Bandai Namco Teases New RPG Reveal March 5 on YouTube

Bandai Namco has scheduled a reveal for a new RPG on March 5 and says the announcement will be viewable on YouTube, with Gematsu reporting the livestream is set for 3:00 p.m. PT / 6:00 p.m. ET. The company’s short teaser description in the posted video reads, “A serenity soon to be disturbed,” a line repeated by MyNintendoNews and Insider Gaming.

Timing details differ across outlets. MyNintendoNews author Sickr pairs the 3:00 p.m. PT anchor with “11pm UK time.” Insider Gaming states the announcement “will be made at 6 PM Eastern time” and also reproduces a posted time string reading “More to come March 5, 15:00 PDT / March 6, 00:00 CET.” A Reddit post in the announcement thread lists an alternate clock time of “5:00 PM EST.” Gematsu’s and Insider’s matching PT/ET pair is the clearest repeated conversion among the reports, but the disparate strings from MyNintendo, Insider’s reproduced post, and Reddit mean the precise clock hour may vary by report.

Insider Gaming captured the only explicit visual clue from the company’s social post, describing “a seconds-long clip of someone walking with a sword on their back after a quick transition from day to night.” That brief clip and the caption “A serenity soon to be disturbed” are the only concrete creative hints provided ahead of the reveal, leaving open whether Bandai Namco will lean toward action-RPG design or a more narrative-driven direction.

The reporting frames the mystery against Bandai Namco’s RPG pedigree. The original report and Insider reference the company’s association with the Tales series and larger action-RPGs such as Elden Ring and Dark Souls, positioning this announcement as potentially significant for fans of both JRPG and soulslike design philosophies. Insider also ties the company’s broader slate into the calendar, noting a separate Dragon Ball project called “AGE 1000” that was announced “several weeks back” and is believed to be the third Dragon Ball Xenoverse title after an accidental upload by Bandai Namco Southeast Asia; Insider says “more news is expected on that project in April.”

Practical viewing notes appear across the outlets: Gematsu, MyNintendoNews, and Insider all direct viewers to YouTube for the reveal. Gematsu’s Bandai Namco “Upcoming Events” listing situates the reveal amid other scheduled broadcasts, including “Capcom Spotlight: March 5, 2026 — March 5 @ 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm EST” and earlier items such as “Best Indie Games Spring Showcase 2026 — March 3 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm EST.” Gematsu’s page also shows reader engagement in its “Recent Comments” block and carries its site footer noting “© Copyright Gematsu 2008 to 2026. All rights reserved.”

The tease has already generated chatter: the original brief report said the tease “has sparked excitement across gaming outlets,” MyNintendoNews shows “6 thoughts” on its story, and Gematsu’s comment thread includes users like ヨーゼフ•Joseph, Bruno Ricardo, and Alos88. On March 5 the scheduled YouTube posting should resolve the conflicting clock-hour reports and reveal whether Bandai Namco’s next move is a new Tales entry, a dark-action experiment in the vein of Elden Ring, or an unexpected direction entirely.