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Dragon Ball Xenoverse
2d ago
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 will release in 2027. In a joint interview published on October 22 alongside a hands-on demo event, the development team explained why the game is set in the future era AGE 1000. Producer Masayuki Hirano said the team felt it had done all it could with the experience of entering the original Dragon Ball world and fighting there. With Xenoverse 2 having passed 10 million units, the team wanted to show a world no one had seen. Hirano said the direction was decided after consulting Akira Toriyama and the companies involved. The game keeps training and fighting alongside existing characters. Combat situations expand beyond one-on-one to one-versus-many, many-versus-many, and battles with special rules. The protagonist belongs to a team called the GS (Great Saiyaman) Squad. Co-op is built around four-player missions, and the retail version includes fights against large bosses.
2d ago
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3, the third numbered entry in the series, is scheduled for release in 2027 on PC via Steam, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. A hands-on session covered one online mode: four-player PvE quests, part of a multiplayer suite that supports up to eight players and also includes 4-vs-4 PvP and 1-vs-1 PvP. The single-player story is set in AGE 1000, 200 years after the era depicted in Dragon Ball, and is said to have roughly 25 hours of playtime, about twice the volume of the previous game. There are 130 characters, and mentor-student relationships return. The new Soul Change system lets a player adopt a character's soul and battle style, while Soul Assist summons a character for support. Four avatar races were selectable: Earthling, Saiyan, Namekian, and Frieza Clan. Three quests were played: a 50-enemy gauntlet, a defense quest against the Ginyu Force, and a traversal quest ending in a fight with Jiren and Toppo.
Sep 18
A Tokyo Game Show 2026 hands-on session with Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 left the player unimpressed. The demo sent a custom character through a quest from Gamma, first against weak enemies and then against Broly with three CPU allies. Summoning Vegeta and Trunks allowed temporary transformations. Broly powered up, turned invincible, and fired energy balls that required distance or terrain cover. The piece calls the controls clunky, the environments bland, and the graphics no better than Xenoverse 2 on PS4.
Sep 3
Bandai Namco Entertainment released a new trailer for Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 during Sony's State of Play livestream on September 3. The video, titled "Fight Your Own Way," introduces the game's character creation system and confirms a new Android race among six playable options: Earthling, Saiyan, Namekian, Frieza Race, Majin, and Android. Players will customize a fighter's appearance, inherit techniques from Super Fighters, and choose a fighting style based on the moves of 130 heroes. The game is set in AGE 1000, where a mysterious hero arrives with no memory and meets a new generation of heroes who are university students in West City. The cast includes original characters Brett, Lilica, ROM, and Tap, alongside franchise figures like Bulma and Gamma 1. Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 is planned for release on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam in 2027. The project was first teased under the codename "Age 1000" and has been in development for about six to seven years. Bandai Namco announced the joint project with Toei Animation in January.
Sep 3
Bandai Namco Entertainment showed new footage of Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 during Sony Interactive Entertainment's State of Play broadcast on September 3. Dimps is developing the game. The trailer centers on combat scenes with multiple characters, including a look at Jeice when special moves such as Crusher Ball are used. The effect appears to display the user of the move. Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 is set in AGE 1000, a future era of the Dragon Ball world that the sources describe as unseen, populated by characters Akira Toriyama designed. Players create their own character and shape the story within that setting. The game is scheduled for release in 2027 on PC via Steam, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. Both outlets that covered the trailer, Game Spark and Inside, reported the same details about the setting, the developer, and the release window.
Aug 5
Bandai Namco Entertainment announced on August 5 that it will exhibit five titles at Tokyo Game Show 2026, held at Makuhari Messe from September 17 to 21. The main booth in Hall 5 will feature playable demos for 'ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE', 'Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3', 'One Piece: Sea of Delights Restaurant', and 'Bleach Mirrors High'. 'Tales of Eternia Remaster' will be present but only with a reservation campaign, no demo. 'ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE' is scheduled for release on October 2, 2026, for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam. It is the first in the series to feature a first-person perspective in its drama parts, and this will be its first exhibition at a domestic game event. Public days from September 19 to 21 will require a numbered ticket for the demo, distributed at the booth. Demo participants receive an original sticker. The Family Game Park at TKP Tokyo Bay Makuhari Hall will offer demos of 'Once Upon a Katamari' and 'Tamagotchi Petit Petit Store: Welcome! Nintendo Switch 2 Edition'. The ASOBI STORE satellite booth in Hall 11 will sell advance merchandise for 'Ace Combat 8', the 'Tales of' series, Katamari, Pac-Man, and Taiko no Tatsujin.
Jul 3
Bandai Namco Entertainment announced that the final DLC for Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2, Future Saga Chapter 4, will launch on July 8. The DLC adds new playable characters, missions, and content, closing out the game's post-launch support ahead of the 2027 sequel Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3.
Jun 27
Bandai Namco Entertainment is running a 90% off sale on the Steam version of Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2, dropping the regular edition to 297 yen. The game has shipped over 10 million units worldwide and holds a Very Positive rating from about 42,700 Steam reviews. The sale comes as the final DLC chapter and a sequel, Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3, are planned for 2026 and 2027 respectively.
Jun 23
Bandai Namco Entertainment released the first trailer for Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 on June 23, 2026, offering a detailed look at the game ahead of its planned 2027 launch. The trailer, titled "Welcome to West City," introduces the game's setting of AGE 1000 and several original characters: Brett, an aspiring hero who considers himself the protagonist's senior and rival; Tap, a prodigy who entered university early; ROM, an idol pursuing her entertainment career; and Lilica, a classmate of the player-created hero. The story follows a protagonist who arrives in the futuristic timeline with no memory and becomes involved with a new generation of student heroes in West City. Voice actors include Hiro Shimono as Brett, Mariya Ise as Tap, Yuina as ROM, and Hina Yomiya as Lilica. The trailer also shows Bulma retaining her youthful appearance and Gamma 1 wearing a new outfit marked with "1000." A gameplay mechanic lets players fill a gauge to summon the soul of legendary Dragon Ball characters like Trunks, Vegeta, and Piccolo. The project was teased earlier as "Age 1000" and has been in development for about six to seven years. Akira Toriyama contributed to world-building and character design. The game will launch on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam.
Jun 7
Japanese gaming site Inside has curated a list of eight major titles confirmed for 2027, including the final chapter of the Final Fantasy VII remake trilogy, a full remake of the original Tomb Raider, and the debut title from Ikumi Nakamura's studio UNSEEN. The list also features new entries in the Virtua Fighter and Dragon Ball Xenoverse series, a new Gundam action game, and large DLC for Monster Hunter: Wilds.