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Thursday4th Jul 2024
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Smashes Through 8 Million Sales
KAKAROT!
When it comes to commercial success, you should never bet against big-name anime games. Case in point: Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot has just topped 8 million sales — a figure that most titles couldn't even dream of reaching. Kakarot is an open world action RPG that retells the story of Dragon Ball Z (and a few others through DLC). It first...
Thursday17th Aug 2023
News Kakarot's 23rd World Tournament DLC Looks a Nostalgic Treat for Elder Dragon Ball Fans
Hail to the King
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot has been quietly kegging along since it launched back in 2020. We didn't mind it then, and it got better, at least in terms of performance, when it came to PS5. With DLC 5 right around the corner, a new trailer for the The 23rd World Tournament has us nostalgic for the glory days of Dragon Ball. The
Monday17th Jul 2023
Dodon Ray!
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot's next piece of DLC, The 23rd World Tournament, introduces the iconic martial arts competition of the same name to the game, but earlier in the event's history, long before there was even a single blonde strand of hair on Goku's head (the Cell Saga centred around the 25th World Tournament, for context). The classic...
Friday24th Mar 2023
News PS Plus Members Are Gutted Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Doesn't Include PS5 Version
Despite offering a free upgrade
Update: Bandai Namco has declined to comment on whether Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot's PS Plus version was intended to include its free PS5 upgrade. In other words, you're only getting the PS4 version. Original Article: Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot released on PS5 earlier this year, and offered a free upgrade for PS4 owners. It...
Tuesday21st Feb 2023
News Dragon Ball Z Kakarot Goes Back in Time as World Tournament DLC Is Confirmed
Bigger Green
The next expansion for Dragon Ball Z Kakarot has been officially announced, following on from a tease in the action RPG's previous trailer. And, as predicted, we are indeed going back in time to events from the original Dragon Ball adventure. The DLC is titled 'Chaos at the World Tournament', and will cover the events of Dragon Ball's...
Tuesday10th Jan 2023
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Goes Back in Time for Its Next Expansion, It Seems
Back when Piccolo was a baddie
We're just a few days from the release of Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot on PS5, alongside the game's first slice of Season 2 DLC in Bardock: Alone Against Fate. But just to keep the ball rolling, Bandai Namco is already teasing the next expansion. At the end of the new Bardock trailer, we get this image: As avid fans may...
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot's Bardock DLC Gets a Hype Trailer Ahead of Friday's Release
Saiyan blood
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot may be two years old, but that isn't stopping Bandai Namco from splashing the cash on a big marketing push for the game's new season of DLC. The Bardock: Alone Against Fate expansion releases this Friday alongside Kakarot's PS5 version (which is a free upgrade if you already own the title on PS4). This DLC is the...
Tuesday13th Dec 2022
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot's Bardock DLC Drops Alongside PS5 Version in January
Saiyan blood
Bandai Namco has confirmed that the next DLC for Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot — the first DLC in Season Pass 2 — will release on the same day as the game's PS5 version. You'll be able to embark on Saiyan adventure in Bardock - Alone Against Fate on the 13th January. It's also worth reiterating that if you already own Kakarot on PS4,...
Thursday24th Nov 2022
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot's Next Expansion Will Explore the Tragic Fate of Bardock
You can find someone else to do your dirty work!
The tragic tale of Bardock, Goku's father, is one of the more poignant episodes in the entire run of Dragon Ball Z. The next DLC for Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot will explore the character, taking place slightly before those fateful final moments, and will instead follow the Saiyan invasion of the planet of...
Wednesday5th Oct 2022
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot's Enhanced PS5 Version Drops in January, Is a Free Upgrade
Even further beyond
The recently announced PS5 version of Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot will release on the 13th January, publisher Bandai Namco has confirmed. On the current-gen console, the action RPG will boast a higher framerate (from 30 frames-per-second on PS4 to 60 on PS5) alongside enhanced visuals. Environments will have more detail and better...
Friday16th Sep 2022
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Gets Free Upgrade to Enhanced PS5 Version in 2023, Second Season of DLC
Bardock's story confirmed
Update: Bandai Namco has confirmed that Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot on PS5 will be a free upgrade if you already own the game on PS4. The publisher has also released an official comparison video, which showcases the visual upgrades in Kakarot's PS5 version. You can find it embedded in the tweet below. Original Story: Bandai...
Tuesday21st Apr 2020
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot's First DLC Lands Next Week, Second DLC 'Later This Year'
A new power awakens
The first DLC pack for Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, titled 'A New Power Awakens - Part 1', will launch next week, on the 28th April. The news comes via Bandai Namco, and the publisher reiterates that the DLC will allow players to unlock Super Saiyan God transformations for both Goku and Vegeta. You'll then be able to take this...
Sunday22nd Mar 2020
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot's First DLC Detailed, Lets You Unlock Super Saiyan God Goku and Vegeta
Beerus boss fight confirmed
Bandai Namco has shared some additional information on the first DLC for Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot. As previously reported, it'll let you unlock the Super Saiyan God transformation for both Goku and Vegeta in the main game. The DLC features training with Whis, and an eventual boss fight with Beerus. It can apparently be...
Friday20th Mar 2020
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Patch 1.06 Out Now on PS4, Adds Time Machine
Back in action
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot has received a new update on PlayStation 4. Patch 1.06 adds the Time Machine, allowing players to travel back in time to any point in the main story. This means that you can revisit your favourite boss fights or complete side quests that you might have missed. Handy. You can find said Time Machine just outside...
Tuesday17th Mar 2020
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot DLC Will Awaken Super Saiyan God Goku
To go even further beyond
The first major DLC for Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot has been outed by the latest issue of Japanese gaming magazine Weekly Famitsu. It'll be called 'A New Awakening: Part 1 - Whis' Training', and it'll be part of the game's season pass. Apparently, you can play this DLC episode either before or after the end of the main story...
Friday31st Jan 2020
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Patch 1.04 Improves Load Times, Out Now on PS4
Shenron has been summoned
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot update 1.04 is available to download now on PlayStation 4. Weighing in at around 2.6GB, this isn't the previously reported patch that's supposed to add a time machine so that you can revisit old missions. Instead, it fixes a few nasty little issues and improves load times. Shorter load times are a...
Wednesday22nd Jan 2020
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Update Will Let You Travel Back in Time to Complete Missed Quests
Handy
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot is a pretty big game. Alongside the main story of Dragon Ball Z, there are loads of side quests to undertake, as well as various optional activities. And with that in mind, it can be surprisingly easy to miss out on certain adventures, especially since many of them are only available until the overarching plot moves...
Thursday9th Jan 2020
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Story Length Is Around 40 Hours, Up to 100 Hours to Do Everything
That's a lot of monkey business
According to the latest issue of Famitsu -- as reported by Japanese blog hokanko-alt.com -- Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot takes a hefty chunk of time to complete. The action role-playing title, which is due out next week on PlayStation 4, has a main story that supposedly lasts 40 or so hours. However, if you want to see and...
Wednesday8th Jan 2020
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Shows Off RPG Elements as Goku and the Gang Get Stronger
We gotta power
With the game set to launch next week on PlayStation 4, Bandai Namco has released a new trailer for Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot. As an action role-playing adventure, you'll be tasked with levelling up Goku and his pals through a variety of activities, all of which are detailed in this latest video. It's looking like Kakarot aims to keep...
Monday23rd Dec 2019
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot's Opening Movie Is Pure Nostalgic Hype
Cha-la, head-cha-la
For many Dragon Ball fans, the original Dragon Ball Z anime which aired back in the 90s here in the West was their first taste of the Japanese phenomenon. As such, there's a lot of nostalgia attached to the show for a lot of people, and Bandai Namco is clearly well aware of this fact. Upcoming action role-playing game Dragon...
Tuesday5th Nov 2019
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Gameplay Trailer Explains Multiple Playable Characters and Support Roles
Z Fighters, assemble
This new trailer for Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot goes over a couple of key features, explaining how both support characters and additional playable characters work within the game. Obviously the story focuses on Goku, but he doesn't have to fight alone. Computer controlled allies such as Krillin, Yamcha, and Tien can help out in...
Thursday31st Oct 2019
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot's Gotta Power in New Buu Saga Trailer
You make Buu mad
The latest trailer for Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot is all about the series' final saga, in which Goku and the gang go up against Buu in his many different forms. The game, which is a blend of open world action role-playing and bombastic brawling, continues to look promising, and we're loving some of the visual effects. Is Dragon Ball Z:...
Tuesday29th Oct 2019
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Has the Famous Farmer with Shotgun Scene
A power level of only 5
Hide your family, lock down the doors, and pray for your life, because Farmer with Shotgun is out for blood in Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot. That's right, one of Dragon Ball Z's most infamous characters appears in the upcoming action RPG, squaring off against Raditz right at the beginning of the Saiyan Saga. With a pitiful power...
Tuesday22nd Oct 2019
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot's New Trailer Is a Good Introduction to the Upcoming Action RPG
Hi, I'm Goku
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot is shaping up to be a decent take on the story of Dragon Ball Z, but if you haven't been keeping up with the game, then you may want to watch the video that we've embedded above. Bandai Namco's suitably named 'Game Introduction' trailer does a good job of breaking down the fundamentals of what is essentially a...
Wednesday18th Sep 2019
News Vegeta, Complete with His 'Badman' Shirt, Is Playable in Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot
Sold
Numerous characters have already been confirmed to be playable in Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, but this reveal from Tokyo Game Show 2019 is surely the most hype confirmation yet. Bandai Namco has uploaded over six minutes of gameplay from the open world adventure, and Vegeta is the star of the show. The Prince of Saiyans even comes equipped with...
Thursday12th Sep 2019
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Western Release Date Adds Yet Another Game to Early 2020
January for this one
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot already had an "early 2020" release window here in the West, but now a precise date has been revealed. The game's latest trailer, which arrives fresh from Tokyo Game Show 2019, confirms that the open world title will launch on the 17th January, 2020. As a bonus, the trailer's also pretty entertaining...
Thursday22nd Aug 2019
News 27 Minutes of Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Gameplay Shows Fun But Familiar Action
Cell damage
If you've been wanting to sit down and watch a whole chunk of Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot gameplay, then you're in luck. The ever-reliable Arekkz has fished up 27 minutes of action from Gamescom 2019, starting with Gohan's epic clash with Perfect Cell. The game's looking like a good amount of fun, but it's undeniably familiar. There are huge...
Tuesday20th Aug 2019
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot's Cell Saga Looks Promising
Achieve perfection
As you'd expect of a game that follows the story of Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot will feature the Cell Saga in full. It's a story that many fans will have read and or watched dozens of times before, but the upcoming open world action role-playing game seems to do it justice in this latest trailer. Cell himself is looking...
Wednesday17th Jul 2019
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Will Have Multiple Playable Characters, Not Just Goku
Getting the gang back together
Despite being a game that's supposed to be all about Goku -- his Saiyan name's even in the title -- Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot will feature multiple playable characters. According to the latest issue of V-Jump, as translated by Gematsu, you'll also be able to take control of Gohan, Piccolo, and Vegeta. It's unclear how...
Monday28th Jan 2019
News Dragon Ball Action RPG Retells The Story of Dragon Ball Z on PS4 in 2019
Go go, Goku
We got our first look at the recently announced Dragon Ball action role-playing game at the Dragon Ball FighterZ World Tour Finals. The title's first trailer shows both cutscenes and gameplay, although there's more of the former. What we know for sure is that it's penned in for a 2019 release on PlayStation 4, and it'll retell the story...
