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Original (11/25): Weather Forecast and Father Pucchi (Final) are joining JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R as new DLC characters, Bandai Namco has revealed. Fans will be especially happy to hear that both will be free.

Weather Forecast and Father Pucchi (Final) will be available in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R starting December 1, 2022. On the same day, a new stage will be added.

Bandai Namco have revealed an extensive set of patch notes for JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure R, detailing a variety of balance adjustments for the game’s cast. The update launches today in North America, and tomorrow in Europe and Japan. Full details can be found below:

LEGO Brawls Jingle Brawls update Winter Wonderland

Bandai Namco and Red Games Co have announced a new “Jingle Brawls” update for LEGO Brawls.

Players will be able to get their hands on special limited-time content for the month of December. The update includes 22 festive LEGO Minifigures, a Winter Wonderland level featuring a new toy grab game mode, and other holiday-themed content.

Tales of Symphonia Remastered story

Bandai Namco is back with another trailer for Tales of Symphonia Remastered, this time focusing on the RPG’s story.

Here’s some information about the game, which goes a bit into the plot:

Doraemon Story of Seasons: Friends of the Great Kingdom review

System: Switch
Release Date: November 4, 2022
Developer: Marvelous
Publisher: Bandai Namco


Over the last few years, life and farm sims have been steadily growing in popularity and, with critically acclaimed titles such as Stardew Valley and Animal Crossing: New Horizons also on Switch, standing out amongst the crowd is a difficult thing to do. If there is any franchise equipped to do this in modern times, however, it would be Story of Seasons – one of the oldest and largest farm sim series that has been around since the SNES, and has seen several installments as well as spin-offs such as Rune Factory over its lifetime. Doraemon Story of Seasons: Friends of the Great Kingdom is another such offshoot, taking the traditional Story of Seasons gameplay and blending it with the world of Doraemon, which is an extremely iconic franchise in Japan. But is this a match made in heaven?

Bandai Namco Black Friday 2022 Switch eShop sale

A new Bandai Namco Switch eShop sale has started up on the Switch eShop for Black Friday 2022, featuring the lowest prices ever for releases such as .hack//G.U. Last Recode, Dragon Ball FighterZ, and Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series. A bunch of other games are included as well ranging from Digimon to Little Nightmares.

If you’re interested in checking out the full list of discounts, continue on below.

Dragon Ball Z Kakarot Bardock - Alone Against Fate gameplay

Bandai Namco and CyberConnect2 have shared a new gameplay trailer for Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot – “Bardock – Alone Against Fate”, which shows battles on Planet Kanassa.

The upcoming DLC allows players to “experience the intense battles fought by Bardock and his compatriots when they invaded planets as members of the Frieza Force.” The content “will culminate in the tragic fate that befell the Saiyan race at the hands of Frieza himself”. Aside from facing off against enemies, it’ll be possible to explore parts of Planet Vegeta, including a Saiyan community, the Frieza Force base, and more.

Bandai Namco has released a new version 1.2.2 update for Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival. On top of that, the latest DLC songs are available as part of the Taiko Music Pass.

The full patch notes for the update are as follows:

Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris has received a new update, bringing the game to version 3.11. This update aims to fix some major and minor bugs, as well as improve overall gameplay. Some new additional content is also being added, including new playable character Eydis.

Here are the full patch notes for the update:

Pac-Man World Re-Pac Jukebox DLC update

Bandai Namco has started distribution of new Jukebox DLC for Pac-Man World Re-Pac as well as a free update.

With today’s DLC, players can access a retro style sound test mode. A jukebox will be added to the in-game hub area of Ghost Island with over 50 songs from the game’s soundtrack. The English, Japanese, and Chinese language versions of the song “We Are Pac-Man!” are also included. This will set you back $2.99.


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