Bandai Namco's 021 Fund has expanded its investment portfolio with stakes in two U.S. gaming startups, Flickplay and Code Charm, as part of its strategic plan to foster innovation in the gaming industry. Despite recent challenges such as gaming layoffs and a slowdown in venture capital investments, the Japanese-based c

Bandai Namco has officially established Studio 2 and Studio S for commissioned projects, and this development holds significant importance in relation to Nintendo. These teams have previously collaborated with Nintendo on games such as Mario Kart 8, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS, Mario Sports Superstars, Mario

Publisher Bandai Namco and developer Game Studio announced their upcoming science-fiction third-person shooter game SYNDUALITY: Echo of Ada will be postponed from its original 2023 release year to an unannounced date. The game is set to drop for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC via Steam. Bandai Namco shar

During Anime Expo 2023, Bandai Namco and Byking announced the 2v2 3D action brawler game Jujutsu Kaisen Cursed Clash for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC (Steam). However, a release date was not announced. It will support one player locally, and up to four players online. Jujutsu Kaisen C

Anime and Bandai Namco always go hand-in-hand, so it's not quite a shock for the latter game publisher to announce new games in an upcoming major anime convention. Bandai Namco announced that it will be sharing "exciting announcements and game reveals" during its upcoming Bandai Namco Summer Showcase at this year's

The folks over at Bandai Namco and Game Studio have just announced the official title of their upcoming game, SYNDUALITY. The game will now be known as SYNDUALITY: Echo of Ada and will be released worldwide in 2023 for PS5, Xbox Series X | S, and PC via Steam. It's a science-fiction third-person shooter game that's

If you grew up loving Gashapon machines and the capsule toys they churn out, then good news! Because Bandai Namco, has opened its first-ever gashapon shop in Southeast Asia at IOI City Mall Putrajaya, Selangor, Malaysia. You'll get to enjoy high-quality gashapon that are a cut above the usual cheap and low-quality t

Bandai Namco Holdings will be suing a former employee for allegedly embezzling 600 million yen/US$4.65 million in damages (via Gamebiz.jp). Why? Because the employee sold internal company smartphones (for test/dev kits & playtesting upcoming mobile games) for personal profit and without permission. According to

Bandai Namco has debuted an announcement trailer for a brand new multiplayer game titled Synduality. The third-person sci-fi shooter game will be released in 2023. There's currently no word on whether or not the game will be exclusively on PS5 or if they'll also port it over to PS4. Thanks to a PlayStation bl

Bandai Namco Entertainment have joined forces with ILCA Inc. to establish a new company called Bandai Namco Aces Inc., which is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Bandai Namco is most notable for games such as Tekken, Ace Combat and most recently Elden Ring. So we know their capabilities when it comes to game developmen

Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc., in cooperation with Shueisha Inc., Toei Animation Co., Ltd., and Toei Company, Ltd., have announced that they will be holding the One Piece Day livestream event across two days from 22 July to 23 July 2022. This broadcast will be streamed for fans worldwide and will cover all things One

Bandai Namco is in a heckuva windfall, as its hardcore open world RPG title Elden Ring is selling gangbusters still. The company announced in its financial results report for the fiscal year ending 31 March 2022 that Elden Ring worldwide shipment and sales surpassed 13.4 million copies. Last we checked, the game shi

Bandai Namco has shown great interest in the metaverse concept, to the point where it plans on spending a ton to do so. The publisher has revealed plans to develop its own "IP Metaverse" to help fans of its game interact with one another. The company's mid-term plan from April 2022 to March 2025 (via shareholder mee

Horror multiplayer survivor game Dead By Daylight sure has influenced a number of game companies to make their own asymmetrical online game. Bandai Namco seems to be affected as it announced a new Dragon Ball Z title that's an online game similar in scope. Minus the blood and gore, of course. Dragon Ball: The Breake

Leading video game publisher and developer BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc. has announced that it has joined the Playing for the Planet Alliance which was launched on the 23rd of September 2019 during the UN Secretary-General’s Climate Action Summit and is facilitated by UN Environment. By joining the Alliance, m

Hiroshi Ono, the legendary pixel artist responsible for creating the in-game visuals for Bandai Namco's arcade classics like Pac-Man, Xevious, Galaga, and Dig Dug, has passed away. He was 64. Ono passed away on 16 October due to a long-standing illness. The artist is legendary with his Namco works from 1979 to 20

Bandai Namco has released a new Super Robot Wars 30 Primer gameplay video. This one is the second part, featuring a ton of mecha battles and JP battle cries. If you're expecting anything else beyond turn-based isometric RPG gameplay and elaborate anime mecha action moves and cutscenes, you're clearly looking at the

Longtime video game maker and publisher Bandai Namco will be ditching the yellow and orange in favour of a magenta look. Bandai Namco has announced a new mission, vision, and logo which will be implemented on April 2022. Here's a quote from company President and Representative Director Masaru Kawaguchi on the offici

Publisher Bandai Namco shared new information about its upcoming Tales of entry titled Tales of Luminaria. The game itself is an action RPG where you control three heroes you can switch in-between combat, each with their own attacks and special Artes moves. It features a roster of 21 characters which you'll most lik

Man, there's been a ton of Gundam games since 35 years ago, huh? Bandai Namco is reminding us that this was a thing with its latest website. The Gundam Game 35th Anniversary website is now live, and it contains a full list of every Gundam video game ever released from the Famicom Hot Scramble game with its blend of