<![CDATA[ Latest from PC Gamer UK in Bandai-namco ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/tag/bandai-namco Thu, 30 Apr 2026 03:50:21 +0000 en <![CDATA[ The next Tales Of remaster has leaked, and it's probably not what you're expecting ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/the-next-tales-of-remaster-has-leaked-and-its-probably-not-what-youre-expecting/ 48DjdQwG6GMhLMqqPpKtyR Thu, 30 Apr 2026 03:50:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Tekken players have spent years asking for FF7's Tifa only for rumours to suggest she's been poached by the biggest competition ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fighting/tekken-players-have-spent-years-asking-for-ff7s-tifa-only-for-rumours-to-suggest-shes-been-poached-by-the-biggest-competition/ QHRB9wptWrsHZCCLcZwrZd Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:15:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Elden Ring movie is coming in March 2028, and Nick Offerman and Peter Serafinowicz are in it so you know it's (probably) going to be good ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/movies-tv/the-elden-ring-movie-is-coming-in-march-2028-and-nick-offerman-and-peter-serafinowicz-are-in-it-so-you-know-its-probably-going-to-be-good/ 6VmjmxZ5fsPcY6C48KZWtG Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:09:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Tekken 8 devs promise better after latest patch, but fans are in full doom mode ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fighting/tekken-8-devs-promise-better-after-latest-patch-but-fans-are-in-full-doom-mode/ DDvL4asYK4af4L9HGNWTZE Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:36:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ After a disastrous year, Tekken 8 says it's going 'back to basics' for Season 3 ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fighting/after-a-disastrous-year-tekken-8-says-its-going-back-to-basics-for-season-3/ nN7aQap4wyqMmPBfT6iQXi Tue, 03 Feb 2026 10:48:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ Here's when Code Vein 2 launches in your timezone ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/code-vein-2-launch-time-release-date/ QsU5hiGq7bCUdeUTbKyDKK Thu, 29 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Code Vein 2 review ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/code-vein-2-review/ hKRyrWbuaNVxmsHV9sbhRR Wed, 28 Jan 2026 19:13:20 +0000 Wed, 28 Jan 2026 19:38:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Nightreign's latest patch finally buffs my boy, the Executor, alongside Guardian, Revenant, and Raider ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/roguelike/nightreigns-latest-patch-finally-buffs-my-boy-the-executor-alongside-guardian-revenant-and-raider/ uNUKdFBUW7FDcaky3Ahj7H Fri, 16 Jan 2026 14:19:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Playing Code Vein 2 made me wonder why more soulslikes don't have guns, even if I could do with a bit less anime melodrama ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/playing-code-vein-2-made-me-wonder-why-more-soulslikes-dont-have-guns-even-if-i-could-do-with-a-bit-less-anime-melodrama/ WJ997ayWM4TNLnTUEobHk6 Mon, 05 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Fine, I'll do it myself': Cybertsu had never seen a King of All Cosmos cosplay, so decided to pull off one of the most elaborate headpiece designs, and it's the best I've ever seen ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/fine-ill-do-it-myself-cybertsu-had-never-seen-a-king-of-all-cosmos-cosplay-so-decided-to-pull-off-one-of-the-most-elaborate-headpiece-designs-and-its-the-best-ive-ever-seen/ kV5YurTdCWALV7JUkjcF3Z Sun, 04 Jan 2026 18:00:00 +0000 Thu, 08 Jan 2026 21:12:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ I played 31 new cozy games this year, and my top 6 picks are all completely different ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/i-played-31-new-cozy-games-this-year-and-my-top-6-picks-are-all-completely-different/ 3vTKAS9rvyRVeqxnHzhwt7 Mon, 29 Dec 2025 16:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Tekken boss announces retirement after 30 years in the most Harada way imaginable: a lengthy social media post and hour-long mixtape ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fighting/tekken-boss-announces-retirement-after-30-years-in-the-most-harada-way-imaginable-a-lengthy-social-media-post-and-hour-long-mixtape/ bQUKN992nw3DPbWG2aGTdZ Mon, 08 Dec 2025 12:09:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Statistics prove everyone is T-posing for dominance in Elden Ring Nightreign, the feared Bell Bearing Hunter is only the fourth-deadliest field boss, and nobody plays Guardian ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/roguelike/statistics-prove-everyone-is-t-posing-for-dominance-in-elden-ring-nightreign-the-feared-bell-bearing-hunter-is-only-the-fourth-deadliest-field-boss-and-nobody-plays-guardian/ YamVWA53BEFhpGRATkZvt7 Mon, 08 Dec 2025 01:03:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ This year's Digimon Story Time Stranger may have looked like a traditional JRPG, but its commitment to raising weird little guys gave it an anarchic, constantly surprising energy that Pokémon couldn't match ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/this-years-digimon-story-time-stranger-may-have-looked-like-a-traditional-jrpg-but-its-commitment-to-raising-weird-little-guys-gave-it-an-anarchic-constantly-surprising-energy-that-pokemon-couldnt-match/ 8mBDHy4xuZX66ezzhtzUqE Wed, 03 Dec 2025 01:10:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Enormous mod Elden Ring Reforged refreshes and rebalances every inch of the game, works with Seamless Co-op, and even throws in a Crackdown orb-style scavenger hunt ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/enormous-mod-elden-ring-reforged-refreshes-and-rebalances-every-inch-of-the-game-works-with-seamless-co-op-and-even-throws-in-a-crackdown-orb-style-scavenger-hunt/ nBVhaZvupHMLt9uQNU6Lwa Tue, 25 Nov 2025 21:13:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ One of Elden Ring's best overhaul mods just received a massive update that adds fully functional multiplayer ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/one-of-elden-rings-best-overhaul-mods-just-received-a-massive-update-that-adds-fully-functional-multiplayer/ S3MnxaMS58UZQAf2CyDkDe Sat, 15 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ That weird Pac-Man metroidvania just got a big update, adding a new mode that 'significantly lowers the difficulty of combat and exploration' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/that-weird-pac-man-metroidvania-just-got-a-big-update-adding-a-new-mode-that-significantly-lowers-the-difficulty-of-combat-and-exploration/ jDqPLSBjAWunLYearcZY9e Sat, 15 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Someone needs to take my wallet away because Once Upon a Katamari has revealed its first two DLC's and one is launching this month ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/someone-needs-to-take-my-wallet-away-because-once-upon-a-katamari-has-revealed-its-first-two-dlcs-and-one-is-launching-this-month/ SVtAKHv46s8MKFtiNzHUuc Thu, 13 Nov 2025 14:49:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ FromSoft has finally plundered its work from 2012 to put the best Dark Souls boss in Elden Ring Nightreign ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/fromsoft-has-finally-plundered-its-work-from-2012-to-put-the-best-dark-souls-boss-in-elden-ring-nightreign/ Pi6azddxJSULxgMdd6bQAh Tue, 11 Nov 2025 23:13:05 +0000 Tue, 11 Nov 2025 23:35:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Elden Ring Nightreign DLC is hot dropping with new bosses and characters right before the end of the year ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/elden-ring-nightreign-dlc-is-hot-dropping-with-new-bosses-and-characters-right-before-the-end-of-the-year/ Xsf8MgLrHhmvnX8MQDQhMH Tue, 11 Nov 2025 22:49:43 +0000 Tue, 11 Nov 2025 23:32:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ The best playable game documentary on Steam is getting a Namco-centric DLC this week, including the worst version of Pac-Man ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/the-best-playable-game-documentary-on-steam-is-getting-a-namco-centric-dlc-this-week-including-the-worst-version-of-pac-man/ tkfT2NHXyvMD54DiESzDR4 Sun, 09 Nov 2025 16:34:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Square Enix, Bandai, and other Japanese studios demand OpenAI stop using their content without permission, drop a not-too-subtle hint about legal trouble if it doesn't ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/square-enix-bandai-and-other-japanese-studios-demand-openai-stop-using-their-content-without-permission-drop-a-not-too-subtle-hint-about-legal-trouble-if-it-doesnt/ ong4TV3pyhBzpSk5Sip5tF Mon, 03 Nov 2025 18:00:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Once Upon a Katamari has reignited my love for a series that hasn't released a mainline game in 14 years, and now it's the only game I want to play ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/once-upon-a-katamari-has-reignited-my-love-for-a-series-that-hasnt-released-a-mainline-game-in-14-years-and-now-its-the-only-game-i-want-to-play/ pgRE5Ru4qPteKFGsUE33ij Wed, 22 Oct 2025 15:05:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ I wouldn't say Little Nightmares 3 is a bad game, but it certainly doesn't feel like a finished one ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/horror/i-wouldnt-say-little-nightmares-3-is-a-bad-game-but-it-certainly-doesnt-feel-like-a-finished-one/ bcfg67PeiwRYTe9HPjDEtV Mon, 20 Oct 2025 11:01:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Little Nightmares 3 review ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/horror/little-nightmares-3-review/ RKSrRxTpCHMJ8rdjbxd5vJ Wed, 08 Oct 2025 15:31:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ The new My Hero Academia game will finally let you live out the fantasy of playing through the anime's big moments, but I'm still waiting for the Persona-style school sim ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/the-new-my-hero-academia-game-will-finally-let-you-live-out-the-fantasy-of-playing-through-the-animes-big-moments-but-im-still-waiting-for-the-persona-style-school-sim/ DcjPnwzQW8cxwrwQfrLN4d Fri, 03 Oct 2025 00:13:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Code Vein 2's release date reveal means you'll be starting 2026 off by hunting down vampires (but don't call them vampires), which really should be a new year tradition ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/code-vein-2s-release-date-reveal-means-youll-be-starting-2026-off-by-hunting-down-vampires-but-dont-call-them-vampires-which-really-should-be-a-new-year-tradition/ pJNe7JatDZTdiJKFiS9Tr Thu, 25 Sep 2025 13:29:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Little Nightmares 3 demo has already convinced me that co-op is the way forward for the series ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/horror/the-little-nightmares-3-demo-has-already-convinced-me-that-co-op-is-the-way-forward-for-the-series/ npfTzjABFLtKKzWxTUxque Tue, 23 Sep 2025 10:35:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ I would enjoy Everybody's Golf Hot Shots a lot more if everyone stopped YELLING AT ME ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/sports/i-would-enjoy-everybodys-golf-hot-shots-a-lot-more-if-everyone-stopped-yelling-at-me/ brK22c3zjqzWgQq87KCGpi Fri, 05 Sep 2025 16:25:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Elden Ring: Nightreign is getting a new 'high difficulty mode' in September, including an 'endless battle for those seeking even greater thrills' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/elden-ring-nightreign-is-getting-a-new-high-difficulty-mode-in-september-including-an-endless-battle-for-those-seeking-even-greater-thrills/ XG5WDB24TZMSXYjKpVPUHM Thu, 28 Aug 2025 16:28:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Over a decade later, a beloved, lost instalment in the Tales Of JRPG series is coming to PC ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/over-a-decade-later-a-beloved-lost-instalment-in-the-tales-of-jrpg-series-is-coming-to-pc/ A4EjRfLJDvnWFLB2qafmWm Wed, 20 Aug 2025 00:03:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ I've been humbled by a surprisingly robust roguelite action RPG where you control two characters at once ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/ive-been-humbled-by-a-surprisingly-robust-roguelite-action-rpg-where-you-control-two-characters-at-once/ MnYYywdXXa3BpFussPsTba Mon, 18 Aug 2025 14:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Fighting games continue to hold the title for coolest videogame soundtracks of all time ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fighting/fighting-games-continue-to-hold-the-title-for-coolest-videogame-soundtracks-of-all-time/ kbuE5V4GrE6jBcqUwGf6Md Sun, 17 Aug 2025 15:00:00 +0000 Sat, 06 Sep 2025 16:57:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Esports World Cup has marked one of Tekken's fiercest rivalries with a weirdly sticky poster ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fighting/the-esports-world-cup-has-marked-one-of-tekkens-fiercest-rivalries-with-a-weirdly-sticky-poster/ b6PsWiw4a3CqYryha43q84 Wed, 13 Aug 2025 14:51:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ As tag fighters face a resurgence, Tekken's director says it won't be joining in on the fun: 'There's just so much more knowledge that's necessary to enjoy the game' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fighting/as-tag-fighters-face-a-resurgence-tekkens-director-says-it-wont-be-joining-in-on-the-fun-theres-just-so-much-more-knowledge-thats-necessary-to-enjoy-the-game/ K4f5CJ7QFrHWaRyCTptnLk Thu, 07 Aug 2025 16:31:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Tekken board game reached its crowdfunding goal in 35 minutes and also, by the way, there is a Tekken board game for some reason ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/board-games/the-tekken-board-game-reached-its-crowdfunding-goal-in-35-minutes-and-also-by-the-way-there-is-a-tekken-board-game-for-some-reason/ BuaaHbxivqybXGbBG6nXdY Thu, 07 Aug 2025 00:24:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Sony acquires a slice of the Bandai Namco pie, snagging a stake in Elden Ring ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/sony-acquires-a-slice-of-the-bandai-namco-pie-snagging-a-stake-in-elden-ring/ yfTFXQk9LyiXsSnqLXVD4i Sun, 27 Jul 2025 22:00:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ 73-year-old takes the crown in Japan's old-folks-only Tekken 8 tournament, beating out a 93-year-old vet and a sprightly up and comer of 63 years ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fighting/73-year-old-takes-the-crown-in-japans-old-folks-only-tekken-8-tournament-beating-out-a-93-year-old-vet-and-a-sprightly-up-and-comer-of-63-years/ fXmHFsXycpw5DwuK7Hhr9F Wed, 16 Jul 2025 14:22:23 +0000 Fri, 18 Jul 2025 15:17:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Elden Ring Nightreign player hits 63,375 damage and keeps going until they're punished for their hubris: 'I was suddenly unable to deal any damage at all' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/elden-ring-nightreign-player-hits-63-375-damage-and-keeps-going-until-theyre-punished-for-their-hubris-i-was-suddenly-unable-to-deal-any-damage-at-all/ ZZYaN7h3JiDMCDUAJPJYB8 Fri, 27 Jun 2025 10:27:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Modders put the Executor into Elden Ring because if FromSoftware won't give us Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice 2, we'll do it ourselves ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/modders-plonk-executor-into-elden-ring-because-if-fromsoftware-wont-give-us-sekiro-shadows-die-twice-2-well-do-it-ourselves/ mQKbG6EUDgtTFA3ywcNwU5 Tue, 24 Jun 2025 10:43:56 +0000 Tue, 24 Jun 2025 14:42:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Oh no, I've been playing a tutorial for 55 hours: Elden Ring Nightreign's Everdark Sovereigns aren't just a health and damage boost, the Gaping Jaw's got all-new mechanics to lay us flat ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/oh-no-ive-been-playing-a-tutorial-for-55-hours-elden-ring-nightreigns-everdark-sovereigns-arent-just-a-health-and-damage-boost-the-gaping-jaws-got-all-new-mechanics-to-lay-us-flat/ rFm2t8NsYB68iHgLxmf9fS Thu, 19 Jun 2025 14:06:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ I don't believe it, but this Digimon RPG really was the best game I saw at SGF ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/i-dont-believe-it-but-this-digimon-rpg-really-was-the-best-game-i-saw-at-sgf/ fG5ECsZ3T48uTf4mDdt4MJ Wed, 18 Jun 2025 14:01:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Elden Ring Nightreign's relic system could learn a lot from MMOs like World of Warcraft, which figured out pure RNG loot sucks years ago ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/elden-ring-nightreigns-relic-system-could-learn-a-lot-from-mmos-like-world-of-warcraft-which-figured-out-pure-rng-loot-sucks-years-ago/ jFEjEYDpegVBzgzALoHhtV Wed, 18 Jun 2025 13:33:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ Become John Nightreign with a 1:1 5KG Wylder helmet which Bandai Namco is currently selling for $190 ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/become-john-nightreign-with-a-1-1-5kg-wylder-helmet-which-bandai-namco-is-currently-selling-for-usd190/ jGEeB6xrTRH2tT9iPkP9FY Wed, 18 Jun 2025 11:32:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ You aren't just imagining things: Elden Ring Nightreign player confirms it's 6x harder to revive someone at 3 bars when compared to 1, because FromSoftware's UI is basically lying to you ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/you-arent-just-imagining-things-elden-ring-nightreign-player-confirms-its-6x-harder-to-revive-someone-at-3-bars-when-compared-to-1-because-fromsoftwares-ui-is-basically-lying-to-you/ QTdnpw4cgRFyzo8DwmS9JE Wed, 18 Jun 2025 10:32:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Code Vein 2 made me realize what I've always wanted in a Souls game: a sick motorcycle ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/code-vein-2-made-me-realize-what-ive-always-wanted-in-a-souls-game-a-sick-motorcycle/ HVRVXVZQCLVvtrAVbKMmaG Thu, 12 Jun 2025 17:30:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ Elden Ring Nightreign update aims to fix one Nightlord boss tanking your framerate—the other from going berserk and mashing you into paste with '72 consecutive attacks' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/elden-ring-nightreign-update-aims-to-fix-one-nightlord-boss-tanking-your-framerate-the-other-from-going-berserk-and-mashing-you-into-paste-with-72-consecutive-attacks/ ihi46DfBfxRjek5WrCk96f Tue, 10 Jun 2025 10:24:32 +0000 Tue, 10 Jun 2025 10:24:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Elden Ring Nightreign no-hit prodigy finds new, exciting ways to make us feel bad about all the runs we've thrown, beats the final Nightlord solo without a scratch ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/elden-ring-nightreign-no-hit-prodigy-finds-new-exciting-ways-to-make-us-feel-bad-about-all-the-runs-weve-thrown-beats-the-final-nightlord-solo-without-a-scratch/ wN2uyKDR3JsPQ4bsX4EuH7 Fri, 06 Jun 2025 20:23:28 +0000 Fri, 06 Jun 2025 20:23:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Everything announced at Summer Game Fest 2025 ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/live/news/summer-game-fest-2025-announcements/ 2t3q3bGaXbHCNi7bESqs2Y Fri, 06 Jun 2025 19:31:12 +0000 Fri, 29 Aug 2025 23:25:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ I wasn't expecting a FromSoftware game, of all things, to be so gut-bustingly funny—but just like Helldivers 2, Elden Ring Nightreign turns death into a punchline ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/i-wasnt-expecting-a-fromsoftware-game-of-all-things-to-be-so-gut-bustingly-funny-but-just-like-helldivers-2-elden-ring-nightreign-turns-death-into-a-punchline/ yuec4bRsxjbkL8mTxedmMV Wed, 04 Jun 2025 15:58:37 +0000