Bandai Namco Charts Faster Future With Ace Combat 8 And Elden Ring

Bandai Namco’s Next Era: Ace Combat 8, Elden Ring on Film, and a Faster Game Future

The global video game industry is entering a decisive phase, where scale, storytelling, and speed increasingly define success. Few companies illustrate this transition more clearly than Bandai Namco Entertainment, a publisher whose portfolio spans decades of beloved franchises, anime adaptations, and modern blockbuster games. At the 2025 Game Awards, Bandai Namco sent a strong signal about its future ambitions, unveiling “Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve” while quietly reinforcing its expanding footprint in Hollywood through the highly anticipated “Elden Ring” movie. At the center of this strategic shift is Nao Udagawa, Bandai Namco Entertainment’s CEO, who has spent the last … Read more