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Evo Japan has a new champion
Arslan_Ash, a relatively unknown Kazumi player from Pakistan, just won the Tekken 7 tournament at Evo Japan 2019. The event welcomed many of the game's very best players from all over the world, but none of them could stand in Arslan's way as he dismantled the competition. Arslan popped up on the global Tekken scene...
News Julia Joins Tekken 7 Alongside The Walking Dead's Negan Later This Month
Old and new
The final two DLC characters included in Tekken 7's second season pass are arriving before the month is out. Both returning fighter Julia Chan and guest lunatic Negan -- yes, the guy from The Walking Dead -- are releasing on the 28th February. During Evo Japan, where the release date was announced, Tekken director Katsuhiro Harada said...
News Amy Returns as Next DLC Character in SoulCalibur VI
Little lady
Amy, the foster daughter of Raphael, is returning to SoulCalibur as the next DLC character for SoulCalibur VI. She's appeared throughout the series in various forms -- some of them non-playable -- but she's looking deadly in the trailer that we've embedded above. Amy doesn't have a release date yet, but we can't imagine that she's too...
Review Jump Force - What the Hell Did They Do to Goku?
Go ahead and jump
We've played some ugly anime games in our time, but there's a special place in art style hell for Jump Force. What should be a grand celebration of all things Jump, this crossover fighter is loathsome in its portrayal of the awesome manga and anime heroes that make up its character roster. Jump Force opts for a "realistic" visual...
News Jump Force Load Time Improvements Promised in Upcoming Patch
Plus the option to skip cutscenes
The load times in Jump Force aren't good. You're booted to a rather lengthy load screen every time the game switches to a fight, or even a new cutscene. It all gets a bit tedious when you just want to blitz the title's story missions, but at least Bandai Namco is taking feedback on board. The publisher has hinted...
Round Up Jump Force PS4 Reviews Bring the Manga Mash-Up Down to Earth
A hop rather than a leap
The release of Jump Force is just around the corner, but how's the critical reception? This anime brawler brings together a wide range of manga heroes to do battle in climactic clashes, and the reviews have started coming in. While there are a few positive write-ups, the reception is decidedly luke warm, with plenty of...
News Go Super Saiyan with the Action Packed Launch Trailer for Jump Force on PS4
Jump into the fray
After a turbulent period in open beta, Bandai Namco is about to launch Jump Force on PS4, and it looks pretty crazy. The brawler brings together a huge roster of characters from various manga series and pits them all against each other in earth-shattering clashes. The manga mashup is due out in just a few days, and as per usual,...
Interview Learning About The Past and Future of Dragon Ball FighterZ with Producer Tomoko Hiroki
Will there be a sequel?
Earlier this year, we were given the opportunity to attend the Dragon Ball FighterZ World Tour Finals in Los Angeles, where the top players from all corners of the globe converged to compete for the bragging rights of being the best (along with some considerable prize money). Towards the end of the competition, we got the...
Interview Talking Dragon Ball FighterZ with Pro Commentators Tasty Steve and Sajam
Catching up at the World Tour Finals
Earlier in the year, we were given the opportunity to attend the Dragon Ball FighterZ World Tour Finals in Los Angeles, where the top players from all corners of the globe converged to compete for the bragging rights of being the best (along with some considerable prize money). Between bouts during the...
News Ace Combat 7 Season Pass Content Teased with Obscure Trailer
"Ten million relief plan"
If you asked us what the teaser trailer for Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown's season pass would look like, we'd probably say a minute or so of footage showing dogfighting, explosions, and a sprinkling of story hints. What we actually have is the above, a rather unusual video that doesn't really have any of that. Okay, so it...
News Free God Eater 3 'Fan Kit Bundle' Includes PS4 Avatars and Themes
Some nice snacks
Who doesn't like a few freebies? If you're getting yourself hyped for the impending release of God Eater 3 on PS4, then you may be interested in the 'Fan Kit Bundle' that's currently available for free on the PlayStation Store. The bundle contains a whole bunch of avatars -- from party members to monsters -- as well as five...
Review God Eater 3 - Fast and Fun Action That's Rough Around the Edges
Kick ash
God Eater 3 presents a monster-slaying jaunt through a post-apocalyptic world absolutely stuffed with storytelling cliches and over-the-top combat. Between its predictable plot and horribly outdated visuals, it's easy to look at this latest instalment and chalk it up as just another throwaway action role-playing title for the anime crowd,...
Hands On Jump Force - Does the Most Ambitious Anime Crossover Ever Have Fighting Game Chops?
Super-realistic Saiyan
If there are two things that are pretty huge in pop culture right now, it’s the biggest companies putting together the most ambitious crossover events in history, and Hollywood’s desire to bring every one of your beloved cartoon memories into the real world (and we dread the eventual reveal of live-action Sonic the...
Guide Jump Force Open Beta Test - Dates, Times, and Characters
When is each play session?
The Jump Force open beta test has begun on PS4, allowing fans to partake in online battles with a selection of characters. After some technical issues with the first two sessions, publisher Bandai Namco postponed the rest of the beta in order to improve its network stability. It's now announced new dates and times for...
News JoJo's Bizarre Adventure's Dio Is Joining Jotaro in Jump Force
That's more like it
You didn't think Jump Force was only going to have one JoJo's Bizarre Adventure representative, did you? Jotaro was confirmed for the arena fighter a couple of weeks back, and now the latest issue of Weekly Jump has outed that he'll be joined by his nemesis, Dio. If you're not familiar with JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, you may...
News Dragon Ball FighterZ Patch Notes for Season 2 Revealed, Full of Game-Changing Adjustments
Powered up
Bandai Namco hinted that it would be adjusting the core mechanics of Dragon Ball FighterZ with the game's first season 2 update, and that's exactly what the patch notes suggest. Alterations have been made across the board, in some cases changing how the anime-based brawler will be played at higher levels. To start with, health recovery...
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...
And there it is
Oh dear, Bandai Namco. The Dragon Ball FighterZ World Tour finals are happening right now (at the time of writing), and someone's only gone and leaked the big announcement early. A trailer for the second season pass of Dragon Ball FighterZ was uploaded to YouTube and then swiftly removed -- but not before all the necessary...
News Bandai Namco Announces New Dates and Times for Jump Force Open Beta Test
Round two
Last weekend, the open beta for Jump Force took place, and it was a bit of a disaster. Only two of the four scheduled sessions went ahead after widespread networking issues forced Bandai Namco to postpone the rest of the test. Of course, betas are primarily testing for these sort of problems, but it still left participants disappointed...
News Here's a Quick Look at Jump Force's Story Mode
Everyone's here
Uh oh, bad guys from throughout the Jump universe are wreaking havoc right here in reality, and it's up to you and all your favourite anime and manga heroes to stop them. We have no doubt that the story mode in Jump Force will simply act as an excuse to have all of these characters kick the absolute snot out of each other, but seeing...
News God Eater 3 Trailer Provides a Brief Rundown on the Game's Basics
Bite size
God Eater 3's out on PlayStation 4 in just over a couple of weeks, and as you'd expect, Bandai Namco's busy pumping out gameplay trailers. This latest one is all about the basics of the game, giving you a feel for character creation, combat, and story. It's a brief video, but it might just clue you in as to what God Eater is all about if...
Rumour SoulCalibur VI Code Hints at Who the Other DLC Characters Are
Sould
Those cheeky code diggers have been picking their way through the latest patch for SoulCalibur VI, and fans reckon that they've found references to upcoming DLC characters. Several lines of code seem to refer to character codenames, and there are six of them in total. Reportedly, we've got Stone, Yell, Star, Snow, Reptile, and Yellow...
News There's a Sad Story Behind Ace Combat 7's Beloved 'JPEG Dog'
Good boy
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown released last week, and like clockwork, it wasn't long before the internet discovered something it could turn into a meme. During one or two cutscenes in Bandai Namco's arcadey flight action game, a dog makes an appearance, but look closely and you'll notice it's simply a 2D photograph embedded into the scene...
News Dragon Ball Action RPG Hints at 'Nostalgic and New Dragon Ball World'
Artwork shared
Just what is this new Dragon Ball project? Announced last week, nothing of this supposed action role-playing game has actually been shown, but the tease was more than enough to make fans conjure up countless theories. And now, a new tweet from the official Dragon Ball games account -- as translated by Gema
News Bandai Namco Cancels Second Half of Jump Force Open Beta due to Network Issues
Publisher rescheduling sessions
Over the weekend, Bandai Namco hosted an open beta test for its anime brawler, Jump Force. Unfortunately, many players reported connectivity problems and other issues. In fact, it became so bad that the publisher has pulled the latter two gameplay sessions entirely. Split across four three-hour sessions, the beta...
News Jump Force Characters Accidentally Leaked Via Advertisements
Here comes a new challenger
Bandai Namco’s brand new brawler is currently playable on the PlayStation 4, and you can find out all about Jump Force’s open beta dates and times through the link. It seems that a couple of new characters have leaked courtesy of social media ads, however, with new promotional art showcasing Jotaro Kujo from JoJo’s...
News Jiren Confirmed for Dragon Ball FighterZ Via Leaked Magazine Scan
There he is
Well, it was inevitable, wasn't it? Confirmed via a leaked magazine scan, Jiren is going to be the next additional character in Dragon Ball FighterZ, presumably as the first DLC fighter of the game's second season pass. The big muscly alien from Universe 11 can be seen clashing with Super Saiyan Blue Goku in said scan, which we've...
Hands On Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown in PSVR Passes with Flying Colours
More please
For some, a huge part of the appeal for Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown is its additional PlayStation VR mode. Much has been made of the VR content in Bandai Namco's aerial arcade action title, as the idea of dogfighting among the clouds sat in the virtual cockpit is a perfect fit. Luckily, Project Aces hasn't hastily slapped something...
Review Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown - Explosive In-Flight Entertainment
Aced it
It's been a while since we last made a trip to Strangereal on PlayStation. The Ace Combat series has a long and relatively complicated history of releases scattered across a wide range of formats, resulting in a somewhat fragmented state. Fans largely agree, however, that the PlayStation 2 entries - 4, 5, and Zero - are the collective high...
News God Eater 3 Outlines the Controlled Chaos of Online Multiplayer
Dinner time
A new trailer for God Eater 3 is here to show off the game's online multiplayer. You can team up with either three other players or seven, depending on the type of mission, and computer controlled characters will jump in to make up the numbers if there aren't enough real people. We gave the multiplayer a shot in the recent playable...
News Jump Force Open Beta Test Available for Pre-Load Now on PS4
Download ahead of time
Bandai Namco is holding an online beta for its manga mashup brawler, Jump Force, and it all gets started from tomorrow. However, if you want to ensure you're prepped and ready for when the beta kicks off, you'll want to download it as soon as possible. Fortunately, you're able to pre-load to your PS4 right now. If you head to...
News A Warrior from Universe 11 Teased for Dragon Ball FighterZ
We know who we're betting on
Well, a second season of DLC characters for Dragon Ball FighterZ seems nailed on now. It was already pretty much confirmed by the game's producer during a livestream, and now, Bandai Namco is teasing the next additional character coming to the super stylish fighter. "More news coming to Dragon Ball Fighter Z! The...
News A Dragon Ball Action RPG Is In Development
Outta nowhere
And just like that, Bandai Namco has revealed that a Dragon Ball action role-playing game is in development. The news comes via a single tweet, so there isn't much that we can do to flesh out this article. But hey, consider us interested. The mad thing is that with its rather pointless livestream last week, which was watched by more...
News Ace Combat 7 Devs Discuss Bringing the Series Into Virtual Reality with PSVR
Reach for the sky
On the brink of releasing Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown on PS4, Bandai Namco has posted yet another video on the fighter jet action game. The topic this time is the PlayStation VR support included in the new title which, for some, is the real draw. Flying a supersonic plane, shooting bogeys out of the sky, and performing sweet air...
News You'll Rack Up a Lot of Air Miles Getting All the Trophies in Ace Combat 7 on PS4
Frequent flyer
We're now just a few days away from the release of Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown on PS4, and it's about the right time to start thinking about its trophy offering. The list has found its way online, and Bandai Namco seems to have sky high expectations of players. You'll nab almost half of the trophies simply by playing through the...
Well, that's advertising
Bandai Namco basically just baited around 30,000 people into watching a Dragon Ball livestream. The publisher had previously stated numerous times that the stream would feature "big news" related to Dragon Ball FighterZ and Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2, but there was a serious lack of, er, big news. Fans got one old DLC trailer...
Live Catch Bandai Namco's Big Dragon Ball Game News Right Here
The super showcase is here
Bandai Namco has been teasing "big" Dragon Ball news for a week or so now, and we're finally getting the details via the publisher's special livestream, which is happening right now. The stream will apparently be packed with news and interviews regarding both Dragon Ball FighterZ and Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2. We're...
News Ace Combat 7 Launch Trailer Prepares for Takeoff on PS4
In-flight entertainment
We're now just days away from the release of Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown on PS4, and the obligatory launch trailer has arrived to mark the occasion. Bandai Namco has been busy with AC7 trailers recently, posting several new videos on the game in the last couple of weeks. This new one shouldn't surprise, then -- it's full of...
News Limited Time God Eater 3 Action Demo Available to Download Now on PS4
Monster hunter
Bandai Namco has just released a demo for its upcoming action RPG, God Eater 3. You can download it now to your PS4, but the catch is that you'll only have a small window of time in which to play it. Oh, and you'll need PlayStation Plus, too. You can play it between now and 11pm GMT on Sunday 13th January -- in other words, you've...
News Bandai Namco Teases Big News for Dragon Ball FighterZ and Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2
Rock the dragon
Bandai Namco's starting 2019 off with a bit of bang, it seems. A big bang, you might say. The publisher has revealed that it'll be hosting a Dragon Ball-based stream next week, titled the 'Dragon Ball Games Super Showcase'. Apparently, the stream will feature "big reveals, big news, and big interviews with the producers of Dragon...
News Ace Combat 7 Multiplayer Shown Off in New Trailer
Fox two
It's nearly time for Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, and it feels like Bandai Namco is putting out a new trailer pretty much every day in the run up to launch. The latest video on the arcadey flight action game focuses on multiplayer. We already know a bit about the game's online offerings, but it's neat to see it in motion too. The online...
News Dragon Ball FighterZ Season 2 Hinted at By Bandai Namco
Power up
Fans of Dragon Ball FighterZ have been questioning the game's future for some time now. Will there be a second season of DLC characters? How long will support for the title actually last? Is there some kind of sequel already in the works? And while we don't have definitive answers to these questions just yet, it's looking more and more...
News Jump Force Open Beta Test Coming Soon to PS4
Jump in
Bandai Namco's anime crossover brawler, Jump Force, is just over a month away, but the publisher has just announced a way for eager fans to try the game early. An open beta is coming to PS4, the company has revealed on social media. As you can see in the above tweet, the open beta test will allow players to engage in online versus...
News Another Ace Combat 7 PS4 Trailer Focuses on the Action
Fight and flight
Earlier today, we shared the recently uploaded opening cinematic for Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, which obviously makes a start on setting up the story for the arcade flight game. Now, another new trailer has appeared, and this time, the focus is squarely on the lightning speed dogfights and explosion heavy action. It's shaping up...
Review Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition - Still One of the Very Best Tales Games
The star still shines
When the topic of classic Japanese role-playing games is brought up, people tend to focus on a set few titles. Final Fantasy VII will forever be etched into the history of the genre for obvious reasons -- as is the case with several other entries in Square Enix's beloved series -- and most would probably give nods to properties...
News Ace Combat 7 Opening Movie Has All the Cheesy Dialogue You Could Hope For
Ready for take-off
We've said it before, but Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown not only needs to nail the frenetic arcade dogfighting action, but it also needs to match the unbelievably corny storylines the series is known for. From all that we've seen so far, it's looking promising on all counts. Bandai Namco has just released the opening cutscene for...
News Ace Combat 7 Could Last You Up to 50 Hours on PS4
If you want to find everything
Hey, would you look at that? It's January 2019, and suddenly, Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown is on the verge of release. In just a couple of weeks or so, the arcade flight combat game will be taking off on PS4 with some PSVR support, and we're pretty excited. One thing we didn't know, however, is that the game sounds like...
News Ace Combat 7 Has a Battle Royale Mode, But It's Not What You Think
Bandai Namco details multiplayer
Publisher Bandai Namco has been steadily releasing new trailers and details regarding its upcoming arcade flight sim, Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown. Taking flight on PS4 in just over a month's time, we're pretty excited about the return of this lovable series, and it seems the single player story won't be the only way...
News 2B Dashes and Slashes into SoulCalibur VI Next Week
NieR yet so far
Bandai Namco has slapped a release date on the first DLC character -- not counting Tira, of course -- for SoulCalibur VI. Guest fighter 2B, from NieR: Automata, who was revealed back near the end of October, will be arriving before the year is out. 2B will be available as either part of the game's season pass, or individually...
News God Eater 3 Introduces Its Own Brand of Anime Guff
Nonsense
Here’s the story trailer for God Eater 3, and if you’ve ever watched anime before you’ll probably find yourself nodding your head to its nonsense. This one hits all the clichés: spiky haired protagonists, buxom babes, acronyms that defy logic, and an English voice cast that sounds like it’s been ripped straight out of Saved by the...
