Key Takeaways
- Bandai Namco’s 2024 Black Friday Sale offers up to 90% off new game releases and iconic titles.
- Discounts on Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero, Gundam Breaker 4, and Tekken 8 are among other popular games.
- Special edition bundles are available, including the Elden Ring Collector’s Edition at half price for a limited time.
Bandai Namco has launched its 2024 Black Friday Sale, giving gamers the chance to save up to 90% on a varied selection of titles across multiple platforms. This year’s releases under the Bandai Namco umbrella include the newest entries of long-running game franchises and titles based on popular Japanese properties.
Many companies have already announced their respective line-up of game deals for Black Friday and Cyber Monday ahead of Thanksgiving. Among these are PlayStation and Nintendo, both of which are offering weighty discounts online right now. The latest to join in the festivities is Bandai Namco, the Japanese entertainment giant that owns franchises like Gundam.
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The Bandai Namco 2024 Black Friday Sale includes deals on titles that were released this year, like Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero, Gundam Breaker 4, and Tekken 8. Fans of the legendary Japanese manga artist Akira Toriyama can save $20 when picking up a console copy of the former, now the highest-selling game based on the Dragon Ball IP, at least in the United States, according to a report by IGN. Meanwhile, the physical release of Gundam Breaker 4‘s Standard Edition on the PlayStation 5 or Switch that usually goes for $59.99 can be snagged for just $29.99 thanks to a hefty 50% discount.
Get Up to 90% Off on Games During Bandai Namco’s 2024 Black Friday Sale
Tekken 8, the newest installment in the beloved fighting game franchise, received a similar price cut on the Xbox Series X/S and is now down to only $34.99 on Microsoft’s machines. Some of the other titles included in the ongoing Bandai Namco Black Friday sale are Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon ($19.99 from $39.99), Code Vein ($9.99 from $19.99), Sword Art Online Fractured Daydream ($39.99 from $59.99), and We Love Katamari Reroll + Royal Reverie ($12.99 from $19.99).
Several special edition bundles are also part of Bandai Namco’s Thanksgiving sale, which will run for 11 more days, according to the company’s official US website. The Collector’s Edition of Elden Ring‘s Shadow of the Erdtree DLC that comes with a figure of Messmer the Impaler, one of the expansion’s key figures, is half off and can be purchased for $124.99. Additionally, physical console editions of the expansion are $49.99, down from $79.99, on Amazon and Best Buy. There are also deep discounts on the Collector’s Editions of Jujutsu Kaisen Cursed Clash ($19.99 from $49.99), Park Beyond ($9.99 from $99.99), and the recently released Unknown 9: Awakening ($69.99 from $109.99). The latter currently has an average score of 63 on OpenCritic, with reviewers being divided on the game’s story and gameplay.
It was recently revealed that two of Bandai Namco‘s subsidiaries, Bandai Namco Entertainment and Bandai Namco Online, will merge on April 1, 2025. According to a statement, the move aims to respond to recent changes in the gaming industry, among other things.
Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Date Founded
- March 31, 2006
- Headquarters
- Tokyo, Japan
- Parent Company
- Namco Bandai