Popular Games by Bandai Namco
SoulCalibur: Broken Destiny PSP
- 27th Aug 2009 (JPN)
- 1st Sep 2009 (UK/EU)
- 1st Sep 2009 (NA)
- 6th Jul 2006 (JPN)
- 25th Jul 2006 (NA)
- 15th Sep 2006 (UK/EU)
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 PS4
- 5th Feb 2016 (UK/EU)
- 9th Feb 2016 (NA)
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Impact PSP
- 20th May 2010 (JPN)
- 19th Oct 2011 (NA)
- 21st Oct 2011 (UK/EU)
Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi Tag Team PSP
- 30th Sep 2010 (JPN)
- 19th Oct 2010 (NA)
- 22nd Oct 2010 (UK/EU)
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3 PSP
- 10th Dec 2009 (JPN)
- 11th May 2010 (NA)
- 14th May 2010 (UK/EU)
Reviews of Bandai Namco Games
Review Echoes of Aincrad: Sword Art Online (PS5) - Squandered Potential at Every Turn
Floored
The Sword Art Online saga goes back to the beginning with Echoes of Aincrad — a retelling of the property's original storyline from the fresh perspective of your own custom protagonist. It feels like a reset for the series' game-related efforts, and on paper, it's a fairly ambitious undertaking. Clearly backed with a (reltaively) bigger...
Review Directive 8020 (PS5) - Dull Sci-Fi Thriller Is a Supermassive Letdown
Ridley Carpenter's The Alien
Taking the Supermassive formula and applying it to a mash-up of Ridley Scott’s Alien and John Carpenter’s The Thing was exactly why I was intrigued to check out Directive 8020. I’m a huge fan of both films, and the idea of having to decide whether my crewmate is actually my crewmate, or some murderous alien, and...
See things from a new perspective
Little Nightmares always felt like a perfect fit for VR. The adventures of Six in the creepy, larger-than-life environments of this world are ripe for first-person exploration. And, at long last, after three mainline entries, developer Iconik has seen fit to grant that wish. You play as Dark Six (Six’s spectral...
Review Code Vein 2 (PS5) - Repetitive Vampiric Soulslike May Still Sate Your Bloodlust
Mostly mediocre
Code Vein 2 is the latest in a long line of action RPGs chasing the lofty heights of FromSoftware's immortal Dark Souls series, and like so many others before it, falls well short of the mark. Bland visually and uninspiring narratively, Bandai Namco's latest soulslike foray (previously publishing the aforementioned Souls series,...
Mini Review Once Upon a Katamari (PS5) - An Eccentric, Joyful Time Capsule
All hail the Prince
Once Upon a Katamari brings back Bandai Namco's cult classic franchise with an all-new game that feels ripped straight from its PS2 prime. By and large, this is the same Katamari Damacy madness we all fell in love with 20 years ago — roll a ball around each stage, gathering up myriad objects to make it as big as you can. With...
Hey Jude
Having been shackled to the PS3 ever since its release all the way back in 2011, it's great to see Tales of Xillia make a deserved comeback through Tales of Xillia Remastered. Part of Bandai Namco's ongoing mission to re-release just about every Tales title on as many platforms as possible, Xillia Remastered is a predictably solid...
Latest Bandai Namco News
Tuesday15th Oct 2024
News As Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero Explodes, Bandai Namco Is Reportedly Cutting Staff and Projects
Apparently pressuring employees to resign
Video games publisher Bandai Namco has been culling both projects and staff due to "lackluster demand". That's according to a new report from Bloomberg, citing anonymous sources "familiar with the matter". According to the report, Bandai Namco's approach to reducing staff is not to make them redundant, but...
Tuesday19th Jul 2022
News Netflix Animated Series Tekken: Bloodline Gets Ready for Battle This August
Check out the new trailer
Netflix has announced its animated series Tekken: Bloodline will hit the service on 18th August 2022. To go along with the announcement is this new story trailer, which reveals a little more about Jin Kazama's journey. To recap, this is an origin tale of sorts for Jin, who is trained up by Heihachi Mishima after his mother...
Tuesday12th Jul 2022
News Bandai Namco Reportedly Subjected to Ransomware Attack
Elden Ring publisher's data held hostage
Bandai Namco, the major Japanese games publisher, has apparently fallen victim to a cyber attack. That's according to vx-underground, a group reporting and gathering information on malware and cybercrime (thanks, VGC). Little is known about the alleged attack, but it's reported that the publisher has...
Tuesday24th May 2022
Feature Bringing Elden Ring's Best and Worst Boys to Life
We speak to two of the game's most memorable voice actors
FromSoftware games are memorable for a myriad of reasons but in their hostile, melancholy worlds, the small number of NPCs that players can befriend are precious and memorable. So are those villains whose reputations precede them. As its biggest title to date, Elden Ring has a cast far larger...
Monday21st Mar 2022
News Tekken: Bloodline Is a Netflix Animated Series Coming Later This Year
Keeping Up with the Kazamas
If you've been wondering what's going on with Tekken, it seems Bandai Namco's next move is not a new entry in the storied fighting game franchise. Instead, a freshly announced animated series from Netflix has surfaced, named Tekken: Bloodline. As you can see in the above teaser trailer, this is an anime focusing on the...
Friday18th Mar 2022
Guide Elden Ring: All Summon Spirits and Where to Find Them
That's the spirit
What are all Summon Spirits and where do you find them in Elden Ring? Summon Spirits, also known as Spirit Ashes, are allies that you can call to aid you in battle, and are similar to multiplayer summons. Spirit Ashes can be collected and then added to your quick item inventory so you can call them during gameplay. In order to...
Thursday10th Mar 2022
Guide Elden Ring: How to Two-Hand and Dual-Wield / Power Stance Weapons
Handy to know
How do you two-hand a weapon in Elden Ring? If you're keen to maximise your offensive potential, then two-handing a weapon is the way to go – but if you've played Souls games like Demon's Souls, Dark Souls,
Friday1st Oct 2021
News Bandai Namco Reveals New Logo, Everyone Hates It
Welcome to the internet
Whenever a company reveals a new logo, it's common practice to then hate on that new logo until everyone gets tired and moves onto something else. The latest victim of this fruitless cycle is Bandai Namco, a games publisher that has had the same red/orange/yellow blob of a logo since the two entities merged in 2005. Now, the...
Wednesday18th Aug 2021
News Development Takes Off on a New Ace Combat Game
Bandai Namco and ILCA join forces
Ace Combat is a series that's just been quietly brilliant for years. Like any franchise, it's had its ups and downs, but the core games are largely great. Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown on PlayStation 4 was the last entry, and it's a fun, cheesy aerial action game that's well worth your time, especially if you have...
Monday13th Aug 2018
News Bandai Namco Teases Horror Game Announcement via Mysterious Website
What could it be?
A teaser website has popped up online for a supposed new game from Bandai Namco. The site gives away almost nothing, with just a looping, found footage style video of a Japanese house and a murky sky. The details in the bottom right suggest the game could be called Domas, and that news in some form will be shared on 30th August at...
Sunday10th Jun 2018
E3 2018 Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition Is Coming to PS4 This Year
Tales of Joyfulness
Tales fans, rejoice! What we once thought would never happen no matter how much we cried has become a reality: Tales of Vesperia Definitive Edition is definitely happening. We sniffed out rumours of it only this week, when an official site for the game was discovered. Given Bandai Namco's resistance to re-releasing...
Saturday23rd Sep 2017
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...
Friday9th Dec 2016
Interview Flying High with Kazutoki Kono and Ace Combat 7 on PS4
The sky's the limit
One of the coolest uses that we've seen for PlayStation VR yet is the experience of Ace Combat 7. The series has always been about high-octane, sky high dogfights, and now it's taken to a whole new level by placing you inside the cockpit for the first time. We recently got to sit down and have a chat with Kazutoki Kono to talk a...
Saturday3rd Dec 2016
PSX 2016 Ace Combat 7 Takes to The Skies With New Trailer
Soarin'
We haven't heard much about Bamco's sky-high flight series in some time. After being announced at last year's PSX, details were scarce until Ace Combat 7 appeared on the list of playable games at Sony's end-of-year bash. Unfortunately while this trailer confirmed that Ace Combat 7 still exists, we didn't much past that. Barely a minute of...
Friday15th Apr 2016
Soapbox Subtleties of the Souls Series That Make It Special
The secret in the souls
Who would have guessed that FromSoftware would go on to make a dent on the global game development scene when it dropped Demon's Souls? A seemingly inconspicuous title upon release, it spawned a game formula that has evolved and enthralled more and more with its sophisticated sequels. The games test your resolve with a blend...
Saturday5th Dec 2015
PSX 2015 Ace Combat 7 May Finally Sell You on PlayStation VR
It's also exclusive to PS4
While PlayStation VR is certainly an interesting idea, we've yet to see a game that really sells the concept. Luckily, during today's PlayStation Experience Keynote, Bandai Namco revealed that a new title in the Ace Combat series – Ace Combat 7, to be precise – will be coming exclusively to PlayStation 4, and will
Friday7th Aug 2015
News The Witcher 3 PS4 Patch 1.08 Promises Performance Fixes, Is 2.8GB, and It's Out Now
Taming the hunt
Here we are downloading yet another update for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Available now on PlayStation 4, the patch promises dozens of performance, quest, and bug fixes. It's perhaps not the most exciting update that the game's ever received, but it sets the stage nicely for the upcoming New Game Plus downloadable content, which we...
Tuesday4th Aug 2015
Gamescom 2015 Dark Souls 3 Looks Deadly in Its First Slice of Gameplay
Top goth
Dark Souls fans will already know what to expect from Dark Souls 3, and as such, the action role-playing game's new trailer is probably exactly as you'd imagine it to be. Featuring plenty of gothic imagery and big bloody monsters, it's 100 per cent From Software. It's the gameplay that's the real draw of this clip, though, even if it does...
News Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 Delays Its Ninja War Into 2016
Here's a cool trailer, though
The writing was on the wall but we didn't want to believe. Last week, it was confirmed that Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 was to be delayed into 2016 in Japan, and as expected, the delay has hit us here in the West, too. Originally scheduled to launch at some point in the autumn, Bandai Namco has revealed...
Friday31st Jul 2015
News The Witcher 3's PS4 Patch 1.08 Fixes Potential Performance Issues
Geralt rides again
CD Projekt Red's only gone and dropped some details on The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt's upcoming patch 1.08, which is set to release in the near future. The update fixes a ton of stuff, but most notably, it supposedly helps with any performance loss that the last patch brought about. There's not much more to say this time around, so...
News Digimon World: Next Order Looks Set to Be Another Good Digimon Game for PS Vita
Digimon are the champions
Not to be confused with Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth, which has been confirmed for a Western release on PlayStation 4 and Vita next year, Digimon World: Next Order takes cues from certain PSone title that some of you 90s kids may remember. Launching in Japan as a Vita exclusive at some point in 2016, we've got our first...
Thursday30th Jul 2015
News Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm PS4 May Be Delayed into 2016
Sharingan tears
Uh oh, Naruto fans won't be happy to hear this one. According to the latest issue of Jump Magazine, Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 has been delayed into next year in Japan. There's no confirmation on whether this will be the case for the West, but we reckon that it looks likely, especially since the brawler was due to...
Tuesday28th Jul 2015
News Dragon Ball XenoVerse PS4's Online Functions Haven't Been Shut Down
Don't believe the hype
Whether it's a weird error message or a bit of a daft prank, don't believe the rumours going around that Dragon Ball XenoVerse has shut down many of its online services. One rumour in particular suggests that the multiplayer lobby, timespace delivery, and auto patrols have been abruptly and permanenty taken offline, but we've...
News Here Are Some Details on The Witcher 3's New Game Plus Mode
What will carry over?
As always, CD Projekt Red community coordinator Marcin Momot has delivered some juicy info regarding what's next for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. If you didn't know already, the game's final slice of downloadable content will be a new game plus mode, so that you can restart the title with some bonuses from your previous run - but...
Monday27th Jul 2015
News The Witcher 3's Getting New Game Plus as Free DLC
Return to the hunt
Great news for fans of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt as CD Projekt Red has confirmed that the title's getting a much requested new game plus option as free downloadable content. Given that the release features so many varying story and quest paths, many players have been asking for a way to replay the adventure without having to start...
Friday24th Jul 2015
News Enhanced PS4 Port Sword Art Online Re: Hollow Fragment Gets Delayed
Not for long, though
With just four days to go until its initial release date, Bandai Namco has announced that Sword Art Online Re: Hollow Fragment has been delayed for one week. The game now launches on the 4th August, exclusively on the PlayStation Network. For those out of the loop, Re: Hollow Fragment is a new-gen port of the original Vita...
Tuesday21st Jul 2015
News Bloody Hell, Your Next Free Witcher 3 DLC Is All About New Finishing Moves
Getting down and dirty
There are only two more pieces of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's downloadable content left, and this week's penultimate offering is likely going to be the most deadly that we've seen. Taking a step away from quests, bits of gear, and haircuts, the upcoming add-on will actually add new finishing moves to the game. If you're like...
News Everyone Should Be Able to Download The Witcher 3's PS4 Patch 1.07 Now
Rejoice
Well, after a weekend of broken dreams for many, it seems as though everyone should now finally be able to download the latest patch for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Most of us here at Push Square Towers managed to nab the update back on Friday night, but countless other PlayStation 4 users weren't so lucky. You can read about the biggest...
Monday20th Jul 2015
News The Witcher 3 PS4 Patch 1.07 Apparently Damages the Game's Frame Rate
Update also still missing in action for many
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's newest patch, numbered 1.07, has been a hot topic over the weekend. Not only has the update been seemingly delayed in parts of Europe for no given reason, it's apparently also having a negative effect on the game's frame rate, according to tech experts
Saturday18th Jul 2015
Feature What Does The Witcher 3 PS4 Patch 1.07 Do, And Is It an Improvement?
We've even got videos
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's newest patch is being rolled out on PlayStation 4, and luckily, we've managed to get it downloaded and installed. The update weighs in at a very hefty 7.5GB, and it promises an absolute ton of alterations and fixes. From a new movement mode for Geralt, to supposedly improved technical performance,...
Friday17th Jul 2015
News The Witcher 3's New PS4 Patch Is 7.5GB, and It's Out Now
Geralt rides again
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's new patch is out now on PlayStation 4, and it brings a slew of great changes to the already spectacular role-playing game. The update weighs in at a massive 7.5GB, so you may have to take a small break from hunting beasties to get it installed. The patch promises numerous improvements to Geralt's...
News The Witcher 3's Huge New PS4 Patch Will Be Available Just in Time for the Weekend
Start the clock
According to CD Projekt Red community manager Marcin Momot, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's latest PlayStation 4 patch should be available to download within the next 24 hours. The highly anticipated update, which includes a new movement mode for Geralt, huge inventory management tweaks, and alterations to Roach's artificial...
Wednesday15th Jul 2015
News There's Another New Digimon Game Coming to PS Vita in 2016
Will we get this one, too?
These are exciting times for Digimon fans, mainly because one of the property's best games is actually heading West. Indeed, Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth releases in Europe and North America in 2016 on PlayStation 4 and Vita, but that hasn't stopped Bandai Namco from revealing that another new digi-based title is in...
Tuesday14th Jul 2015
News Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4's Story Mode Won't Cover Everything
Continuing from Storm 3
There are some disgruntled Naruto fans out there on the web today following the news that Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4's story mode will only cover a portion of the original work's narrative. Given the sheer size of the property's storyline, it was perhaps a bit unrealistic to assume that the upcoming brawler...
Monday13th Jul 2015
News This Week's Free Witcher 3 DLC's Specifically for Ciri
Looking good
This is going to be a pretty short news story, we're afraid. This week's free The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt downloadable content has been revealed, and it's an alternate outfit for main character Ciri. Rather than her usual, somewhat casual Witcher gear, you'll be able to dress the heroine up in some more rugged clothing. The add-on was...
Friday10th Jul 2015
News The Witcher 3's New PS4 Patch Is So Big It Puts Other Games to Shame
It never ends
As promised, CD Projekt Red has revealed the full patch notes for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's upcoming PlayStation 4 update - and it's an absolute monster. As such, we couldn't possibly begin to go into too much detail on this one or we'd be here all day, so we'll just skim the most important changes and leave the rest to you. For...
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...
