Leaks from the databases of bandai namco were revealed a few days ago duringa ransomware attack from the ALPHV group (formerly the BlackCat group) which allegedly took place on the night of July 3. An image of a game lineup has been posted.
A DLC for Elden Ring?
This image that you can see above has been doing the rounds on the networks for the past few days. It would supposedly contain a list of the major titles of the Japanese firm planned for 2023. You can see there Armored Core in Q1 2023, Little Nightmares 3 and a game Digimon in Q2 2023, the DLC d‘Elden Ring, Barbarians of the Badlands and tekken 8 in Q3 2023, Code Vein 2 and a game One-Punch Man in Q4, and a game dragonball planned for almost every semester, just that!
If some information seems to hold water, such as the release of Armored Core, or a DLC for Elden Ring, others seem extremely unreliable.
Real leak or fake?
Although nothing was certain, it’s thanks to a Twitter user, The Lore Hunteras well as dual shockers, that we know what to expect. It would seem that all of these leaks are false, unfortunately (or fortunately, who knows).
” For those wondering, it’s fake. The Tekken logo is taken from a fan made video, Digimon won’t have a Cybersleuth title from what I heard, and Barbarians of the Badlands is just a silly title. We will have the Elden Ring DLC, but not this one. And hopefully Armored Core too. »
Indeed, the image that contains the so-called leaks would have been circulating for a long time before the pirate attack against Bandai Namco. Also, the Tekken 8 logo is indeed from a fan-made video posted some time ago. As for the Digimon game, Bandai had already confirmed that the next installment would be a story-driven game set in the digital world, reports Dualshockers.
Regarding the other games, we can clearly see amalgamations of crudely edited logos, such as the Dragon Ball Fighter Z Super logo which is simply a mixture of that of FighterZ and that of Super.
And if you need more arguments, you can always go to the subreddit specializing in leaks and rumors : many users give excellent reasons that question the veracity of this leak.
A few days ago, several Twitter accounts specializing in hacking and computer security claimed that Bandai Namco had won a cyberattack. The publisher confirmed today that the attack was real and has since taken preventive measures.