Bandai Namco Entertainment announced the next installment in its beloved flight-shooter franchise “Ace Combat” Thursday to much fanfare during the 2025 Game Awards.

Titled “ Ace Combat 8 : Wings of Theve,” the game takes place after the events of “Ace Combat 7” and before “Ace Combat 3.” The title will debut in 2026 across PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and S and for PC via Steam.

Before the show, Bandai Namco Entertainment CEO Nao Udagawa gave Variety a sneak peek at the new game, “Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve,” and some updates on A24’s upcoming “ Elden Ring ” movie (Disney vet Peter Rice has joined the project) and her overall strategy since taking the helm at the Bandai video game studio.

“The graphics are something that we really, really leaned into heavy for ‘Ace Combat 8’ a

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