Tekken 7 builds something fresh by retreading old content
It’s often disappointing to see a game reuse assets from one of its predecessors, but the newest fighting game from publisher Bandai Namco shows...
Code Vein is Bandai Namco’s bloodthirsty adventure that takes place in a ‘demented new reality’
In Code Vein’s shattered take on the future, street gang fights aren’t between the Sharks and the Jets — you rumble with the Lost...
God Eater creators working on Code Vein, an Unreal Engine 4 action-RPG
Code Vein mashes up two pop culture staples: ravaged worlds and hungry vampires. According to Japanese magazine Famitsu (via Japanese gaming blog Gematsu), the developers...
Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle passes 150 million downloads globally
Bandai Namco announced today that its mobile game Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle has passed 150 million downloads globally. The free-to-play title launched for iOS and Android in 2015.
Project Cars 2 is racing to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC in late 2017
Publisher Bandai Namco today announced Project Cars 2, the sequel to its racing simulator that strove for realism. Project Cars 2 will come out for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC in “late 2017.” The PC version will have virtual reality support.
Namco founder, pioneer of Japan’s arcade industry, dies at 91
When I went to Japan in December, I spent some quality time in a Namco arcade. Japan still has a number of arcades, and many...
Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom is Bandai Namco’s latest console series to join the PC ranks
PC gamers are also going to get to play one of the year’s most anticipated Japanese role-playing games. Bandai Namco announced today that Ni...
How Tekken keeps adapting, from arcades to esports
Katsuhiro Harada is synonymous with Bandai Namco’s long-running Tekken franchise, serving as producer and director (and voice actor!) at various intervals throughout the series’...
Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 impressions: missing the point
Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 is out now for $13 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC, and I’ve played it for around four hours. It brings back a lot of the elements that helped the original stick out while simultaneously burying what made those earlier games so engaging.
Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 aces the bass
Bandai Namco needed to include a few key characteristics in order to ensure that Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 is a real Pac-Man Championship Edition game....