Bandai Namco may be the latest big gaming company to face cutbacks. According to a new report by Bloomberg, the Japanese publisher behind the fresh hit Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero, which sold 3 million copies in its first day,

Bandai Namco is reportedly taking measures to reduce its workforce, having either paused or cancelled games involving Naruto and One Piece.

Bandai Namco is cancelling a number of upcoming video game titles and have begun firing employees to recoup losses.

After some internal adjustments, Bandai Namco has chosen to shelve the development of a variety of games, including one in association with Nintendo.

Bandai Namco has become the first Japanese publisher to lay off developers this year, although their approach is very different to Western companies.

Bandai Namco is reportedly reducing its workforce and has cancelled several titles, including games featuring the One Piece and Naruto licenses, as well as a contract project with Nintendo.

Bandai Namco has supposedly decided to either cancel or pause several projects including One Piece and Naruto games.

Following the massive layoffs across the games industry Bandai Namco is now the latest to be affected, as it has cancelled various projects, impacting its staffing.

Sparking! Zero might have been an amazing success for Bandai Namco but the Japanese game publisher also attracts attention because of some questionable layoffs and the cancellation of numerous games.

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