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The following articles have been filed under the "News" category and covers general franchise news from across the globe.


Published by 10 June 2018, 7:50 PM EDTComment

By way of Microsoft’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (“E3”) media briefing today in Los Angeles, Bandai Namco announced Jump Forces, a new crossover fighting game coming to the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC (via Steam), developed by Spike Chunsoft, scheduled for release in 2019: “JUMP FORCE” (BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA INC). The greatest heroes and

Published by 31 May 2018, 9:51 AM EDT1 Comment

The official Dragon Ball Heroes website has updated with biographies for eight characters set to appear in the forthcoming Super Dragon Ball Heroes promotional anime slated to begin this summer: Son Goku VA: Masako Nozawa A kind-hearted Saiyan who trains every day to be the strongest. He heads to the Prison Planet where Trunks has

Published by 29 May 2018, 10:16 PM EDTComment

In conjunction with a Dragon Ball FighterZ promotional live stream today, Bandai Namco also released a brief video statement from Dragon Ball XENOVERSE 2 producer Masayuki Hirano stating the company’s intent to release additional free and paid content for the game: (NOTE: Any and all grammatical errors are preserved from the original video transcription below.)

Published by 22 May 2018, 2:10 PM EDTComment

Online retailers have begun updating their listings for the eleventh Dragon Ball Super home video box set in Japan, covering episodes 121-131, completing the “Tournament of Power” in the Universe Survival arc, and wrapping up existing the television series: The disc label art features Son Goku in his “Ultra Instinct” state. As with previous releases,

Published by 22 May 2018, 10:15 AM EDTComment

Following a seemingly-accidental leak out of Taiwan last month, a short promotional video for SSGSS Vegetto, one of the next paid downloadable characters coming to Dragon Ball FighterZ, has been released showcasing some of his special moves: The video concludes with a glimpse at the in-game alternate colors, player lobby character, and Z-Stamp that will

Published by 21 May 2018, 7:26 PM EDT1 Comment

In conjunction with today’s July 2018 issue of Shueisha’s V-Jump magazine in Japan, Bandai Namco has announced a forthcoming Super Dragon Ball Heroes animation project. The project is described as a “promotion(al) anime” focused on the Prison Planet arc from the arcade game’s current/ongoing “Universe Mission” series of updates (not to be confused with the

Published by 21 May 2018, 10:25 AM EDT1 Comment

Following a seemingly-accidental video leak out of Taiwan, in conjunction with today’s July 2018 issue of Shueisha’s V-Jump magazine in Japan, Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan (“SSGSS” for short, or simply “Super Saiyan Blue”) Vegetto has been revealed for Dragon Ball FighterZ alongside the previously-announced Merged Zamasu. Both characters are slated for release 31 May

Published by 21 May 2018, 9:03 AM EDTComment

Continuing onward from previous chapters, Viz has added their English translation of the Dragon Ball Super manga’s thirty-sixth chapter to their website, moving further into the “Universe Survival arc” of the series. This continues Viz’s initiative of simultaneously publishing the series’ chapter alongside its Japanese debut, which saw its release today in the July 2018

Published by 11 May 2018, 9:13 AM EDTComment

Bandai Namco has issued a brief statement on social media regarding “hacking” in the console editions of Dragon Ball XENOVERSE 2 and potential account bans coming to offending players: XV2 Players: We’re aware of hacking issues currently plaguing the console version. In order to preserve the integrity of the game as it was originally designed,