Back at EVO 2023, Bandai Namco delighted Tekken 8 fans by revealing the brand new character Azucena, and some may wonder why she was chosen to fill that slot. Today I asked Bandai Namco's own …
September 19, 2023 | 04:55 EDT
Bandai Namco has announced another new addition to the Tekken 8 roster in the form of Feng Wei. The martial artist joins other Tekken stalwarts like Raven, Nina Williams, and Jin Kazama on the…
September 19, 2023 | 09:13 EDT
Bandai Namco's new MMORPG Blue Protocol is already out in Japan, but Western players will have to wait a bit longer as Amazon Games works on the localization. Many may wonder about the philosophy…
September 5, 2023 | 12:48 EDT
Amazon Games will launch Bandai Namco's Blue Protocol globally next year. While the game is already available in Japan, the localization process will bring some changes for the Western audience. At…
August 28, 2023 | 01:09 EDT
Today Bandai Namco revealed that its fighting game JoJo's Bizarre Adventure All-Star Battle R is getting a second season pass with new characters. The season pass will include three characters and…
August 28, 2023 | 04:43 EDT
Before the Tekken 7 grand finals at EVO 2023, Bandai Namco announced two characters coming to Tekken 8, Raven and newcomer Azucena. The news was shared by Tekken boss Katsuhiro Harada and producer…
August 6, 2023 | 04:05 EDT
Tekken 8 is the eighth mainline installment of the long-running Tekken franchise. Led by game producer Katsuhiro Harada, Tekken is one of the quintessential 3D arena fighting games that's become a…
July 31, 2023 | 10:19 EDT
When I got access to the Tekken 8 preview period via the closed network beta, the code came with some character guides to help me prepare for “a weekend of good a** Tekken.” It felt like a direct…
August 2, 2023 | 10:05 EDT
Today Amazon Games released a new trailer in English of the upcoming western release of Bandai Namco's MMORPG Blue Protocol. The trailer provides a look at the story, playable characters, and…
July 25, 2023 | 09:32 EDT
Bandai Namco has announced a new Tekken 8 fighter in the form of Sirius exorcist Claudio Serafino. Our first look at Claudio actually came when he was featured in June's closed network test…
July 20, 2023 | 09:32 EDT
Bandai Namco has announced that Gundam Evolution is shutting down in November. The online mecha FPS will end service on November 29th, according to a new blog post on the game's official website.…
July 20, 2023 | 04:04 EDT
Last month at Summer Game Fest, I got a chance to preview Blue Protocol, one of Amazon’s latest publishing forays into the MMO space. I got about 40 minutes of hands-on time, which was enough to see…
July 25, 2023 | 09:44 EDT
Bandai Namco has announced that boxing legend Mike Tyson is to headline a Tekken 8 San Diego Comic-Con panel titled "The Art of Fighting". Tyson will be joined by WWE Superstar Xavier Woods and MMA…
July 19, 2023 | 11:02 EDT
Today Tekken 8 game director and chief producer Katsuhiro Harada took to Twitter to respond to a rather unfortunate statement by French President Emmanuel Macron. A few days ago, Mr. Macron blamed…
July 6, 2023 | 10:52 EDT
Today Bandai Namco hosted an extensive livestream about its MMORPG Blue Protocol, which is already available in Japan. First of all, we get to see the first gameplay trailer of the Blast Lancer…
July 5, 2023 | 12:58 EDT
Today Bandai Namco announced the release date of its upcoming JRPG bundle Baten Kaitos I & II HD Remaster. While for now it's confirmed only for Japan, the game is coming exclusively for…
June 19, 2023 | 09:38 EDT
Bandai Namco has announced a Tekken 8 closed beta for next month, potentially giving you a chance to try out the upcoming fighting game for yourself. Participants for the beta will be selected on a…
June 9, 2023 | 09:28 EDT
Today Bandai Namco hosted an extensive livestream about its upcoming MMORPG Blue Protocol, sharing some interesting details about the business model and future updates. It's worth mentioning that…
June 8, 2023 | 11:41 EDT
Bandai Namco is preparing for the Japanese release its upcoming MMORPG Blue Protocol, and a new trailer has just been published. This trailer showcases how you can communicate in the game (besides…
June 5, 2023 | 10:11 EDT
Bandai Namco released another trailer of its upcoming MMORPG Blue Protocol, which is getting very close to its Japanese release. This time around, the trailer focuses on the many costumes that you…
June 3, 2023 | 02:29 EDT
One of the most interesting elements of Bandai Namco's MMORPG Blue Protocol is the character creation, and the trailer released today is all about that. We get to take a look at some of the many…
May 29, 2023 | 10:51 EDT
Today Bandai Namco revealed another returning fighter who will be playable in the upcoming fighting game Tekken 8. "Revealed" may be a bit of a misnomer, since the publisher's Instagram account…
May 27, 2023 | 10:32 EDT
Today Bandai Namco released another trailer of its upcoming MMORPG Blue Protocol. This is the second trailer of a series designed to showcase various aspects of the game, and it follows another…
May 26, 2023 | 07:59 EDT
I know what you might be thinking: "There's a new Elden Ring DLC out? What is Road to the Erdtree?" No, we've still got an undetermined amount of time before we can play some new Elden Ring content,…
May 27, 2023 | 11:00 EDT
Today Bandai Namco released a new trailer of its upcoming MMORPG Blue Protocol. The trailer focuses on the game's environment, including cities, shops, lush plains, and desolate deserts. It's a nice…
May 24, 2023 | 01:24 EDT
Upcoming MMORPG Blue Protocol now has a Japanese release date, but there's bad news in store if you're in the West and you're excited for it. The game is launching in Japan on June 14th on PC, but in…
May 23, 2023 | 09:39 EDT
Today Bandai Namco Entertainment announced the debut date of the anime Synduality Noir, which will come ahead of a new mecha game titled Synduality: Echo of Ada. The anime series will start airing…
May 21, 2023 | 01:27 EDT
Today Bandai Namco announced that its My Hero Academia free-to-play battle royale game My Hero Ultra Rumble is returning with an open beta. The game dedicated to the popular anime and manga…
May 17, 2023 | 10:24 EDT
Today Bandai Namco revealed another returning fighter who will be playable in the upcoming fighting game Tekken 8. We get to see Hwoarang in action. The Korean Taekwondo fighter also known as "the…
May 12, 2023 | 10:59 EDT
Bandai Namco announced its financial results for the full fiscal year, related to the period between April 1, 2022, and March 31, 2023. Net sales for the whole company were 990,089 million yen, up…
May 10, 2023 | 03:21 EDT
Today Bandai Namco announced the release date of the next DLC coming to its immortal game Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2. Considering that the game has outlasted in its DLC support pretty literally every…
May 9, 2023 | 11:12 EDT
Today was the final day of The MIXUP tournament in Lyon, France, and Bandai Namco had a Tekken 8 surprise to share in the form of a character reveal. This time around, we hear of the return of…
April 23, 2023 | 04:27 EDT
Today chief producer Katsuhiro Harada had promising news to share with those wondering whether Tekken 8 will support crossplay and rollback netcode. Asked on Twitter, Harada-san appeared to confirm…
April 9, 2023 | 12:57 EDT
If you love anime, you may be familiar with Birdie Wing: Golf Girls' Story, and it's soon getting its own video games. The first game dedicated to the golf anime (for which a second cour has just…
April 7, 2023 | 02:07 EDT
Today Bandai Namco released a new trailer of its upcoming MMORPG Blue Protocol. The trailer showcases the opening cutscene of the game, featuring anime visuals and providing a look at some of the…
April 7, 2023 | 11:08 EDT
Today, following the grand final of the Tekken 7 tournament at EVO Japan, Kazuhiro Harada himself was on stage to share news about Tekken 8. We get the reveal of another returning character, Leroy…
April 2, 2023 | 03:29 EDT
Another Tekken 8 trailer has entered the ring, and this one's introducing the Dancing Phoenix herself, Ling Xiaoyu. As you might expect, Xiaoyu's combat style is quick and agile, so she's a good pick…
March 29, 2023 | 08:21 EDT
Today Bandai Namco released another brand-new trailer of the upcoming fighting game Tekken 8. This time around, the trailer showcases one of the most relevant returning characters that will make an…
March 28, 2023 | 10:14 EDT
Today Bandai Namco hosted a livestream ahead of the network test that will soon kick off for its upcoming MMORPG Blue Protocol While providing information specific to the network test, the…
March 28, 2023 | 10:32 EDT
It's time for yet another Tekken 8 character trailer, and this time, the intimidating android Jack-8 is taking the spotlight. The chunky robot's slow, purposeful gameplay style looks ideal for those…
March 24, 2023 | 11:17 EDT
Elden Ring update 1.09 is here, and there's good news if you're playing on Xbox Series X, PlayStation 5, or PC. This update adds ray tracing to the Lands Between, which should enrich your visual…
March 23, 2023 | 09:44 EDT
Bandai Namco has dropped yet another Tekken 8 gameplay trailer, and this one is all about the Lion of the Rebellion himself, Lars Alexandersson. An illegitimate child of the Mishima family, Lars…
March 21, 2023 | 11:14 EDT
If you loved Bandai Namco's vampire Souls-like JRPG Code Vein, you may be happy to learn that it turned out to be rather successful. Today the publisher announced on Twitter that the game has…
March 20, 2023 | 10:15 EDT
Bandai Namco has shared a new Elden Ring infographic that contains some fascinating stats about the game. If you've played it (and even if you haven't), you'll know From Software's action RPG is…
March 20, 2023 | 09:47 EDT
Today Bandai Namco Entertainment announced the release date of the next DLC character that will come to JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R. We already knew that the next character to join…
March 19, 2023 | 09:40 EDT
Bandai Namco announced that it will open another massive arcade complex in the Kabukicho area of Japan's capital city, Tokyo. The facility named Namco TOKYO will open at the new Tokyu Kabukicho…
March 19, 2023 | 07:00 EDT
Today Bandai Namco released another brand-new trailer of the upcoming fighting game Tekken 8. This time around, we get to see another of the Tekken series' traditional characters, the Leopard-masked…
March 17, 2023 | 11:23 EDT
Bandai Namco has released another Tekken 8 gameplay trailer, and this time, it's Marshall Law's moment to shine. The Legendary Dragon himself makes his triumphant return in the upcoming eighth…
March 14, 2023 | 10:53 EDT