{"id":72950,"date":"2026-09-25T15:54:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T06:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=72950"},"modified":"2026-09-25T15:54:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T06:54:55","slug":"ace-combat-8-wings-of-theve-dev-asks-players-not-to-spoil-the-game-and-oddly-enough-extends-the-warning-to-the-20-year-old-ace-combat-zero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/ace-combat-8-wings-of-theve-dev-asks-players-not-to-spoil-the-game-and-oddly-enough-extends-the-warning-to-the-20-year-old-ace-combat-zero\/","title":{"rendered":"Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve dev asks players not to spoil the game and, oddly enough, extends the warning to the 20-year-old Ace Combat Zero"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ahead of the release of <strong>Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve<\/strong> on October 2, Bandai Namco Entertainment\u2019s Project Aces dev team has deployed the growing industry standard spoiler prevention message. While the message doesn\u2019t contain any striking information (players are asked to indicate spoilers in any relevant content they post online), a follow-up message asked fans to extend the same spoiler-free practices toward the 20-year-old Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War, which has garnered some <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PROJECT_ACES\/status\/2103031684077957381\/quotes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">amused reactions<\/a> among fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u3010\u300eACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE\u300f\u30d7\u30ec\u30a4\u52d5\u753b\u914d\u4fe1\u306b\u95a2\u3059\u308b\u304a\u9858\u3044\u3011<br>\u4ee5\u4e0b\u3092\u3054\u89a7\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%90%E3%83%83%E3%83%888?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u30a8\u30fc\u30b9\u30b3\u30f3\u30d0\u30c3\u30c88<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/ACE8?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ACE8<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y2ZKRUjUTz\">pic.twitter.com\/y2ZKRUjUTz<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u30a8\u30fc\u30b9\u30b3\u30f3\u30d0\u30c3\u30c8\u516c\u5f0f (@PROJECT_ACES) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PROJECT_ACES\/status\/2103031683813675134?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 24, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Image translation: When streaming gameplay, sharing game clips, or posting videos or social media content that contains spoilers, we ask that you be considerate of players who have not yet played the game. To prevent players from unintentionally encountering spoilers, we would appreciate it if you could clearly indicate in thumbnails, descriptions, and other relevant sections that the content contains spoilers, so that viewers are fully informed.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Originally released as a PlayStation 2 exclusive in 2006, Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War is the last game in the series developed by Namco before its merger with Bandai. A modern port of the game is being released as a pre-order exclusive for Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve, alongside the F-14A playable jet. While there is no confirmation about whether The Belkan War\u2019s story is connected to Wings of Theve, perhaps Bandai Namco Entertainment wants to keep the experience fresh for all newcomers, in anticipation that the latest entry will be many players\u2019 introduction to the series. Still, the unusual request had Japanese players asking \u201cHow do I watch out for spoilers of a 20-year-old game?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Wings of Theve devs seem to have a knack for nostalgia, as <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/ace-combat-8s-season-1-to-include-playable-pac-man-and-galaga-among-other-namco-classics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">it was confirmed<\/a> that the game\u2019s Season 1 will include playable versions of Pac-Man, Galaga, Rally-X, and Dragon Spirit in its online lobby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve is scheduled to release on October 2 for Windows (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2288340\/ACE_COMBAT_8_WINGS_OF_THEVE\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>), PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X\u2758S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Related:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/ace-combat-8s-campaign-boasts-largest-volume-in-the-series-history-surpassing-even-the-original-ace-combat-3-producer-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ace Combat 8\u2019s campaign boasts largest volume in the series\u2019 history, surpassing even the original Ace Combat 3, producer says<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/ace-combat-8-isnt-more-human-drama-focused-than-past-entries-the-devs-are-just-making-sure-players-dont-go-wait-ace-comba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Ace Combat 8 isn\u2019t more human drama-focused than past entries, the devs are just making sure players don\u2019t go \u201cWait, Ace Combat has a story? again<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A port of Ace Combat Zero will be included as a pre-order bonus for Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":72953,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[{"did":"did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2","date":"2026-09-25T06:55:02+00:00","uri":"at:\/\/did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mwd6szuizt2u","response":"{\"uri\":\"at:\/\/did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mwd6szuizt2u\",\"cid\":\"bafyreifllpctrh7643uvdcfhfyjb5pwkkmadyyioxnhb4c7tls7lnrflle\",\"commit\":{\"cid\":\"bafyreih6rzccgmfc6i3p5thjia5rpdez2rhwp2ldcplpqarqrn56wis4cy\",\"rev\":\"3mwd6szunw32u\"},\"validationStatus\":\"valid\"}"}],"autoblue_post_url":"","autoblue_publish_document":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-72950","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":8}},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - 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