Taiko No Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival lands on PC and consoles today
This game series just looks fun and happy. Check out the official announcement below. IRVINE, Calif. – Nov. 7, 2024 – Welcome to Omiko City. Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc. today launched TAIKO NO TATSUJIN™: RHYTHM FESTIVAL for new-gen platforms. The latest title in the popular rhythm game where players simulate drumming a traditional Japanese Taiko originally released for Nin...[Read More]
Unknown 9: Awakening Review (PS5)
In a world with Call of Duty and Spider-Men, where sequels reign supreme, an injection of creativity and newness is sometimes necessary. I love it when developers and publishers invest in new ideas, and even more so when those ideas pan out to something no one knew they needed. Those are good times. I believe that Unknown 9: Awakening from developer Reflector Entertainment Ltd. and publisher Banda...[Read More]
Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero Review (PS5)
What in the bloody hell do you think you’re doing, Spike Chunsoft and Bandai Namco? You can’t just go into a fighting genre, change up how they work, and then go about your normal business. You can’t. Yet, you did. Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero changed two things upon its release. First, it changes expectations of how anime games look, feel, and work. As my oldest (age 22) put it, “This might be the...[Read More]
Gundam Breaker 4 Review (PS5)
Gundam has always been an entity that has piqued my interest. Having been (and still am) a Robotech fan since the mid-1980s, and a huge Transformers fan to boot, giant robots battling each other is just a cool concept that has delighted me. It’s just neat to imagine gigantic metal monsters battling, where the stakes are high. While I haven’t always bought into the concept that Gundam was and has b...[Read More]
SWORD ART ONLINE Fractured Daydream gets Administrator trailer
Today Bandai Namco recently released a new trailer for SWORD ART ONLINE Fractured Daydream which reveals gameplay footage for Administrator. As the group’s “Mage” role, Administrator defends her empire and her party members by defeating countless foes with various ranged spells and attacks. Just be sure to keep her away from any childhood friends… SWORD ART ONLINE Fractured Daydream is a multiplay...[Read More]
Pac-Man Mega Tunnel Battle: Chomp Champs Review (PS5)
I have some history with Pac-Man. More so than most gamers. I was five years old when the first Pac-Man arcade machine hit the U.S. shores and it certainly had me hooked as soon as I put my hands on its arcade joystick. Much like my attention, Pac-Man took the world by storm and hasn’t looked back since. Over the last 40 years and some change, publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment has made an absol...[Read More]
Sand Land Review (PS5)
Full disclosure, before this game arrived, I had no idea that Sand Land had been around so long. I didn’t know it was a manga, or it had a movie – I knew nothing. This had all been a mystery to me prior to this review. Now, having done extensive research on the story, I know that this is Akira Toriyama’s story and video game legacy. The Sand Land series was born from the mind of Toriyama and illus...[Read More]
Tekken 8 Review (PS5)
Back in 2007, I briefly peaked in the top 100 Tekken 5 players in North America. I was rank 96, to be exact. I start this review off not to brag (okay, maybe a little), but to immediately signal that I’ve invested quite a bit of time playing the Tekken series and learning its intricacies. It’s a series that is dear to my heart despite how much I’ve praised its competitors in some of my other...[Read More]
Sand Land announced from Bandai Namco Entertainment
Love that name. Anyway, enjoy the trailer and official details below. LOS ANGELES, Calif., (June. 8, 2023) – Leading video game publisher and developer Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc. today announced SAND LAND, a new action RPG based on the masterpiece by Akira Toriyama, creator of DRAGON BALL™ and DR. SLUMP. The game is being developed by ILCA Inc. SAND LAND was revealed at this ye...[Read More]
Park Beyond closed beta begins today
I haven’t played this, but it looks addictive. Anyway, enjoy the official details below. The closed beta for Park Beyond begins today! The Closed Beta Test is accessible on PC from May 9th to May 19th, allowing players to take their first steps into this amusement park management simulation game with a great dose of fun. Players who sign up for the Closed Beta Test and are purchasing the gam...[Read More]
Gundam Evolution – Season Four – Preview
Gundam has been around forever. When mechs and anime were big time, before springy pirates and huge titans, Gundam appeared and showed the world that there is a hefty amount of story to tell, as well as flashy mechs to compliment. There is a reason it has survived so long. People love it. To boot, there have also been dozens of games put out with the Gundam name, even stretching as far as the 1990...[Read More]
Gundam Evolution’s season 3 Ignition bring some ‘Heavyarms’
The official details are below, Gundam fans. Leading video game developer Bandai Namco Online Inc. and publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc. today released an all-new trailer for GUNDAM EVOLUTION’s “Season 3 IGNITION” update, which will launch on March 8 for PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via STEAM®. The new update will bring an arsenal of new content ...[Read More]