Bandai Namco Entertainment Asia is pleased to announce, the beloved flight shooting series, ACE COMBAT™ celebrates its 30th Anniversary. Celebrations begin with a newly redesigned brand website – ACES WEB – along with exclusive 30th Anniversary merchandise and wallpaper. The official X and YouTube account will gradually unveil the anniversary initiative including the ACE COMBAT Original Soundtrack, slated for worldwide release on Tuesday, 1 July 2025, 00:00 local time on major music streaming services including Apple Music and Spotify.
*The official sites are provided in Japanese
To commemorate the anniversary, Kazutoki Kono, Brand Director of the ACE COMBAT Series shared a special ‘Thank you’ message for all fans of the series.
“Since the release of the first title in 1995, thanks to your unwavering support, the ACE COMBAT Series has reached a remarkable milestone—its 30th anniversary in 2025.
First and foremost, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to all our fans and everyone involved who has supported the series throughout the years. Thank you, sincerely, from the bottom of my heart. This moment is our chance to return thirty years’ worth of appreciation to you.
I believe that sustaining a legacy over three decades means far more than simply the passage of time. I’ve always shared this message with everyone involved in the series:
“To deliver emotionally resonant, high-quality experiences that exceed expectations, to spark excitement for what comes next—and then to meet that anticipation with even greater ambition. By continuing this cycle, we build a bond of trust with our players, and that bond is the truest expression of our gratitude.”
Over the past thirty years, times have changed. Values have shifted and technologies have evolved. Our company and our team have continually transformed to navigate these tides. In a word, we’ve embraced change.
There were times we may not have fully met your expectations. But I also believe there were moments when we exceeded them—when we soared higher than anyone imagined.
Namco’s founder, Masaya Nakamura, once said, “Only those who can adapt to change will survive.”
I joined Namco in 1994. Back then, I understood those words intellectually—but not yet from experience.
Now, I truly do.
After three incredible decades of adapting to change, we’ve built an enduring bond of trust with all of you. That connection is the very force that has sustained the ACE COMBAT Series and propelled it into the future. I can now feel this truth in every fiber of my being. And I’m proud—proud that our ongoing commitment to delivering value and earning your trust has led us to this 30th anniversary.
And now, we’re ready. Everything is in place. It’s time to take flight once again—toward even greater heights.”
From the sound label Bandai Namco Game Music, the ACE COMBAT Original Soundtrack will be released worldwide.
With over 20 million copies sold worldwide and the latest title ACE COMBAT™7: SKIES UNKNOWN DELUXE EDITION in the series, fans are invited to join in the celebration of the 30th Anniversary.
ACE COMBAT™7: SKIES UNKNOWN is a flight shooting game in which players take on the role of an ace pilot and enjoy the exhilaration of flying freely in 360 degrees around a graphic space that pursues realistic skies, the pleasure of selecting and destroying enemies based on their own judgment of the situation, and the sense of achievement in defeating the difficult situation that is imposed on them. This latest title in the series, PROJECT ACES, which has been involved in previous titles in the series, has been created under the theme of “Sky Innovation” to depict the expanse of clouds that fill the sky in three dimensions and the finely rendered terrain and landscape. In addition, the new tactical strategy of crossing in and out of the clouds, and up and down, allows players to enjoy more strategic and exciting air battles, and the most fascinating aerial battles and sense of speed in the series’ 28-year history.
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