Bandai Namco Brings Ace Combat 8 and More to Tokyo Game Show 2026
The show marks the first domestic game event appearance for ACE COMBAT 8, giving Japanese players their earliest hands-on chance with the series' latest installment before its release.
Key Facts
- Bandai Namco Entertainment will exhibit at Tokyo Game Show 2026 from September 17 to 21 at Makuhari Messe.
- ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE will be playable for the first time at a domestic game event, with a numbered ticket required on public days.
- DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 3 is scheduled for release within 2027 and will have a playable demo at the show.
- BLEACH Mirrors High features new characters designed by Tite Kubo and an original story set after the Thousand-Year Blood War arc.
- The ASOBI STORE satellite location in Hall 11 will sell new goods for titles including ACE COMBAT 8, Tales of Eternia, Katamari, Pac-Man, and Taiko no Tatsujin.
Reporting from 2 sources: GAME Watch (Impress), 4Gamer.net.
Bandai Namco Entertainment announced on August 5 that it will exhibit at Tokyo Game Show 2026, held September 17 to 21 at Makuhari Messe. The company's main booth in Hall 5 will feature playable demos of several upcoming titles, including the latest entry in the Ace Combat series, ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE, which makes its first appearance at a domestic game event. Also on offer are demos for DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 3, scheduled for release within 2027, and the smartphone game BLEACH Mirrors High, which includes new characters designed by Tite Kubo. The demo for ACE COMBAT 8 requires a numbered ticket distributed at the booth on public days, September 19 to 21. Additional exhibits include ONE PIECE: Ocean's Delicious Restaurant, a simulation game where players manage a sea restaurant, and Tales of Eternia Remastered, which has a reservation campaign for original goods. The Family Game Park at TKP Tokyo Bay Makuhari Hall will host demos for Once Upon a Katamari and Tamagotchi's Petit Petit Omisecchi Omachido~sama! Nintendo Switch 2 Edition. New merchandise for several titles will be sold in advance at the ASOBI STORE satellite location in Hall 11.
Bandai Namco Entertainment's Tokyo Game Show 2026 lineup spans console, mobile, and family-oriented titles, with playable demos and reservation campaigns across multiple booths. The main booth in Hall 5 will host ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE, DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 3, BLEACH Mirrors High, ONE PIECE: Ocean's Delicious Restaurant, and Tales of Eternia Remastered. The ACE COMBAT 8 demo, requiring a numbered ticket on public days, is the game's first playable appearance at a domestic event. DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 3's demo lets players choose between two avatars and battle Broly (Super) SS Full Power. BLEACH Mirrors High offers a pre-release taste of an original story set after the Thousand-Year Blood War arc, with characters designed by Tite Kubo. ONE PIECE: Ocean's Delicious Restaurant provides a 20-minute demo of restaurant management gameplay. Tales of Eternia Remastered runs a reservation campaign with prizes like acrylic boards and mini shikishi, though the Steam version is excluded from pre-orders. The Family Game Park at TKP Tokyo Bay Makuhari Hall features demos for Once Upon a Katamari and Tamagotchi's Petit Petit Omisecchi Omachido~sama! Nintendo Switch 2 Edition, each with novelty giveaways. The ASOBI STORE satellite location in Hall 11 will sell new goods for ACE COMBAT 8, Tales of Eternia, Katamari, Pac-Man, and Taiko no Tatsujin, among others, with post-show online orders planned.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- GAME Watch (Impress) 「ACE COMBAT 8」などバンナムが「東京ゲームショウ2026」の出展情報公開
- 4Gamer.net バンダイナムコエンターテインメント，「TGS 2026」に出展。「ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE」をはじめとした複数の新作を遊べるチャンス