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BANDAI NAMCO SUMMER SHOWCASE RETURNS TO ANIME EXPO WITH REVEALS AND FIRST LOOKS AT THE BIGGEST ANIME TITLES

Be the First to See What’s Next and Experience Hands-on Demos, Immersive Themed Booths, Photo Opps and More from Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc.

IRVINE, Calif. (June 18, 2024) - Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc. today announced the return of the “Summer Showcase” panel and other exciting activities at Anime Expo® 2024. The company will once again take over Petree Hall with an hour-long panel with game makers on July 5, featuring a programming slate heavy with announcements, reveals and first looks at anticipated anime games. At the show, attendees will have a chance to be the first to play upcoming games and experience fun themed activations across several Bandai Namco booths. Anime Expo takes place July 4-7, 2024, at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
 
This year’s “Bandai Namco Summer Showcase” takes place from 5:30 to 6:50 pm PDT on July 5 in Petree Hall. Like year’s past, the panel-style presentation brings together top anime game makers from Japan to deliver a string of game news and reveals. The showcase promises to unveil exciting news and updates for DRAGON BALL, GUNDAM, SWORD ART ONLINE, and more, with surprises in store. 
 
Bandai Namco’s show floor activities invite fans to come visit themed booths that will transport them into their favorite anime universes. Spanning across several booths, Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc. will be in booths #2300 and #2600 with photo-ops, collectibles, and game demos that will let Anime Expo attendees be among the first to experience hands-on play with DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO, SWORD ART ONLINE FRACTURED DAYDREAM; the GUNDAM BREAKER 4 game demo will be at booth #2406.
 
For press only, static assets are available at the Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc. press room at www.bneapressroom.com; a library of video trailers ready for embedding are available on our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/BandaiNamcoEntertainmentAmerica.   
 
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About Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc.
Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc., part of the Bandai Namco Group, is a leading global publisher and developer of interactive entertainment for major video game consoles, PC, online, and mobile platforms. The company is known for creating many of the industry’s beloved classic franchises such as PAC-MAN®, GALAGA®, TEKKEN®, SOULCALIBUR®, and ACE COMBAT®, and publishing the critically acclaimed DARK SOULS™ series and the blockbuster title ELDEN RING™. Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc. is also the premier publisher in the Western hemisphere for anime-based video games including GUNDAM™, NARUTO SHIPPUDEN™, DRAGON BALL™, and ONE PIECE®. Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc. is headquartered in Irvine, California. More information about the company and its products can be found at http://www.bandainamcoent.com.

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