Bandai Namco is about to kick off 2025 with Banga

Bandai Namco is one of the largest publishers in the gaming industry, as it owns the rights to many major franchises, including Dark Souls, Pac-Man, legendand Tekken. 2024, however, was somewhat mixed for the company. On the other hand, it released several high-quality games this year, such as Gundam Breaker 4, Dragon Ball; Sparking Zero!and that which is accepted by all Tekken 8. On the other hand, some of Bandai Namco's 2024 titles have met with a mixed to negative reception. Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash SY Unknown 9: Awakening was panned by critics, if the game like Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream SY Death: killer within received divisive opinion.

With that said, Bandai Namco's output looks very promising for future releases. So far, the company has announced 7 games it plans to release, such as the Supermassive Games-developed horror platformer. A little nightmare 3 and the dark action RPG Dawnwalker from Rebel Wolves. While these two specific titles have yet to receive an actual release, some have been dated. In fact, four of Bandai Namco's games are scheduled to launch in the first half of 2025. If there are no unexpected delays, it seems that the publisher will launch early next year.

Bandai Namco has a lot of releases planned for the first half of 2025

Remasters of Freedom Wars and Tales of Graces f will start in January

The first two titles on Bandai Namco's 2025 release list aren't necessarily new games, but remasters. One of them is Freedom Wars Remastered, improved port a Monster Hunter game Action RPG that first launched in 2014. The original War of Freedom is still a PlayStation Vita exclusive to this day, but the remaster will be available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch and PC when it comes out on January 10, 2025. Shortly after the launch of this game, Bandai Namco plans to to publish another title, Tales of Graces f Remastered, for PS4/5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC on January 17th.

Tales of Graces
launched as a Wii exclusive in Japan, but was ported to the PS3 (and released for the console) in the West. Now that it's getting a remaster, it will be accessible on all modern platforms.

Synduality: Echo of Ada is Bandai Namco's first new game for 2025

the War of Freedom SY Tales of Graces Remasters aren't the only titles Bandai Namco is releasing in early 2025, as Synduality: Echo of Ada also starts in January. For those who are not familiar with it, this game is a sci-fi PvPvE mining shooter that features action RPG mechanics and great gameplay mechanics. It is part of a larger multimedia franchise produced by Bandai Namco, which includes anime, manga, light novels, and even comics. Synduality: Echo of Ada is developed by Game Studio Inc., and will be released for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and PC on January 27.

Bleach: Rebirth of Souls will be released in early 2025

Another Bandai Namco game that will be released in the first half of 2025 is Bleach: Rebirth of the Soul. Like other licensed video titles produced by the company, Bleach: Rebirth of the Soul is a 3D arena fighter. It does, however, feature a unique single kill mechanic that puts an interesting twist on the classic fighting game formula. Bleach: Rebirth of the Soul It should also be noted that this is the first bleach games made for home consoles in over a decade. This arena fighter does not currently have a release date, but Bandai Namco plans to launch it in early 2025.

Little Nightmares 3 and Fate/EXTRA Record may be released soon

While Bandai Namco has not officially announced any other games for the first half of 2025, there are a few other titles that could be released in this period, such as A little nightmare 3 SY Fate/EXTRA Record. A little nightmare 3 was originally slated for 2024 before being pushed back to 2025, but as the year draws to a close, development may be over. The same can be said about future JRPGs Fate/EXTRA Recordwhich has been on the job for almost half a year. Although fans shouldn't expect both games to come out in early 2025 Bandai Namco said it officially, they may be released earlier than expected.