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And it's coming to PS4
It was rumoured and now it’s real: Elden Ring is the next PlayStation 4 game from acclaimed Japanese developer From Software – and it’s being helmed by Bloodborne director Hidetaka Miyazaki and, incredibly, Game of Thrones writer George R.R. Martin. It’ll likely be officially unveiled duri
Deal Dragon Ball FighterZ Price Slashed by Two Thirds in EU PSN Deal of the Week
Fighting for a saving
Last week saw an impressive price cut to World War Z, and for the next seven days, you can save a great deal of money on last year's fighting favourite Dragon Ball FighterZ. As part of the Deal of the Week, you can save two thirds off of its original asking price. The standard edition comes in at
News JUMANJI Gets Its Very Own Video Game, Coming November 2019
Featuring The Rock
Well, this isn't an announcement we were expecting in the lead up to E3 2019, JUMANJI: The Video Game is a product you'll be able to purchase in a handful of months time. It's coming to PS4 on 15th November 2019. After gleaning through the footage in the trailer above, the game looks to be based on the recent 2017 JUMANJI:...
News Man of Medan Sails onto PS4 This August, Pre-Order Bonus Detailed
Summertime spooks
Man of Medan, Supermassive Games' follow-up to Until Dawn, is looking pretty good, with a similarly decision-driven narrative and a creepy nautical setting. Publisher Bandai Namco has just announced the release date too, as well as introduced an incentive to pre-order. The game, which is the first part of the studio's Dark...
News Game of Thrones Author Really Is Teaming Up with Dark Souls Developer, It Seems
Apparently titled Great Rune
No way, is this seemingly ridiculous rumour of George R.R. Martin working on a From Software title as lead writer going to be true? The man himself penned a blog post about the culmination of the Game of Thrones TV show, and in it he confirms that he has consulted on a Japanese game. Buried towards the end of the text,...
News Double Fine's Post-Apocalyptic Roguelike RAD Gets Release Date and New Screenshots
Radioactive, man
A couple of months ago, Bandai Namco announced RAD, a radioactive roguelike from Double Fine, and it was promptly forgotten. The game looks interesting; you play a character who travels into the Fallow, a dangerous zone that's constantly changing. The main hook is that you can transform your avatar with mutations that grant various...
News Man of Medan Is the Until Dawn Sequel You've Been Dreaming Of
Under the sea
Who doesn’t love a good teenage slasher? In many ways, the outstanding Until Dawn out-Quantic Dreamed the actual Quantic Dream, so it’s hard not to get excited for Supermassive Games’ forthcoming Dark Pictures Anthology. First up is Man of Medan, a standalone supernatural horror set in the South Pacific.
News Code Vein Reappears with Upcoming Network Test
Sign ups available now
It has been quite some time since we last heard from Code Vein, the upcoming Dark Souls-like experience from publisher Bandai Namco. However, after going dark and back into development for a number of months, the title has reappeared with the announcement of an upcoming network test. You can sign up to be in with a chance of...
News Tekken Director Harada No Longer Sold on the Idea of Tekken X Street Fighter
He'd like to, but...
Tekken X Street Fighter feels like it was announced a million years ago. Although it was never formally unveiled, the project was in the works at Bandai Namco for a while, but it was pretty much put on ice when Capcom released Street Fighter V and Bandai Namco released Tekken 7. As time has passed, a resurrection of Tekken X...
News Bandai Namco Details Three New Planes Coming to Ace Combat 7 via DLC
Laser targeted
It feels like Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown got a little lost in the midst of all the other big releases of the last few months, but it's a return to form for the series and well worth checking out. If you've played the game and have conquered its massive unlock tree, Bandai Namco has just unveiled the three extra fighter jets flying...
News GT Goku Arrives in Dragon Ball FighterZ Next Month
Dragon Fist!
Goku from Dragon Ball GT leaps into Dragon Ball FighterZ next month, Bandai Namco has confirmed. The third DLC character of the game's second season pass, this childlike version of Dragon Ball's protagonist ruffled a few feathers when he was first revealed. After all, there are already three playable Gokus in the game -- five if you...
News Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris Follows the Anime on PS4
Nice name
Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris has a name that we simply never want to type again, but sadly that's not an option when we're covering a newly announced title. All we've got to go on right now is the trailer embedded above, and confirmation that the game will follow the most recent season of the Sword Art Online anime. So yes, that...
News Bonkers Rumour Suggests That From Software Is Working with George R.R. Martin on New Game
This has to be a joke, right?
Wait, what's that? It's not April Fools Day yet? Huh, okay. There's a rumour doing the rounds that Dark Souls developer From Software is working on a new game in collaboration with A Song of Ice and Fire series author George R.R. Martin. Yes, you read that correctly. Courtesy of internet scuttlebutt Liam Robertson in...
News Big SoulCalibur VI Patch 1.30 Brings Battle System Changes and Character Balancing
Staying sharp
SoulCalibur VI update 1.30 is out today on PlayStation 4, and Bandai Namco is calling it a "major" patch. It includes overall adjustments to the core battle system, as well as character balancing tweaks across the board. To start with, the reversal edge and guard impact mechanics have had their effectiveness reduced. Pulling these...
News Double Fine Announces Post-Apocalyptic Roguelike RAD, Coming to PS4 This Year
That's rad
You can always count on Double Fine to put a unique spin on something, and that's what it's done with RAD, just announced for PS4. It's a roguelike action game set in a world that's been devastated by armageddon twice, now roamed by mutants and bereft of humanity. Players take control of a teenager who is tasked with entering the Fallow,...
News GT Goku Officially Revealed for Dragon Ball FighterZ
The little monkey
Yep, if you haven't already heard, the leaks were real. Bandai Namco has confirmed that Goku from Dragon Ball GT is the next DLC character coming to Dragon Ball FighterZ. The reaction online has been rather divided, with a lot of players saying that there are just too many damn Gokus in the game at this point. The title already...
News Free Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2 Lite Is Out Now on PS4
Rock the dragon
Head on over to the PlayStation Store right now and you should find Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2 Lite -- the newly released, free version of Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2. It features several story missions and the ability to battle online with other players. What's more, any progress that you make in Lite will carry over to the full game...
News Free Version of Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2 Soars West This Week on PS4
Sparking!
Following on from the game's Japanese announcement last week, Bandai Namco has confirmed that Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2 Lite is also heading West on PlayStation 4. The free-to-play version of Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2, Lite features five story episodes, online multiplayer, and the Hero Colosseum mode. What's more, you can transfer any progress...
News Free-to-Play Version of Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2 Launches on PS4 This Month in Japan
No word on the West yet
Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2 has been out for over two years now, and to be fair to developer Dimps and publisher Bandai Namco, they've done a good job of supporting it all this time. It's perhaps a bit strange, then, that the game is only now getting a free-to-play version. We suppose that if it proves popular, it could net the...
Rumour Oh God, Dragon Ball FighterZ Is Getting Another Goku as DLC
This time from GT
Really? Another Goku could be coming to Dragon Ball FighterZ? Really? Apparently so, according to reliable Japanese blog ryokutya2089. The hottest new info says Goku from Dragon Ball GT is going to be an additional DLC character. For those who don't know, Goku is forced back into the form of a child in the non-canon GT series. So...
Get in the sea
What the heck happened to One Piece: World Seeker? Was the developer short on time? Short on budget? Or was it just an awful idea to make an open world setting your one and only gimmick in 2019? We would genuinely love to know, because the game feels completely unfinished in almost every possible way. Even for the relatively low...
News Ni no Kuni II's The Tale of a Timeless Tome Expansion Gets Detailed in New Trailer
Beware the shadows
The Tale of a Timeless Tome, the next DLC for Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom, brings a load of new features to the whimsical role-playing title later this month. An expansion of sorts, the trailer that we've embedded above tells you just about everything that you need to know. There are new story elements, tough boss battles,...
News Incoming Tales of Vesperia Patch Looks to Fix a Few Standout Bugs on PS4
Someone call Karol
Bandai Namco has detailed an incoming update for Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition on PS4. There's nothing all that exciting here, but it's nice to see the team set out to squash some pesky bugs, especially since the game's now a couple of months old. Here are the patch notes: Fixed a rare issue in which the game would...
News Tekken 7 Patch 2.20 Out Now on PS4 Alongside DLC Characters Julia and Negan
Get ready for the next battle
The final big update (supposedly) for Season 2 of Tekken 7 is now live on PS4. Weighing in at around 1.7GB, patch 2.20 adds new stage variants, new music, a "simple select" option when rematching, and an improved warm-up mode for when you're waiting for a scrap. It also fixes a few bugs, apparently, and there's a whole...
News One Piece: World Seeker Looks a Little Rough in 26 Minutes of Gameplay
Piece of mind
Hmmmm, what do we think of this, then? One Piece: World Seeker has looked reasonably promising in its last few trailers, but the anime-based title's looking a bit rough in this pre-release gameplay footage. Posted online by YouTube user Cerealkillerz this is 26 minutes of uncut open world action. Parts of it look decent enough, like...
News Tekken 7 Season 3 Is a Possibility, Says Director Harada
Team's keeping its options open
Tekken 7 is something of a fighting game rarity. The title launched back in 2017 and was immediately popular, but its biggest achievement is how it's actually managed to maintain a lot of its momentum. With a competitive scene that's gone from strength to strength and sales breaking 3 million copies last year, Tekken...
News Bandai Namco PS4 Titles Discounted in New US PlayStation Store Sale
Hope you like anime
Yet another sale has struck the North American PlayStation Store, and this time, the focus is on Japanese publisher Bandai Namco. A selection of games from its PlayStation 4 catalogue are going cheap, and if you're into your Dragon Balls and your Narutos, there's plenty to see here. Highlights of the new sale include Dragon Ball...
News One Piece: World Seeker Has a Karma System and Character Relationships
A pirate's life
We're not expecting One Piece: World Seeker to be a massively in-depth open world RPG, but it does sound like it's taking a few small steps towards building a more complex adventure. Through the game's latest trailer, it's confirmed that the title will have a "karma system", allowing Luffy to build a reputation as he goes about his...
Evo Japan has a new champion
Arslan_Ash, a relatively unknown Kazumi player from Pakistan, just won the Tekken 7 tournament at Evo Japan 2019. The event welcomed many of the game's very best players from all over the world, but none of them could stand in Arslan's way as he dismantled the competition. Arslan popped up on the global Tekken scene...
News Julia Joins Tekken 7 Alongside The Walking Dead's Negan Later This Month
Old and new
The final two DLC characters included in Tekken 7's second season pass are arriving before the month is out. Both returning fighter Julia Chan and guest lunatic Negan -- yes, the guy from The Walking Dead -- are releasing on the 28th February. During Evo Japan, where the release date was announced, Tekken director Katsuhiro Harada said...
News Amy Returns as Next DLC Character in SoulCalibur VI
Little lady
Amy, the foster daughter of Raphael, is returning to SoulCalibur as the next DLC character for SoulCalibur VI. She's appeared throughout the series in various forms -- some of them non-playable -- but she's looking deadly in the trailer that we've embedded above. Amy doesn't have a release date yet, but we can't imagine that she's too...
Review Jump Force - What the Hell Did They Do to Goku?
Go ahead and jump
We've played some ugly anime games in our time, but there's a special place in art style hell for Jump Force. What should be a grand celebration of all things Jump, this crossover fighter is loathsome in its portrayal of the awesome manga and anime heroes that make up its character roster. Jump Force opts for a "realistic" visual...
News Jump Force Load Time Improvements Promised in Upcoming Patch
Plus the option to skip cutscenes
The load times in Jump Force aren't good. You're booted to a rather lengthy load screen every time the game switches to a fight, or even a new cutscene. It all gets a bit tedious when you just want to blitz the title's story missions, but at least Bandai Namco is taking feedback on board. The publisher has hinted...
Round Up Jump Force PS4 Reviews Bring the Manga Mash-Up Down to Earth
A hop rather than a leap
The release of Jump Force is just around the corner, but how's the critical reception? This anime brawler brings together a wide range of manga heroes to do battle in climactic clashes, and the reviews have started coming in. While there are a few positive write-ups, the reception is decidedly luke warm, with plenty of...
News Go Super Saiyan with the Action Packed Launch Trailer for Jump Force on PS4
Jump into the fray
After a turbulent period in open beta, Bandai Namco is about to launch Jump Force on PS4, and it looks pretty crazy. The brawler brings together a huge roster of characters from various manga series and pits them all against each other in earth-shattering clashes. The manga mashup is due out in just a few days, and as per usual,...
Interview Learning About The Past and Future of Dragon Ball FighterZ with Producer Tomoko Hiroki
Will there be a sequel?
Earlier this year, we were given the opportunity to attend the Dragon Ball FighterZ World Tour Finals in Los Angeles, where the top players from all corners of the globe converged to compete for the bragging rights of being the best (along with some considerable prize money). Towards the end of the competition, we got the...
Interview Talking Dragon Ball FighterZ with Pro Commentators Tasty Steve and Sajam
Catching up at the World Tour Finals
Earlier in the year, we were given the opportunity to attend the Dragon Ball FighterZ World Tour Finals in Los Angeles, where the top players from all corners of the globe converged to compete for the bragging rights of being the best (along with some considerable prize money). Between bouts during the...
News Ace Combat 7 Season Pass Content Teased with Obscure Trailer
"Ten million relief plan"
If you asked us what the teaser trailer for Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown's season pass would look like, we'd probably say a minute or so of footage showing dogfighting, explosions, and a sprinkling of story hints. What we actually have is the above, a rather unusual video that doesn't really have any of that. Okay, so it...
News Free God Eater 3 'Fan Kit Bundle' Includes PS4 Avatars and Themes
Some nice snacks
Who doesn't like a few freebies? If you're getting yourself hyped for the impending release of God Eater 3 on PS4, then you may be interested in the 'Fan Kit Bundle' that's currently available for free on the PlayStation Store. The bundle contains a whole bunch of avatars -- from party members to monsters -- as well as five...
Review God Eater 3 - Fast and Fun Action That's Rough Around the Edges
Kick ash
God Eater 3 presents a monster-slaying jaunt through a post-apocalyptic world absolutely stuffed with storytelling cliches and over-the-top combat. Between its predictable plot and horribly outdated visuals, it's easy to look at this latest instalment and chalk it up as just another throwaway action role-playing title for the anime crowd,...
Hands On Jump Force - Does the Most Ambitious Anime Crossover Ever Have Fighting Game Chops?
Super-realistic Saiyan
If there are two things that are pretty huge in pop culture right now, it’s the biggest companies putting together the most ambitious crossover events in history, and Hollywood’s desire to bring every one of your beloved cartoon memories into the real world (and we dread the eventual reveal of live-action Sonic the...
Guide Jump Force Open Beta Test - Dates, Times, and Characters
When is each play session?
The Jump Force open beta test has begun on PS4, allowing fans to partake in online battles with a selection of characters. After some technical issues with the first two sessions, publisher Bandai Namco postponed the rest of the beta in order to improve its network stability. It's now announced new dates and times for...
News JoJo's Bizarre Adventure's Dio Is Joining Jotaro in Jump Force
That's more like it
You didn't think Jump Force was only going to have one JoJo's Bizarre Adventure representative, did you? Jotaro was confirmed for the arena fighter a couple of weeks back, and now the latest issue of Weekly Jump has outed that he'll be joined by his nemesis, Dio. If you're not familiar with JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, you may...
News Dragon Ball FighterZ Patch Notes for Season 2 Revealed, Full of Game-Changing Adjustments
Powered up
Bandai Namco hinted that it would be adjusting the core mechanics of Dragon Ball FighterZ with the game's first season 2 update, and that's exactly what the patch notes suggest. Alterations have been made across the board, in some cases changing how the anime-based brawler will be played at higher levels. To start with, health recovery...
News Dragon Ball Action RPG Retells The Story of Dragon Ball Z on PS4 in 2019
Go go, Goku
We got our first look at the recently announced Dragon Ball action role-playing game at the Dragon Ball FighterZ World Tour Finals. The title's first trailer shows both cutscenes and gameplay, although there's more of the former. What we know for sure is that it's penned in for a 2019 release on PlayStation 4, and it'll retell the story...
And there it is
Oh dear, Bandai Namco. The Dragon Ball FighterZ World Tour finals are happening right now (at the time of writing), and someone's only gone and leaked the big announcement early. A trailer for the second season pass of Dragon Ball FighterZ was uploaded to YouTube and then swiftly removed -- but not before all the necessary...
News Bandai Namco Announces New Dates and Times for Jump Force Open Beta Test
Round two
Last weekend, the open beta for Jump Force took place, and it was a bit of a disaster. Only two of the four scheduled sessions went ahead after widespread networking issues forced Bandai Namco to postpone the rest of the test. Of course, betas are primarily testing for these sort of problems, but it still left participants disappointed...
News Here's a Quick Look at Jump Force's Story Mode
Everyone's here
Uh oh, bad guys from throughout the Jump universe are wreaking havoc right here in reality, and it's up to you and all your favourite anime and manga heroes to stop them. We have no doubt that the story mode in Jump Force will simply act as an excuse to have all of these characters kick the absolute snot out of each other, but seeing...
News God Eater 3 Trailer Provides a Brief Rundown on the Game's Basics
Bite size
God Eater 3's out on PlayStation 4 in just over a couple of weeks, and as you'd expect, Bandai Namco's busy pumping out gameplay trailers. This latest one is all about the basics of the game, giving you a feel for character creation, combat, and story. It's a brief video, but it might just clue you in as to what God Eater is all about if...
Rumour SoulCalibur VI Code Hints at Who the Other DLC Characters Are
Sould
Those cheeky code diggers have been picking their way through the latest patch for SoulCalibur VI, and fans reckon that they've found references to upcoming DLC characters. Several lines of code seem to refer to character codenames, and there are six of them in total. Reportedly, we've got Stone, Yell, Star, Snow, Reptile, and Yellow...
