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Monday15th Apr 2024
News The Ultimate Crossover: Sand Land Snags Sandstorm by Darude in Its New Story Trailer
It works shockingly well
In what is a frankly unbelievable move, Bandai Namco has managed to secure iconic — and heavily memed — 2000 trance track 'Sandstorm' for its new Sand Land trailer. Honestly, it fits quite well, but we're still in disbelief that the marketing team actually went and got this done. We can only assume that Darude, the...
Monday8th Apr 2024
News Sand Land Details Forest Land, a New Story Location That Isn't In the Manga
The grass is greener
Sand Land, the upcoming open world RPG based on Akira Toriyama's short manga series, will actually build upon the source material in some rather significant ways. Along with expanding upon the manga's existing story, it'll introduce an entirely new part of the world, comically called Forest Land. The game's latest developer...
Monday18th Mar 2024
News Try PS5, PS4 RPG Sand Land in a New Demo Available Now
Play to earn full game bonuses
Bandai Namco has uploaded a surprise Sand Land demo to the PS Store that allows you to sample a small portion of the upcoming PS5, PS4 game ahead of release next month. Available to download now, the demo gives you access to "a limited portion of the Sand Land map", which you can explore devoid of story content...
Monday19th Feb 2024
News Sand Land Gameplay Overview Is Our Best Look at the PS5, PS4 Adventure Yet
Tanks very much
Bandai Namco has released a new gameplay overview trailer for Sand Land, the desert-roaming adventure title that's based on Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama's one-shot manga. The nine-minute video provides what is probably our best look at the game yet, ahead of its release on the 26th April. The trailer covers pretty much...
Friday12th Jan 2024
News Sand Land Release Date Locked in for April on PS5, PS4
Ready to roll
Ah, we were wondering when Sand Land would get a release date. We'd have bet on it aiming for the summer months, but it's actually launching a bit sooner, on the 26th April. Yep, it's time to add yet another Japanese game to the early 2024 release schedule! This PS5 and PS4 action adventure has looked quite promising in all of the...
Wednesday20th Dec 2023
News Sand Land Vehicular Uniride Gameplay Will Blow Your Hair Back on PS5, PS4
Unconventional, but clearly effective
Sand Land still doesn't have an ETA on PS5 and PS4. Still, the more we see of Bandai Namco's upcoming vehicular action RPG (bearing that signature Akira Toriyama art style), the more we anticipate taking a road trip with Beelzebub. In a new trailer, we're introduced to the the Uniride, a versatile contraption...
Wednesday15th Nov 2023
News Sand Land Still Looks Great in Side Quests and Dungeons Reveal
Tank it
Sand Land continues to look like a surprisingly inspired adaptation in its latest promotional video. Producer Keishu Minami is back for a second developer diary, which reveals the existence of side quests and explorable dungeons. Completing side quests can help you recruit people for your base — more information on that's coming in the...
Wednesday11th Oct 2023
News Sand Land Is Shaping Up to Be a Super Promising Sandbox Adventure
Devil's in the details
Bandai Namco has debuted a new developer diary series for Sand Land, the upcoming sandbox action game based on Akira Toriyama's one-volume manga. Just about everything that we've seen of the title so far has shown promise, and the new gameplay that's on display here — along with explanations of mechanics from producer Keishu...
Monday25th Sep 2023
News Sand Land Story Trailer Sets the Scene For an Unlikely Adventure on PS5, PS4
Tank you very much
Sand Land is an upcoming PS5 and PS4 RPG published by Bandai Namco and developed by ILCA (I Love Computer Art), which is how you know we're in good hands. Previous efforts include excellent turn-based titles like Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age and One Piece Odyssey, which has been eschewed here for something more...
Monday24th Jul 2023
News Enjoy 12 Minutes of Soft, Smooth Sand Land PS5 Gameplay, Fresh from SDCC 2023
Yowza
While sand can, at times, be coarse, rough, and irritating (getting everywhere), this couldn't be further from the case with the upcoming RPG, Sand Land. Courtesy of IGN, we got a look at 12 minutes of silky-smooth, buttery-soft PS5 gameplay from San Diego Comic-Con that's just brimming with Akira Toriyama's trademark charm. We see our...
Thursday8th Jun 2023
News Dragon Ball Creator's Sand Land Is Getting a PS5, PS4 Game
Fun in the sun
Sand Land, the one-shot manga from Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama, is getting a full-on video game adaptation on PS5 and PS4. Simply titled Sand Land at the time of writing this article, it's being built on Unreal Engine 5, and it appears to be a fairly open action adventure title. We don't have a release window yet, but publisher...
