Bandai Namco - publisher of games including Elden Ring, Tekken 8, and the recently released Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO - is repordely seeking to reduce its staff headcount, having decided to "either cancel or pause development" of several titles.
]]>Visions of Mana only released yesterday, August 29, but according to a new report, plans to cut back at and eventually close the JRPG’s developer - Ouka Studios - have been in the works for a good while, with the current situation being that NetEase has cut "all but a handful of jobs".
]]>Bandai Namco's ill-fated MMORPG Blue Protocol has officially had a tombstone ordered on its behalf, as the company has announced it'll be ceasing service in January 2025.
]]>There's no topic more controversial than monetization when it comes to the world of live service and MMOs. The lifeblood of the business model, each developer must walk a careful line between profitability and greediness. The perception of over-pricing can be damaging to the reputation of a game, and any whiff of pay-to-win can turn users hostile in a moment.
]]>Bandai Namco showed off a brand new, open world, anime MMORPG called Blue Protocol, developed in collaboration with Amazon Games.
]]>We just learned of Blue Protocol last week, but it's already gearing up for an alpha - only in Japan, though.
]]>A new online RPG is on its way - although we don't know yet if it'll get a western release.
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