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New DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO Trailer highlights the Android & Cell arcs

The legendary saga continues with a new DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO trailer highlighting the Android and Cell arcs. Relive the epic battle from Trunks’ arrival to Cell’s defeat!
 
Get ready for non-stop action and ignite the spirit of battle
 
The Android and Cell sagas are iconic arcs in Dragon Ball Z that follow the Z Fighters as they face off against powerful androids created by Dr. Gero and the ultimate life form, Cell, with the sole purpose of eliminating Goku and his friends.
 
From Goku’s rise to legendary battles, experience some of the epic clashes that defined the franchise. This trailer features iconic villains like Mecha Frieza, King Cold, Android 17 and Android 16, leading up to the ultimate showdown with Cell as Gohan strives to prevent Earth’s destruction. Players can witness Cell’s first form, second form and finally his perfect form – his transformations are a testament to his power.
                                                           
DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO will launch on 11th October 2024 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. For more info on DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO visit the official page. For other BANDAI NAMCO Europe products, visit our website, follow us on Facebook or X, or subscribe to our YouTube channel.
 
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GUNDAM BREAKER 4 Celebrates the series’ 11th Anniversary with new story details & teases demo at Anime Expo 2024

IRVINE, Calif. – June 18, 2024 – Get into the world of Gunpla with GUNDAM BREAKER 4, as the game franchise blending the joy of building custom Mobile Suits with the thrill of taking them into battle celebrates its 11th anniversary this month. Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc. is revealing more story and world details and helping fans get caught up as they gear up for the first numbered sequel in more than 6 years. Fans attending Anime Expo® 2024 can be among the first to try the game, with demos available at Bandai Namco booth #2406. Anime Expo takes place July 4th-7th at the Los Angeles Convention Center. GUNDAM BREAKER 4 will be available on August 29th, for Switch™, PS5, PS4, and PC via Steam®. For details and pre-order information visit the game’s official website. 
 
The legendary hack-and-slash action and model building game takes place in a not-too-distant future where hobbyist builders use simulations to create custom suits and fight them in virtual battles. Players collect loot by breaking off pieces during combat, then use those pieces to build new, more powerful hybrid creations using the game’s customization options to take on more difficult challenges. The series features an engaging take on the GUNDAM universe. The new story trailer reveals more details and also highlights how, for the first time in franchise history, the game will feature English VO in addition to the original Japanese. 
 
In the story of GUNDAM BREAKER 4, players take on the role of an aspiring Gunpla hobbyist as they participate in the beta test of the revamped Gunpla Battle Simulator, renamed GUNPLA Battle Blaze: Beyond Borders or GB4 for short. They meet two other aspiring Gunpla enthusiasts, Tao and Lin, and form a clan to compete in the globally popular virtual action hub. As they participate in battles, they encounter new friends and rivals, growing their clan’s popularity, and pursuing the goal of developing enough skills to earn an invite to the Battle Tournament, the biggest event of GB4. Along with Tao and Lin, protagonists such as Reco, the AI character that delivers news and hosts events, Mister Gunpla, the commentary and emcee for GB4 events and Misa, the veteran who led the Ayato Shopping District Gunpla team in GUNDAM BREAKER 3 and prevented a cyberterrorist from dropping a satellite station onto Earth, will all have a part in the game’s story. 
 
GUNDAM BREAKER 4 will let players customize their Gunpla with more than 250 base kits, parts that can be acquired by defeating enemies and battles that will feature Gunpla of different grades. Fight through missions to hack, slash and shoot through hordes of enemy mechs, breaking off their parts to collect and upgrade builds. The game introduces an all-new feature to the series, where players will be able to use two different weapons for unique combos in their quest for the best parts to build the perfect Gunpla. In between battles, players access a robust mecha garage where they can customize their creations with new parts as well as paint, decals, and weathering to make the ultimate mecha expression for Gundam fans. An all-new feature in the game, Diorama Mode, lets players construct elaborate scenarios with a variety of backgrounds, environmental elements, and special effects, and place and pose their Gunpla creations as highly articulable models to create memorable scenes. 
 
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MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM LEGENDS TO JOIN THE FRONT LINES OF CALL OF DUTY NEXT MONTH

Lyon, FRANCE – 21st May, 2024 – Battles are colliding in CALL OF DUTY with a new collab between Bandai Namco Europe and Call of Duty, bringing legends from the Gundam series to the front lines. Inspired by the towering mecha that captured the imagination of Gundam fans for generations, CALL OF DUTY has new Operator Skins based on iconic Mobile Suit from the series. Soon, in-game battles will see Operator Skins, Weapon Blueprints, Finishing Moves, and more inspired by fan-favorite Mobile Suits: The RX-78-2 Gundam complete with Beam Rifle and RX-78-2 Shield; Char’s MS-06S Zaku II and its devastating Heat Hawk, and the XVX-016 Gundam Aerial with its powerful Aerial Rebuild Beam Rifle. Learn all about the Tracer Pack Bundles in CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE III (PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC), CALL OF DUTY: WARZONE (PS5®, PS4®, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC), and CALL OF DUTY: WARZONE MOBILE (Android, iOS) by checking out the official CALL OF DUTY BLOG post.

The Mobile Suit Gundam Legends bundles will begin deploying to the front lines next moth for a limited time. But since Gundam is for everyone, for the duration of the event, a variety of progression rewards will be available to anyone playing CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE III, CALL OF DUTY: WARZONE, and CALL OF DUTY: WARZONE MOBILE, including a Gundam-themed Weapon Blueprint, Weapon Camo, Vinyls, Sticker, Emblem, Weapon Charm and Calling Cards.

The three Gundam Tracer Packs available for purchase during the event celebrate Gundam in style. First up, the Tracer Pack: Mobile Suit – RX-78-2 Gundam puts Amuro Ray’s classic Mobile Suit on full display, with in-game weapon blueprints for the Beam Rifle, Beam Saber and RX-78-2 Shield. Dispatch enemies with the Newtype Finisher finishing move, bring the lucky Haro weapon charm into battle, and more for even the most ardent EFSF fan. Next up, the Tracer Pack: Mobile Suit – MS-06S Zaku II shows off Zeon’s ace pilot, Char Aznable.

The Red Comet takes to battle with the classic Zaku Machine Gun, Heat Hawk melee weapon, and Warship Destroyer rifle. Ruthlessly eliminate foes with the savage Searing Slash finishing move, and proudly display loyalty to Zeon with weapon charms, stickers, and more. Finally, win glory for GUND-ARM with Tracer Pack: Mobile Suit – XVX-016 Gundam Aerial. The Witch from Mercury-inspired kit brings Gundam Aerial’s Beam Rifle, Aerial Rebuild Rifle, and Escutcheon to battle, along with key figures from the series including a Suletta and Miorine weapon vinyl, Gundam Calibarn weapon sticker, Holder Mark weapon charm, and “The Witch and the Bride” loading screen. Mobile Suit Gundam Tracer Packs will be available to purchase beginning in June, and full details of each of their contents can be found on the official blog.

Since its debut in 1979, the Gundam franchise has centred around gifted pilots commanding technologically advanced machines into the onslaught of conflict – mirroring the challenges players face in CALL OF DUTY. The Gundam franchise first started as an anime in 1979, and now spans a collection of toys and collectibles, animated series, feature-length films, and a wide variety of video games.

Learn more about Gundam by visiting the official site, and watch full episodes for free of the recent Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury series.

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GUNDAM BREAKER 4 Landing on Consoles and PC August 29th 2024

GUNDAM BREAKER 4 will launch on August 29th 2024 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 and PC via Steam. The game, developed by CRAFTS & MEISTER Co., Ltd, is the next entry in the hack and slash looter franchise and pre-orders are available now.

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In this new GUNDAM BREAKER 4 trailer, players can discover more about the customisation, including the presence of SD Gundam, the possibility to change the size of all parts individually and to create their own colour preset based on either their preferences or their favourite Gundam.

GUNDAM BREAKER 4 will have players fighting their enemies solo or with up to two friends in co-op multiplayer. In addition, the game goes back to the roots of the franchise letting players create the Gunpla of their dreams with a large collection of mobile suits and parts, as well as a new diorama mode.

Digital pre-orders for the Standard, Deluxe and Ultimate edition of GUNDAM BREAKER 4 are now live on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 and PC via Steam. Digital pre-orders on Nintendo Switch will come at a later date.

Players can now pre-order to get the following bonus:

– RX-78 Gundam Recirculation Color Early Unlock
– Builders Parts Early Unlock

The Deluxe Edition of the game contains the following:
– Season Pass
– Season Pass bonus – Gambarrel Strike Gundam parts (Gundam Breaker Ver.)
– Early unlock for 15 Gunpla parts

The Ultimate Edition, in addition to the Deluxe edition includes:
– Diorama Packs and Diorama Pack set bonus

In addition, a Collector Edition for the game is available on the Bandai Namco Store. This edition includes the Ultimate version of the game, along with a limited edition Gunpla, Gunbarrel Strike Gundam (GUNDAM BREAKER ver.), the digital soundtrack and a steelbook.

MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM is a franchise that celebrates its 45th anniversary this year and was created by Sunrise Inc. The first animation series of the franchise, MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM was first broadcasted in Japan, 1979. Known for its giant mechas called “Mobile Suit” as well as its sci-fi military stories, the franchise grew in popularity and throughout the years and counts now more than 50 TV series, films and OVA, along with lots of merchandise with the most know being Gunpla, plastic model kits with whom people can recreate small versions of their favourite mobile suits.

For more information on GUNDAM BREAKER 4 visit the official page. For other BANDAI NAMCO Europe products, visit their website, follow them on Facebook or X, or subscribe to their YouTube channel.

Naruto To Boruto: Shinobi Strikers

Shinobi Strikers logo

Yesterday, Bandai Namco revealed the newest DLC character to be added to Shinobi Strikers. Naruto Uzumaki in the Sage of Six Paths mode from his fight against Kaguya will be available to players in 2021. Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Strikers was originally released on August 31st 2018 and is still the most recent video game title from the Naruto universe. It is also the first in a long line of video games to allow you to create your own unique Naruto universe character. One of the primary draws of the DLC is that each new added character provides your unique character with new apparel to wear, weapons to wield , and moves to learn. This lets the player combine the abilities and attributes of all their favorite characters into one powerful ninja of their own. This new feature combined with the team-battle gameplay sets Shinobi Strikers apart from past Naruto titles.

Naruto Uzumaki in Sage of Six Paths mode fighting Sasuke Uchiha
Shinobi Strikers continues to pump out DLC characters over 2 years after its release.

Believe It

Shinobi Strikers is very unlike previous Naruto games. Not only are the game’s new features unique to this title, there are unfortunately some classic features that are stripped. For example, Shinobi Strikers has no narrative or story mode. There isn’t a scripted adventure for your character to go on. Rather than developing an elaborate single-player experience, Shinobi Strikers focuses on multiplayer. Players are expected to individualize themselves by fleshing out their playstyle. Whether you want to use a unique character or a character from the anime is up to you. Gameplay consists of 4 vs. 4 team matches where players go head to head against each other on a relatively large map. Each character in the game is given a special role. There are Attack, Ranged, Healing, and Defense characters. A well-balanced team would develop a strategy to make proper use of all these roles. Players can also enjoy different game modes. These include flag battles, base battles, and combat battles.

The character creation screen
A unique character in Shinobi Strikers can use almost any major weapon or ability that makes an appearance in the anime.

The Ninja Way

Much like the DragonBall Xenoverse series and Jump Force (both produced by Bandai Namco) Shinobi Strikers wants to generate excitement for its players by letting them create their own character that utilizes elements from characters in an existing universe. This lets the player live out the fantasy of what their own original character would be like. However, unlike Xenoverse and Jump Force, there’s no story arc that comes with the character creator. So if you don’t really enjoy the gameplay, you probably won’t feel like you got your money’s worth after purchasing this game. The DLC does add great content. There are plenty of new characters and loads of new customization options for your character. But these can get pricey at $30, $30, and $15 for each season pass on top of the $50 base game. If you’re a fan of Naruto and you enjoy co-op fighting games, you might really like Shinobi Strikers. But if you’re looking for a fighting game that has a narrative, look elsewhere.

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