Ace Combat 25th anniversary retrospective program

A new《Ace Combat》game is in joint production between Bandai Namco and ILCA, the companies announced during the Ace Combat 25th anniversary retrospective program.

ILCA is the developer behind the upcoming《The Idolmaster Starlit Season》, as well as《Pokemon Brilliant Diamond》and《Pokemon Shining Pearl》. It also had a hand in a number of other titles including cinematics and environment production for《Ace Combat 7 Skies Unknown》, graphics co-development for《Dragon Quest XI Echoes of an Elusive Age》, and more.

“More than anything, I hope fans are happy to know that the next game is underway,” Ace Combat series producer Kazutoki Kono said in his closing statement during the program.

“With this new staff, we’re creating a new Ace Combat—a new era. I don’t know where we’ll be in the next 25 years, but the Ace Combat series will continue, and to everyone who supports us and creates with me—I will continue to give it my all.”

Further details were not announced.