Bandai Namco News Articles
Thursday9th Jul 2015
News The Witcher 3's Expansions Are Almost as Big as the Whole of The Witcher 2
The game that keeps on giving
Once again coming out with bold claims that we can actually believe, CD Projekt Red has revealed in an interview with Gamereactor that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's upcoming expansions will be "almost the size of The Witcher 2". Dishing out juicy bits of information was the Polish developer's Konrad Tomaszkiewicz, who...
Tuesday7th Jul 2015
News Tekken's King of Iron Fist Tournament Is Real, and It's Got a Huge Cash Prize
Let's hope Heihachi isn't hosting it
With Tekken 7 looming on the horizon and it being the fighting franchise's 20th anniversary, Bandai Namco has announced the first every real life King of Iron First Tournament. The competitive event will apparently determine the world's best Tekken 7 player, and the winner will receive a pretty substantial cash...
Monday6th Jul 2015
News The Witcher 3 Is Going To Be Even Better With Its PS4 Patch 1.07
Coming soon
You've got to hand it to CD Projekt Red. The Polish developer's just detailed The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's newest patch, and it's sounding superb. Addressing some of the title's biggest remaining complaints, update 1.07 introduces a new movement mode for Geralt, player item storage, and even removes the weight of alchemy and crafting...
Friday3rd Jul 2015
News Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth Digivolves with Its First English PS4 Screenshots
European release also confirmed
If you didn't hear the news overnight, Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth is heading to North America on PlayStation 4 and Vita - and now it's been confirmed that it'll also be completing its European DigiDestiny in 2016, too. The role-playing game, which sees you traverse trippy dungeons as you investigate the merging of...
News Your DigiDestiny Is to Play Digmon Story: Cyber Sleuth on PS4 and Vita in 2016
Bandai Namco confirms Western release
The prayers of all you DigiDestined have been answered: Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth is coming West. The news broke earlier via a panel at the Anime Expo, at which Bandai Namco confirmed that the role-playing game would be coming to North America in 2016. And, while there's currently no concrete details on a...
Thursday2nd Jul 2015
News Saint Seiya: Soldiers' Soul Blows PS4 and PS3 Away This September
Power of the cosmo
Saint Seiya: Soliders' Soul will be blitzing onto store shelves later this year, and we've got the trailer to prove it. The anime-based brawler's a sequel to Saint Seiya: Brave Soldiers, which released back in 2013 on the PlayStation 3. The follow-up features new story arcs along with a slew of new characters, and it's also...
News Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 Looks Visually Stunning in Its Newest PS4 Trailer
We're in for stormy weather
CyberConnect 2 seems to have absolutely nailed the feel of Naruto with its upcoming brawler, Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4. How do we know? Well, the game's latest trailer is absolutely packed with brilliant looking attacks, crazy combos, and some stunning visual effects. The Japanese developer isn't new to...
News Get a Load of Sword Art Online Re: Hollow Fragment's PS4 Gameplay
Honed to a fine edge
Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment is a decent action role-playing game on Vita, but its enhanced PlayStation 4 port, Sword Art Online Re: Hollow Fragment, looks to polish up a title that was, at times, a little rough around the edges. Fortunately, it's looking quite good for fans, as the new-gen edition's latest trailer shows...
News One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3's New Trailer Takes Us to Punk Hazard, and it Looks Rad
Luffin' it
As many One Piece or Warriors fans will tell you, the Pirate Warriors titles are a lot of fun. Melding the much moved manga and anime franchise to Omega Force's penchant for crazy hack and slash action, the colourful cast make for some great playable characters as you mow down thousands of hapless sea dogs. And while One Piece: Pirate...
News Tales of Zestiria's Collector's Edition Is Pretty Packed
All you could want
Collector's editions are fairly standard stuff at this point, but it feels like Bandai Namco's packed as much as it possibly can into Tales of Zestiria's. The upcoming action role-playing game's hitting the West this October, and it was finally confirmed for release on PlayStation 4 just last month. So, what's in the box? To...
News The Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 Collector's Edition Features Your Very Own Miniature Ninja
Fit for a hokage
If there's one sign that a publisher's gearing up for an official release date, it's a game getting a collector's edition. Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 is still slated to launch in the autumn of this year, and we've been given our first look at what Bandai Namco's stuffed into its premium version. Along with a copy of...
Wednesday1st Jul 2015
News The Dark Souls Series Has Sold Over 8.5 Million Games
Insert pun about dying here
The Dark Souls series isn't for the faint of heart - you all know that by now - but that hasn't stopped the series from racking up over 8.5 million sales. From Software's deadly franchise first appeared on the PlayStation 3, with the first game being a spiritual successor to Demon's Souls - which is still quite difficult...
Tuesday30th Jun 2015
News Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 Looks Great in 7 Minutes of Brand New Gameplay
Bandai Namco does let's plays now?
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 is shaping up to be the most impressive entry in the franchise to date, but if you're on the fence regarding the anime-based brawler, then we'd recommend watching Bandai Namco's new let's play. The video, which features Hirashi Matsuyama - the president of developer...
Monday29th Jun 2015
News This Week's Free Witcher 3 DLC Sounds Like it Could Include a Rather Good Quest
Cats and dogs
This week, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's only getting one slice of downloadable content, but it sounds like it could be pretty enjoyable. Dubbed 'Where the Cat and the Wolf Play', the new quest hints at a story that involves the respective Witcher schools of the Cat and Wolf. Consider our interest piqued. Of course, if you've already...
News There's Big Tekken 7 News Coming Your Way Next Week
Good old Iron Fist
We already know quite a bit about Tekken 7, but we're still impatiently waiting for a confirmed PlayStation 4 release date. With any luck, though, we'll be getting one in the near future, as the franchise's official Twitter account has revealed that there's big news coming next week, on the 7th July. Of course, there's always a...
Friday19th Jun 2015
News The Witcher 3's PS4 Patch 1.05 Hunts Down Bugs In the Near Future
Squish squash
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's upcoming patch is a relatively small one, but it does fix numerous rather annoying little bugs. For starters, you no longer have to worry about getting rich, as the game won't reset your fortune by accident when you pass the 65535 crowns mark. What's more, Geralt's current outfit won't appear wet when you...
Thursday18th Jun 2015
News The Best Digimon Game in Years Could Be Coming West on PS4
It's digi-destiny
Potentially great news for Digimon fans: Digimon World: Cyber Sleuth could be heading West if an Amazon Canada product listing is to be believed. However, the bad news, at least for Vita owners, is that the game's only listed for release on the PlayStation 4. The title launched in Japan back in February as an exclusive of Sony's...
Wednesday17th Jun 2015
News Tales of Berseria's First PS4 Screenshots Look Promising
Sail away with me
Courtesy of Famitsu, we've got our first look at PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 action role-playing game Tales of Berseria. Featuring Velvet, the release's rather stylish protagonist, and a big, menacing boat, it seems like the latest title in the Tales Of series is going to set sail with some swashbuckling pirate themes. When we...
Tuesday16th Jun 2015
E3 2015 Sword Art Online Titles Slash into E3 with Two New Trailers
Razor sharp
Enhanced port Sword Art Online Re: Hollow Fragment, and all-new PlayStation 4 and Vita title Sword Art Online: Lost Song have both sliced their way into E3 2015 with two fresh trailers. The former's clip showcases quite a lot of gameplay, and it's looking pretty nifty running on the PlayStation 4, while the latter's video goes for a...
E3 2015 Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4's E3 PS4 Gameplay Trailer Will Blow You Away
Quite literally
No one does anime-style action quite like CyberConnect2, as evidenced by Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4's brand new E3 2015 trailer. One astounding attack after the next is dropped throughout this glorious gameplay footage, and, truth be told, even we felt a little out of breath by the time it was over. The PlayStation 4...
E3 2015 Godzilla on PS4 Rampages Through E3 With a Brand New Gameplay Trailer
King of the monsters
What kind joke would E3 be without PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 smash-'em-up Godzilla storming the Los Angeles event? In the game's newest, suitably bombastic trailer, we see the overgrown lizard and all of his monster pals kick the snot out of each other, wrecking cities as they go. It's arguably the title's best clip yet...
Monday15th Jun 2015
E3 2015 Whelp, Dark Souls III Will Be The Last Game in the Series
Prepare to cry
After the release of Bloodborne earlier this year - as well as the recently announced Dark Souls III which is set to launch in early 2016 - some have expressed concern that From Software's distinctive brand of mega-difficult game might be releasing too often. However, this fear seems to be unfounded, as the studio has recently...
News This Week's Free Witcher 3 DLC Includes A Wolf School Gear Treasure Hunt
Howling for you
Fancy going on a treasure hunt? You do? Good, because that's what you'll be doing after you download The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's newest free downloadable content. This week, the title's two DLC sets include an alternate, classy new look for Triss, and a new quest that revolves around Wolf School Witcher gear. If you know the game...
E3 2015 Dark Souls III Looks Both Brutal and Beautiful in These New Screenshots
Toasty
Dark Souls III has been outed, and it's heading to PlayStation 4 next year. We've already been gifted with the game's first trailer earlier today, but if you're eager to see the title's unsurprisingly eerie world in more detail, then look no further than these high resolution screenshots. Showcasing foggy urban districts, dark passageways,...
E3 2015 Whoops, Bandai Namco Just Confirmed the Existence of Dark Souls III
Yikes
Don't you just love the panic that E3 brings? Adding yet another cock-up to the already gigantic list of cock-ups that have already occurred this year, Bandai Namco posted an automated YouTube tweet, which essentially confirms that Dark Souls III exists. Snapped up just in time by Twitter user Sayem Ahmed, the rogue tweet was promptly deleted...
Friday12th Jun 2015
News Tales of Zestiria Is Finally Announced for PS4
Thank God for that
Hurrah, it's finally happened. After months of speculation, supposed leaks, and annoying silence, Tales of Zestiria has been announced for PlayStation 4. Previously, the action role-playing game was only slated for a PlayStation 3 release later this year. Both versions hit store shelves on the 16th October in Europe, and the 13th...
Tuesday9th Jun 2015
News The Witcher 3 Proves Monsters Mean Money, Sells 4 Million Copies in Two Weeks
That's a lot of crowns
In the words of Geralt of Rivia: not bad. Unsurprisingly marking CD Projekt Red's most successful release, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt sold four million copies during its first two weeks on the market. You can read our 10/10 review of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt through here The game's success may come as a bit of a shock to...
News Sword Art Online Re: Hollow Fragment Will Boast Online Play on PS4
Kirito and friends
Good news for Sword Art Online fans, as it's been revealed that upcoming enhanced PlayStation 4 port, Sword Art Online Re: Hollow Fragment, will feature online play. There are no specifics just yet, but in a recent Famitsu interview kindly translated to English by Gematsu, series producer Yosuke Futami stated that the online mode...
Monday8th Jun 2015
News When Will It End? Tales of Zestiria PS4 Spotted Once Again
The zest is long gone
It's getting a bit old now isn't it? Some eagle eyed NeoGAF users happen to have spotted a PlayStation 4 version of Tales of Zestiria over on Bandai Namco's official website. Of course, the information has already been taken down at the time of writing, but posters LuuKyK and Z
News For Your Own Safety, Don't Try to Slaughter Cows for Cash in The Witcher 3 on PS4
Moo-tilation
Oh dear, this is what you get for slaughtering innocent herbivores. An exploit in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt that was used by many players in order to rack up some serious dosh, you could repeatedly kill a respawning group of cattle and sell their hides during your time in an early area of the game. However, with the title's latest...
