Bandai Namco Archives

Bandai Namco revealed details this week about the return of Tekken World Tour 2020, as the series returns for its fifth year The event will have over 30 locations across the globe All of them spanning different categories like Masters, Challengers, and Dojo The entire system will be kicking off at the Tokyo Tekken Masters[...]

Bandai Namco has released a new trailer this week for Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris, showing off more of the game's key features Some of the highlights include the battle system, the crafting abilities, and grouping up All of the fun aspects you have seen in the anime series and the manga, brought to life[...]

Bandai Namco is kicking off Season Three in Dragon Ball FighterZ with a new trailer showing off Ultra Instinct Goku and Kefla joining the fight Both characters add another depth to the roster with power moves we haven't encountered yet In some ways, the new version of Goku is pretty much a god, but there's[...]

The world of One Piece just got a lot more cutesy as Bandai Namco has announced a new mobile title with One Piece Bon! Bon! Journey!! The game is much in the vein of Candy Crush-type titles as you will have a puzzle game featuring all of your favorite characters You'll line up rows of[...]

Bandai Namco took a moment this week to show off the new Hellfire Knight DLC that is currently available for Code Vein The new character is available for $10 right now if you wish, or he comes as part of the Season Pass if you bought that for $25 Along with the amazing new look[...]

Bandai Namco decided to showcase a couple of things while they were there The two big games they had content for were Tekken 7 and SoulCalibur VI We already covered the SC6 news over the weekend as Haohmaru will be coming from Samurai Shodown as a playable character Though the company still hasn't given us[...]

Bandai Namco has released a new character trailer for SoulCalibur VI in Japan, showing off Haohmaru from Samurai Shodown The trailer shows him in action against Heishiro Mitsurugi, as the two samurai clash in one of the best showdowns gamers probably wanted for years We see several of his moves from his game come to[...]

No specific reason was given for the closure by either Counterplay or the publisher, Bandai Namco But more than likely it probably stems from lack of popularity and/or activity with the game since it launched over three years ago We have some of the details of the shut down below, as all players still taking[...]

Credit: Bandai Namco If you collect Tamagotchi, you might want to keep your eye out for the next batch around the corner. Bandai debuted a new Pac-Man Tamagotchi series that'll have the inner retro gaming collector in you jumping for joy The Tamagotchi collection comes in two different shells: one back with a classic Pac-Man print, and[...]

Credit: Bandai Namco Games Splatterhouse – er, the remake. I once picked it up ultra-cheap during one of Amazon's year-end sales, along with Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom, and I never really finished it at the time The general consensus at the time was that, well, it wasn't pretty I didn't expect it to be[...]

Bandai Namco has announced this morning a new entry into the Captain Tsubasa series, game Captain Tsubasa: Rise Of New Champions Based on the works of Yoichi Takahashi, the game chronicles the athletic adventures and mishaps of Tsubasa Ozora As well as the team he plays for and the success they have under his leadership[...]

Bandai Namco will apparently be releasing another DLC character into Dragon Ball FighterZ, and this one is yet another version of Goku According to Ryokutya2089, the next incarnation to make its way into the game will be the Ultra Instinct version of Goku, complete with the silver hair and a new set of moves based[...]

And Bandai Namco, not wanting to miss an opportunity to make them happy, created a Collector's Edition of the game This version includes the full game, a steelbook, a hardcover art book for the game, and a diorama figure However, several fans on social media pointed out that this $200 edition seems to be missing[...]

Bandai Namco released the update this week, and while it's been a minute since we got one, there isn't a lot to this one The first addition is 17 new cards, which feature the Z-fighters from Dragon Ball Z They span across several story arcs in the series including the Saiyan Saga, Frieza Saga, Cell[...]

Credit: Bandai Namco Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot is looking especially good in its latest trailer, which feels a lot like one of the classic dub "recap" moments. If you remember spending all your time obsessing over Dragon Ball Z during middle school and writing fanfics about being Vegeta's girlfriend, you're going to want to check this game[...]

Bandai Namco released several trailers this week in Japan for One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4, showing off multiple characters in the process We got six trailers in total, each of them highlighting one specific character The six people are: Brook, Smoker, Tashigi, Nico Robin, Frankie, and Tony Tony Chopper Each one giving you a proper[...]

it looks like Bandai Namco is taking full advantage of the 15th Anniversary of The Idolmaster with the announcement of a new game The company has revealed that they will be announcing a new game in the series, on a livestream, happening on January 20th, 2020 There's no real details beyond that as they're saving[...]

Dring Jump Festa this weekend, Bandai Namco dropped new footage onto the fans as we got to see some content from Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot The videos, which are all in Japanese, have been leaked on YouTube The first one being a brand new trailer that shows off more storylines from the series being featured[...]

Enjoy the new trailer for all the content below as the DLC pack will hit Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 on December 12th. Credit: Bandai Namco 2 New Playable Characters – including Android 21! 5 New Parallel Quests 5 New Costumes/Accessories 8 New Techniques 8 New Super Souls In addition to the contents within Ultra Pack 2, there will also be a free[...]

Probably one of the weirdest things Bandai Namco could have released this week for Tekken 7 is a brand new track from Leroy Smith The man has released a new hip-hop track showing off his mad skills both in combat and on the mic If you're not familiar with the character, he learned how to[...]

Back in August, Bandai Namco revealed we'd be getting two more, but failed to really talk about who might be coming in Now we know that we're getting Fahkumram and Ganryu Which should delight and also confuse fans for a couple of months. Credit: Bandai Namco Ganryu is a familiar name to fans of the series, going[...]

Bandai Namco released a new trailer this week for Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris, revealing when the game will finally be coming out Well, kinda We got a release window of May 2020, but to be fair, that's more than we got from them before The game is the first from Bandai Namco to take[...]

A new video from Bandai Namco for Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot gives us a much better overview look at the systems you'll be utilizing in the game A lot of what you're seeing in the video is in Japanese because they didn't release an English version of this trailer yet But we get about as[...]

We're finally going to get Broly added on December 5th. Credit: Bandai Namco The release of Broly is a little odd as he is coming in by himself and not paired up with anyone Usually, when Bandai Namco releases characters for Dragon Ball FighterZ, they tend to come in pairs to balance out the character select screen[...]

This week, Bandai Namco released a brand new launch trailer to celebrate the launch of SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays This is the crossover event to end all crossovers in the Mobile Suit Gundam universe at the moment as several characters from multiple titles collide Enjoy the trailer as you can pick up the[...]

Credit: Bandai Namco Supermassive Games' latest cinematic horror adventure Man of Medan now lets you enjoy the story with friends, even if they don't have a copy. The new Friends' Pass lets you share the game with others for a limited time When it arrives, everyone who buys the game before January 6 will get a complimentary[...]

Anticipating that event, Bleeding Cool interviewed Randy Le, a Brand Manager at Bandai Namco Entertainment America He provided a few insights for what to expect from the franchise's next entry and some tidbits on development. Credit: Bandai Namco BC: Why choose to return to the Pirate Warriors series now? Randy Le: The Pirate Warriors series has always[...]

In case you thought Bandai Namco left Code Vein in the dust after it got released, the company revealed there's more DLC on the way Ever since the game was released, the company has been pretty quiet on what they intended to do with it post-release For a brief moment, we kind of assumed it[...]

Bandai Namco released a brand new video in Japan that theater patrons will start seeing on a regular basis, which will discuss proper theater etiquette starring Pac-Man himself as well as all of the ghosts from the franchise They cover the basics from using your phones to talking during the film to throwing away your[...]

The news was revealed through a Twitch livestream and elaborated more through the The Hollywood Reporter, as Netmarble and Bandai Namco will be doing a one-off event This is a rare chance to see both sets of fighters come together and clash, albeit in a mobile title Here's a couple quotes from the news story. Credit:[...]