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Gundam SEED Battle Destiny Receives Localization

Edward Harding — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 16:00:41 +0000

It’s always a treat when games are made more readily accessible to wider audiences. As someone who has recently been diving into the universe of Mobile Suit Gundam, I was happy to see this week that Bandai Namco announced a localization for Gundam SEED Battle Destiny. This title was originally released in 2012 on the Playstation Vita exclusively in Japan. Now the game has received not only a…

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Death Note Game Announced

Edward Harding — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 13:00:40 +0000

While I’ve never been as high on the Death Note series as most other anime and manga fans, It certainly provides some interesting avenues for a video game adaptation. If you by chance have never heard of the series the premise is as follows. A high school prodigy named Light Yagami finds himself in possession of the Death Note, a notebook used by the gods of death to usher any soul to their demise.

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Dragon Ball: Sparkling Zero Sells 3 Million Copies in 24 Hours

Taylor Bauer — Wed, 16 Oct 2024 15:00:43 +0000

The latest Dragon Ball game was highly anticipated, and it looks like fans of the manga and anime series really stood by their excitement. The new game, called DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO in its official styling, is an arena brawler not unlike past Dragon Ball video games. The difference here is in the visuals and delivery of the latest game, utilizing the power of Unreal Engine 5 in a magnificent…

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Beta Test for New Dragon Ball Game Coming Soon

Edward Harding — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 17:00:37 +0000

Dragon Ball fans like myself certainly have a lot to look forward to this year. In addition to the highly anticipated Sparking Zero set to release this year, Bandai Namco has also launched an announcement for another new project set in Akira Toriyama’s universe. Dragon Ball Project: Multi is an upcoming free-to-play team game that looks to bring the MOBA genre to longtime fans.

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Bandai Namco Announces New Bleach Game

Edward Harding — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 15:00:53 +0000

Recently, Bandai Namco announced during a company event that a new game is in development, based on the popular manga and anime series, Bleach. Though the series has had multiple mobile game releases over the past few years, this new title will be released exclusively for consoles and PC. It’s certainly nice to see Bleach get another chance to shine within the gaming space as it has been neglected…

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Newest DLC for Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Releases

Edward Harding — Wed, 29 May 2024 13:00:12 +0000

This week marks the launch of the latest batch of DLC for Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2. Honestly, it’s still mind-blowing to me that this game is still receiving support from Bandai but considering it’s essentially the ultimate Dragon Ball MMORPG, I shouldn’t be surprised. The game has also been consistently successful in terms of sales with over 10 million copies sold. This new DLC is the first in a…

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New Content Coming to Tekken and Street Fighter

Edward Harding — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 18:00:06 +0000

At this weekend’s Evo tournament in Japan, some substantial updates were announced regarding multiple big-name fighting games. First up, Namco revealed some exciting new content that will be coming to Tekken 8. The newest entry in the beloved fighting game franchise will receive a brand new chapter for the story mode. This story is set to release sometime in the Fall and will feature Eddy Gordo.

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Ace Combat 7 Coming to Nintendo Switch

Taylor Bauer — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 14:00:18 +0000

The Ace Combat franchise is one of the most recognizable and beloved combat flight series in gaming. Its last release, Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, pleased long-time fans as well as newcomers with jaw-dropping sky-high action. One of the few places you couldn’t play the game was on Nintendo Switch, but that will soon be changing. Here’s the latest on a new port of the award-winning game to…

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Cyberpunk 2077 Ultimate Coming Without On-Disc DLC on PS5

Mike Reitemeier — Thu, 23 Nov 2023 13:00:08 +0000

It’s natural for successful games, whether they be from indie devs or big AAA releases, to receive a new version on better hardware that is more content complete. It could be a “game of the year” edition or a “director’s cut” – it’s cheaper to develop and comes from an already-established IP. While Cyberpunk 2077 may have had one of the rockiest launches in gaming history, it’s another redemption…

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Bandai Namco Gamescom Lineup Revealed

Edward Harding — Fri, 21 Jul 2023 15:00:12 +0000

In anticipation of Gamescom, Bandai Namco Europe has unveiled its suite of games that you can expect to see showcased at the event. The following titles will also all have playable builds available to test. First up is the highly anticipated Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon. This game will be released next month on August 25th. Apart from a short gameplay trailer and a brand new story trailer…

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