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Elden Ring DLC Shadow Of The Erdtree Announced

From Software has announced a major piece of Elden Ring DLC. Shadow of the Erdtree is the game's first big expansion, and although we don't know much about it yet, it's likely to add new bosses, new…

February 28, 2023 | 03:23 EST

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Bandai Namco Opening Massive Arcade in Akihabara Taking Over Historical Sega Location

Over the past few years, many fans were saddened to hear news about the closure of several historical arcades in Tokyo and especially in the otaku-centric town of Akihabara, but today Bandai Namco…

February 22, 2023 | 02:04 EST

The player riding Torrent and facing off against a dragon in Elden Ring
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Elden Ring Sales Grow To 20 Million Tarnished

Bandai Namco has announced that Elden Ring sales have galloped across yet another major milestone. Many millions of Tarnished have now taken up the reins of Torrent and wandered into the Lands…

February 22, 2023 | 02:56 EST

Kazuya looking disapprovingly into the camera and saying "Pitiful." in Tekken 8
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Tekken 8 Kazuya Gameplay Trailer Shows Bone-Crunching Combos

Bandai Namco has released a new Tekken 8 gameplay trailer, and this time, it's focusing on the Ice-Cold Heir himself, Kazuya Mishima. The trailer shows off more of Tekken 8's bone-crunching combat…

February 21, 2023 | 03:43 EST

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Elden Ring Wins Prestigious AMD Excellence Award in Japan; Nominated for Grand Prize

Today the Japanese Association of Media in Digital announced the recipients of its annual Excellence Awards for the 2022 edition of the prestigious AMD Awards.  The awards, sponsored by the Japanese…

February 14, 2023 | 01:42 EST

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February 2023 Nintendo Direct - Here Are All the News & Announcements

Nintendo is finally broadcasting its first Direct presentation of 2023, focusing on news and announcement about games releasing in the first half of the year. Fans are waiting for big news (maybe…

February 8, 2023 | 05:04 EST

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Bandai Namco Announces Growing Financial Results Due to Elden Ring's Continuing Strong Sales & More

Bandai Namco announced its financial results for the first nine months of the fiscal year, related to the period between April 1 and December 31, 2022. The results are positive across the board with…

February 7, 2023 | 02:50 EST

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Tekken 8 Reveals Nina Williams, Gameplay, In-Depth Mechanics Explanation, & On-Site Closed Alpha

Today, during the Tekken World Tour 2022 finals, Tekken Project executive director Katsuhiro Harada and game director Kohei "Nakatsu" Ikeda appeared in a video to talk about Tekken 8 and its…

February 5, 2023 | 01:55 EST

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Figures & Model Kits from Tales of Arise, Muv-Luv, Ace Combat, Guilty Gear, and More Revealed by Kotobukiya

Today Kotobukiya opened its Kotobukiya Collection 2023 event in Akihabara, Tokyo, and it had a few interesting video game figures and model kits to reveal. We start with a new figure portraying…

February 4, 2023 | 03:51 EST

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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure All-Star Battle R Rudol Von Stroheim DLC Release Date Announced

Today Bandai Namco Entertainment announced the release date the next DLC character coming to JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R. As previously announced, the DLC includes Rudol von Stroheim…

January 30, 2023 | 11:38 EST

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Gundam Evolution Reveals Season 3 With New Hyperion Gundam

Today Bandai Namco revealed the content of Season 3 of its anime-inspired hero shooter Gundam Evolution, including a new mobile suit. The new season, titled "Defencer" releases on February 1 and its…

January 29, 2023 | 01:49 EST

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Blue Protocol Network Test Delayed to the End of March in Japan; Benchmark Coming

Today Bandai Namco announced that the next network test for the Japanese audience of its upcoming MMORPG Blue Protocol will happen around the end of March.  The test was originally scheduled for…

January 25, 2023 | 10:43 EST

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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure All-Star Battle R Reveals Rudol Von Stroheim as New DLC Character

Today Bandai Namco Entertainment announced the next DLC character coming to JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R. The next fighter that will be added to the game is Rudol von Stroheim from…

January 19, 2023 | 10:57 EST

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Sword Art Online Last Recollection Gets Story Trailer & Details; Theme Song by ReoNa Revealed

Today Bandai Namco revealed a brand new trailer of the upcoming anime-inspired game Sword Art Online Last Recollection. This time around, the trailer focuses on the story, providing a look at some…

January 19, 2023 | 09:53 EST

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Blue Protocol Network Test Delayed in Japan Due to Issues

Today Bandai Namco announced that the network test of its upcoming MMORPG Blue Protocol has been delayed.  The test was supposed to begin in Japan on January 14, but the developer found issues…

January 11, 2023 | 12:41 EST

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Ace Combat 2 Music Is Pure Fire Performed by Guitarist Masahiro Itami

Today Bandai Namco and developer Project Aces released a video that will serve as a real treat for fans of the Ace Combat franchise.  The video features Fire Youngman, one of the most popular songs…

January 10, 2023 | 03:46 EST

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Tales of Symphonia Remastered Shows Nostalgic Gameplay in New Trailer

Today Bandai Namco released a new trailer of the upcoming Tales of Symphonia Remastered.  The trailer showcases the familiar and nostalgic gameplay that you can expect from this remaster, which…

January 10, 2023 | 11:45 EST

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Elden Ring Mod Turns It Into A Walking Simulator

Have you ever wished the countless hostile creatures of the Lands Between would just leave you alone? Well, there's now an Elden Ring mod that will make them do just that. Peaceful Ring removes…

December 30, 2022 | 10:43 EST

A Pokemon Center atop the back of a Walking Mausoleum in the Elden Ring Pokemon Scarlet mashup, with credit to Arestame on Twitter
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Elden Ring Pokemon Mashup Looks Terrifying And Brilliant

Elden Ring is a pretty terrifying game. The Lands Between play host to a number of horrible creatures, including the many-limbed Godrick the Grafted, the screeching Deathbirds, and cosmic horrors…

December 29, 2022 | 10:46 EST

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Bandai Namco Teases New Akira Toriyama Manga Game

Bandai Namco is teasing a brand new project based on a manga by legendary artist Akira Toriyama. Sand Land was created by Toriyama between May and August in 2000, and it's now being transformed into…

December 8, 2022 | 11:32 EST

Three players trudging towards a colosseum in the Elden Ring Colosseum Update
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Elden Ring Colosseum Update Brings PvP Shenanigans

Bandai Namco has announced a new Elden Ring update, so get ready to head back to the Lands Between. The Colosseum Update does exactly what you'd expect: it opens up several colosseums within Elden…

December 6, 2022 | 09:31 EST

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Tales of Symphonia Remastered Release Date Revealed

Are you ready to return to Sylvarant? With the announcement of the Tales of Symphonia Remastered release date for February 17th, 2023, you now know when you can. The game will be releasing on the…

November 9, 2022 | 10:51 EST

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Sword Art Online Last Recollection Announced For 2023

Bandai Namco has announced Sword Art Online Last Recollection, a new game that will conclude the story arc which began with 2013's Sword Art Online Infinity Moment. It'll once again follow series…

November 7, 2022 | 12:02 EST

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Elden Ring Update 1.07 Adds Separate PvP Scaling

Elden Ring update 1.07 has been released, and From Software has made a pretty surprising decision in this latest patch. The studio has introduced separate PvP scaling for weapons and skills, meaning…

October 13, 2022 | 08:39 EDT

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Gundam Evolution Crash Issues Plague Launch

Gundam Evolution crash issues are plaguing the game's Steam version, which launched yesterday. Players are already complaining about their games freezing mid-match, and a number of other issues are…

September 22, 2022 | 10:41 EDT

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Dark Souls 3 PC Servers Reactivated After 7 Months

From Software has announced that the Dark Souls 3 PC servers are back online after a period of seven months of inactivity. The studio says it's working on reactivating servers for the other two Dark…

August 25, 2022 | 08:32 EDT

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Street Fighter Characters And Tekken Announcement Lead Evo 2022 Bonanza

This weekend saw the annual Evo tournament once again stepping into the ring, and it was a packed show as always. This time around, we got major fighting game reveals, big DLC announcements, and a…

August 8, 2022 | 08:54 EDT

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(Updated) Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher Will Release in the West

Update July 5th 8:45AM: Bandai Namco has confirmed that Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher will be coming to the West. The studio confirmed the game's Western release via its Twitter account, tweeting that…

July 5, 2022 | 08:50 EDT

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Elden Ring Dataminers Discover Cut Vyke Questline

The popular RPG Elden Ring is full of content and takes a long time to complete, but it could have been even longer. A dataminer known as Sekiro Dubi has spent hours playing and digging into the game…

June 15, 2022 | 01:59 EDT

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Applications Now Open for Gundam Evolution Closed Console Network Test

The dates for the Gundam Evolution Closed Console Network Test have been decided and you can now apply to participate on either PlayStation or Xbox. Gundam Evolution is an upcoming cross-platform…

May 27, 2022 | 03:05 EDT

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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R Release Date Revealed

The Jojo's Bizarre Adventure All Star Battle R release date has finally been revealed, and it's coming on September 1, 2022, on PC and September 2, 2022, for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series…

May 26, 2022 | 11:31 EDT

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Elden Ring Seamless Coop Mod is Releasing Soon

The Elden Ring Seamless Coop mod is releasing on May 27th, 2022 on PC, and adds in a feature that Elden Ring fans have been begging for since release: a way to play unfettered coop with their friends…

May 23, 2022 | 12:11 EDT

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Elden Ring is Now the Best-Selling Game Over The Past 12 Months

US NPD April 2022 sales have revealed that in just under three months, Elden Ring has become the best-selling game over the past 12 months, shipping 13.4 million units and displacing Call of Duty:…

May 13, 2022 | 12:01 EDT

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Gundam Evolution Network Test Was a 'Giant Success,' Producer Says

The Gundam Evolution Network Test on PC was a "giant success" according to the game's producer Kazuya Maruyama -- and a console network test is coming soon. Gundam Evolution is the latest game based…

April 15, 2022 | 02:59 EDT

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Elden Ring Invisible Paths Are a Thing, Apparently

At least two Elden Ring invisible paths have been discovered by players so far, highlighting yet another Soulslike tradition that's featured in Miyazaki's latest game. Elden Ring has proven to be…

April 6, 2022 | 03:55 EDT

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Elden Ring Update Restores Some of Radahn's Strength

In the last big Elden Ring update, version 1.03, Radahn-one of the major and most difficult bosses in From Software's latest-was nerfed. Before we get into them, it's important to note that the nerf…

April 4, 2022 | 10:30 EDT

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Gundam Metaverse to Be Created by Bandai Namco

Bandai Namco has revealed ambitious plans for the "Gundam metaverse project" during the 3rd Gundam Conference held today, aiming to merge the worlds of anime, games, music, and Gunpla. The Gundam …

March 29, 2022 | 02:47 EDT

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An Elden Ring Bestiary May Have Been in Development

A dataminer has discovered files that show an Elden Ring bestiary may have been considered at one point in the game's development. Elden RIng has been out for a good few weeks now. To the surprise…

March 28, 2022 | 01:37 EDT

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Elden Ring Speedrun Record Now Sub-25 Minutes

The Elden Ring speedrun record has yet again been shattered, this time by an enterprising Tarnished named Hazeblade. The new record is now 24 minutes and 37 seconds, replacing Distortion2's previous…

March 25, 2022 | 10:32 EDT

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Elden Ring RCE Exploit Claimed to Exist Despite Fixes

A video claims to show an Elden Ring RCE exploit in action, although there is not yet enough convincing evidence to prove that it is genuine. Elden Ring has been the saving grace for Soulslike fans…

March 17, 2022 | 03:57 EDT

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Elden Ring Update Lets You Track NPCs And Adds New Content

A new Elden Ring update is live, and it's a big one. You can now track NPCs on your map, so you should find it easier to keep track of the game's myriad NPC quests. There's also a brand new NPC, new…

March 17, 2022 | 08:20 EDT

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Elden Ring Sales Top 12 Million As Creators Look To Expand IP

Bandai Namco and From Software have announced that Elden Ring has topped 12 million sales worldwide. This news comes as Bandai Namco says it wants to "expand" the Elden Ring IP beyond the game,…

March 16, 2022 | 09:31 EDT

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Some Elden Ring Localizations Are Missing Key Story Elements

Strangely, it's been confirmed that multiple Elden Ring localizations are incomplete at best and very badly translated at worst. This goes for the Latin America Spanish and Portuguese localizations,…

March 11, 2022 | 11:34 EST

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Elden Ring Pause Feature Discovered for All Platforms, No Mods Required

FromSoftware's latest game has a tiny issue: there is no Elden Ring pause feature (at least, not officially). it seems that someone has found a way to pause the game anyway, and this method works on…

March 8, 2022 | 01:48 EST

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Bandai Namco Announces Significant Pay Raise For Developers

Bandai Namco has announced it will be raising its base developer pay rate in April. Employees will get a raise of more than $5k per annum, with the starting salary also increasing significantly for…

February 28, 2022 | 10:40 EST

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There are Still Undiscovered Items in the Demon's Souls Remake

Dataminer Lance McDonald has found some hidden secrets in the PlayStation 5 remake of Demon's Souls. According to a couple of tweets they released, there are four items hidden in the game that…

February 7, 2022 | 11:26 EST

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From Software Announces Elden Ring Delay

Developer From Software has announced an Elden Ring delay. The open-world RPG was originally due to launch in January next year, but you'll have to wait just a little bit longer to experience…

October 18, 2021 | 10:41 EDT

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Elden Ring Will Have Multiple Endings And A Huge World

Journalists are getting a chance to go hands-on with Elden Ring, and plenty more information is being revealed as a result. Thanks to new previews, we now know more about the game's fast travel…

August 27, 2021 | 10:07 EDT