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News Classic PS1, PSP Tales Remaster Leaks, But It Might Be a Nintendo Switch Exclusive
It's been an Eternia
Is it finally happening? Is Bandai Namco actually remastering one of the oldest Tales games? Apparently so, because a PEGI (European) age rating for Tales of Eternia Remastered has leaked online. But there's a catch. Despite Eternia originally being a PS1 game from 2000, and then a PSP game a few years later, the age rating...
News Ex-Witcher Dev's Dawnwalker RPG Is 55-70 Hours Long, Despite the Game's 'Time Limit'
Take your time
The Blood of Dawnwalker finally has a release date — but there are still some unanswered questions regarding the game's structure and gameplay hooks. To be fair, developer Rebel Wolves has given us loads of footage up until this point, but we're more talking about the title's overall scope. Fortunately, CEO and director Konrad...
News Dawnwalker Is PS5's Most Promising RPG, Chomps Down on September Release Date
A new dawn
The awkwardly named The Blood of Dawnwalker (we've just started referring to it as Dawnwalker for brevity's sake) now has a confirmed release date on PS5. Despite some scepticism, Dawnwalker will launch this year, on the 3rd September. If you've somehow kept yourself in the dark over this one, it's supposed to be the beginning of a new...
News One of PS5's Most Promising RPGs Gets a Gameplay Blowout and Release Date Next Week
The dawn is coming
For a while now, The Blood of Dawnwalker has shown serious promise, and it's about to make headlines all over again. The action RPG, which has been spearheaded by ex-CD Projekt Red developers, will be getting an all-new showcase next week, on the 28th April. The 45-minute event will feature fresh gameplay footage, developer...
News Elden Ring Is A24's Biggest Movie Yet with a $100 Million Budget
Its "most ambitious project" to date
A24 appears to be putting its all into its Elden Ring movie adaptation, as sources speaking to Hollywood Reporter share it's working with a $100 million budget to create the company's "largest and most ambitious project" to date. Filming is expected to start this week in the UK, with sets having already been...
News Elden Ring Becomes a Movie in March 2028, Cast Revealed
Designed for IMAX theatres
A24 has revealed the Elden Ring film adaptation from Alex Garland will hit theatres on 3rd March 2028, and production is underway now. It's being "filmed for IMAX". The official update comes after some of the set was spotted in a UK park, where fans could catch a glimpse of the film's version of Limgrave and a Church of...
News Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero DLC Invites 30+ New Characters in Massive Expansion
New stages! New modes! More!
Bandai Namco is going freakin’ bonkers with Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero’s first major expansion pack, the delightfully wordy Super Limit-Breaking NEO. Due out this summer, the bundle will feature more than 30 new playable characters, four stages, gameplay adjustments, and even an RPG-lite mode where you’ll level...
News After 8 Unbeatable Years, Dragon Ball FighterZ Adds New DLC This Week
DAIMA in the rough
Dragon Ball FighterZ, the unbeatably well-supported fighting game from Arc System Works, will add new DLC on 22nd April in the form of Goku’s strongest Super Saiyan form. As announced moments ago at the Dragon Ball Games Battle Hour 2026, Dragon Ball DAIMA’s Super Saiyan 4 Goku will be available on both the PS5 and PS4 as...
News Akira Toriyama Worked on PS5's Dragon Ball XenoVerse 3 Before His Passing
AGE 1000 awaits
The late, great Akira Toriyama contributed directly to the creation of Dragon Ball XenoVerse 3, making the latest entry in Bandai Namco’s juggernaut anime RPG sub-franchise one of his final works before he passed in 2024. Coming to the PS5 next year, fans may remember this project was previously teased as an AGE 1000 title,...
News Sword Art Online's Darker Action RPG Revival Looks Sharp in New PS5 Gameplay
Aincrad is echoing
This latest peek at Echoes of Aincrad: Sword Art Online certainly confirms one thing: the game's looking better every time we see it. We were left intrigued by the title's initial reveal, which we wrote up a whole preview on — but what we saw was quite clearly an earlier build. What we're seeing now is much more polished in...
News Tekken 8's Turning Point Arrives Out of Nowhere, Devs Finally Listen with Patch 3.00.02
No longer Tekken the p*ss
Well, we didn't see this one coming. When Bandai Namco confirmed that Tekken 8 would be getting a mid-April patch, there were zero expectations — most players just assumed that it would include minor tweaks since it hasn't been billed as a key update. But as it turns out, patch 3.00.02 — the first patch since the big...
News PS5's Ace Combat 8 Will Be the Most Ambitious Game in the Series Yet, and We Can't Wait
Wings of Theve is looking good
Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve is lowkey one of the most exciting PS5 games on the horizon. We've always been big fans of Bandai Namco's action-packed flight series, and judging by a new dev diary, the next entry is looking like it could be the biggest and best one yet. By and large the gameplay looks similar to past...
News Unseen Miquella Scene Unearthed in Elden Ring Datamine Years After Release
Gimme gimme lore
Such is the vast nature of Elden Ring and the fanaticism of FromSoftware’s fanbase, secrets are still being eked out of the iconic action RPG, several years after its release. Lance McDonald, a known name in the Souls community, has discovered a new, never-before-seen cutscene showing demigod Miquella planting the Haligtree with...
News Tales Fans Are Fed Up as Hyped Anniversary Announcement Falls Flat
A Tales as old as time
This is supposed to be a year of celebration for Tales as the series turns 30 — but a lack of meaningful announcements seems to be pushing fans towards an increasing sense of disappointment. As reported by Automaton, it's primarily Japanese fans who are leading the backlash, with the most recent reveal being quite heavily...
News Leaked Elden Ring Movie Set Reveals Stunning Real-Life Limgrave
Marika, is that you?
To be honest, we’d forgotten A24 and director Alex Garland had been tasked with bringing the Lands Between to the big screen, but this looks killer. A couple of videos, captured by Throxtv on Tiktok, appears to reveal the set of Limgrave, including the infamous Church of Marika – complete with a statue inside.
News Echoes of Aincrad Is a Totally New Take on Sword Art Online, as Massive PS5 Gameplay Demo Shows
Fight for your life
If you've been waiting for a better look at the recently announced Echoes of Aincrad: Sword Art Online, you've come to the right place. Alongside a fresh story trailer — which in itself shows off a surprising amount of stuff — Japanese publication Dengeki Online just hosted a very lengthy live stream that's packed with...
News Before Ace Combat 8 Soars onto PS5, Watch the Series' Evolution in Neat New Trailer
Plane old fun
We're big fans of Ace Combat here at Push Square, and with the next game in the franchise coming later this year, we're pretty excited to see it reach new heights. Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve was announced at The Game Awards 2025 back in December, and things have been a little quiet since then, but Bandai Namco has treated fans to a...
News Directive 8020 Promises 'Sharper Visuals' with PS5 Pro's Updated PSSR 2 Upscaler
Best on Sony's supercharged console
Directive 8020, the Alien-inspired sci-fi horror from Until Dawn creator Supermassive Games, looks to be a real return to form for the UK-based narrative game dev. And it’ll look and play best on the PS5 Pro, thanks to a series of improvements detailed on the PS Blog. Most importantly, the game will take...
News Tekken 8 Dev Responds to Disastrous Season 3 Backlash, Confirms New Update Schedule
Tekken it back
Following on from what can only be described as a disastrous launch, Bandai Namco has opened up on Season 3 of Tekken 8, acknowledging that the update has fallen short. "We recognize that the battle experience we intended to deliver has not fully met your expectations," the developer writes in a new blog post. "Moving forward, we...
News Tekken 8 Season 3 Backlash Somehow Even Worse Than Season 2, Game Gets Review Bombed
'Tis the season
If you thought the player response to Tekken 8 Season 2 was bad, you ain't seen nothing yet. Nah, to be fair, the overwhelmingly negative response to Season 3 — which launched just days ago — is pretty much a continuation of the chaos that Season 2 caused. You may recall that many players — particularly those in hardcore...
News Further Frustration as PS Plus' Latest Retro Game Arrives without PS5, PS4 Trophies
Tekken the p*ss
Tekken: Dark Resurrection, the excellent PSP port of Tekken 5, is available for all PS Plus Premium members to download today. But like all of Bandai Namco’s emulated ports, it’s arrived without Trophies. Sony’s policy for these retro releases is to relax its requirements, so trinkets are not mandated like in most other...
News Tekken 8's Huge, Game-Changing Season 3 Balance Update Available Now on PS5
Tekken 8 a step further
As promised, Bandai Namco has launched its big 3.0 update for Tekken 8, which promised a "back to basics" approach following heavy criticism during Season 2. Season 3 begins today, and it comes with a huge overhaul to game balance and various other changes. The update is available right now. We won't embed absolutely...
News Little Nightmares Explores PSVR2 Horror in New Game, Out Next Month
Enter the Altered Echoes on 24th April
Bandai Namco has announced a fourth game in the Little Nightmares series will utilise PSVR2, and it's right around the corner. Little Nightmares VR: Altered Echoes is a VR-exclusive game, with a PSVR2 version, that launches next month on 24th April 2026. In a PlayStation Blog post, it is confirmed that the new...
News Fan Fave Resident Evil 2 Is Getting a Third Remake, Exclusively in Arcades
Bandai Namco entrusted with all-time classic
Capcom’s awesome 2019 remake of 1998’s Resident Evil 2 is one of the best PS5 and PS4 games in recent memory. But now it’s getting a third adaptation, courtesy of Bandai Namco. This new version of the all-time classic will be available in arcades, and is being redesigned as a rails shooter-style...
Preview Sword Art Online Returns to PS5 as a Darker Open World Action RPG This Summer
Echoes of Aincrad
Echoes of Aincrad: Sword Art Online will see the long-standing franchise return to PS5 this summer, and based on what we saw at a recent Bandai Namco press event, it's set to be a fairly fresh take on the property. In a nutshell, Echoes of Aincrad embraces the darker side of Sword Art Online; it's about battling your way through...
News Code Vein 2 Just Got a Lot Easier with Patch 1.0.5
Big player buffs
We're not sure just how many players have been critical of Code Vein 2's difficulty, but judging by the game's new update, there was clearly room for improvement. Bandai Namco has published the full patch notes for version 1.0.5, which is available to download now on PS5. In short, the update makes some pretty significant changes...
News Bandai Namco Teases 'New RPG', to Be Revealed This Week
Play your role
Bandai Namco has teased the announcement of a "new RPG" for this Thursday (or Friday, depending on your timezone). The teaser's currently scheduled over on YouTube, and it's already causing mass speculation. The short description reads: "A serenity soon to be disturbed." Hmmm. The thumbnail doesn't seem to give anything away, and...
News Dragon Ball XenoVerse 3 Leaks as Mystery Game's Identity Is Revealed
Back to the future
The mysterious Dragon Ball video game project that was announced back in January has seemingly suffered a leak, revealing its identity. Yep, 'AGE 1000' — as it was previously named — is apparently Dragon Ball XenoVerse 3, a sequel to the wildly popular Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2. The leak comes from Bandai Namco's own YouTube...
News This Is How PS Plus Premium's Time Crisis Will Play with PS5, PS4's Gyro Controls
Reload
Light gun classic Time Crisis is coming to PS5 and PS4 in May with gyro controls, and this is our first look at how it will play. Okay, so technically this isn’t official footage, but YouTube channel Andshrew used a jailbroken console to run the arcade classic’s PS1 ROM in Sony’s emulator. It seems the gyro functionality has been part...
News PS1 Time Crisis Targeting PS5, PS4 with Gyro Aiming via PS Plus Premium
Tekken Dark Resurrection also announced
Bandai Namco is one of the biggest – and, honestly, only – supporters of PS Plus Premium’s classics catalogue. It’s perhaps no surprise to learn that the original Time Crisis game is coming to PS5 and PS4 as an emulated PS1 title, then. What’s particularly notable about this release is that...
News The Next Dark Pictures Game Approaches as Directive 8020 Secures a Release Date on PS5
May as well
Supermassive Games has finally announced a release date for its latest narrative horror game, Directive 8020. Following a delay, this next entry in the Dark Pictures Anthology series arrives on 12th May, 2026. The news comes alongside a new pre-order trailer: Directive 8020 will be available both digitally and physically on PS5, and...
News Digimon Story Time Stranger Confirms 60FPS Performance Mode Coming to PS5
All in good time
We're four months removed from the initial release of Digimon Story Time Stranger, but the RPG will finally be getting a 60 frames-per-second performance setting in the relatively near future. Better late than never, we suppose! You may have caught that a Switch 2 port of Time Stranger was announced earlier today during Nintendo's...
Rumour Ace Combat 8 Online Beta Test Inbound, Pre-Order May Include a Whole Other Game
Flight of fancy
Real ones will know that Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve is one of the most exciting games of 2026, and it seems fans of the franchise will be in for a treat. Bandai Namco announced the latest entry in its arcadey fighter jet action series during The Game Awards 2025, and we've yet to hear much else about it. However, eagle
News Tekken 8 Season 3 Gameplay Balance Goes 'Back to Basics' as Kunimitsu, Bob, and Roger Return
A "fresh start" for the fighter
Season 3 for Tekken 8 has been officially announced, and Bandai Namco wants it to be a "fresh start" for the fighter. As you may already know, the game's big Season 2 update — which launched in the spring of last year — made controversial changes to the game's balance, buffing systems and mechanics that some...
News The Future of Tekken 8 Teased as World Tour Finals Get Underway
Finally, Season 3
It's a pivotal weekend for Tekken 8, as the Tekken World Tour 2025 Global Finals get underway. The tournament, which sees qualified players from all over the world compete for the tour's biggest prize, is just about to get started over in Malmö, Sweden (the initial group stage kicks off in about half an hour from the posting of...
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,...
Guide Best Bandai Namco Games on PS5
Bandai Namco's best PS5 games
What are the best Bandai Namco games on PS5? Following a merger that saw the mighty Namco join forces with Bandai, the Japanese publisher has been a major force, bringing legacy franchises and brand new experiences to players. With storied series like Pac-Man, Tekken, and Ace Combat still kicking and a plethora games...
News Mysterious New Dragon Ball Game AGE 1000 Announced
A new AGE
As part of the property's 40th anniversary celebrations, Bandai Namco has announced a brand new Dragon Ball 'Game Project', currently named 'AGE 1000'. Details are practically nonexistent right now — we don't even have any confirmed platforms — but the game's due in 2027, and we'll hear more about it at the Dragon Ball Games Battle...
News Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero Is Going All-Out in 2026 with 'Major' DLC, New Modes, and More
0 to 100
Bandai Namco is set to continue supporting Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero in a big way this year, and as it turns out, the fighter's first update of 2026 is just around the corner. Launching on the 26th January, the free update will add a new mode called 'Mission 100'. As the name suggests, this is a collection of 100 single player battles,...
News Make Your Code Vein 2 Character on PS5 Now, So You Can Get Straight to the Action Next Week
Optimise your time
It’s the eternal dilemma of any game with a character creator: you want to spend time making a protagonist you’ll love, but you also want to get straight to the action. Fortunately, publisher Bandai Namco has a solution: it’s released Code Vein 2’s character creator today, as part of a free download on the PS Store. You...
News Digimon Story Time Stranger's Second DLC Adventure Drops This Week on PS5
Thug life
The second DLC for Digimon Story Time Stranger now has a release date, and it's super soon. The new episode, titled GAKU-RAN, drops in just a couple of days at the time of writing, on the 22nd January. As was the case with the first DLC that launched back in December, this second helping features a short story-driven series of quests...
News In a Satisfying Announcement, Ace Combat 7 Has Sold 7 Million Copies in 7 Years
Flying high
You’ve got to love when the universe aligns for milestones like this: the excellent arcade air combat game Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown has now sold over seven million copies since its release on 18th January, 2019. In fact, it’s sold one million copies in the last year alone, as publisher Bandai Namco previously announced the title...
News PS1 Ridge Racer Poised for PS5, PS4 via PS Plus Premium
When superior arcade version already exists
According to a notorious leaker, this month’s PS Plus Premium addition will be the PS1 port of Ridge Racer – a curious addition considering an arcade perfect port of the iconic Namco outing already exists, via the industrious
News Chunky Code Vein 2 Overview Has Everything You Need to Know About the PS5 Action RPG
Full blooded
If you're looking forward to getting your hands on Code Vein 2 later this month, then this new overview from Bandai Namco should help you maintain your hype. The video clocks in at just under nine minutes, making for an especially in-depth look at the action RPG. It covers background lore, story stuff, character customisation, game...
News Go Beyond the Conclusion to My Hero Academia in New PS5 Game All's Justice
Class action
My Hero Academia: All’s Justice will depict the finale to the superhero-inspired anime and manga sensation, so you’ll be able to relive the ending of the story in interactive form. But beyond that it will delve deeper into the lives and relationships of your favourite characters from Class 1-A in the Hero’s Diary. This, paired...
News Dragon Ball Z Action RPG Kakarot Tops a Mighty 10 Million Sales
"The journey isn't over yet"
It's a universal law that when a Dragon Ball game sells, it sells really well. And that's exactly what's happened (or is currently happening) with Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot. Originally released in 2020 for PS4 — and re-released for PS5 in 2023 — Kakarot has now sold a whopping 10 million copies. It hit 8 million in the...
News More Digimon Games Incoming as Time Stranger's Success Sees Dev Team Expand
Champions of the Digital World
It sounds like Bandai Namco will be pushing for more Digimon games, off the back of Digimon Story Time Stranger's success. Time Stranger itself took around eight years to develop and eventually release, and naturally, the publisher would rather not get bogged down in such a lengthy production cycle for future...
News Disappointment as PS2 All-Timer SoulCalibur 3 Launches on PS5, PS4 without Trophies
A scourge on history
Bandai Namco seems to be one of the few publishers willing to entrust its catalogue to Sony’s emulation efforts, but the catch is its titles are launching without Trophies. PS2 fighting game all-timer SoulCalibur 3 – which is absolutely superb, despite its legacy being overshadowed by its immediate predecessor – is the...
News Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve Revealed, Soars onto PS5 in 2026
Flying high
Fans already knew Bandai Namco and Project Aces were working on it, but now it's officially official: Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve has been announced. The arcade action flight sim is coming to PS5 in 2026, as revealed in the debut trailer: The presentation looks excellent and more cinematic than usual, immersing you in a first person...
News Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero Is Still Stupidly Popular, Reels in 1 Million Monthly Players
Rock the dragon
You should never underestimate the enduring popularity of Dragon Ball — as evidenced by Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero. The bombastic fighter, which launched for PS5 back in October of last year, is still attracting a crazy number of players. At least, that's what producer Jun Furutani says. Speaking after the recent PlayStation...
