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News Popular Anime Black Clover Magics Up a PS4 Game in 2018
What is this sorcery
Bandai Namco just doesn't stop with these anime-based games, does it? Hot on the heels of the recent My Hero Academia: One's Justice announcement, the publisher has revealed that it's also got a Black Clover title in the works. The latter started out as a manga series in 2015, but its popularity skyrocketed only recently...
News Dragon Ball FighterZ Captures Kid Buu's Unbridled Destruction
No kidding
Arc System Works seems to have captured the spirit of Kid Buu if this new Dragon Ball FighterZ character trailer is anything to go by. The destructive little monster looks to be a fast and furious fighter, and we're loving the joyous scream he does when unleashing his super move. Think Kid Buu will earn a place in your team? Let your...
Rumour SoulCalibur VI Could Be One of The Game Awards' Big Reveals
A tale of souls and swords
Alongside Devil May Cry 5, SoulCalibur VI is another long-rumoured game that we just can't stop hearing about. It's been around five years since the series' last instalment, so it's about time Bandai Namco had another crack at the weapon-based fighter. These latest rumours claim that SoulCalibur VI is set to be...
News My Hero Academia: One's Justice Announced for PS4, Sounds Like a Brawler
Power play
Yep, that Bandai Namco teaser website was for a new game based on My Hero Academia -- one of Japan's most popular anime exports at this point in time. The title has been officially revealed in the latest issue of Weekly Jump, and it's coming to PlayStation 4. It's titled My Hero Academia: One's Justice. Apparently, it's described as...
News Geese Howard Juggles His Way into Tekken 7 Tomorrow
Predictable!
Bandai Namco has finally confirmed a date for Tekken 7's first additional guest character, Geese Howard. As it turns out, the leak that surfaced earlier this month was right -- Geese joins the roster from the 30th November. That's tomorrow if you're reading this article when it was written. Geese comes with a cool looking new stage and...
News Japanese Tekken 7 Tournament Ends with One of the Greatest Comebacks in Fighting Game History
Dream team
This year's Master Cup Tekken 7 tournament in Japan just ended. A gruelling team competition that lasted the entire day, many of the country's best players took part. It offered up some incredible matches, but the best spectacle of all was saved for last. Two of the strongest teams in the tournament made it to the grand finals --...
News Bandai Namco Teases New Title with a Microwave and Egg
My Hero Academia?
Remember countdown websites? They were all the rage a few years ago but seem to have fallen upon hard times recently. Fortunately, Bandai Namco is looking to bring the format back into fashion, launching a new website with a microwave and egg, which teases an announcement in ten days. What could it mean? Well, we spoke to resident...
Super
It feels a bit weird to be reporting on what you'd regard as basic functionality in a fighting game, but that's just where we're at these days. Anyway, Dragon Ball FighterZ's freshly detailed arcade mode sounds great, giving solo players something meaningful to chew through when they don't fancy jumping online. According to the game's latest...
News Gotenks' Dragon Ball FighterZ Trailer Coughs Up Some Kamikaze Ghosts
Fusion, ha
And there he is, Gotenks in all of his glory. The latest addition to Dragon Ball FighterZ's playable roster, developer Arc System Works seems to have captured his meddlesome fighting style incredibly well. And yes, he has his infamous Super Ghost Kamikaze Attack ready to rock. Think Gotenks will take up a spot on your team? Perform...
Rumour Geese Howard Hits Tekken 7 at the End of the Month
Predictable?
Tekken 7's first guest character, Geese Howard, may be launching at the end of the month, according to a Microsoft Store listing. The site has Geese down for release on the 30th November, as spotted by Wonkey over on Twitter. Officially, Geese is supposed to be smashing his way into Tekken 7 this winter, so obviously, it adds up. The...
Ben not-quite-10
Ben 10 first hit television screens way back in 2005 and quickly became a smash hit for Cartoon Network, spawning three spin-off series, four movies, and eight games. It centres around Ben Tennyson, a boy who discovers a watch called the Omnitrix which allows him to turn into various aliens. The franchise had been dormant since...
News Adult Gohan, Gotenks, and Kid Buu Join the Dragon Ball FighterZ Roster
Potential unlocked
Another three Dragon Ball characters have been added to the playable roster of Dragon Ball FighterZ, according to the latest issue of Japanese magazine Weekly Jump. The game's getting Adult Gohan, Gotenks, and Kid Buu -- all of which seem like logical additions. The publication also reveals that the release will come...
News Tekken 7 Input Lag Is Being Improved on PS4
Update expected this year
Since its launch earlier in the year, Tekken 7 on PlayStation 4 has been criticised for the amount of input lag that it has. For those not familiar with the technical terms, this basically means that on Sony's system, your button inputs don't register quite as quickly as they do on other platforms -- namely PC. For some...
News Believe It or Not, Noctis from Final Fantasy XV Is Tekken 7's Second Guest Character
Noct the hell
Well, we certainly didn't see that coming, did you? Announced during the Tekken World Tour Finals, Noctis from Final Fantasy XV is Tekken 7's second guest character. He'll be released alongside a new stage in spring 2018. The stylish prince certainly gets around, doesn't he? It goes without saying that his fighting style is something...
Live Tekken 7 World Finals 2017 - Watch the Best Players Fight to Be The King of Iron Fist
Get ready for the next battle
The official Tekken World Tour is finally coming to a close today as the best players from around the globe gather to compete in the final tournament of the year. Since June, players have been battling it out for leaderboard points at events in Asia, Europe, and the Americas -- and now the highest ranked fighters from...
Rumour Devil May Cry 5 and SoulCalibur VI Will Be at PSX, Says Hard-to-Believe Leak
We'll see
Okay, so this is one of those big fat Reddit rumour posts that we don't usually report on, but since a number of sites have already picked it up and people are starting to pay attention, we thought that we'd better weigh in with our thoughts. This particular poster claims to have leaked the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles being in Injustice...
News Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet Looks Like Good Co-Op Fun in New Boss Gameplay
Team attack
We've been saying for a while now that Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet looks like a step up over its predecessors. In particular, this new co-op gameplay from Japanese publication Dengeki looks like good fun as teams take on big boss enemies. Obviously we'll have to wait and see how well the gunplay and various other elements...
Rumour Ni no Kuni II Delayed into March on PS4
Nay no Kuni
Damn and blast and bugger, it looks like Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom may be delayed again. At the time of writing, the gorgeous looking role-playing game is due out on the 19th January in both North America and Europe, but according to a handful of posters on ResetEra, retailer Best Buy is sending out emails to inform customers...
Review .hack//G.U. Last Recode (PS4)
Hacker’s paradise
It’s hard to believe that it’s been 15 years since the .hack franchise began. It was a franchise with a really unique setting – you were put in the shoes of someone playing a fictional MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) called The World. As well as being able to play in The World, you could also log out...
News It Looks Like God Eater 3 Will Gobble Up PS4
Of course
God Eater 3 is in the works -- we've known that since last month -- but publisher Bandai Namco is yet to announce which platforms it's coming to. In a completely unsurprising twist, it looks like the monster-slaying sequel will be arriving on PlayStation 4. The Korean arm of the company has the game listed for Sony's system, so we reckon...
News Here's Our First Real Look at Dragon Ball FighterZ's Story Mode
What if...
Bandai Namco's released an English version of the story mode trailer for Dragon Ball FighterZ, which means that we can watch it and actually understand what the heck's going on. The video itself gives us our first proper look at the game's plot and shows us what we can expect from the mode in general. Android 21's looking a bit...
News It Sounds Like Dragon Ball FighterZ Has More Playable Characters to Reveal
This ain't over
Earlier in the week, Bandai Namco announced a season pass for Dragon Ball FighterZ. It'll include a total of eight additional characters, prompting fans to wonder whether the currently revealed roster is final. At this point in time, said roster consists of 17 confirmed playable characters, which seems a little on the light...
News Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet Nails a Western Release Date on PS4
Lock and load
Bandai Namco has confirmed a Western release date for Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet. The Dimps-developed title is due to launch on the 18th February in Japan, and thankfully, the North American and European date is only a few days behind. It headshots the West on the 23rd February, 2018. The publisher's also spilled some more...
News Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth - Hacker's Memory Gets PS4, Vita Release Date in the West
Hey digimon, hey digimon
The follow-up to last year's rather good Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth, the awkwardly named Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth - Hacker's Memory has a confirmed release date in North America and Europe. Bandai Namco announced the date alongside a pretty cool trailer, which you can watch above. Hacker's Memory promises more digimon...
News Fans Have Mixed Reaction to Dragon Ball FighterZ 8 Character DLC Announcement
8 fighters coming post-launch
In case you missed the news yesterday, Dragon Ball FighterZ now has a Western release date. The game actually launches in North America and Europe before it even hits Japan, on the 26th January, 2018. Naturally, fans are over the moon that it's arriving sooner than many anticipated, but it's not all sunshine...
News Dragon Ball FighterZ Lets Rip with a Western Release Date
Rock the dragon
Dragon Ball FighterZ has a confirmed release date in North America and Europe, Bandai Namco has announced. The gorgeous three-on-three beat-'em-up will bring its brand of lightning fast action to Western PlayStation 4s on the 26th January, 2018. That's actually before Japan gets the game on the 1st February, 2018. The...
News Who Dares Wins in Full Metal Panic! Fight on PS4
Robot wars
Why is Ramsey playing jank-fest Elex when there are weeb games to write about? Full Metal Panic! Fight: Who Dares Wins has been announced for the PlayStation 4, with Super Robot Wars developer B.B. Studio at the helm. The strategy-based role-playing game will launch next year in Japan, with no date attached to a Western release just yet...
News Dragon Ball FighterZ Scouters a February Release Date in Japan, Nappa and Ginyu Added
West can't be too far behind
We're one step closer to getting our hands on the incredibly promising Dragon Ball FighterZ with the confirmation of a Japanese release date. The super stylish beat-'em-up launches on the 1st February 2018 in its native Japan. It currently has a vague "early 2018" window here in the West, but we can't see the final...
Interview Talking Tekken 7 DLC, Development, and Future Plans with Director Harada
Let's get Tekknical
Tekken 7 launched back in June, successfully putting the series back on the fighting game map. The highly rated sequel has sold well and it's been a hit with the hardcore community, but what's the plan for Tekken 7 moving forward? We got the opportunity to ask series creative director Katsuhiro Harada this very question. We also...
News Adding Returning Characters to Tekken 7 'Is Not So Simple', Says Director Harada
Don't get your hopes up
Tekken 7 has been out for a good few months now, but the game hasn't really been adjusted or added to all that much since launch. We've had a few relatively minor updates as well as the Ultimate Tekken Bowl downloadable content, but it's safe to say that some fans were hoping for a bit more. Returning characters are always a...
News Tekken Players Don't Use Tutorials, Says Series Director
Tekken the p*ss
Tekken 7 is a bloody good fighting game -- one of the best on PlayStation 4, as far as we're concerned -- but its lack of an introductory tutorial has always seemed like an oversight. Without one, newcomers are all but forced to look up guides and videos online in order to fully understand the fundamentals of the combat system...
News Tekken 7 Has Sold Over 2 Million Copies on Consoles
Iron fisted
Tekken 7 has done quite well for itself according to director and chief producer Katsuhiro Harada. When asked how much the title has sold on consoles, Harada revealed on Twitter that since its launch back in June and running through until September, the sequel has shifted over two million copies. That's not bad at all. We gave Tekken 7...
G spotting
The feeling of satisfaction that you get when your beam rifle finally finds its mark and your opponent spirals into a ball of flame is the best part of Gundam Versus. After three minutes of desperately tense, twitchy movement and praying that your attacks connect, watching as the camera cuts away to an exploding mobile suit is the perfect...
News Bandai Namco Takes Another Bite at Monster Hunter with God Eater 3
But no platforms announced
A third God Eater game has been revealed – although platforms are being kept under wraps for the time being. Following on from PlayStation 4 and Vita entry God Eater 2: Rage Burst, the demon slaying series will once again go up against Monster Hunter, as it attempts to repurpose its anime-inspired demon destroying...
News Final Fantasy VII's Cloud Was Nearly the Guest Star in PS2 SoulCalibur II
Strife almighty
Console wars were once so different. They didn’t hinge on Digital Foundry face-offs or timed exclusives, but instead guest characters in Bandai Namco’s unforgettable fighter, SoulCalibur II. Those of a certain age may recall that battle lines were drawn over Link, Spawn, and Heihachi – but victory was almost within the...
News Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2 Powers Up with a Deluxe Edition on PS4
All DLC included
Bandai Namco has announced that it'll be releasing Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2: Deluxe Edition on PlayStation 4 later this year in Japan. As you'd expect, the package will include all of the game's downloadable content. That's a lot of lightning fast action to chew through. The Deluxe Edition launches on the 22nd November...
News Must-Watch Tekken 7 Tournament Match Ends in Ridiculously Rare Double KO
You couldn't make it up
On the first day of fighting game event The Fall Classic 2017 -- held in North Carolina, US -- Tekken 7 delivered an incredibly memorable moment. Fighting to secure a place in the top 8 of the competition, Joey Fury and BrawlPro -- two top level American players -- fought it out over a must-watch best of three set...
Guide Gundam Versus Hints and Tips for Rookie Pilots on PS4
Movement, targeting, and timing
Gundam Versus has just blasted onto PlayStation 4 in all of its explosive glory. The team-based Versus series has been around for years in Japan, but many of the more recent entries sadly never made it West. As such, we assume that a lot of Western players are going to be jumping into Gundam Versus with next to...
News Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization's Final Expansion Slashes onto the PlayStation Store
The end is here
For those of you still grinding away in Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization, you may be happy to hear that the game's third and final expansion is now available on the PlayStation Store. Titled 'The One Who Resists God', it promises to tie up the title's rather lengthy story. Part of the game's season pass, the third...
Pick 'n' mix
You’d have to be Slightly Mad to go up against simulation racing juggernauts Gran Turismo Sport and Forza Motorsport 7 this holiday, but that’s the unfortunate position Project CARS 2 finds itself in. The sequel to the British studio’s somewhat uneven crowd-funded debut attempts to standout by increasing the number of motorsport...
News You're the Hero in This New Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet Trailer
Zero to hero
Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet's got a new trailer, and it's probably our best look at the third-person shooter's story so far. As previously reported, you're not forced to take on the role of protagonist Kirito this time around, instead stepping into the shoes of your own custom hero. Kirito, meanwhile, is relegated to being a...
Interview Slightly Mad Discusses Project CARS 2's Early Reception
Hints at future content, too
Since the 22nd September, drivers everywhere have had the chance to grab Project CARS 2 and live the real-life racing experience (or as close to as many of us will get). Already off to a strong start with rave reviews critically, Slightly Mad Studios now hopes to replicate the success sales wise. Building from...
News Tekken 7's Free Character Panel Pack Is Out Now on PS4
A new look
Head over to the PlayStation Store right now and you can nab some new Tekken 7 character portraits for free. The portraits themselves are from a variety of different artists from around the world. Some are pretty cool, some are pretty... Weird. Still, free content is free content, so we're not complaining. Are you still playing Tekken 7?...
TGS 2017 Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet Doesn't Make You Play as Kirito
Finally
Good news for all of you Sword Art Online fans out there who are sick of being plonked into series protagonist Kirito's shoes: Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet won't make you play as the Black Swordsman. According to information coming out of Tokyo Game Show 2017, as reported by IGN, the third-person shooter is all about your custom...
TGS 2017 Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker Beta Coming Soon to PS4
Go ninja
Team-based brawler Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker has a new trailer fresh from TGS 2017. The video itself doesn't really show us anything that we haven't seen before, but it does confirm that a beta test for the game is coming to PlayStation 4 in the near future. No concrete date is given, but we imagine that won't be too far off. We'll...
TGS 2017 New FighterZ Trailer Gives Us a Glimpse of a 'Forbidden' Dragon Ball Story
Waifu 21 is here too
Dragon Ball FighterZ has a new story trailer fresh from TGS 2017. As you'd expect, the video shows off newly announced playable characters Yamcha, Tien, and Android 21. Unsurprisingly, the latter -- an original character partly designed by Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama -- plays a main role in the title's...
TGS 2017 Mobile Suit Gundam: Battle Operation 2 Announced for Japan
Suits you, sir
Mobile Suit Gundam: Battle Operation 2 will mech its way to the PlayStation 4 next year in the Japan. Google tells us that this is actually a sequel to a free-to-play PlayStation 3 competitive action title that closed down earlier in the year. To be perfectly honest, we can’t tell you much more about it – but we’ll make sure...
News Code Vein Looks a Little Bit Naff in New Boss Gameplay
Something something Dark Souls
We like the idea behind Code Vein, but we're yet to see any footage that really makes us excited to play it. Unfortunately, this latest boss fight gameplay does nothing for us either. When the project was first revealed, it was described as anime Dark Souls, and as much as we hate to compare anything to From Software's...
Hands On Dragon Ball FighterZ Could End Up Being One of the Best Anime Fighters Ever
Just Saiyan
There have been a lot of Dragon Ball titles over the years, but only a handful of them can be considered truly good games. Dragon Ball Z Budokai 3 immediately springs to mind, and the much more recent Dragon Ball XenoVerse series is no slouch, either. Again, good games, but then that opens the case on another question...
News Dragon Ball FighterZ Adds Yamcha, Tien, and a Brand New Original Character
Triple threat
Reports are coming in that three new playable characters have been announced for Dragon Ball FighterZ. There's no screenshots or trailers to go on yet, but we're told that both Yamcha and Tien have joined the roster alongside a mysterious original character known as Android 21. Reports claim that Android 21 is a "busty...
