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Bandai Namco Entertainment

Based in Minato, Tokyo, Japan Founded 2006

Bandai Namco Entertainment is the video game company of Japan's Bandai Namco group, behind series such as Tekken, Pac-Man, Tales and many anime-based games, and the publisher of FromSoftware's Elden Ring and Dark Souls outside Japan. It earns money from game sales, downloadable content and in-game purchases in its free-to-play mobile and online games.

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On the record 5dated events, each with a source
In the guide 2games it made or published

Track-record badges

What stands out, worst first

  • Competition law

    Competition-law action

    European Commission fined Bandai Namco €340,000 in January 2021 for geo-blocking PC games; the company acknowledged the infringement and received a 10% reduction for cooperating.

Track record

What's on the record, newest first

  1. Workplace

    Was reported to have pressured staff to resign through 'expulsion rooms'

    Bloomberg reported, citing unnamed sources, that after cancelling several games Bandai Namco moved about 200 of its 1,300 employees into rooms with no work to pressure them to leave, and that almost half had resigned. Bandai Namco said its goal was not to push employees out and that no such organisation exists at Bandai Namco Studios; the claims are allegations.

    GamesIndustry.biz
  2. Other

    Announced Gundam Evolution would shut down about a year after launch

    Bandai Namco announced that its free-to-play shooter Gundam Evolution, launched on PC in September 2022 and on consoles two months later, would go offline on 29 November 2023, saying it could no longer provide a service that satisfied players.

    GamesIndustry.biz
  3. Good practice

    Bandai Namco Mobile began a four-day working week trial

    Barcelona-based subsidiary Bandai Namco Mobile moved to a four-day working week for a six-month trial, saying it aimed to reduce stress and benefit employees' mental health.

    GamesIndustry.biz
  4. Good practice

    Raised base pay for employees

    Bandai Namco Entertainment announced it would raise employees' basic monthly salary by an average of ¥50,000 and set the starting salary for new graduates at ¥290,000.

    Bandai Namco Entertainment
  5. Regulator action

    European Commission fined Bandai Namco €340,000 for geo-blocking PC games

    The European Commission found that Bandai Namco, Valve and four other publishers restricted cross-border sales of certain PC games within the European Economic Area, including through geo-blocked Steam activation keys and distribution agreements. Bandai Namco cooperated, expressly acknowledged the facts and the infringement, and had its fine reduced by 10% to €340,000.

    European Commission

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Games in the guide

What Bandai Namco Entertainment made or published

Each game's money rating is its own: it comes from how that game makes money, not from the company's record.

Last checked 1 November 2026. Sources: ec.europa.eu, www.bandainamcoent.co.jp, www.gamesindustry.biz, www.gamesindustry.biz, www.gamesindustry.biz, www.gamesindustry.biz, www.bloomberg.com, www.gamesindustry.biz, en.wikipedia.org. Spotted something wrong or missing? Send a correction.