Tag: Bandai Namco
News Xbox Loses Upcoming Free-To-Play RPG As Bandai Namco Announces Its Cancellation
"We know this is disappointing news"
We've seen some great free-to-play games arrive on Xbox recently, but one that we definitely won't be seeing is Bandai Namco's action-RPG Blue Protocol, which has now officially been cancelled for release in the west. In a statement today, the game's developers explained that a "difficult decision" had been made...
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 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 Xbox Fans Share Their Disappointment As Two New Games Skip The Platform
From Capcom and Bandai Namco
Yesterday's Nintendo Direct event brought us a whole bunch of games that have since been announced for Xbox, but two of the games that weren't confirmed for Microsoft's platform have been getting just as much attention as the rest. Those two games are Capcom's Monster Hunter Stories and Bandai Namco's Gundam Evolution...
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 Xbox's Antstream Arcade Is Adding These 27 Bandai Namco Classics
Check out the full list!
You may recall that back in mid-November, the retro cloud streaming service Antstream Arcade announced that it would be losing 27 games due to the end of its Warner Bros. partnership, but now it's regaining another 27 games (at least on Xbox) in the form of a new deal with Bandai Namco. All of these games have been...
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 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 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 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 Bandai Namco Is Bringing Its Free MMORPG 'Blue Protocol' To Xbox Series X|S Next Year
"Prepare to battle for your future"
Bandai Namco and Amazon Games have announced today that the free MMORPG Blue Protocol will be coming to Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S in the second half of 2023, as revealed at The Game Awards 2022. You can watch the new trailer above, and check out some official information below. Prepare to battle for your...
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 Pac-Man World Remake Will Run At 4K, 60FPS On Xbox Series S
And Series X of course!
Bandai Namco has revealed all the tech details for its upcoming Pac-Man World Remake, across both generations of systems. It's looking like a solid turnout on pretty much every Xbox console, and thankfully, Xbox Series S hasn't been an afterthought this time. Xbox Series X and S will both run at 4K resolution and 60 frames...
News Get Ready, Bandai Namco Appears To Have Teased Tekken 8
A battle update is also coming to Tekken 7
At EVO 2022's Tekken 7 finals, Bandai Namco appears to have teased a new Tekken project. It is seemingly the first clip of Tekken 8. In this brief video, you can see the classic cutscene of Kazuya, and then it cuts to a much better model of him. The Game Awards also shared this news, which has some fans...
News Bandai Namco F2P Battle Royale 'My Hero Ultra Rumble' Coming To Xbox
Western release confirmed
During this weekend's Anime Expo 2022 celebrations, Bandai Namco it would be releasing the 24 player free-to-play battle royale game My Hero Ultra Rumble in the west. This game, based on the popular anime and manga series My Hero Academia, will be arriving on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC and multiple other console...
News Elden Ring Shipped More Than 13 Million Copies In Just Over A Month
Flying off the shelves
It's safe to say Elden Ring has been a huge hit so far in 2022. It's been one of the most talked about games of the year, with some earmarking it as a huge Game of the Year contender already. Bandai Namco will no doubt be pleased with how things are going as well, as the publisher reveals some Elden Ring sales figures. Up to...
News PS3 Release JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle Is Getting A Remaster On Xbox
To be continued...this Fall
JoJo fans are in for a treat this Fall when 2013/14 PlayStation 3 fighting entry makes a return as a remaster. It's officially titled JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R and will include 50 characters from all arcs (including the latest series). The character styling is inspired by manga artist Hirohiko Araki and...
News Another DLC Character Has Joined Dragon Ball FighterZ
DBFZ has also been added to PC Game Pass
Update [Thu 24th Feb, 2022 06:30 GMT]: The Android 21 (Lab Coat) paid DLC is now available in select regions on Xbox. If she's not playable in your location yet, you might have to wait a little bit longer. In addition to this, Dragon Ball FighterZ is now playable on PC Game Pass. It's already available on...
News 'Vague' Rumour Suggests Bandai Namco May Be Working On A Killer Instinct Reboot
Grains of salt needed
Back at the start of the Xbox One generation, Microsoft brought Killer Instinct back. It was a commendable entry in the long-running franchise, although we haven't seen anything of the series since. However, Microsoft may well be cooking up another reboot. An article over at Windows Central speculates just what is going on...
Deals Xbox Bandai Namco Sale Now Live, Featuring Over 80 Games
Ends April 1st
This week's usual set of Xbox deals had featured over 150 games, but Microsoft has added to that with a Bandai Namco publisher sale over the past couple of days, which adds another 80+ discounts into the mix. You'll have until April 1st to take advantage of the deals below, but don't forget that the HUGE Xbox Spring Game Sale 2021 is...
News Katamari Damacy Reroll Is Coming To Xbox One This November
The Prince is on his way
Phil Spencer has spoken a lot in recent times about bolstering the Japanese games line-up on Xbox. He even mentioned how the announcement of Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age coming to Xbox Game Pass was one of his own personal highlights of Microsoft's Xbox showcase back in July, as the team in Japan had "really...
News SoulCalibur VI Is Now Available With Xbox Game Pass
Update: Download now!
Update (Wed 1st Jul, 2020 09:15 BST): It's official! SoulCalibur VI has been added to Xbox Game Pass for console, and is now available via the Microsoft Store. Original story (Wed 1st Jul, 2020 04:45 BST): Fighting fans are in for a treat - with the official Xbox Game Pass Twitter account kind of announcing SoulCalibur will...
Reminder Today Is Your Last Chance To Get Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 For Free
Don't miss out
In case you missed it, Bandai Namco has been giving away Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 for free on Xbox One as a goodwill gesture due to the coronavirus pandemic. It's been available since the 24th of April, but today (May 10th) is the final chance you have to grab it. We're not sure what time it'll revert back to its original...
News Aussies Let Out A Sigh Of Relief As Cyberpunk 2077 Gets Rated By Local Classification Board
"Great news"
Some rating boards around the world are seemingly a little more sensitive when it comes to the type of content featured within video games. One location, in particular, where more mature-themed games have been banned time and time again, is Australia. The country previously refused classification of titles like Hotline Miami 2: Wrong...
News Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 Is Free On The Microsoft Store
Grab it while you can
Update (Fri 24th Apr, 2020 14:20 BST): This has now been officially confirmed by Bandai Namco as a goodwill gesture (isn't that nice!). The game is free to download from now until the 10th of May. Original Story (Fri 24th Apr, 2020 06:00 BST): Here's a nice quarantine surprise – the Xbox One version of Pac-Man...
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...
