the Xbox E3 showcase Like most entries in the Tales series, this latest RPG combines flashy anime action combat with exploration and character-focused cutscenes. While this is the next game in the series after[...]
Bandai Namco Premiere "Dragon Ball Z Kakarot" at E3 2019 Xbox Briefing
Bandai Namco finally revealed what their Project Z game was as they showed off Dragon Ball Z Kakarot at the E3 2019 Xbox Briefing today The trailer shows off what will be an action RPG game where you will relive the greatest storylines in the Dragon Ball Z pantheon Whether or not it will take[...]
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The latest leak involves Bandai Namco and Ni No Kuni In a tweet from Direct-Feed Games, the account revealed that Bandai Namco are gearing up to reveal Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Remastered, and even included a piece of artwork as part of their proof for the reboot There's been no official[...]
Bandai Namco Announces Jumanji: The Video Game Ahead Of E3
Bandai Namco and Outright Games have announced a new title ahead of E3 2019 as we're getting Jumanji: The Video Game in November The game will be based on the 2017 film starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, and Karen Gillan, as you make your way through the jungles and try to[...]
Code Vein Gets a Behind-The-Scenes Video From Bandai Namco
With Code Vein on the way sometime this year, Bandai Namco has released a new video showing a behind-the-scenes look at the game This particular video features conversations with featuring Bandai Namco producer Keita Iizuka, Code Vein's director Hiroshi Yoshimura, and both the development studio Shift's directors Yuichi Yoda and Yuta Yamamoto All of them piece[...]
Bandai Namco Shows Off a New Developer Diary for Digimon Survive
It's been nearly a year since we've heard anything truly relevant toward Digimon Survive that wasn't a rumor, but Bandai Namco gave us something new this week Yesterday the company released a developer diary video hosted by producers Kazumasa Habu and Katsuaki Tsuzuki, giving a little more perspective of what's happening in the game as[...]
Three New DLC Characters Officially Join Jump Force Today
Bandai Namco announced today that three new DLC characters have all officially joined Jump Force starting today, each from their own series Those three characters are Seto Kaiba from Yu-Gi-Oh!, Biscuit Krueger from Hunter X Hunter and All Might from My Hero Academia We all knew all three were coming after various datamines and leaks[...]
Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet Complete Edition is Coming to Switch
Bandai Namco has revealed that Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet Complete Edition will be making its way to the Nintendo Switch August 9th in North America and Europe Details are still a little sketchy as most of the info comes from the trailer below that was released in Japan, showing that the Japanese version will[...]
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan Gets a Release Date
Bandai Namco has announced a proper release date for The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan as it will hit consoles on August 30th Developed by Supermassive Games, they have fixed up the game in certain sports and made it look as clean and crisp as possible for all three platforms and PC Plus, there's[...]
Bandai Namco and Double Fine Reveal Release Date For RAD
This morning, Bandai Namco and Double Fine Productions revealed when they would finally be releasing their upcoming game RAD for all platforms and PC The official release date with be August 20th, 2019, a lot sooner than many expected as we figured we'd be seeing an announcement at E3 2019 followed by a holiday window[...]
Tekken's Katsuhiro Harada Promoted to General Producer of Bandai Namco
Some pretty cool news this week as Bandai Namco has promoted Katsuhiro Harada to the role of General Producer over the company's major IP's It's one hell of an earned promotion as Jarada has been the keystone to making Tekken what it is today His job will include overseeing a number of major titles under[...]