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Download SoulCalibur for iPhone, iPad

The popular fighting game SoulCalibur has landed on the iTunes App Store with all 19 characters “faithfully recreated”, stunning Retina display graphics, and multiple game modes. The launch price is 9,99 € / $11.99. NamcoBandai Games is proud to announce today that “[the] SOULCALIBUR series is...

19 January 2012
09:47 GMT

Afro Samurai Achievements II (Xbox 360)

Afro Samurai is a video game developed by Namco Bandai and published by the company itself under its Surge label, based on the extremely popular anime and manga series created in Japan that depicted the adventures of an Afro-American samurai warrior, and was released on January 27, 2009, in North America, and March 2...

12 August 2011
15:21 GMT

Afro Samurai Achievements II (Xbox 360)

Afro Samurai is a video game developed by Namco Bandai and published by the company itself under its Surge label, based on the extremely popular anime and manga series created in Japan that depicted the adventures of an Afro-American samurai warrior, and was released on January 27, 2009, in North America, and March 2...

11 August 2011
07:51 GMT

Enslaved Might Be Turned Into a Franchise, Namco Bandai Says

Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, the third-person action game developed by Ninja Theory and Namco Bandai, might still be turned into a franchise, according an executive from the Japanese company. Enslaved was released last year and impressed a lot of people through its sharp graphics, great story and believable char...

1 February 2011
02:35 GMT

Namco Apologizes for Enslaved DLC Problems on the PS3

Namco Bandai, the publisher of the recent Enslaved: Odyssey to the West third person action game, has apologized to PlayStation3 owners that experienced problems when trying to purchase the first piece of downloadable content for the game, the Pigsy's Perfect 10 expansion. According to the Japanese publisher,...

2 December 2010
14:21 GMT

Japan: Nintendo Dominates Video Games Sales

Publisher and console creator Nintendo has dominated video games sales in its native market of Japan, managing to move no less than 12.9 million copies of its titles so far this year, according to a report compiled by a Japanese gaming blog called Oolong Tea with data from the weekly Media Create charts.Second spot i...

12 November 2010
03:45 GMT

Windows Phone 7 Gets Namco Games

Windows Phone 7, the new mobile operating system Redmond-based software giant Microsoft brought to shelves starting with last month, is about to become even more appealing, as it would soon offer more game options to its users. It appears that Namco is set to be among the first companies to bring their games to Wind...

10 November 2010
12:51 GMT

Enslaved: Odyssey to the West

Enslaved: Odyssey to the West is one of the few original games that have appeared this fall season, in the midst of blockbuster franchises like Halo, Fallout, Call of Duty and other such things. But even if it doesn't have some sort of number or subtitle attached to it, it doesn't mean it shouldn't be ...

22 October 2010
05:07 GMT

Capcom Blames Poor Results on Weak Lost Planet 2

Capcom has issues its financial results for its third fiscal quarter, that ended on June 30 of this year. The company says that overall sales of video games went down by 2.4 percent during the period, to 19.03 billion Yen, which is about 217.7 million dollars, while the profits plunged even more spectacularly at a ra...

2 August 2010
03:22 GMT

Tekken iPhone Port Confirmed - Report

A well-known gaming site claims to have heard from sources close to Namco that Tekken is coming to the iPhone in a similar way Capcom’s Street Fighter IV is being ported to Apple handsets. Namco is mum on the matter, although it did confirm that no Tekken material whatsoever would be featured at GDC next week. ...

9 March 2010
09:26 GMT

Namco Bandai Fires Around 630 of Its Employees

While most of the financial shock that the gaming industry suffered came to an end along with 2009, at least one major company in the business is still trying to patch its gashing wounds. Edge Online reports that Namco Bandai is facing serious financial difficulties and is forced to take severe actions. And, as alway...

3 February 2010
02:41 GMT

Namco Bandai Pushes More Games Through Digital Distribution

Steam has already managed to make a statement, and more and more companies are beginning to follow on Valve's example. Digital distribution is starting to become increasingly popular, especially in North America, so it's no wonder that everyone is trying to make their push to grab a piece of the market. Di...

28 December 2009
15:01 GMT

Namco Bandai Details Its Naruto Shippuuden Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3

Namco Bandai Games America just unveiled another addition to the fighting genre, and it's another licensed title for the PlayStation Portable. Based on the very popular manga and anime, the latest beat-em-up from the publisher features all our beloved characters from Naruto Shippuuden and more. Naruto Shippuuden...

15 December 2009
03:22 GMT

Tekken 6 Gets Multiplayer Patch

Tekken 6 was launched for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 about a month ago and proved to be a pretty successful addition to the fighting genre. The game saw some hiccups along its development, and even a one-year delay when Namco Bandai announced at the Tokyo Game Show in 2008 that the game would end its home-console...

25 November 2009
06:26 GMT

Real Time Conflict: Shogun Empires Hints (DS)

War games have always been extremely popular, especially Real Time Strategy titles showcasing the importance of strategic thinking and placing the player in the role of leading various kinds of armies against his/her enemies. Almost all such games end with the victory of the player, offering a great dose of high qual...

14 April 2009
14:11 GMT

Galaga REMIX for iPhone Brings Dual Fighter Power-Ups

Casual games maker Namco Networks has announced Galaga REMIX for iPhone and iPod touch as available in the App Store for $5.99. Players are tasked with controlling a fighter ship, shooting missiles to destroy incoming enemy aliens in a facelifted version of the classic stage-based shooter. Best of all, Galaga REMIX o...

9 April 2009
08:34 GMT

Mr. Driller Drill Spirits Unlockables (DS)

Mr. Driller Drill Spirits, or Mr. Driller 6 as it is also known, is a Nintendo DS game developed by Japanese gaming company Namco. This title is part of the Mr. Driller series of video games, of which Namco assumed full ownership. It was released in 2004 as a launch title for the Nintendo DS in Japan and in the Unite...

19 December 2008
12:01 GMT

Verizon Wireless and Namco Networks to Release Tekken 2 for Mobiles

This collaboration between the two leading companies, Verizon in the mobile network business and Namco in the game developing and publishing segment, is bringing probably the most popular fighting game for more than a decade now, to your mobiles – for now, only in the States.The game in question is the highly s...

8 December 2008
09:38 GMT

Pet Planets Are up in Tamagotchi: ‘Round the World for iPod

Namco Networks has released Tamagotchi: ‘Round the World for iPod owners worldwide. Players interact with nature to raise the ultimate pet: a planet. The game is immediately available from the iTunes Store for video iPods, iPod classic, as well as for fifth generation iPods. According to Namco, Tamagotchi: &lsq...

5 November 2008
05:19 GMT

Pole Position: Remix Makes It on iPhone, iPod Touch

Namco Networks has just announced the launch of Pole Position: Remix for Apple's iPhone and iPod touch. The racing game is currently available to buy on the iTunes App Store. It boasts an intuitive control scheme using both the accelerometer and touch-screen of the iPhone and iPod touch.Since iPhone racing games...

30 September 2008
14:41 GMT

PAC-MAN Arcade Golf: 100+ Mobile Games in One

Namco Networks, the leading North American developer and publisher of mobile games, has just announced the availability of PAC-MAN Arcade Golf. As you probably already guessed, this is a new mobile game from the PAC-MAN series, which also includes titles like PAC-MAN Fever, PAC-MAN Puzzle and PAC-MANIA, just to name ...

8 September 2008
09:21 GMT

Namco Announces PAC-MAN Fever Mobile Tournament

Fans of PAC-MAN from across the US have now the chance to prove their skills to the world, as Namco Networks has just announced its PAC-MAN Fever Mobile Tournament that will take place between August 29 and 31, during the 2008 Penny Arcade Expo (PAX). Mobile gamers will be able to play the famous game if they vi...

29 August 2008
08:12 GMT

USA TODAY Txtpert Went Mobile

Namco Networks has just announced the US availability of a new mobile game called USA TODAY Txtpert. As you probably have already guessed, the game is created together with USA TODAY, one of North America's leading newspapers. Namco's USA TODAY Txtpert is the mobile version of the word puzzle that readers c...

20 August 2008
05:19 GMT

Golden Times for Soulcalibur IV

Soulcalibur IV is one of the most anticipated fighting titles of the year, even if it brings way too many Star Wars characters in play (a total of three for both console versions). The good news is that you will probably be able to go through the game without fighting against these characters, which means that it won...

18 July 2008
06:59 GMT

NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 2: The Phantom Fortress in US Stores

Apparently, we can't get enough of Naruto and his cohorts; therefore, Namco Bandai America is making us aware that NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 2: The Phantom Fortress (that's one name, for the record) is currently shipping, probably in big Japanese boats, to stores across North America. I know we are supp...

25 June 2008
09:24 GMT

SubMerged Puzzle Game Brings Wet Mobile Adventures

SubMerged is the title of a new game announced by Namco Networks, a game that wants to be both challenging and fun, coming as a puzzle adventure set in an underwater scenery. From the screenshots available we could say the game resembles the good old Tetris, only that the pieces players have to deal with go up inste...

14 May 2008
08:43 GMT

Namco Brings Dilbert on Mobile Phones

Namco Networks just announced the availability of its much anticipated mobile game, Dilbert Cubicle Chaos. Another original game through its partnership with United Media, a leading independent licensing and syndication company that licenses Dilbert, Namco Networks continues to bring popular brands to consumers for t...

19 March 2008
05:18 GMT

Heavyweight Devs Picking up on the iPhone SDK

Earlier this week, news broke out about the 100,000 SDK downloads, garnered in no more than four days since the kit's official release on March 6. It has recently been confirmed that big names such as THQ, PopCap, Namco NetSuite and more, are eager to bless iPhone users with their products.Apple's March 6 e...

13 March 2008
07:00 GMT

Dragon Ball Z Taken to its 'Burst Limit'

Atari has just confirmed that Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit is currently in development for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. A game series such as Dragon Ball Z couldn't have possibly missed a next-gen installment and if you thought DBZ on PS2 was fun, wait till Burst Limit is released later on this year, as Namco B...

17 January 2008
04:58 GMT

Namco to Distribute Soul Calibur IV and Legends This Summer

Ubisoft has just announced their agreement with NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe SAS on the terms of which the latter will be handling the distribution of Soulcalibur IV on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, and Soulcalibur Legends (exclusively) on Wii. As the report informs, both will hit European retailers and of course othe...

11 January 2008
06:29 GMT

Supersize Yourself with 'BurgerTime Delight' from NAMCO

Celebrating its 25th anniversary, Namco Networks, a well-known publisher and developer of mobile games and entertainment for mass-market casual gamers, recently announced the launch of its newest mobile title, BurgerTime Delight. This arcade classic is the first title through its partnership with Japanese developer G...

11 January 2008
06:26 GMT

New Tekken 6 Screens! Bob (The New Guy) Is in Them

Tekken 6 news seldom emerge this time of the year and while the game is approaching completions with the passing of each day, Namco has disclosed little information about it, not to mention the rolling out of gameplay screenshots. Today however is a good day, as the developer has indeed made available, not one, not t...

6 November 2007
08:38 GMT

Popeye for Mobiles Is Here

Namco Networks just released the Arcade Classic Popeye game for mobile phones, and to celebrate this, it teamed up with Sprint to launch a Popeye sweepstakes that will run until 30 November 2007. Popeye fans can win 75 authorized edition DVD four-disc sets with Popeye The Sailor: 1933-1938 Volume 1, distributed by Wa...

20 October 2007
05:31 GMT

Namco Museum Battle Collection Gameplay Hints (PSP)

Namco presents an all-new treatment of its classics as they debut on Sony's handheld platform. Namco Museum Battle Collection brings together many of Namco's arcade classics, taking full advantage of the PSP's wireless connectivity, allowing gamers and their friends to battle it out on these familiar v...

1 October 2007
10:32 GMT

Ace Combat 6 Multiplayer Demo Coming to XBLA

Great news for flight sim fans, as the end of this month will be seeing a new, multiplayer-only demo of Ace Combat 6 joining the already available single player one available up on the Xbox Live Marketplace. The news comes straight from msxbox-world.com, who claims that we could actually be downloading the new demo o...

24 September 2007
05:01 GMT

Tekken 6 Gameplay Footage Emerged

Finally Namco has decided to roll out some proof that Tekken 6 is coming along nicely. For fans of the series, it's been a painstaking time of waiting to see how the game performs after the last announcement from the developer. Not long ago, it has also been revealed that a new character was coming to the series...

19 September 2007
03:07 GMT

Pre-Order Hellgate: London - Get Key to Beta!

Hellgate: London is clearly one of this year's most anticipated titles. After all, the game is being developed by the team behind the Diablo so, you can imagine why all the hype. Well, as it turns out, Electronic Arts and Namco Bandai Games of America have decided that they could cope with even more hype and so ...

17 September 2007
05:28 GMT

The Plot Literally 'Thickens' in Tekken 6 - New Character Revealed

Finally some Tekken 6 news. I was beginning to think Namco was dropping the PS3 exclusive. So what if the latest Tekken 6 news says there's a new, overweight character ridiculously named Bob, featuring the worst background in the history of the series' characters? At least we're reminded that the PS3 i...

30 August 2007
11:30 GMT

Beautiful Katamari Features Released

Beautiful Katamari is just one of those games that don't need a full DVD of movies and action sequences to get you hooked, as Namco Bandai's game is the true testament that a simple title can deliver just through the power of gameplay and the new released features underline just that.For the first time, Bea...

16 August 2007
05:39 GMT

Ridge Racer Unlockable Cars, Movies and Pictures (PSP)

Ridge Racer is an arcade-style racing game developed by Namco for the PlayStation Portable (PSP) handheld console. Originally published as Ridge Racers, a launch title for Sony's PSP in Japan on December 12, 2004, the name was changed to the singular Ridge Racer for its March 22, 2005 United States release and ...

8 August 2007
06:14 GMT

Tekken: Dark Resurrection

Tekken is the kind of game that makes a fan of PC-based titles buy a console and forget the upgrades that he needs in order to play the latest RPG or strategy game. This happened when the first Tekken surfaced and continued as the Playstation evolved. The series is far from reaching its end, but the potential seems ...

8 August 2007
05:14 GMT

"Snoopy the Flying Ace" Makes Nest on Mobile Phones

Mobile phone gamers now have the chance of developing some piloting skills with the help of "Snoopy the Flying Ace" game. Namco has taken Snoopy from the Peanuts comic scenes and put him right on the display screen of mobile phones.Everybody knows Snoopy. Many of those who know him can even say that they love the Pea...

31 July 2007
06:56 GMT

New Tekken 5 Dark Resurrection Online Screens

Scrolling through some of the new stuff that came out this weekend I came across 20 screenshots of Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection Online, an online PS3 version of the PS2 fighting game. Basically, it's the same thing but with online mode too and of course crisper visuals. Much crisper visuals. However, Tekken 6 bet...

30 July 2007
05:57 GMT

2.2 Million Games Played with Pool Pro Online II

Pool Player Pro Online turned out to be a great success after its release. Pool Pro Online II is even better, with 2.2 million worldwide games played in only six months since its release.Figures show this game as being one of the most appreciated among common online mobile players. The greatest fan of Pool Pro Online...

11 July 2007
05:19 GMT

PS3 Beautiful Katamari Canned

What, are you surprised or something? First of all, this is old news, so I'm sure most of you probably know about this, but hey, I have to do my job and report what the PS3 is missing out on. Sadly, Beautiful Katamari is one of many titles planned for a PS3 port and then canceled.I picked up on the news via Evil...

9 July 2007
06:14 GMT

Baten Kaitos Origins - Gameplay Hints (GameCube)

Baten Kaitos Origins is an RPG unveiled at the 2005 Tokyo Game Show by Namco and Monolith Software. The official name was revealed at E3 on May 10, 2006. It is the second game in the Baten Kaitos series, and a prequel to Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean. Unlike the first game, the sequel is published by...

4 July 2007
09:42 GMT

PS3 - Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection Online. You Read That Right!

If there's anything more that anyone would want from Namco's Tekken series, it's an online installment. The developer has just announced its developing Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection Online, which is really an update to the now available downloadable fighting game, via PlayStation Store exclusively for th...

21 June 2007
11:58 GMT

Europe - Wii and PS2 Get Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3!

The press has just been informed of a Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 for the Wii and PlayStation2 hitting Europe. Atari has also confirmed that Namco's title combines lightning fast fighting and action that have made Budokai Tenkaichi 1 and Budokai Tenkaichi 2 the best fighting games of 2005 and 2006. The ga...

8 June 2007
18:21 GMT

XBLA - Pac-Man Gets New Content and HD Looks After 26 Years!

After 26 years of focusing on other kinds of games (next-gen games recently), Namco Bandai (then it was just Namco Ltd.) has released the classic 2 dimensional Pac-Man, with all new mazes, available on Microsoft's Xbox 360, downloadable through the console's Internet service, Xbox Live Arcade."'Pac-Man...

6 June 2007
02:44 GMT

What Happened to Tekken 6?

What's happened to Tekken 6? Several months ago, Namco officials were promising to release it for arcades, having everything worked out. They even mentioned that Tekken 6 arcade machines in Japan were going to be the first to benefit from the PS3's Cell Processor. They released screens and a very impressive...

25 May 2007
03:18 GMT


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