Popular Games by Bandai Namco
Little Nightmares: Enhanced Edition Xbox Series X|S
Bandai Namco / Tarsier Studios
- 10th Oct 2025 (NA)
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution Xbox 360
- 12th Sep 2014 (UK/EU)
- 16th Sep 2014 (NA)
Adventure Time: Explore The Dungeon Because I DON'T KNOW! Xbox 360
- 15th Nov 2013 (UK/EU)
- 19th Nov 2013 (NA)
Reviews of Bandai Namco Games
Review Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero (Xbox) - A Super Take On Budokai Tenkaichi
Your wish has been granted
Dragon Ball fighting games have a rich history, but one series that has arguably ascended above the rest is Budokai Tenkaichi. Since the original title was released on the PlayStation 2 in 2005, these games (known as the ‘Sparking!’ series in Japan) have been expanded upon – recreating the legendary battles and...
Review Sand Land (Xbox) - A Classic Manga From Dragon Ball Creator Akira Toriyama Revived
Tank beats everything!
The resurgence of Sand Land is very much a bittersweet moment for fans of the legendary manga artist and character designer Akira Toriyama, after he passed away at the age of 68 in early March 2024. While he was best known as the creator of Dragon Ball around the world, he also cont
Marshall Arts
The last time we jumped into 2017's Tekken 7 on Xbox Series X we were quite taken aback by how poorly optimised the game was on Microsoft's current crop of consoles. We don't have the exact numbers in front of us right now, and Google is so very far away, but this is a game that, last time we checked, was running at 720p on the latest...
Mobile Suit Gundaaayum!
There has, understandably, been a whole heap of interest leading into the release of Armored Core VI: Fires Of Rubicon, and certainly a great deal more hype from a much wider range of gamers than is usually the case with this long-running, and rather niche, mech shooter series. Of course that's all down to how FromSoftware's...
Review Tales Of Symphonia Remastered – A Remaster That Could Have Been So Much More
Lloyd Irving returns in Bandai Namco’s classic RPG
Bandai Namco’s Tales series hasn’t exactly been a powerhouse here in the west compared to certain other famous Japanese role-playing games, but one entry in particular that has got quite a lot of love from fans over the years is the charming adventure Tales of Symphonia. This action-style RPG...
Review Pac-Man World Re-Pac - Classic 3D Pac Is Back After 23 Years
How does it hold up?
You don’t often see Pac-Man outside of a maze, so whenever it does happen, it’s often a weird and sometimes wonderful sight. Over the years, we’ve seen the dot eater cameo in fighting games like Super Smash Bros. and even race around in karts in certain other games, but did you know he’s also featured in his very own 3D...
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Wednesday5th Nov 2025
News One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 Is Getting A Free Xbox Series X|S Upgrade This Month
Update: Release date officially announced
One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 made its debut in 2020 and now to celebrate four million sales it's getting a "next gen" upgrade. This "ultimate version" will be coming to Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 and will include "every DLC character". As part of this announcement, Bandai Namco has also confirmed...
Wednesday8th Oct 2025
Roundup Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About Little Nightmares 3
Coming to Xbox this week!
Little Nightmares 3 has crept under the radar a little bit in the run up to launch, but it's actually coming to Xbox consoles this week - and ahead of its imminent release, the reviews have just gone live for Bandai Namco's new horror adventure. It's actually The Dark Pictures dev Supermassive Games handling this one as...
Friday28th Feb 2025
News Xbox Glitch Sees 'Dragon Ball FighterZ' Get 100% Discount
Free Play Forever
This week, Xbox included Bandai Namco fighter Dragon Ball FighterZ in its Free Play Days selection - a program that allows free access to games for a limited time each weekend. However, just like we saw last month with Alan Wake Remastered, it appears that some players are man
Thursday16th Jan 2025
News Ex-Witcher Devs Unveil New Dark Fantasy RPG 'Dawnwalker' For Xbox
"From the director of Witcher 3"
As CD Projekt Red focuses on its next big game in The Witcher 4, the former Witcher 3 director and select other industry veterans at the new Polish team 'Rebel Wolves' are now gearing up for their debut title backed by Bandai Namco. If you
Thursday31st Oct 2024
News Little Nightmares III Reconfirms Xbox 2025 Release With Terrifying New Trailer
Just in time for Halloween
In case you missed it, the release window of Bandai Namco's puzzle-platform horror game Little Nightmares III has moved from 2024 to 2025. The development team has now issued a reminder about how the third game is making its way to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and multiple other platforms next year - with a terrifying new...
Tuesday27th Aug 2024
News Switch Drummer 'Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival' Coming To Xbox
A new drum for Series X|S also unveiled
Bandai Namco's drum-based rhythm game Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival will be coming to the Xbox Series X|S on November 7th, 2024. This includes the release of the game on multiple other platforms (including Microsoft's PC storefront) following its exclusive console release on the Switch in 2022. As part...
Tuesday30th Jul 2024
News Elden Ring Patch Makes Sweeping Changes To Difficulty Balance On Xbox
Patch 1.13 is here
Ever since the launch of Shadow of the Erdtree, FromSoftware has been making notable changes to the overall balance of both the expansion and Elden Ring itself, and now patch 1.13 delivers a long list of adjustments and fixes for Xbox players. Available now on all platforms, Elden Ring update 1.13 has been fully detailed by the...
Saturday8th Jun 2024
News Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO Arrives On Xbox Series X|S October 2024
Pre-orders now available
Bandai Namco has officially locked in a release date for Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO, announcing it will be released on Xbox Series X|S and multiple other platforms on October 11th, 2024. In case you missed our previous coverage, this game is part of the Budokai Tenkaichi series and promises to ignite a whole "new level of...
Tuesday19th Mar 2024
News Surprise! A Sand Land Demo Is Now Available For Xbox Series X|S
From the Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama
Akira Toriyama's Japanese manga series Sand Land is getting a video game release next month and ahead of the game's launch, Bandai Namco has announced a new demo for Xbox Series X|S. Here's a bit about this action RPG starring the demon-human team Beelzebub, Sheriff Rao and Thief, in case you've not kept...
Friday8th Mar 2024
News The Legendary Dragon Ball Creator Akira Toriyama Has Passed Away
His work included video games
News has just broken in Japan about the passing of manga artist and Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama. He died on March 1st, 2024 at the age of 68 from acute subdural hematoma. Apart from his influence on the manga and anime industry, Toriyama had a huge impact on the video game industry over the years - not only...
Saturday2nd Mar 2024
News Dragon Ball: Xenoverse 2 Xbox Series X|S Free Upgrade Arrives May 2024
Powered by Smart Delivery
Following a free upgrade for Dragon Ball Fighterz earlier this week, Bandai Namco has now also confirmed Dragon Ball: Xenoverse 2 is coming to Xbox Series X|S on May 24, 2024. This upgrade was originally announced in October last year. When it does finally arrive, existing Xbox One owners will be able to "upgrade/use Smart...
Thursday15th Feb 2024
News Tales Of Arise Announced As Xbox Game Pass Title For Next Week
The game's official Twitter account has spoken!
Okay, so, last week Tales of Arise seemed to be included in this month's Xbox Game Pass lineup - only for it to be removed shortly after Microsoft posted its latest roundup. At the time, the team described Tales of Arise as an "incorrect title" for Game Pass, however, it's now been announced once ag
Wednesday7th Feb 2024
News Tales Of Arise Mysteriously Disappears From February's Xbox Game Pass Lineup
Wonder what happened there?
Yesterday, Microsoft delivered our latest Xbox Game Pass roundup - and a weird error occurred as the team announced what was coming in the first half of February. While the lineup is looking nice through February 20th, it could have been even better as Tales of Arise was initially listed as well before being removed!...
Sunday28th Jan 2024
News Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO Powers Up In New 'Goku VS Vegeta' Trailer
New Kakarot DLC also announced
Update [Sun 28th Jan, 2024 23:55 GMT]: This new trailer for Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO has now been revealed, you can check it out above. Bandai Namco has also revealed the new DLC for Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot. It's called 'Goku's Next Journey' and will arrive in February 2024. Original [Sat 27th Jan, 2024 01:00...
Friday12th Jan 2024
News 'Sand Land' Brings Its Stylish Open World To Xbox Series X|S This April
Braving the dunes
2024 on Xbox just keeps on growing! As we roll further into January, Bandai Namco has announced a release date for its upcoming action RPG Sand Land. This new-gen open world adventure — based on the manga of the same name — heads to Xbox Series X and S on April 26th. Accompanying this new announcement is a fresh gameplay...
Thursday21st Dec 2023
News The Free Tekken 8 Demo Is Now Available On Xbox Series X|S
Download and enjoy!
Update (Thu 21st Dec, 2023): Today's the day for the Tekken 8 demo on Xbox Series X|S! It's now available to download on the Xbox Store, so get it installed and enjoy! We'll throw a link to it down below: <products id="25810"> Original story (Tue 12th Dec, 2023): Bandai Namco has announced a free Tekken 8
Thursday12th Oct 2023
News Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Xbox Series X|S Version Launching In 2024
"Big free update" & new DLC also announced
The action RPG Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 is currently celebrating its seventh anniversary, and as part of this, Bandai Namco has announced it will be bringing the game to Xbox Series X|S. There's no exact date just yet, but it's scheduled to arrive at some point in 2024. Apart from this, Bandai Namco also...
Friday15th Sep 2023
News Tales Of Arise Is Getting A Brand-New Expansion, Two Years After Its Xbox Launch
Beyond the Dawn is coming
PlayStation's recent State of Play event brought us a few Xbox-related announcements, and one of them is a big win for Tales of Arise fans! More than two years after the game's launch, Bandai Namco has announced the 'Beyond the Dawn' expansion; arriving in November 2023. This ain't no tiny DLC pack either - Beyond the Dawn...
Thursday11th May 2023
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (May 11-14)
Included with Xbox Live Gold & Game Pass Ultimate
Xbox Free Play Days is back for the weekend! This time around, Microsoft has dropped four games to try for free this weekend - with one coming as both an Xbox One and an Xbox Series X|S version. Here's the full list of Free Play Days titles for May 11 through May 14: Dragon Ball Xenoverse...
Sunday12th Mar 2023
News Tekken 8 Unveils New Gameplay Trailer For Returning Character
Paul Phoenix is back!
Tekken 8 was unveiled to the world last August during EVO 2022's finals, and since then Bandai Namco has slowly been revealing more about this next major entry. The latest reveal is gameplay of the returning character Paul Phoenix. This fighter has been part of the Tekken roster since the original PlayStation hit. Paul...
Tuesday7th Mar 2023
News Ni No Kuni 2's Xbox Game Pass Launch Includes All Premium DLC Later This Month
Coming to the service in March
Perhaps the biggest surprise of today's Xbox Game Pass roundup is Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom, which finally makes its way to Xbox later this month. The game's addition to the service was confirmed at Tokyo Game Show 2022, but we now have a firm date, and confirmation of a much
News A New Dragon Ball Budokai Tenkaichi Game Has Been Announced
Still in the "early stages of development"
Dragon Ball fighting fans got treated to a special surprise on the weekend, with Bandai Namco officially announcing a new Dragon Ball Budokai Tenkaichi game is on the way. Apart from a brief teaser - showing off Goku in his Super Saiyan Blue form (Dragon Ball Super), it was also mentioned how the game was...
Thursday23rd Feb 2023
News Elden Ring Reaches Incredible Sales Milestone Ahead Of One Year Anniversary
For a new IP, this is amazing!
Has it really been almost a year already since Elden Ring arrived on Xbox? It certainly doesn't feel that way, with FromSoftware's latest epic lasting long in the memory of many players. Oh, and by many players we mean many players. Publisher Bandai Namco has revealed that Elden Ring has now sold a whopping 20 million...
Wednesday11th Jan 2023
News Classic JRPG 'Tales Of Symphonia' Makes Its Xbox Debut Next Month, Here's A Brand-New Trailer
Build new alliances across Sylvarant
Last year Bandai Namco revealed that its classic JRPG Tales of Symphonia, which originally launched in 2003 as a Nintendo GameCube exclusive, is finally making its way to Xbox platforms in 2023! Ahead of next month's Xbox debut, the team has dropped a brand-new gameplay trailer. This is certainly a 'remaster'...
Tuesday10th Jan 2023
News One Piece Odyssey Free Demo Now Available On Xbox
"Play as various members of the Straw Hat Crew in a classic RPG"
A free playable demo for Bandai Namco's RPG One Piece Odyssey is now live on Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, giving fans a chance to go hands on with the first section of the game a few days before launch. The full version of One Piece Odyssey releases Friday, January 13th...
Friday9th Dec 2022
News Elden Ring Crowned TGA's 2022 Game Of The Year
It also took out multiple other awards on the night
Elden Ring has already received a lot of praise and now at this year's Game Awards show, it's officially been crowned the Game of the Year. The other titles nominated in this category included A Plague Tale: Requiem, God of War Ragnarok, Horizon Forbidden West, Stray and Xenoblade Chronicles 3.
News FromSoftware Unveils Armored Core VI Fires Of Rubicon, Coming To Xbox In 2023
Elden Ring developer reveals its next project
Legendary Japanese developer FromSoftware (Elden Ring) unveiled a brand-new title at this year's Game Awards show. It's the sixth entry in the third-person mech shooter series, Armored Core. This next entry is officially titled Armored Core VI Fires of Rubicon, published by Bandai Namco and arriving at...
Wednesday9th Nov 2022
News Tales Of Symphonia Remastered Coming To Xbox In February 2023
GameCube classic gets a re-release
Update (Wed 9th Nov, 2022): We've now got an official date and a new trailer! Tales of Symphonia Remastered will officially arrive on Xbox on February 17th, 2023, and you can get a fresh look in the video above. Original story (Tue 13th Sep, 2022): Bandai Namco's classic JPRG, Tales of Symphonia, which first...
Wednesday5th Oct 2022
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Xbox Series X|S Version Arrives In January 2023
Will be a free upgrade for Xbox One owners
Update (Wed 5th Oct, 2022): The new Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S upgrade for Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot has now been confirmed as arriving on January 13, 2023, and it will include "enhanced graphics and 60FPS". You can check out the brand-new release date trailer above! Original story (Sat 17th Sep,...
Monday3rd Oct 2022
News Elden Ring Is 'Just The Beginning' For Bandai Namco's Japanese Lineup
"There is so much great content coming from Japan"
It's no secret, at this point, that Elden Ring has been a monumental success since it launched back in February. Earlier in the year we caught wind that it sold over 13 million copies within about a month of release, while the game also dominated YouTube viewing stats during its launch window...
Wednesday28th Sep 2022
News 'The Dark Pictures' Free Xbox Series X|S Update Adds New Chapter For Man Of Medan
And a bunch of other features and tweaks
The horror aficionados over at Supermassive Games have announced a new next-gen update for the first two Dark Pictures titles; Man of Medan and Little Hope. Both releases, which were last-gen in nature, are moving over to native next-gen apps and Man of Medan specifically is getting a brand new playable...
Thursday15th Sep 2022
News 'One Piece Odyssey' Locks In January 2023 Release Date For Xbox Series X|S
Slightly later than planned
Update (Thu 15th Sep, 2022): The date has changed a little bit! Instead of 2022, One Piece Odyssey will now be launching on January 13th, 2023, and pre-orders are now available on the Xbox Store in Standard and Deluxe variants. You can check out the new release date trailer above. Original story (Wed 30th Mar, 2022):...
Tuesday16th Aug 2022
News Pac-Man World Remake Will Run At 4K, 60FPS On Xbox Series S
And Series X of course!
Bandai Namco has revealed all the tech details for its upcoming Pac-Man World Remake, across both generations of systems. It's looking like a solid turnout on pretty much every Xbox console, and thankfully, Xbox Series S hasn't been an afterthought this time. Xbox Series X and S will both run at 4K resolution and 60 frames...
Thursday11th Aug 2022
News Elden Ring Gets A New Patch On Xbox, Here's What's Included
Download it today
For those of you still enjoying Elden Ring on Xbox Series X|S, you might be interested to know Bandai Namco has rolled out a new update. The targeted platforms include Xbox's Series X|S as well as the Xbox One version of the game. Here are the full patch notes for Version 1.06, courtesy of the Bandai Namco website: Elden Ring -...
Monday8th Aug 2022
News Get Ready, Bandai Namco Appears To Have Teased Tekken 8
A battle update is also coming to Tekken 7
At EVO 2022's Tekken 7 finals, Bandai Namco appears to have teased a new Tekken project. It is seemingly the first clip of Tekken 8. In this brief video, you can see the classic cutscene of Kazuya, and then it cuts to a much better model of him. The Game Awards also shared this news, which has some fans...
Friday22nd Jul 2022
News Dragon Ball: The Breakers Adopts The 'Dead By Daylight' Formula, Heading To Xbox In 2022
Update: Now officially confirmed for October!
Update (Fri 22nd Jul, 2022): We've now got an official date for Dragon Ball: The Breakers, along with a new trailer! The game will be available for Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S on October 14th, 2022. Original story (Tue 16th Nov, 2021): Bandai Namco Europe has just announced a brand new...
Thursday7th Jul 2022
News 'The Devil In Me' From Until Dawn Creator Launches This Fall On Xbox Series X|S
This hotel kinda creepy
Until Dawn developer Supermassive Games has fully lifted the lid on its latest Dark Pictures title, now at its fourth series entry. The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil In Me takes place within a "strange hotel location" where a bit of a mad owner has decided to turn the place into a massive trap, making checking out of...
Monday4th Jul 2022
News Pac-Man World Re-Pac Extended Gameplay Shows 'Reimagined & Redesigned' Features
Releasing this summer!
Pac-Man World Re-Pac was revealed last week, as Bandai Namco finally brings this PS1 classic to Xbox platforms. At the time of announcement, the publisher revealed that Re-Pac is both a "remake" and a "remaster", and thanks to some extended gameplay, we now know what that means. The clip shows off some "reimagined and...
Sunday3rd Jul 2022
News Bandai Namco F2P Battle Royale 'My Hero Ultra Rumble' Coming To Xbox
Western release confirmed
During this weekend's Anime Expo 2022 celebrations, Bandai Namco it would be releasing the 24 player free-to-play battle royale game My Hero Ultra Rumble in the west. This game, based on the popular anime and manga series My Hero Academia, will be arriving on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC and multiple other console...
Thursday26th May 2022
News SoulCalibur 1 & 2 Seem To Have Been Delisted On The Xbox Store
But there are workarounds
The 'digital age' strikes again, as a couple more Xbox games appear to have been delisted from the online storefront. GVG's Jon Cartwright spotted that neither SoulCalibur, or its sequel SoulCalibur II, are available anymore directly from Xbox, despite both being backwards compatible on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. We...
Wednesday11th May 2022
News Elden Ring Shipped More Than 13 Million Copies In Just Over A Month
Flying off the shelves
It's safe to say Elden Ring has been a huge hit so far in 2022. It's been one of the most talked about games of the year, with some earmarking it as a huge Game of the Year contender already. Bandai Namco will no doubt be pleased with how things are going as well, as the publisher reveals some Elden Ring sales figures. Up to...
Wednesday27th Apr 2022
News Here Are The Patch Notes For Elden Ring Update 1.04.1
All about them bugs
Bandai Namco has just dropped all the details on Elden Ring update 1.04.1, the game's latest hotfix. This one focuses on bug fixes most of all, and is certainly less substantial than the game's main 1.04 update. Even so, this latest patch does fix a few notable issues and should provide players with a slightly smoother Elden...
Tuesday19th Apr 2022
News Huge Elden Ring Patch 1.04 Adds New NPC Events And Rebalances Combat
Let's dive in
Bandai Namco has detailed a new Elden Ring update, specifically patch 1.04, and it includes a huge number of additions and changes. The two big additions are some new dialogue instances for the 'Patches' NPC, and a new control option that allows players to disable auto rotate on the in-game camera. Beyond that, patch 1.04 includes a...
Thursday14th Apr 2022
News 'Loyal Fans On Xbox And PC Game Pass' Help Scarlet Nexus Reach Two Million Players Worldwide
"Thank you very much"
The stylish JRPG Scarlet Nexus got a surprise release during Xbox's Tokyo Game Show stream last September, and now an update reveals the game has been experienced by more than 2 million players around the world. This figure also includes Xbox and PC Game Pass players. Overall digital sales have reportedly topped one million as...
Thursday17th Mar 2022
News Elden Ring Gets A New Update On Xbox, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Download it today
If you've been playing Elden Ring on Xbox Series X|S, then you might like to know there's a new update available. Xbox is one of the targeted platforms, and while there are no console-specific fixes, there are still plenty of other changes and fixes in the latest update. In the official patch notes, Bandai Namco mentions how it's...
Thursday10th Mar 2022
News PS3 Release JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle Is Getting A Remaster On Xbox
To be continued...this Fall
JoJo fans are in for a treat this Fall when 2013/14 PlayStation 3 fighting entry makes a return as a remaster. It's officially titled JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R and will include 50 characters from all arcs (including the latest series). The character styling is inspired by manga artist Hirohiko Araki and...
Friday4th Mar 2022
News This Bizarre Elden Ring Live Action Trailer Is Actually Real
Fighting for the family heirloom
Over the past week we've seen a lot of Elden Ring (review coming shortly), but nothing as weird as this. To celebrate the game's launch, Bandai Namco Southeast Asia released a live action trailer showing an actual family fighting over an actual 'elden ring'. The clip, which is almost four minutes long, features a...
Sunday27th Feb 2022
News Elden Ring Network Issues On Xbox Have Apparently Been Resolved
No more "Network status check failed" message
There have been some network issues with Elden Ring on Xbox over the weekend, but it seems these issues have now been resolved. This information comes from Xbox's Brad Rossetti via an update over on Twitter - here are the full details: Xbox Users - The network issue with Elden Ring has been resolved -...
Thursday24th Feb 2022
News Another DLC Character Has Joined Dragon Ball FighterZ
DBFZ has also been added to PC Game Pass
Update [Thu 24th Feb, 2022 06:30 GMT]: The Android 21 (Lab Coat) paid DLC is now available in select regions on Xbox. If she's not playable in your location yet, you might have to wait a little bit longer. In addition to this, Dragon Ball FighterZ is now playable on PC Game Pass. It's already available on...
Sunday20th Feb 2022
News Bandai Namco Releases Elden Ring Overview Trailer Ahead Of Launch
"Come learn what awaits you on the path of grace"
Elden Ring arrives next week on Xbox Series X|S and other platforms, and ahead of its release Bandai Namco has shared a brand new trailer - giving players another look at what to expect. Enjoy!
