Yep, pretty much what’s in the headline.
No, we’re not sure why either.
Still, the game has launched, and Bandai Namco wanted ’80s TV icons to help promote it (see below).
It’s not the first time publishers have turned to old-school British TV entertainers to promote their games. Last year the Chuckle Brothers starred in a bizarre but pretty hilarious Hitman video.
Dom is an award-winning writer and finalist of the Esports Journalist of the Year 2023 award. He has almost two decades of experience in journalism, and left Esports News UK in June 2025.
As a long-time gamer having first picked up the NES controller in the late ’80s, he has written for a range of publications including GamesTM, Nintendo Official Magazine, industry publication MCV and others. He also previously worked as head of content for the British Esports Federation.
