{"id":265940,"date":"2026-01-27T05:28:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T05:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/265940\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T05:28:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T05:28:08","slug":"blizzard-will-host-four-major-game-showcases-starting-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/265940\/","title":{"rendered":"Blizzard will host four major game showcases starting this week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bandai Namco Entertainment Asia has announced a new DRAGON BALL game project titled \u201cAGE 1000,\u201d set to launch in 2027. The reveal took place during the Dragon Ball Genkidamatsuri event held on January 25, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The project introduces an entirely new DRAGON BALL world featuring original characters designed by Akira Toriyama himself. Bandai Namco describes AGE 1000 as a fresh expansion of the DRAGON BALL universe. It has more characters and story elements set to be revealed as development continues.<\/p>\n<p><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/1GuR8BSuvv\/?mibextid=wwXIfr\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"GadgetMatch PMC Holiday Web Banners\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GadgetMatch-PMC-Holiday-Web-Banners.jpg\" alt=\"\"   width=\"728\" height=\"90\" style=\"display: inline-block;\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As part of the announcement, the company also unveiled a brand-new character making its debut in the AGE 1000 world. The character designed by Toriyama appears in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UI1bLocU_uY\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">newly released teaser trailer.<\/a> It\u2019s the first glimpse of the project\u2019s tone and visual direction.<\/p>\n<p>More details on DRAGON BALL Game Project \u201cAGE 1000\u201d will be shared during Dragon Ball Games Battle Hour 2026, scheduled to take place in the United States on April 19\u201320, 2026 (SGT).<\/p>\n<p>Dragon Ball Games Battle Hour 2026 returns<\/p>\n<p>Now in its sixth year, Dragon Ball Games Battle Hour continues to serve as a global showcase for the franchise, spanning manga, anime, films, games, figures, and collectibles.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s event will feature a special stage dedicated to the latest DRAGON BALL announcements, along with competitive tournaments for DRAGON BALL FighterZ, DRAGON BALL SUPER CARD GAME MASTERS, DRAGON BALL SUPER CARD GAME FUSION WORLD, and DRAGON BALL SUPER CARD GAME Fusion World Digital.<\/p>\n<p>Fans can also expect booth exhibits for multiple DRAGON BALL games, including DRAGON BALL GEKISHIN SQUADRA and DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO, as well as merchandise sales and other on-site activities.<\/p>\n<p>More information about the event will be shared through the official Dragon Ball Games Battle Hour website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bandai Namco Entertainment Asia has announced a new DRAGON BALL game project titled \u201cAGE 1000,\u201d set to launch&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":265941,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[130937,35830,130938,61,60,130939,80,21243],"class_list":["post-265940","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-blizzard","tag-diablo","tag-hearthstone","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-overwatch-2","tag-technology","tag-world-of-warcraft"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265940","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=265940"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265940\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/265941"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=265940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=265940"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=265940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}