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News SD Gundam Battle Alliance Deploys Playable Demo on PS5, PS4 Next Week
Progress carries over
Ahead of its fast approaching 25th August release date, Bandai Namco has confirmed that SD Gundam Battle Alliance will be getting a playable demo next week, on the 29th July. It sounds like the demo lets you play up until a specific mission, so you should be able to get a decent feel for the action RPG's mechanics. What's more,...
News Strange Multiplayer Spinoff Dragon Ball: The Breakers Hunts Down October Release Date
Frieza gameplay revealed
Dragon Ball: The Breakers — the multiplayer survival game that was announced last year — has been given a 14th October release date here in the West (it launches a day earlier, on the 13th October, in Japan). The game looks more polished in its latest trailer than it has done in previous videos, and it also shows off how...
News SD Gundam Battle Alliance Blasts Off With a Bombastic Opening Movie
Mobile Suit Fundam
SD Gundam Battle Alliance lands on PS5 and PS4 in just over a month, and so Bandai Namco has revealed the game's rather good opening movie. It features a bunch of different mobile suits — all in chibi form, of course — as we're whisked through some of Gundam's most popular timelines. Battle Alliance itself is an action RPG...
News Netflix Animated Series Tekken: Bloodline Gets Ready for Battle This August
Check out the new trailer
Netflix has announced its animated series Tekken: Bloodline will hit the service on 18th August 2022. To go along with the announcement is this new story trailer, which reveals a little more about Jin Kazama's journey. To recap, this is an origin tale of sorts for Jin, who is trained up by Heihachi Mishima after his mother...
But no word of materials being ransomed
Bandai Namco has reportedly had its content ransomed, and in a statement the organisation has admitted that it “experienced authorised access by third-party to the internal systems of several Group companies in Asian regions”, excluding Japan. “After we confirmed the unauthorised access, we have taken...
News Bandai Namco Reportedly Subjected to Ransomware Attack
Elden Ring publisher's data held hostage
Bandai Namco, the major Japanese games publisher, has apparently fallen victim to a cyber attack. That's according to vx-underground, a group reporting and gathering information on malware and cybercrime (thanks, VGC). Little is known about the alleged attack, but it's reported that the publisher has...
Random A Piano Is the Latest Input Device With Which Elden Ring Has Been Beaten
FromSoftware's latest has really struck a chord
FromSoftware games often bring out the best (and occasionally the worst) in all of us, rewarding ingenuity and experimentation. But somehow, we don't think Miyazaki, even in his wildest dreams, would have expected Elden Ring players to invent such fantastic challenges for themselves, using inputs so...
Review Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series (PS5) - No-Frills Remasters of Old School Platformers
It's-a me, Klonoa
Back in the late '90s, the platforming genre was going through a bit of an identity crisis. The technological heft of consoles like the original PlayStation meant that, for pretty much the first time, our gaming worlds could be expanded into true three-dimensional spaces. However, this meant there was a whole new dimension of...
News The Devil in Me Is Classic Hotel Horror, Out for PS5, PS4 This Year
Another Dark Picture Anthology
To say horror fans are eating in the latter half of this year would be an understatement. With Signalis, the Resident Evil Village DLC Shadows of Rose, The Chant, and The Callisto Protocol already to look forward to, you can now add
Random Bandai Namco Sends Legendary Elden Ring Player an Actual Sword
You have no power here, Malenia
You may have heard about an Elden Ring player by the name of Let Me Solo Her. The heroic figure has helped hundreds of Tarnished take down Malenia — one of the game's hardest bosses — via co-op, and Let Me Solo Her has since been immortalised through fan art, inspirational videos, and more. In fact, Let Me Solo...
News Rewrite History With Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2's Conton City Vote and Legend Patrol DLC Packs
Power up
Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2 is getting some new alt-history content in the form of the Conton City Vote Pack, which is paid DLC that will be available on 7 July. In addition, the Legend Patrol Pack will also be available, which allows players to experience the story of the original Dragon Ball XenoVerse in Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2 A free...
News 18 Minutes of One Piece Odyssey Gameplay Debuted at Anime Expo 2022
Shaping up nicely
18 minutes of new One Piece Odyssey gameplay was shown off during an Anime Expo 2022 live stream, and the upcoming JRPG is looking strong. In the video, Luffy and the rest of the Straw Hat Crew are exploring a mysterious island, engaging in turn-based combat and some light traversal. The gameplay and even art style are very...
News My Hero Academia: Ultra Rumble Fights Its Way West, Closed Beta Sign-Ups Available Now
Be the hero you always imagined
My Hero Academia: Ultra Rumble is a 24-player battle royale set in the uber-popular My Hero Academia universe, and it has just officially been announced for a Western release The free-to-play title got a Japanese closed beta earlier in the year, but now Western players will get a chance to try the title for...
News Outlandish Fighter JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R Gets a New Gameplay Trailer
Focusing on the ladies of Green Dolphin Street Prison
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R is an upcoming fighting game developed by CyberConnect 2, and set to launch on PS5 and PS4 on 2 September. We got another look at the game in action in a new trailer, and it's pretty wild stuff. A remaster of the PS3's Jo
News Digimon Survive Gameplay Trailer Has Digivolution, Exploration, and More
Digivolve into...
It's yet another short trailer, but this latest video for Digimon Survive is wall-to-wall gameplay. It gives a better glimpse into exploration, the title's turn based, tactical combat, and, of course, digivolution — the process that sees your digimon evolve into more powerful forms. It's been a long time coming, but Digimon...
News One Piece Odyssey Dev Diary Finally Shows Turn Based Battle Gameplay and More
One Piece goes full RPG
Bandai Namco has released a new developer-focused trailer for One Piece Odyssey, which actually features quite a bit of new gameplay footage. The headline here is that we finally get to see the game's turn based battle system in action towards the end of the video — and it looks suitably explosive. The dev diary also goes...
News Klonoa Remasters May Lead to an Expansion of the IP, Says Producer
The Dream Traveler returns
Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series is releasing on 8 July on PS5 and PS4, and producer Ryo Ishida hopes that it will lead to more entries in the long-running franchise, in the form of other remasters or new IP. In an interview that will appear in the next issue of the gaming journal Lock-On, via VGC, Ishida had the following...
Review The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan (PS4) - An Unexplosive Opening
Until yawn
Republished on Wednesday 29th June 2022: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of July's PlayStation Plus lineup. The original text follows. Maybe it's just because our Dad let us watch Jaws when we were six, but we've always been skeptical of the sea. It's wet, and there's weird things in there...
News Doraemon Story of Seasons: Friends of the Great Kingdom Planted on PS5 in 2022
Plow pals
Bandai Namco is planting Doraemon Story of Seasons: Friends of the Great Kingdom on the PS5 – as well as the previously announced Nintendo Switch. Due out later this year, the game will see “Doraemon, Noby, and their friends land on an unknown planet and decide to help a new friend fulfil his dreams: by farming!” The official blurb...
News Pac-Man World Re-Pac Brings the PS1 Platformer Back with PS5, PS4 Remake
Waka waka
Here's a lovely surprise for all the Pac-fans out there: Bandai Namco has just announced Pac-Man World Re-Pac. It's a remake of the delightful PS1 3D platformer, and it's coming to both PS5 and PS4 very soon indeed. Launching on 26th August 2022, Pac-Man World Re-Pac isn't your classic arcade affair. It stars the spherical hero in his own...
News Elden Ring's Second Live-Action Trailer Is Just as Awkward as the First
But definitely don't tell Israel Adesanya we said so
Another live-action trailer for the critically-acclaimed and wildly-successful RPG Elden Ring has been released and, well, it's pretty weird. It features UFC star Israel Adesanya, who spends around a minute trying to get gamers pumped up to go out and be the best Elden Lord they can be, all the...
News First One Piece Odyssey Gameplay Will Be Dropping Soon
Will be at Anime Expo 2022
One Piece Odyssey was announced back in March, but outside of some screenshots and a couple of brief trailers, we're yet to see any real gameplay. And this is despite the fact that the game's scheduled to launch later this year. Fortunately, it looks like fresh footage is heading our way soon. One Piece Odyssey will have...
News Enigmatic Merchant Kalé Played a Larger Role in an Earlier Version of Elden Ring
I am Kalé. Purveyor of fine goods
Merchant Kalé is one of the first NPCs you will encounter in Elden Ring and one that will be crucial in the opening hours of the game, as the first of many nomadic merchants you will encounter. But it seems like FromSoftware intended for Kalé to have a larger role in an earlier version of the game, complete with...
News JRPG Series .hack Celebrates 20th Anniversary
CyberReconnect
The .hack series started life on PS2 20 years ago today (20th June) in Japan. The role-playing franchise has always had a fairly unique premise, transporting players to a game within a game. 'The World' is an MMORPG in which the series takes place, although in most of the .hack titles, story twists usually up the stakes so that you're...
News LEGO Brawls Smashes its Way onto PS5, PS4 on 2nd September
Minifigure mayhem
LEGO Brawls is the latest iteration of the iconic children's playset making the jump to the realm of video games. We got to see some gameplay in last month's announcement trailer, and now we have a release date: LEGO Brawls is coming to PS5 and PS4 on 2 September. While clearly taking a lot of inspiration from the Super Smash...
News Digimon Survive Digivolves with a New Trailer Ahead of Its July Release Date
Digimon are the champions
Digimon Survive has a new trailer, which provides a brief overview of the upcoming RPG. Bandai Namco's named it a 'Release Date Trailer', but seeing as we already knew the release date — 29th July here in the West — the title seems slightly odd. Nevertheless, we're liking the game's art direction and the look of its...
Probably going to be worth a pretty penny, someday
Gorgeous hardcover editions of the official Elden Ring strategy guide, split across two volumes (known as the Books of Knowledge I & II), are now available to preorder through publisher Future Press and what's more, both are currently discounted. You'll find links to purchase each volume a...
Random PS Store Bug Sets Tekken 2 Price at $9,999
Tekken the p*ss
PS1 fighter Tekken 2 has just been re-released on the North American PlayStation Store. The classic beat-'em-up is included with a subscription to the new PS Plus Premium tier, but those looking to buy it standalone quickly found an issue with the asking price. For some reason, what seems to be a PS Store bug has set the US price at...
News One Piece Odyssey Recruits a New Story Trailer, But Still No Release Date
The one piece of the puzzle
We honestly thought that a One Piece Odyssey release date was a lock for Summer Game Fest, but all we got was a new, mostly cinematic trailer. It shows how Luffy and his crew ended up in the game's strange setting, with glimpses of the RPG's gameplay peppered throughout. One Piece Odyssey is still scheduled for 2022, so...
News JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R Summons a PS5, PS4 Demo on 16th June
Stand up
Remastered fighting game JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R is getting a playable demo for PS5 and PS4 next week, on the 16th June. The demo will feature four characters (which honestly seems a bit stingy): Jonathan Joestar, Jotaro Kujo, Dio, and Jolyne Cujoh. Oh, and only two modes will be available: online and practice. It's...
Mini Review Pac-Man Museum+ (PS4) - Meaty Compilation Provides Plenty to Chew On
Don't ghost it
Ignore all the Ms. Pac-Man legal issues – awkward! – and it’s hard to imagine Pac-Man Museum+ being much more comprehensive than it is. There are absentees, of course – long-time power pill poppers may lament the lack of, say, Pac-Man World from the PS1 – but across 14 titles, you’re effectively getting the career...
News One Piece Odyssey Charts a Course for Summer Game Fest Live
Release date?
We're getting an update on One Piece Odyssey at Summer Game Fest Live this Thursday, the event's official social media accounts have confirmed. The party-based RPG was announced a few months back, but we're yet to really see it in action. We're betting on it getting a meaty trailer during Geoff's show, and probably a release date. It...
News Here's How the Klonoa Remakes Compare to the Originals
Official comparison for Phantasy Reverie Series
The release schedule is relatively sparse at the moment, but even so, Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series has still merged into the background somewhat. Bandai Namco's cult-hit platformers are getting the remake treatment, with the new collection updating both main entries with modern visuals. So, how do...
News Tekken 7 Is Now the Highest Selling Game in the Series, Topping 9 Million
Tekken 3 dethroned
Tekken 7 has surpassed 9 million sales, making it the highest selling title in Namco's long running series. PS1 classic Tekken 3 held the record previously, sitting at 8.36 million copies. Impressive! Tekken 7 has had, by far, the longest running post-launch support of any Tekken game, which has obviously helped maintain sales...
Review Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker (PS4)
Believe it
Republished on Wednesday 1st June 2022: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of June's PlayStation Plus lineup. The original text follows. For the uninitiated, Naruto is a long running manga series published in the weekly Shounen Jump periodical straight out of the Land of the Rising Sun. Naruto...
News Action RPG SD Gundam Battle Alliance Launches in Late August for PS5, PS4
The G:Universe awaits
SD Gundam Battle Alliance — the chibi-styled action RPG that was first announced earlier in the year — now has a release date on PS5 and PS4. It's dropping on the 25th August, and it's looking like a lot of fun in its latest trailer, which was part of the Gundam Game Fest. It's spread across the first nine minutes or so of...
News JoJo's Bizarre Adventure All-Star Battle R Styles with a September Release Date
Early access demo coming soon
Remastered anime fighter JoJo's Bizarre Adventure All-Star Battle R now has a release date on PS5 and PS4. The fantastic looking adaptation (which first released all the way back in 2012 for PS3) will unleash ridiculous combos from the 2nd September. All-Star Battle was already a solid fighting game back in the day,...
Feature Bringing Elden Ring's Best and Worst Boys to Life
We speak to two of the game's most memorable voice actors
FromSoftware games are memorable for a myriad of reasons but in their hostile, melancholy worlds, the small number of NPCs that players can befriend are precious and memorable. So are those villains whose reputations precede them. As its biggest title to date, Elden Ring has a cast far larger...
News PSP's Ridge Racer 2 Looks Tasty in Upressed PS5, PS4 Screenshots
Finish line
Ooh, boy – we hope you’ve got one of those battery-operated pocket fans handy, because retro PSP title Ridge Racer 2 is looking hot upressed on PS5 and PS4. These screenshots have been scraped directly from the PS Store, so are official images that the publisher’s using to promote the game – but it’s clear Sony’s emulator is...
News News on Upcoming Gundam Games Set for Next Week
Suit up
Bandai Namco has announced that it'll host a Gundam-specific livestream next week, on the 26th May. It'll cover upcoming Gundam games, including the recently revealed SD Gundam Battle Alliance and Gundam Evolution, as well as updates on the already released Mobile Suit Gundam: Battle Operation 2. This is going to be a Japanese stream, but...
News Top Gun: Maverick DLC Flies into Ace Combat 7 on 26th May on PS4
Just as the film hits theatres
Fighter jets are about to become cool again, as Tom Cruise takes off in Top Gun: Maverick, the sequel to the 36-year-old original. The thing is, the team at Project ACES knows the real truth: fighter jets are cool all the time, and that's why they keep making Ace Combat games. The latest, Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown,...
News Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series Tantalises with PS5, PS4 Remaster's Opening Cutscene
Don't sleep on this one
Longtime PlayStation fans will remember that the PS1 was host to some fantastic platformers. Crash Bandicoot is a household name, but less well known is the equally-epic Klonoa: Door to Phantomile. Bandai Namco has released a trailer that shows off the opening cutscene of its upcoming Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series, a...
News Elden Ring Sold More Than 13.4 Million Copies in Its First Five Weeks
Bandai Namco updates the numbers
Ohh, Elden Ring. The brutal action RPG has taken the gaming world by storm since it launched at the end of February, keeping the conversation going with its myriad mysteries and wealth of options. It's obviously very popular, but how popular exactly? Publisher Bandai Namco has just given us a refreshed figure on...
News LEGO Brawls Throws a Yellow Fist at PS5, PS4 This Summer
Super Smash Bros for builders
We hope you like LEGO, because there’s no sign of a slowdown when it comes to new video games inspired by the iconic Danish export. LEGO Brawls is the latest to make the transition from Apple Arcade to console, with a PS5 and PS4 release planned for this summer. The game appears to be a Super Smash Bros-style arena...
News Ace Combat 7 Squads Up with Top Gun: Maverick for Crossover DLC on PS4
It's because both of them are about planes
One game that flies under the radar, funnily enough, is Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, a great instalment in the series that deserves a bit more love. The dogfighting action game focuses on fragging bogeys while piloting kickass fighter jets, as well as telling a story that's as cheesy as they come. It seems...
News Tales of Arise Tops an Impressive 2 Million Sales
Arise!
Tales of Arise has been a hit for Bandai Namco. The largely fantastic action RPG, which released for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 in September of last year, has now topped 2 million copies sold. That's an impressive return in the current market — a figure that makes it one of the most successful Japanese-developed RPGs of the last decade...
News Klonoa Remasters Leap to PS5, PS4 in July with New Gameplay Features
Difficulty options, "co-op", and more
Bandai Namco has confirmed that the awkwardly titled Klonoa: Phantasy Reverie Series will release on the 9th July for both PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4. It'll be available both physically and digitally in Europe, but those in North America will have to settle for digital only. The remastered collection, which...
News Digimon Survive Release Date Finally Confirmed for July
A day later in the West
Update: Bandai Namco has confirmed that Digimon Survive will launch on the 29th July here in the West. Finally! Producer Kazumasa Habu shares the good news in a short video update, which we've embedded below. <products id="18486"> Original Story: Long, long, long awaited RPG Digimon Survive finally has a release...
News Elden Ring's Platinum Trophy Stat Is Shockingly High
Rise, Tarnished
Elden Ring has been out for around two months now, and everyone knows that it's a rather difficult game. The action RPG is generally considered to be more "approachable" than its Souls-like predecessors thanks to its open world design — but as bedraggled editor Sammy Barker will tell you, From Software's latest does not shy away...
News Elden Ring Patch 1.04 Out Now, Get the Patch Notes Here
New elements! Balance changes! Bug Fixes!
The next big update for Elden Ring is available to download now for PlayStation 5 and PS4, weighing in at 1.025GB. It contains a few new elements for the game, makes some sweeping balance changes, and then cleans up a long list of bugs. For example, the camera auto-rotate function can now be toggled on or...
