Tag: Dragon Ball
News Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero Seems to Confirm 164 Playable Character Forms
24 of them are Goku and Vegeta
Straight off the back of the new trailer for Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero, Bandai Namco has seemingly confirmed that the game will feature a whopping 164 playable character forms. We write 'seemingly' because the number itself hasn't actually been mentioned — but an official screenshot on the publisher's website shows...
News Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero Is Ridiculously Good Looking In First Real Trailer
PS5 fighter looks insane
We didn't think any Dragon Ball game would come close to looking as good as Dragon Ball FighterZ until the inevitable sequel — but Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero has proven us wrong. This upcoming brawler may just be the most gorgeous Dragon Ball title of them all, at least going by this new trailer. Indeed, this is our best...
News Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero Is the New Budokai Tenkaichi, Looks Stunning on PS5
It really is Sparking!
The new Dragon Ball Budokai Tenkaichi game has an official name: Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero. And it's got a full announcement trailer, which features some rather stunning cel-shaded visuals. We're tempted to say that it almost looks as good as Dragon Ball FighterZ — which would be some feat given its fully 3D environments...
News Sublime Anime Brawler Dragon Ball FighterZ's PS5 Rollback Netcode Is Getting Closer
Dragon Balls to the wall
Dragon Ball FighterZ is, without any shadow of a doubt, one of the best pound-for-pound fighters on PlayStation platforms. However, hardcore fans playing on the PS4 always hoped rollback netcode would make the cut. While nothing has been announced for last-gen versions, Bandai Namco is plotting a PS5 re-release with a free...
News Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2 Still Attracts 1 Million Players Per Month, 7 Years After Release
We gotta power
Bandai Namco's ongoing support for action-RPG-fighter Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2 has always been thoroughly impressive, but it has made us wonder just how popular the title still is. Well, we now have a better idea thanks to producer Masayuki Hirano, who's spilled the beans in an interview for the official Dragon Ball website. "Even...
News Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2 Support Simply Never Ends as Major Update, PS5 Version Announced
Celebrates 7th anniversary
Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2 is getting yet another major update on the 12th October — and as if that wasn't enough, Bandai Namco has announced that a PS5 version will release in 2024. If you can believe it, it's actually the game's 7th anniversary, and to say support for XenoVerse 2 has been impressive would be a serious...
News The New Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi Game Could Be Making a Comeback Soon
Sparking!
Remember back in March when a brand new Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi game was announced? Well, as you're probably aware, we've heard next to nothing about the project since. All we really know about it is that Super Saiyan Blue Goku will feature — and that's not saying much! However, it looks like new information could be coming our...
Dodon Ray!
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot's next piece of DLC, The 23rd World Tournament, introduces the iconic martial arts competition of the same name to the game, but earlier in the event's history, long before there was even a single blonde strand of hair on Goku's head (the Cell Saga centred around the 25th World Tournament, for context). The classic...
News Dragon Ball Games Are Still Making the Big Bucks for Bandai Namco
We gotta power
The Dragon Ball franchise has enjoyed so much success over its near 40-year history, and the scary thing is that it's showing no real signs of slowing down. Case in point: two of its most recent video game adaptations have been huge hits for publisher Bandai Namco. The company has just revealed that both Dragon Ball FighterZ and...
News New Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi Game Announced
Sparking!
At the end of this weekend's Dragon Ball FighterZ World Tour finals, Bandai Namco revealed a new Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi title. All we have to go on right now is a teaser trailer in which Goku goes Super Saiyan Blue. We don't have any dates and no platforms have been announced, but it's fair to assume that this project will be...
News Dragon Ball Z Kakarot Goes Back in Time as World Tournament DLC Is Confirmed
Bigger Green
The next expansion for Dragon Ball Z Kakarot has been officially announced, following on from a tease in the action RPG's previous trailer. And, as predicted, we are indeed going back in time to events from the original Dragon Ball adventure. The DLC is titled 'Chaos at the World Tournament', and will cover the events of Dragon Ball's...
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Goes Back in Time for Its Next Expansion, It Seems
Back when Piccolo was a baddie
We're just a few days from the release of Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot on PS5, alongside the game's first slice of Season 2 DLC in Bardock: Alone Against Fate. But just to keep the ball rolling, Bandai Namco is already teasing the next expansion. At the end of the new Bardock trailer, we get this image: As avid fans may...
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot's Bardock DLC Gets a Hype Trailer Ahead of Friday's Release
Saiyan blood
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot may be two years old, but that isn't stopping Bandai Namco from splashing the cash on a big marketing push for the game's new season of DLC. The Bardock: Alone Against Fate expansion releases this Friday alongside Kakarot's PS5 version (which is a free upgrade if you already own the title on PS4). This DLC is the...
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot's Bardock DLC Drops Alongside PS5 Version in January
Saiyan blood
Bandai Namco has confirmed that the next DLC for Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot — the first DLC in Season Pass 2 — will release on the same day as the game's PS5 version. You'll be able to embark on Saiyan adventure in Bardock - Alone Against Fate on the 13th January. It's also worth reiterating that if you already own Kakarot on PS4,...
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot's Next Expansion Will Explore the Tragic Fate of Bardock
You can find someone else to do your dirty work!
The tragic tale of Bardock, Goku's father, is one of the more poignant episodes in the entire run of Dragon Ball Z. The next DLC for Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot will explore the character, taking place slightly before those fateful final moments, and will instead follow the Saiyan invasion of the planet of...
News Dragon Ball: The Breakers Remains Truly Bizarre in New Gameplay Trailer
Points for originality, though
Dragon Ball: The Breakers remains a truly bizarre entry in an admittedly already-odd franchise, and it's available now on PS4. Instead of the usual fighting fare found in previous games like Dragon Ball FighterZ, Breakers is actually an asymmetric multiplayer game in which you play as regular folk, just trying to get...
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot's Enhanced PS5 Version Drops in January, Is a Free Upgrade
Even further beyond
The recently announced PS5 version of Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot will release on the 13th January, publisher Bandai Namco has confirmed. On the current-gen console, the action RPG will boast a higher framerate (from 30 frames-per-second on PS4 to 60 on PS5) alongside enhanced visuals. Environments will have more detail and better...
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Gets Free Upgrade to Enhanced PS5 Version in 2023, Second Season of DLC
Bardock's story confirmed
Update: Bandai Namco has confirmed that Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot on PS5 will be a free upgrade if you already own the game on PS4. The publisher has also released an official comparison video, which showcases the visual upgrades in Kakarot's PS5 version. You can find it embedded in the tweet below. Original Story: Bandai...
News Dragon Ball: The Breakers Embraces the Memes, Adds Playable Farmer with a Shotgun
The man himself
Quirky multiplayer survival game Dragon Ball: The Breakers has a new trailer, confirming Majin Buu as a playable villain. But that pink freak isn't the real story here; the real story is that you'll be able to play as the meme-worthy farmer from the very beginning of Dragon Ball Z. You know, the guy who investigates Raditz's pod,...
News Dragon Ball FighterZ PS5 Version Announced Complete with Rollback Netcode
Even further beyond
It's finally happening: Dragon Ball FighterZ is getting a rollback netcode update at some point in the future, which should allow for a much better online experience. Fans have been demanding this one for a long time, and for a while, it looked like it might never happen. It's a bit of a shame that rollback will arrive when the...
News Strange Multiplayer Spinoff Dragon Ball: The Breakers Hunts Down October Release Date
Frieza gameplay revealed
Dragon Ball: The Breakers — the multiplayer survival game that was announced last year — has been given a 14th October release date here in the West (it launches a day earlier, on the 13th October, in Japan). The game looks more polished in its latest trailer than it has done in previous videos, and it also shows off how...
News Rewrite History With Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2's Conton City Vote and Legend Patrol DLC Packs
Power up
Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2 is getting some new alt-history content in the form of the Conton City Vote Pack, which is paid DLC that will be available on 7 July. In addition, the Legend Patrol Pack will also be available, which allows players to experience the story of the original Dragon Ball XenoVerse in Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2 A free...
News Dragon Ball: The Breakers Trailer Tells You Everything About This Weird Spinoff
A thorough Breakersdown
If you've been wondering what the heck the recently announced Dragon Ball: The Breakers actually is, you're in luck. Bandai Namco has released a very informative 11-minute trailer that explains the game in detail. The gist of it is that you either play as a lone 'raider' or as one of seven 'survivors' in this weird...
News The Most Ridiculous Dragon Ball Game Yet Has Just Been Announced for PS4
Multiplayer survival?!
Well, we never saw this one coming. Bandai Namco has announced a brand new Dragon Ball game — but it isn't at all what you'd expect. Titled Dragon Ball: The Breakers, it's an eight-player survival game, where one player steps into the role of an overpowered villain (playable baddies include Cell, Frieza, and Kid Buu at...
News Dragon Ball FighterZ Gogeta SS4 Trailer Is Maximum Hype
Gogeta vs. Gogeta
Dragon Ball FighterZ has gone all-out for its Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta trailer, pitting the most powerful warrior in Dragon Ball GT against Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan Gogeta from Dragon Ball Super. We've now typed out 'super' so many times that the word has lost all meaning. Anyway, the point is that we're watching the game's two...
News Dragon Ball FighterZ Goes Even Further Beyond with Over 5 Million Copies Sold
Super
Dragon Ball FighterZ has done very well for itself. The gorgeous looking brawler launched back in January 2018 to rave reviews, and it continues to be a popular competitive fighting game to this day. Indeed, Bandai Namco has just announced that FighterZ has topped 5 million copies sold worldwide. At this point, fans are waiting to see what's...
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot's First DLC Lands Next Week, Second DLC 'Later This Year'
A new power awakens
The first DLC pack for Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, titled 'A New Power Awakens - Part 1', will launch next week, on the 28th April. The news comes via Bandai Namco, and the publisher reiterates that the DLC will allow players to unlock Super Saiyan God transformations for both Goku and Vegeta. You'll then be able to take this...
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot's First DLC Detailed, Lets You Unlock Super Saiyan God Goku and Vegeta
Beerus boss fight confirmed
Bandai Namco has shared some additional information on the first DLC for Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot. As previously reported, it'll let you unlock the Super Saiyan God transformation for both Goku and Vegeta in the main game. The DLC features training with Whis, and an eventual boss fight with Beerus. It can apparently be...
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Patch 1.06 Out Now on PS4, Adds Time Machine
Back in action
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot has received a new update on PlayStation 4. Patch 1.06 adds the Time Machine, allowing players to travel back in time to any point in the main story. This means that you can revisit your favourite boss fights or complete side quests that you might have missed. Handy. You can find said Time Machine just outside...
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot DLC Will Awaken Super Saiyan God Goku
To go even further beyond
The first major DLC for Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot has been outed by the latest issue of Japanese gaming magazine Weekly Famitsu. It'll be called 'A New Awakening: Part 1 - Whis' Training', and it'll be part of the game's season pass. Apparently, you can play this DLC episode either before or after the end of the main story...
News Dragon Ball FighterZ's Game-Changing Season 3 Patch Out Now on PS4
Sparking!
Dragon Ball FighterZ's third season has officially begun. The game's latest update brings with it extensive gameplay changes and additions, and it's available to download now on PlayStation 4. It'd take way too long to outline every single alteration, but we've pasted the main points below. Dragon Ball FighterZ Season 3 Update Patch...
News Dragon Ball FighterZ Reveals Season 3 DLC Characters Ultra Instinct Goku and Kefla
Super stuff
Bandai Namco has unveiled the third season of DLC for Dragon Ball FighterZ. Season 3 will include five new characters, including the previously revealed Ultra Instinct Goku. But before he arrives at some point this spring, Dragon Ball Super's Kefla is due on the 28th February. You can see both combatants in the super slick trailer we've...
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Patch 1.04 Improves Load Times, Out Now on PS4
Shenron has been summoned
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot update 1.04 is available to download now on PlayStation 4. Weighing in at around 2.6GB, this isn't the previously reported patch that's supposed to add a time machine so that you can revisit old missions. Instead, it fixes a few nasty little issues and improves load times. Shorter load times are a...
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Update Will Let You Travel Back in Time to Complete Missed Quests
Handy
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot is a pretty big game. Alongside the main story of Dragon Ball Z, there are loads of side quests to undertake, as well as various optional activities. And with that in mind, it can be surprisingly easy to miss out on certain adventures, especially since many of them are only available until the overarching plot moves...
News Dragon Ball FighterZ Is Getting Yet Another Goku as a DLC Character
That's six Gokus
If you think Dragon Ball FighterZ already has way too many Gokus in its character roster, then we've got some bad news for you. The game's next additional fighter has been confirmed ahead of the game's big competitive finals event in Paris next month. Yep, it's Ultra Instinct Goku from Dragon Ball Super. To be fair, Ultra Instinct...
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Story Length Is Around 40 Hours, Up to 100 Hours to Do Everything
That's a lot of monkey business
According to the latest issue of Famitsu -- as reported by Japanese blog hokanko-alt.com -- Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot takes a hefty chunk of time to complete. The action role-playing title, which is due out next week on PlayStation 4, has a main story that supposedly lasts 40 or so hours. However, if you want to see and...
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Shows Off RPG Elements as Goku and the Gang Get Stronger
We gotta power
With the game set to launch next week on PlayStation 4, Bandai Namco has released a new trailer for Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot. As an action role-playing adventure, you'll be tasked with levelling up Goku and his pals through a variety of activities, all of which are detailed in this latest video. It's looking like Kakarot aims to keep...
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot's Opening Movie Is Pure Nostalgic Hype
Cha-la, head-cha-la
For many Dragon Ball fans, the original Dragon Ball Z anime which aired back in the 90s here in the West was their first taste of the Japanese phenomenon. As such, there's a lot of nostalgia attached to the show for a lot of people, and Bandai Namco is clearly well aware of this fact. Upcoming action role-playing game Dragon...
News DBS Broly Finally Gets an Official Dragon Ball FighterZ Release Date
Urrraaaagh
Broly (from Dragon Ball Super) is the final Season 2 addition to Dragon Ball FighterZ. Players have been waiting on the unstoppable juggernaut's release date for weeks, and now we finally have official word from Bandai Namco. The legendary super saiyan will enter the fray on the 5th December. He also has a really cool new character...
News Dragon Ball FighterZ Perfectly Captures DBS Broly's Fury in First Gameplay Trailer
Pure muscle
Broly (from Dragon Ball Super) is the next DLC character coming to Dragon Ball FighterZ, and he just can't contain his own power. As evidenced by his gameplay trailer, which we've embedded above, the title clearly does an outstanding job of capturing the beast at his explosive best. Sadly, there's still no date attached to Broly, even...
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Gameplay Trailer Explains Multiple Playable Characters and Support Roles
Z Fighters, assemble
This new trailer for Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot goes over a couple of key features, explaining how both support characters and additional playable characters work within the game. Obviously the story focuses on Goku, but he doesn't have to fight alone. Computer controlled allies such as Krillin, Yamcha, and Tien can help out in...
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot's Gotta Power in New Buu Saga Trailer
You make Buu mad
The latest trailer for Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot is all about the series' final saga, in which Goku and the gang go up against Buu in his many different forms. The game, which is a blend of open world action role-playing and bombastic brawling, continues to look promising, and we're loving some of the visual effects. Is Dragon Ball Z:...
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Has the Famous Farmer with Shotgun Scene
A power level of only 5
Hide your family, lock down the doors, and pray for your life, because Farmer with Shotgun is out for blood in Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot. That's right, one of Dragon Ball Z's most infamous characters appears in the upcoming action RPG, squaring off against Raditz right at the beginning of the Saiyan Saga. With a pitiful power...
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot's New Trailer Is a Good Introduction to the Upcoming Action RPG
Hi, I'm Goku
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot is shaping up to be a decent take on the story of Dragon Ball Z, but if you haven't been keeping up with the game, then you may want to watch the video that we've embedded above. Bandai Namco's suitably named 'Game Introduction' trailer does a good job of breaking down the fundamentals of what is essentially a...
News Gogeta Sure Looks Like the Ultimate Fusion in Dragon Ball FighterZ Gameplay
Go-getter
Bandai Namco's released a three-minute slice of Gogeta gameplay in Dragon Ball FighterZ, just ahead of his release on the 26th September. The video shows off his combos, special moves, and ultimate attacks. First impressions are that he looks pretty buff, as expected of the so-called ultimate fusion. Are you still playing Dragon Ball...
News Vegeta, Complete with His 'Badman' Shirt, Is Playable in Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot
Sold
Numerous characters have already been confirmed to be playable in Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, but this reveal from Tokyo Game Show 2019 is surely the most hype confirmation yet. Bandai Namco has uploaded over six minutes of gameplay from the open world adventure, and Vegeta is the star of the show. The Prince of Saiyans even comes equipped with...
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Western Release Date Adds Yet Another Game to Early 2020
January for this one
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot already had an "early 2020" release window here in the West, but now a precise date has been revealed. The game's latest trailer, which arrives fresh from Tokyo Game Show 2019, confirms that the open world title will launch on the 17th January, 2020. As a bonus, the trailer's also pretty entertaining...
News 27 Minutes of Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Gameplay Shows Fun But Familiar Action
Cell damage
If you've been wanting to sit down and watch a whole chunk of Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot gameplay, then you're in luck. The ever-reliable Arekkz has fished up 27 minutes of action from Gamescom 2019, starting with Gohan's epic clash with Perfect Cell. The game's looking like a good amount of fun, but it's undeniably familiar. There are huge...
News Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot's Cell Saga Looks Promising
Achieve perfection
As you'd expect of a game that follows the story of Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot will feature the Cell Saga in full. It's a story that many fans will have read and or watched dozens of times before, but the upcoming open world action role-playing game seems to do it justice in this latest trailer. Cell himself is looking...
News Janemba and Gogeta Officially Revealed for Dragon Ball FighterZ
Kekeke
Dragon Ball FighterZ just got done over at Evo 2019, and as expected, Bandai Namco brought a new trailer to the event. Said trailer confirms Janemba as the game's next DLC character -- he releases on the 8th August and he looks pretty darn cool. But that ain't all. Super Saiyan Blue Gogeta has also been unveiled, although he doesn't have a...