{"id":746821,"date":"2025-11-24T22:18:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T22:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/bandai-namco-cancels-development-of-at-least-five-games?utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=feed"},"modified":"2025-11-24T22:18:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T22:18:55","slug":"bandai-namco-cancels-development-of-at-least-five-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/bandai-namco-cancels-development-of-at-least-five-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Bandai Namco cancels development of &#8220;at least&#8221; five games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bandai-namco-cancels-development-of-at-least-five-games.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Bandai Namco has revealed it cancelled development of &#8220;at least&#8221; five projects following a review to implement &#8220;stricter standards&#8221; and an &#8220;emphasis on quality&#8221; in its upcoming games.<\/p>\n<p>The information comes from the company&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bandainamco.co.jp\/files\/E_240214E6A5ADE7B8BEE4BA88E683B3E381AEE4BFAEE6ADA3.pdf\">latest financial report<\/a> for Q3 of FY2024, which contained changes to its projections of profits and sales for the full fiscal year.<\/p>\n<p>The Tekken 8 and Elden Ring publisher lowered its projections for profits due to &#8220;valuation losses&#8221;. These losses include &#8220;loss on disposal of titles following a review of the composition of the titles within the next mid-term plan in mind&#8221;, the company stated in its report.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/bandai-namco-cancels-development-of-at-least-five-games?utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=feed\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/bandai-namco-cancels-development-of-at-least-five-games?utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=feed\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bandai Namco has revealed it cancelled development of &#8220;at least&#8221; five projects following a review to implement &#8220;stricter standards&#8221; and an &#8220;emphasis on quality&#8221; in its upcoming games. The information comes from the company&#8217;s latest financial report for Q3 of FY2024, which contained changes to its projections of profits and sales for the full fiscal year. The Tekken 8 and Elden Ring publisher lowered its projections for profits due to &#8220;valuation losses&#8221;. These losses include &#8220;loss on disposal of titles following a review of the composition of the titles within the next mid-term plan in mind&#8221;, the company stated in its report. 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