I hope Master Roshi has homeowner insurance…as Kame House and other additions are coming to Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero

You’d think with over 182 characters, that Bandai Namco would call it a day. However at this weekend’s Dragon Ball 40th Anniversary livestream “Genkidamatsuri”, Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero’s producer Jun Furutani appeared to present a clip detailing that the 3D arena brawler would be getting even more characters, modes and stages.

In the trailer we see characters such as Super Saiyan Bardock, King Piccolo, Super Android 17 teased. We also learn existing characters will get new moves and costumes. The Galick Kamehameha which debuted in Dragon Ball Super: Broly and Gohan’s Kame School Gi, something which he wore in the Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound are a sampling of the moves and costumes that will be added. We also get glimpses of a brand new stage in the form of the Kame House!

While the trailer mentions new modes, thankfully the extended version of the trailer which aired this past weekend would actually detail what the modes are. Producer Furutani revealed that Mission 100 and Survival Mode would be free single player modes which will be added to the game during Winter and Spring 2025. Mission 100 would feature a series of 100 fights which has to be contested in specific conditions. Fans of Dragon Ball Budokai 3 will definitely remember this mode and Furutani states that certainly fights will mirror battles from Budokai 3. Survival Mode didn’t get much of an explainer, but one would assume it’s a mode where you’ll try to defeat as many foes with a singular life bar.

Needless to say, it’s good to see Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero to get continued support. I mean some game has to dethrone Xenoverse 2…and we don’t have too many candidates!

Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero is available now on PC, PlayStation 5, the Xbox and Switch platforms.

DRAGON BALL: Sparking! Zero – DLC Showcase

During this weekend’s Genkidamatsuri event, Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc. announced that DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO will receive new content in the form of a DLC, coming this year. In addition to new characters that will be revealed later, the game will receive new costumes and stages as well as new modes. Super 17, Bardock (Super Saiyan) and King Piccolo are part of the upcoming characters. DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO is available now on PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch™, Nintendo Switch™2 and PC via Steam®. For more information on the game, please visit www.bandainamcoent.com/games/dragon-ball-sparking-zero.

In addition to the DLC announcement, DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO will receive two free major updates. The first free update will include a new mode called “Mission 100”. It’s a solo mode featuring 100 battles with specific conditions for both your team and your opponents, similar to a mode that existed in DRAGON BALL Z Budokai Tenkaichi 3. Another free update coming this spring will add a “Survival Mode.”

The new DLC content will be arriving this summer for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC. Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 versions will begin to receive DLC from the Season Pass starting this winter and will receive additional content at a later date.

Also revealed at the event, the theme song for the new DLC has been decided and it is written and performed by Hironobu Kageyama. This marks his first time in 18 years contributing a theme song to content related to the Dragon Ball Z: Sparking! series, with both the lyrics and composition handled by Kageyama himself. Please look forward to a powerful track that perfectly matches the intense battles featured in DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO.