{"id":136228,"date":"2026-02-25T04:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T04:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-197921"},"modified":"2026-02-25T04:05:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T04:05:00","slug":"bandai-namco-might-have-accidentally-revealed-its-new-dragon-ball-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/02\/25\/bandai-namco-might-have-accidentally-revealed-its-new-dragon-ball-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Bandai Namco Might Have Accidentally Revealed Its New Dragon Ball Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/6d679cc682b17\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/6d679cc682b17\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/6d679cc682b17\/large.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"pLscMRafsLI\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pLscMRafsLI?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\">\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Last month, Bandai Namco announced a new Dragon Ball project titled &#8220;<strong>Age 1000<\/strong>&#8221; which is currently set to arrive in 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Fans already had multiple theories about what this new project might actually be, and in an update, it seems it&#8217;s arguably the most obvious one! Bandai Namco&#8217;s official Southeast Asia YouTube channel recently added the Age 1000 trailer to a new playlist titled&#8230; &#8220;<strong>Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>It was spotted by many Dragon Ball fans before the same Bandai Namco YouTube account removed it. As highlighted on social media, it&#8217;s even got the same artwork revealed alongside &#8220;Age 1000&#8221;.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-bsky-post\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/wario64.bsky.social\/post\/3mfhfiazeik2x @ 2026-02-25T03:45:53+00:00 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:knj5sw5al3sukl6vhkpi7637\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mfhfiazeik2x\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreibd6q6rnx4apdgs6gj6eqqgjp4pubgj53lwhcdgfyaesin3yicq5m\">\n<p lang=\"en\">Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 is the Age 1000 game announcement &#8211; YouTube playlist created by Bandai Namco Southeast Asia www.youtube.com\/playlist?lis&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:knj5sw5al3sukl6vhkpi7637?ref_src=embed\">Wario64 (@wario64.bsky.social)<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:knj5sw5al3sukl6vhkpi7637\/post\/3mfhfiazeik2x?ref_src=embed\">2026-02-22T14:56:37.186Z<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Of course, Bandai Namco hasn&#8217;t confirmed Age 1000 is Xenoverse 3 just yet and the official game title was intended to be revealed at a later date, so it&#8217;s probably best to treat this as a rumour for now until it&#8217;s officially announced.<\/p>\n<p>According to last month&#8217;s announcement, this is a &#8220;brand-new&#8221; Dragon Ball world featuring &#8220;never-before seen&#8221; characters by series creator Akira Toriyama, who passed away in 2024. It&#8217;s been in development for &#8220;about 6 to 7 years now including the initial concept phase&#8221; and more details will be shared at Dragon Ball Games Battle Hour 2026 in April.<\/p>\n<p>Although no platforms have been announced for this new title, Bandai Namco previously released <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/dragon_ball_xenoverse_2\">Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2<\/a> on the Switch.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/nintendo-switch\/related-articles:196606,71594 @ 1772065766 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p>Would you be up for a new Xenoverse game? <em>Let us know in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[embedded content] Last month, Bandai Namco announced a new Dragon Ball project titled &#8220;Age 1000&#8221; which is currently set to arrive in 2027. 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