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Bandai Namco Entertainmenthas announced it will be hosting its own Summer Showcase on July 5 as part of Anime Expo 2024 in Los Angeles. The presentation byBandai Namco Entertainmentis scheduled to run for an hour and 20 minutes and will focus specifically on anime-themed titles.
Bandai Namco is already set to make major waves in the gaming world with therelease ofElden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtreecoming between June 20 and 21, depending on time zone. While the major DLC expansion forElden Ring, a game that sold more than 25 million copies and won numerous Game of the Year awards, has the gaming world on the edge of its seat, Bandai Namco seems poised to carry that momentum forward with reveals of some of its other products at the panel at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
As detailed in a press release on June 18, the panel will take place on July 5 from 5:30 PM to 6:50 PM Pacific Time in the convention center’s Petree Hall. Those lucky enough to attend the convention will also be the first to get to play some of the games featured in the showcase, which will be set up at multiple booths. While Bandai Namco is keeping mum about the full lineup for the Summer Showcase, the plannedhands-on events are forDragon Ball: Sparking Zero,Sword Art Online Fractured Daydream, andGundam Breaker 4, so it can be expected that those three games will make an appearance during the showcase as well.
Games Expected at Bandai Namco Summer Showcase 2024
Of the three games with playable demos at the expo,Dragon Ball: Sparking Zerois probably the one with the greatest hype behind it. Carrying on the legacy of the popularDragon Ball Budokai Tenkaichiseries of fighting games,Sparking Zerois set for release on October 11, and it looks to bring back several features from the esteemed series, including giving players dialogue options that can affect cutscenes and the victory conditions of certain battles.
WhileSparking Zeromay be the game with the most push behind it, Bandai Namco is set to releaseGundam Breaker 4several weeks earlier, on August 29. Featuring more than 250 base kits, a record for theGundam Breakerseries, the game will allow players to customize their mobile suits and collect additional parts from fallen enemies, and the recentGundamcollaboration withCall of Dutymay help the game get some added attention from the gaming community. No release date has been given yet forSword Art Online Fractured Daydream, which is expected before the end of 2024, but it will feature more than 20 different characters from both the anime’s fantasy and modern gunplay-themed arcs, and the developers are touting the game’s co-op raid battles as a key feature for the upcoming game.
