Bandai Namco Experience is adding Michaelis from The Witch from Mercury to Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. 2 Infinite Boost on November 18, 2026, and has set a corporate competition for the game on March 6, 2027. It is also preparing to open VS CHALLENGE KL Midtown in Kuala Lumpur on November 5, 2026, while a possible member data leak on the Wangan Midnight Arcade Portal remains under notice.
Bandai Namco Experience's arcade business runs on two tracks in these stories: content updates for Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. 2 Infinite Boost and overseas production of its VS CHALLENGE activity facilities. The game side moved from a September 19 Tokyo Game Show 2026 stage, where a balance update for nine units was announced for October 1, to an October 28 Gundam Game 40th Anniversary Live Stream announcement that Michaelis from The Witch from Mercury joins on November 18 as a 2500-cost all-rounder. The same stream set a corporate competition for March 6, 2027, with advance entry only and mixed teams from different companies permitted.
The overseas track is handled through local partners. VS CHALLENGE KL Midtown in Kuala Lumpur is scheduled to open November 5, 2026, with planning and sales by Bandai Namco Experience and local operations by AEON Fantasy Malaysia. It is the company's second overseas production, after VS CHALLENGE AEON Mall Deltamas in Indonesia on June 13, 2024. The company will also exhibit at IAAPA Expo 2026 in Orlando, Florida.
On the domestic park side, NAMJATOWN in Ikebukuro runs One Ten's Obake Hunter AR as Mojav's Obake Hunter AR, operating since September 26, 2026, while Nyanja Town, the cat interaction facility inside the park, closes September 30 with the cats moving to P2 Pet World Torias Kuyama Store in Fukuoka Prefecture.
The Wangan Midnight Arcade Portal notice on October 9 said member information for Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 6RR PLUS may have been leaked after unauthorized external access at operation contractor Commune. Exposed data could include email addresses, nicknames, account names, self-introductions, profile items, affiliated groups, points, and last active dates. No unauthorized use has been confirmed, and users are urged to change passwords and watch for suspicious emails.
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Bandai Namco Experience is developing BIOHAZARD RE:2 ARCADE, an arcade shooting game based on Capcom's Resident Evil RE:2, shown at Amusement Expo 2026. Players enter the cabinet and shoot zombies with a gun controller as Leon or Claire, both available in two-player play, through the police station and Raccoon City streets. The cabinet adds floor vibration and air blasts timed to zombie appearances. Release date and price are undecided.
Oct 28
Bandai Namco Experience announced on October 28, 2026 that Michaelis, a mobile suit from Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury, will be added to the arcade title Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. 2 Infinite Boost on November 18. In the game Michaelis is a 2500-cost all-rounder. It carries two types of compound equipment on both arms, the Beam Braiser and the Javelin Braiser, and fights alongside five Hindrees to corner enemy units. A promotional movie with gameplay footage is available on YouTube. The announcement was made during the Gundam Game 40th Anniversary Live Stream, a program marking 40 years of Gundam games that began with Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: Hot Scramble in 1986, and which also covered console titles and anniversary initiatives for the app games.
Oct 13
Bandai Namco Experience will produce VS CHALLENGE KL Midtown in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, scheduled to open November 5, 2026. Planning and sales are handled by Bandai Namco Experience, with local operations run by AEON Fantasy Malaysia. The facility introduces 20 activities chosen for the Malaysian market from more than 100 types developed in Japan. It is the company's second overseas production, following VS CHALLENGE AEON Mall Deltamas in Indonesia on June 13, 2024. The company will also exhibit at IAAPA Expo 2026 in Orlando, Florida.
Oct 10
Bandai Namco Experience said on October 9 that member information on the Wangan Midnight Arcade Portal for the arcade racing game Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 6RR PLUS may have been leaked after unauthorized external access at operation contractor Commune. Exposed data could include email addresses, nicknames, account names, self-introductions, profile items, affiliated groups, points, and last active dates. No unauthorized use has been confirmed, and users are being urged to change passwords and watch for suspicious emails.
Oct 8
One Ten Inc. announced that its self-developed AR attraction Obake Hunter AR has been adapted for Namjatown, the Ikebukuro indoor theme park run by Bandai Namco Experience, and began operating as Mojav's Obake Hunter AR on Saturday, September 26, 2026. Players use gun-type controllers with smartphones to defeat AR ghosts, and receive a Mojav certification card.
Sep 19
At Tokyo Game Show 2026, Bandai Namco Experience announced a balance update for Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. 2 Infinite Boost, scheduled for October 1. Nine existing units are being adjusted. Strike Gundam gets overhauled charge shots per form plus new melee attacks, Hecate gains block bits, and Star Build Strike Gundam gets changes centered on the Star Beam Cannon with new actions. Guncannon and Hyaku Shiki also appeared in the update visual. The remaining four units will be revealed later.
Sep 15
4Gamer will host a stage event for Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. 2 Infinite Boost at its Tokyo Game Show 2026 booth on September 19, 2026, from 15:15 to 15:45. Voice actress Tomomi Isomura is MC, with game center employee and esports caster Nakao as guest. They will present the game and its latest information, and the stage will stream live on the YouTube channel 4GamerSP.
Aug 6
Bandai Namco Experience announced that Nyanja Town, the cat interaction facility inside the indoor theme park NAMJATOWN, will close on September 30. Operations end with the contract expiration, and the cats will move to P2 Pet World Torias Kuyama Store in Fukuoka Prefecture, managed by P2 and Associates.