Latest Reviews of Bandai Namco Games
Review Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero (Xbox) - A Super Take On Budokai Tenkaichi
Your wish has been granted
Dragon Ball fighting games have a rich history, but one series that has arguably ascended above the rest is Budokai Tenkaichi. Since the original title was released on the PlayStation 2 in 2005, these games (known as the ‘Sparking!’ series in Japan) have been expanded upon – recreating the legendary battles and...
Review Sand Land (Xbox) - A Classic Manga From Dragon Ball Creator Akira Toriyama Revived
Tank beats everything!
The resurgence of Sand Land is very much a bittersweet moment for fans of the legendary manga artist and character designer Akira Toriyama, after he passed away at the age of 68 in early March 2024. While he was best known as the creator of Dragon Ball around the world, he also cont
Marshall Arts
The last time we jumped into 2017's Tekken 7 on Xbox Series X we were quite taken aback by how poorly optimised the game was on Microsoft's current crop of consoles. We don't have the exact numbers in front of us right now, and Google is so very far away, but this is a game that, last time we checked, was running at 720p on the latest...
Mobile Suit Gundaaayum!
There has, understandably, been a whole heap of interest leading into the release of Armored Core VI: Fires Of Rubicon, and certainly a great deal more hype from a much wider range of gamers than is usually the case with this long-running, and rather niche, mech shooter series. Of course that's all down to how FromSoftware's...
Review Tales Of Symphonia Remastered – A Remaster That Could Have Been So Much More
Lloyd Irving returns in Bandai Namco’s classic RPG
Bandai Namco’s Tales series hasn’t exactly been a powerhouse here in the west compared to certain other famous Japanese role-playing games, but one entry in particular that has got quite a lot of love from fans over the years is the charming adventure Tales of Symphonia. This action-style RPG...
Review Pac-Man World Re-Pac - Classic 3D Pac Is Back After 23 Years
How does it hold up?
You don’t often see Pac-Man outside of a maze, so whenever it does happen, it’s often a weird and sometimes wonderful sight. Over the years, we’ve seen the dot eater cameo in fighting games like Super Smash Bros. and even race around in karts in certain other games, but did you know he’s also featured in his very own 3D...
Review Scarlet Nexus - Bonkers Combat, With An Even More Bonkers Story
Bring some painkillers
With Scarlet Nexus joining Xbox Game Pass (September 30), we're re-publishing this review. A few hours into Scarlet Nexus your fingers are dancing around the controller as you're directing the ballet of action on screen. By the end of the game, you're not only directing the experience, but you're also producing it,...
Review Little Nightmares 2 - Bigger And Bolder Than Its Predecessor
Beware! You're in for a scare!
We play games for escapism - especially in today’s global situation. The art of losing ourselves in a world far different from our own, no matter how horrifying, provides us with a reprieve. Little Nightmares II is built around that idea and deploys its theme of escapism both literally and metaphorically. The result?...
Review Dark Souls III (Xbox One)
Light my fire
What do you expect of a sequel? Do you expect it to reinvent itself and alter its DNA in substantial ways, or do you prefer that it refines its formula and tastefully enhances its best qualities? If the latter is your preference, you'll be delighted with Dark Souls III. Developer FromSoftware has taken the foundation from past Souls...
Review Project CARS (Xbox One)
Spin Spin Sugar
It's 8am on a drizzly Spanish morning. Despite the light smattering of rain, the early morning sunlight floods through the trees dotted around the Catalunya circuit, reflecting in the standing water on the wet tarmac and bringing the whole track to life. The sand to the edges of the raceway looks as bright and soft as the most...
Latest Bandai Namco Articles
News Switch Drummer 'Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival' Coming To Xbox
A new drum for Series X|S also unveiled
Bandai Namco's drum-based rhythm game Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival will be coming to the Xbox Series X|S on November 7th, 2024. This includes the release of the game on multiple other platforms (including Microsoft's PC storefront) following its exclusive console release on the Switch in 2022. As part...
News Elden Ring Patch Makes Sweeping Changes To Difficulty Balance On Xbox
Patch 1.13 is here
Ever since the launch of Shadow of the Erdtree, FromSoftware has been making notable changes to the overall balance of both the expansion and Elden Ring itself, and now patch 1.13 delivers a long list of adjustments and fixes for Xbox players. Available now on all platforms, Elden Ring update 1.13 has been fully detailed by the...
News Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO Arrives On Xbox Series X|S October 2024
Pre-orders now available
Bandai Namco has officially locked in a release date for Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO, announcing it will be released on Xbox Series X|S and multiple other platforms on October 11th, 2024. In case you missed our previous coverage, this game is part of the Budokai Tenkaichi series and promises to ignite a whole "new level of...
News Surprise! A Sand Land Demo Is Now Available For Xbox Series X|S
From the Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama
Akira Toriyama's Japanese manga series Sand Land is getting a video game release next month and ahead of the game's launch, Bandai Namco has announced a new demo for Xbox Series X|S. Here's a bit about this action RPG starring the demon-human team Beelzebub, Sheriff Rao and Thief, in case you've not kept...
News The Legendary Dragon Ball Creator Akira Toriyama Has Passed Away
His work included video games
News has just broken in Japan about the passing of manga artist and Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama. He died on March 1st, 2024 at the age of 68 from acute subdural hematoma. Apart from his influence on the manga and anime industry, Toriyama had a huge impact on the video game industry over the years - not only...
News Dragon Ball: Xenoverse 2 Xbox Series X|S Free Upgrade Arrives May 2024
Powered by Smart Delivery
Following a free upgrade for Dragon Ball Fighterz earlier this week, Bandai Namco has now also confirmed Dragon Ball: Xenoverse 2 is coming to Xbox Series X|S on May 24, 2024. This upgrade was originally announced in October last year. When it does finally arrive, existing Xbox One owners will be able to "upgrade/use Smart...
News Tales Of Arise Announced As Xbox Game Pass Title For Next Week
The game's official Twitter account has spoken!
Okay, so, last week Tales of Arise seemed to be included in this month's Xbox Game Pass lineup - only for it to be removed shortly after Microsoft posted its latest roundup. At the time, the team described Tales of Arise as an "incorrect title" for Game Pass, however, it's now been announced once ag
News Tales Of Arise Mysteriously Disappears From February's Xbox Game Pass Lineup
Wonder what happened there?
Yesterday, Microsoft delivered our latest Xbox Game Pass roundup - and a weird error occurred as the team announced what was coming in the first half of February. While the lineup is looking nice through February 20th, it could have been even better as Tales of Arise was initially listed as well before being removed!...
News Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO Powers Up In New 'Goku VS Vegeta' Trailer
New Kakarot DLC also announced
Update [Sun 28th Jan, 2024 23:55 GMT]: This new trailer for Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO has now been revealed, you can check it out above. Bandai Namco has also revealed the new DLC for Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot. It's called 'Goku's Next Journey' and will arrive in February 2024. Original [Sat 27th Jan, 2024 01:00...
News 'Sand Land' Brings Its Stylish Open World To Xbox Series X|S This April
Braving the dunes
2024 on Xbox just keeps on growing! As we roll further into January, Bandai Namco has announced a release date for its upcoming action RPG Sand Land. This new-gen open world adventure — based on the manga of the same name — heads to Xbox Series X and S on April 26th. Accompanying this new announcement is a fresh gameplay...
News The Free Tekken 8 Demo Is Now Available On Xbox Series X|S
Download and enjoy!
Update (Thu 21st Dec, 2023): Today's the day for the Tekken 8 demo on Xbox Series X|S! It's now available to download on the Xbox Store, so get it installed and enjoy! We'll throw a link to it down below: <products id="25810"> Original story (Tue 12th Dec, 2023): Bandai Namco has announced a free Tekken 8
News Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Xbox Series X|S Version Launching In 2024
"Big free update" & new DLC also announced
The action RPG Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 is currently celebrating its seventh anniversary, and as part of this, Bandai Namco has announced it will be bringing the game to Xbox Series X|S. There's no exact date just yet, but it's scheduled to arrive at some point in 2024. Apart from this, Bandai Namco also...
News Tales Of Arise Is Getting A Brand-New Expansion, Two Years After Its Xbox Launch
Beyond the Dawn is coming
PlayStation's recent State of Play event brought us a few Xbox-related announcements, and one of them is a big win for Tales of Arise fans! More than two years after the game's launch, Bandai Namco has announced the 'Beyond the Dawn' expansion; arriving in November 2023. This ain't no tiny DLC pack either - Beyond the Dawn...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (May 11-14)
Included with Xbox Live Gold & Game Pass Ultimate
Xbox Free Play Days is back for the weekend! This time around, Microsoft has dropped four games to try for free this weekend - with one coming as both an Xbox One and an Xbox Series X|S version. Here's the full list of Free Play Days titles for May 11 through May 14: Dragon Ball Xenoverse...
News Tekken 8 Unveils New Gameplay Trailer For Returning Character
Paul Phoenix is back!
Tekken 8 was unveiled to the world last August during EVO 2022's finals, and since then Bandai Namco has slowly been revealing more about this next major entry. The latest reveal is gameplay of the returning character Paul Phoenix. This fighter has been part of the Tekken roster since the original PlayStation hit. Paul...
News Ni No Kuni 2's Xbox Game Pass Launch Includes All Premium DLC Later This Month
Coming to the service in March
Perhaps the biggest surprise of today's Xbox Game Pass roundup is Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom, which finally makes its way to Xbox later this month. The game's addition to the service was confirmed at Tokyo Game Show 2022, but we now have a firm date, and confirmation of a much
News A New Dragon Ball Budokai Tenkaichi Game Has Been Announced
Still in the "early stages of development"
Dragon Ball fighting fans got treated to a special surprise on the weekend, with Bandai Namco officially announcing a new Dragon Ball Budokai Tenkaichi game is on the way. Apart from a brief teaser - showing off Goku in his Super Saiyan Blue form (Dragon Ball Super), it was also mentioned how the game was...
News Elden Ring Reaches Incredible Sales Milestone Ahead Of One Year Anniversary
For a new IP, this is amazing!
Has it really been almost a year already since Elden Ring arrived on Xbox? It certainly doesn't feel that way, with FromSoftware's latest epic lasting long in the memory of many players. Oh, and by many players we mean many players. Publisher Bandai Namco has revealed that Elden Ring has now sold a whopping 20 million...
News Classic JRPG 'Tales Of Symphonia' Makes Its Xbox Debut Next Month, Here's A Brand-New Trailer
Build new alliances across Sylvarant
Last year Bandai Namco revealed that its classic JRPG Tales of Symphonia, which originally launched in 2003 as a Nintendo GameCube exclusive, is finally making its way to Xbox platforms in 2023! Ahead of next month's Xbox debut, the team has dropped a brand-new gameplay trailer. This is certainly a 'remaster'...
News One Piece Odyssey Free Demo Now Available On Xbox
"Play as various members of the Straw Hat Crew in a classic RPG"
A free playable demo for Bandai Namco's RPG One Piece Odyssey is now live on Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, giving fans a chance to go hands on with the first section of the game a few days before launch. The full version of One Piece Odyssey releases Friday, January 13th...
News Elden Ring Crowned TGA's 2022 Game Of The Year
It also took out multiple other awards on the night
Elden Ring has already received a lot of praise and now at this year's Game Awards show, it's officially been crowned the Game of the Year. The other titles nominated in this category included A Plague Tale: Requiem, God of War Ragnarok, Horizon Forbidden West, Stray and Xenoblade Chronicles 3.
News FromSoftware Unveils Armored Core VI Fires Of Rubicon, Coming To Xbox In 2023
Elden Ring developer reveals its next project
Legendary Japanese developer FromSoftware (Elden Ring) unveiled a brand-new title at this year's Game Awards show. It's the sixth entry in the third-person mech shooter series, Armored Core. This next entry is officially titled Armored Core VI Fires of Rubicon, published by Bandai Namco and arriving at...
News Tales Of Symphonia Remastered Coming To Xbox In February 2023
GameCube classic gets a re-release
Update (Wed 9th Nov, 2022): We've now got an official date and a new trailer! Tales of Symphonia Remastered will officially arrive on Xbox on February 17th, 2023, and you can get a fresh look in the video above. Original story (Tue 13th Sep, 2022): Bandai Namco's classic JPRG, Tales of Symphonia, which first...
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Xbox Series X|S Version Arrives In January 2023
Will be a free upgrade for Xbox One owners
Update (Wed 5th Oct, 2022): The new Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S upgrade for Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot has now been confirmed as arriving on January 13, 2023, and it will include "enhanced graphics and 60FPS". You can check out the brand-new release date trailer above! Original story (Sat 17th Sep,...
News Elden Ring Is 'Just The Beginning' For Bandai Namco's Japanese Lineup
"There is so much great content coming from Japan"
It's no secret, at this point, that Elden Ring has been a monumental success since it launched back in February. Earlier in the year we caught wind that it sold over 13 million copies within about a month of release, while the game also dominated YouTube viewing stats during its launch window...
News Switch Drummer 'Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival' Coming To Xbox
A new drum for Series X|S also unveiled
Bandai Namco's drum-based rhythm game Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival will be coming to the Xbox Series X|S on November 7th, 2024. This includes the release of the game on multiple other platforms (including Microsoft's PC storefront) following its exclusive console release on the Switch in 2022. As part...
News Elden Ring Patch Makes Sweeping Changes To Difficulty Balance On Xbox
Patch 1.13 is here
Ever since the launch of Shadow of the Erdtree, FromSoftware has been making notable changes to the overall balance of both the expansion and Elden Ring itself, and now patch 1.13 delivers a long list of adjustments and fixes for Xbox players. Available now on all platforms, Elden Ring update 1.13 has been fully detailed by the...
News Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO Arrives On Xbox Series X|S October 2024
Pre-orders now available
Bandai Namco has officially locked in a release date for Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO, announcing it will be released on Xbox Series X|S and multiple other platforms on October 11th, 2024. In case you missed our previous coverage, this game is part of the Budokai Tenkaichi series and promises to ignite a whole "new level of...
News Surprise! A Sand Land Demo Is Now Available For Xbox Series X|S
From the Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama
Akira Toriyama's Japanese manga series Sand Land is getting a video game release next month and ahead of the game's launch, Bandai Namco has announced a new demo for Xbox Series X|S. Here's a bit about this action RPG starring the demon-human team Beelzebub, Sheriff Rao and Thief, in case you've not kept...
News The Legendary Dragon Ball Creator Akira Toriyama Has Passed Away
His work included video games
News has just broken in Japan about the passing of manga artist and Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama. He died on March 1st, 2024 at the age of 68 from acute subdural hematoma. Apart from his influence on the manga and anime industry, Toriyama had a huge impact on the video game industry over the years - not only...
News Dragon Ball: Xenoverse 2 Xbox Series X|S Free Upgrade Arrives May 2024
Powered by Smart Delivery
Following a free upgrade for Dragon Ball Fighterz earlier this week, Bandai Namco has now also confirmed Dragon Ball: Xenoverse 2 is coming to Xbox Series X|S on May 24, 2024. This upgrade was originally announced in October last year. When it does finally arrive, existing Xbox One owners will be able to "upgrade/use Smart...
News Tales Of Arise Announced As Xbox Game Pass Title For Next Week
The game's official Twitter account has spoken!
Okay, so, last week Tales of Arise seemed to be included in this month's Xbox Game Pass lineup - only for it to be removed shortly after Microsoft posted its latest roundup. At the time, the team described Tales of Arise as an "incorrect title" for Game Pass, however, it's now been announced once ag
News Tales Of Arise Mysteriously Disappears From February's Xbox Game Pass Lineup
Wonder what happened there?
Yesterday, Microsoft delivered our latest Xbox Game Pass roundup - and a weird error occurred as the team announced what was coming in the first half of February. While the lineup is looking nice through February 20th, it could have been even better as Tales of Arise was initially listed as well before being removed!...
News Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO Powers Up In New 'Goku VS Vegeta' Trailer
New Kakarot DLC also announced
Update [Sun 28th Jan, 2024 23:55 GMT]: This new trailer for Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO has now been revealed, you can check it out above. Bandai Namco has also revealed the new DLC for Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot. It's called 'Goku's Next Journey' and will arrive in February 2024. Original [Sat 27th Jan, 2024 01:00...
News 'Sand Land' Brings Its Stylish Open World To Xbox Series X|S This April
Braving the dunes
2024 on Xbox just keeps on growing! As we roll further into January, Bandai Namco has announced a release date for its upcoming action RPG Sand Land. This new-gen open world adventure — based on the manga of the same name — heads to Xbox Series X and S on April 26th. Accompanying this new announcement is a fresh gameplay...
News The Free Tekken 8 Demo Is Now Available On Xbox Series X|S
Download and enjoy!
Update (Thu 21st Dec, 2023): Today's the day for the Tekken 8 demo on Xbox Series X|S! It's now available to download on the Xbox Store, so get it installed and enjoy! We'll throw a link to it down below: <products id="25810"> Original story (Tue 12th Dec, 2023): Bandai Namco has announced a free Tekken 8
News Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Xbox Series X|S Version Launching In 2024
"Big free update" & new DLC also announced
The action RPG Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 is currently celebrating its seventh anniversary, and as part of this, Bandai Namco has announced it will be bringing the game to Xbox Series X|S. There's no exact date just yet, but it's scheduled to arrive at some point in 2024. Apart from this, Bandai Namco also...
News Tales Of Arise Is Getting A Brand-New Expansion, Two Years After Its Xbox Launch
Beyond the Dawn is coming
PlayStation's recent State of Play event brought us a few Xbox-related announcements, and one of them is a big win for Tales of Arise fans! More than two years after the game's launch, Bandai Namco has announced the 'Beyond the Dawn' expansion; arriving in November 2023. This ain't no tiny DLC pack either - Beyond the Dawn...
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (May 11-14)
Included with Xbox Live Gold & Game Pass Ultimate
Xbox Free Play Days is back for the weekend! This time around, Microsoft has dropped four games to try for free this weekend - with one coming as both an Xbox One and an Xbox Series X|S version. Here's the full list of Free Play Days titles for May 11 through May 14: Dragon Ball Xenoverse...
News Tekken 8 Unveils New Gameplay Trailer For Returning Character
Paul Phoenix is back!
Tekken 8 was unveiled to the world last August during EVO 2022's finals, and since then Bandai Namco has slowly been revealing more about this next major entry. The latest reveal is gameplay of the returning character Paul Phoenix. This fighter has been part of the Tekken roster since the original PlayStation hit. Paul...
News Ni No Kuni 2's Xbox Game Pass Launch Includes All Premium DLC Later This Month
Coming to the service in March
Perhaps the biggest surprise of today's Xbox Game Pass roundup is Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom, which finally makes its way to Xbox later this month. The game's addition to the service was confirmed at Tokyo Game Show 2022, but we now have a firm date, and confirmation of a much
News A New Dragon Ball Budokai Tenkaichi Game Has Been Announced
Still in the "early stages of development"
Dragon Ball fighting fans got treated to a special surprise on the weekend, with Bandai Namco officially announcing a new Dragon Ball Budokai Tenkaichi game is on the way. Apart from a brief teaser - showing off Goku in his Super Saiyan Blue form (Dragon Ball Super), it was also mentioned how the game was...
News Elden Ring Reaches Incredible Sales Milestone Ahead Of One Year Anniversary
For a new IP, this is amazing!
Has it really been almost a year already since Elden Ring arrived on Xbox? It certainly doesn't feel that way, with FromSoftware's latest epic lasting long in the memory of many players. Oh, and by many players we mean many players. Publisher Bandai Namco has revealed that Elden Ring has now sold a whopping 20 million...
News Classic JRPG 'Tales Of Symphonia' Makes Its Xbox Debut Next Month, Here's A Brand-New Trailer
Build new alliances across Sylvarant
Last year Bandai Namco revealed that its classic JRPG Tales of Symphonia, which originally launched in 2003 as a Nintendo GameCube exclusive, is finally making its way to Xbox platforms in 2023! Ahead of next month's Xbox debut, the team has dropped a brand-new gameplay trailer. This is certainly a 'remaster'...
News One Piece Odyssey Free Demo Now Available On Xbox
"Play as various members of the Straw Hat Crew in a classic RPG"
A free playable demo for Bandai Namco's RPG One Piece Odyssey is now live on Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, giving fans a chance to go hands on with the first section of the game a few days before launch. The full version of One Piece Odyssey releases Friday, January 13th...
News Elden Ring Crowned TGA's 2022 Game Of The Year
It also took out multiple other awards on the night
Elden Ring has already received a lot of praise and now at this year's Game Awards show, it's officially been crowned the Game of the Year. The other titles nominated in this category included A Plague Tale: Requiem, God of War Ragnarok, Horizon Forbidden West, Stray and Xenoblade Chronicles 3.
News FromSoftware Unveils Armored Core VI Fires Of Rubicon, Coming To Xbox In 2023
Elden Ring developer reveals its next project
Legendary Japanese developer FromSoftware (Elden Ring) unveiled a brand-new title at this year's Game Awards show. It's the sixth entry in the third-person mech shooter series, Armored Core. This next entry is officially titled Armored Core VI Fires of Rubicon, published by Bandai Namco and arriving at...
News Tales Of Symphonia Remastered Coming To Xbox In February 2023
GameCube classic gets a re-release
Update (Wed 9th Nov, 2022): We've now got an official date and a new trailer! Tales of Symphonia Remastered will officially arrive on Xbox on February 17th, 2023, and you can get a fresh look in the video above. Original story (Tue 13th Sep, 2022): Bandai Namco's classic JPRG, Tales of Symphonia, which first...
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Xbox Series X|S Version Arrives In January 2023
Will be a free upgrade for Xbox One owners
Update (Wed 5th Oct, 2022): The new Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S upgrade for Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot has now been confirmed as arriving on January 13, 2023, and it will include "enhanced graphics and 60FPS". You can check out the brand-new release date trailer above! Original story (Sat 17th Sep,...
News Elden Ring Is 'Just The Beginning' For Bandai Namco's Japanese Lineup
"There is so much great content coming from Japan"
It's no secret, at this point, that Elden Ring has been a monumental success since it launched back in February. Earlier in the year we caught wind that it sold over 13 million copies within about a month of release, while the game also dominated YouTube viewing stats during its launch window...