A new Trademark reveals that Bandai Namco’s upcoming fighting game could be called FATAL ICHOR.
Bandai Namco has been working on a new fighting game, as suggested by job listings since March 2026. While fans have been left to speculate what the project could be, Bandai Namco has filed a trademark that may have just revealed the official name.
Bandai Namco’s FATAL ICHOR
On November 9, 2026, Bandai Namco filed “Fatal Ichor” for classes 09 and 041, covering video games and entertainment services. It is an unannounced IP, and even the goods and services tell very little about the game itself. However, the name hints at an action/fighting game, and since we already know a title is in development, it’s likely the trademark is for the same project.
The earliest reports regarding a “new fighting game” cite job listings from February 2026, but Bandai Namco has been steadily hiring more talent for this. We know they all belong to the same project because they specifically mention hiring for a new fighting or action fighting game.
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These job listings are also consistent and tell us a lot about what to expect. The position for Game Designer that was discovered a while ago highlighted “Online battles, online lobby, rankings, etc.” There was also mention of making NPC characters and event scenes, which are not features you would usually find in traditional fighting games. The most recent posts come from August, and they corroborate these details.
Although fans were excited and hoping for it to be the next Soulcalibur entry, that unfortunately may not be the case; this doesn’t mean that Fatal Ichor will be a small project by any means because most of the job listings require devs to have experience or knowledge of systems that are akin to bigger titles. There are multiple positions on the Cinematics, motion capture, and VFX side, and some even mention “wrestling” as a relevant genre to describe the game.
Fatal Ichor could be a new wrestling-styled action game with NPCs and other events, possibly some cinematics, similar to Tekken 8. Another position for Game Design Director lists experience with User-Generated Content as a desired skill, so who knows what direction this new IP could take.
Even if it does end up being a different video game, it would mean Bandai Namco has another big project besides the one previously leaked. We will only know for sure once there is an official announcement or some more concrete, reliable rumours.
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