Bandai Namco, the Japanese video game publishing giant, has now revealed that it is working on a new development project, one that could see characters and settings from Dark Souls, Dragon Ball Z, and Elden Ring all collide in the metaverse, in a bid to allow fans to interact across its different IPs through a shared interface. The Tokyo-based publisher has stated that it will invest $130 million (roughly Rs. 980 crores) on the project, labeled “IP Metaverse”, as part of the company’s new mid-term plan, which outlines its three-year vision.
Bandai Namco made the announcement as part of its newly released mid-term plan spanning April 2022 to March 2025 with a document that draws an initial outline for what it’s calling its new “IP axis strategy” among other plans, including a new speech-bubble-inspired logo.
