Tag: Bandai Namco
4 posts tagged Bandai Namco.
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Bandai Namco with another flopper from a guaranteed IP
Tech & Industry 15 Jul 2026Following the Code Vein 2 disaster, Bandai Namco fumbles another easy win. Sword Art Online: Echoes of Aincrad features empty open worlds and exhausting, rigid gameplay.
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Toei Games and the Ticking Clock on Bandai Namco
Tech & Industry 24 Apr 2026Toei has announced their own games division. Bandai Namco is now officially on borrowed time, using Xenoverse 3 to mask a dangerously thin pipeline.
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The Hollowing of Bandai Namco
Tech & Industry 10 Feb 2026Bandai Namco looks successful on paper, but the Code Vein 2 flop and Blue Protocol disaster tell a different story. With FromSoftware going independent and Shueisha building its own gaming division, Bandai’s future is going dinosaur.
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Code Vein 2: How to kill a successful new IP
Tech & Industry 31 Jan 2026Code Vein 2 has launched to a disastrous 52% rating. I breakdown how Bandai Namco killed the franchise with poor UE5 performance, removed co-op, and aggressive censorship to chase a 'modern audience' that does not exist.