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Keroro Gunso Will Get Its Own RPG

The development team of Tales Studio has started working on an original RPG with a more unique cast. The upcoming Namco Bandai Games title will have as leading men, so to speak, the characters of Sgt. Frog, better known as Keroro Gunso. Based on Mine Yoshizaki's anime and manga, Keroro RPG: The Knight, The Warri...

12 November 2009
13:01 GMT

Tales of Vesperia Could Be Brought to the Wii

After being announced that it will come to the PlayStation 3, it seems like Tales of Vesperia will arrive on Nintendo's Wii as well. The rumor was started by Rikiya Koyama, a popular Japanese voice actor. According to him, Namco Bandai plans to once again release the game to a new platform and try to salvage som...

9 November 2009
16:31 GMT

Japan's Gaming Industry Had a Stormy Fiscal Year in Its First Half

Japan's game industry found itself with a rusty sword and a torn haori after this year's first fiscal financial report. The coy earnings could be explained by many factors, which include the global crisis we experienced, but the bottom line is the same. Konami and Namco Bandai have all suffered a profit def...

6 November 2009
07:03 GMT

Inversion Will Turn the World Upside Down in 2010

Games have been messing around with the fixed rules of the universe ever since the first platform title was brought to life. And the favorite constant-turned-variable is without a doubt the law of gravity. On purpose, games have never truly defied the “all things that go up must eventually come down” sayi...

21 October 2009
04:29 GMT

Clash of the Titans Game Announced

A remake of the Hollywood classic movie Clash of the Titans is in the making and due to arrive next year, but what is of more interest to us is that it will be accompanied by a video game that's part of the franchise. Namco Bandai Games America Inc. and Warner Bros. Interactive, a division of Warner Bros. Home E...

14 October 2009
05:29 GMT

Another Golden Game, Tekken 6

Tekken 6 has been around as a project since 2005, when it was announced at the same time as Sony's PlayStation 3. Four years have passed, and it seems like the game is finally ready for the audience. Namco Bandai announced on Friday that they'd finished developing the game for the Xbox 360 and the PlayStati...

12 October 2009
13:31 GMT

Heavenly Sword's Ninja Theory Makes Postapocalyptic Game

Namco Bandai and Ninja Theory announced back in August, during GamesCom, that they would be working together on a mysterious project. The project, in all its mystery, still received a release date scheduled for 2010. The cat finally came out of the bag today, when Namco Bandai officially announced the game. Ninja The...

30 September 2009
08:36 GMT

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja 5 Comes in November 2009

Namco Bandai Europa has announced that it plans to release a new game in the long running Naruto series in November in European territories. Called Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja 5, it is the second title that mirrors the mythology of the Shippued anime series and the developer is saying that the game will offer mo...

30 July 2009
03:03 GMT

Tekken 6 Is Getting an Arcade Stick and a Special Edition

While Namco Bandai is apparently keen on ending the tradition of unlockable characters for fighting games, there's a wide videogame tradition that it aims to respect, that of the limited edition. The company has announced that it plans to offer not one but two different limited editions of its fighting game Tekk...

6 July 2009
03:27 GMT

Tekken 6 Will Not Have Unlockable Characters

It seems that an era is ending in the history of fighting-oriented videogames, that of unlockable characters. At least, that's what Katsuhiro Harada, one of the long time developers working on the genre, believes and that's what his company, Namco Bandai, is doing with its latest offering.Harada, who is now...

3 July 2009
16:41 GMT

We Cheer 2 Coming this Fall

Namco Bandai is apparently very interested in the age old art of cheerleading and hopes that gamers are obsessed all the same as it is announcing that a new We Cheer videogame is in development. Namco Bandai is set to release We Cheer 2 on the Nintendo Wii in the fall of this year for the price of 39.99 dollars. Get ...

26 June 2009
14:11 GMT

Tekken 6 Begins the Fight on October 27

Namco Bandai has announced the release date for Tekken 6, the latest installment in the well-known fighting series. The game is set to arrive in North America on October 27 for the Xbox 360 home gaming console from Microsoft and for the PlayStation 3 from Sony. Namco Bandai has not confirmed the release dates for oth...

24 June 2009
05:20 GMT

Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Sayans Coming to the DS

Namco Bandai is pretty serious about creating new videogames based on one of its most important franchises, Dragon Ball. After announcing that it plans to release a Nintendo Wii game, called Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo, during fall, the publisher is now saying that it will also launch a DS title, called Drag...

27 May 2009
16:21 GMT

Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day / Sight Training Unlockables (DS)

Video games have served mainly to satisfy our entertainment needs and to provide a fun and interesting way in which we can spend our free time alone or with friends and family. But titles can also serve an educational and practical purpose, as many people use this method to improve the hand-eye coordination of young ...

20 May 2009
16:01 GMT

Namco Bandai Targets Facebook, D3 Publisher

Namco Bandai has generated quite some traffic in relation to Facebook. Thus, the company has decided to take advantage of the gaming potential of the very popular social network and released two Facebook-integrated games, with classic Pac Man and Dig Dug leading the charge that is set to include more games in the nea...

19 March 2009
04:21 GMT

New Pac-Man Game Slated for 2010 from Namco Bandai

The video game industry has had its fair share of iconic characters and franchises over the years. We've seen Mario, Link, or Master Chief capture the hearts and minds of players across the years, but no character has sparked such a big fan movement as Pac-Man. The small yellow ball figure with an insatiable ap...

9 March 2009
10:11 GMT

All Your Puzzle Quest Are Belong to Namco Bandai

Namco Bandai is set to be ready to take over D3, the parent company of D3 Publisher, which is best known for having created the Puzzle Quest franchise. It seems that the Japanese firm has managed to get 70% of the other company through direct deals with shareholders. Namco Bandai appears not to settle with this and a...

13 February 2009
03:18 GMT

Hellgate: London Might Remain Playable after January 31

Hellgate: London, the ill-fated MMO set to have its servers closed on January 31 because of its abysmal performance, could have a chance at redemption as it might continue as a free to play multiplayer game under the guidance of its publisher in Korea, HanbitSoft.Namco Bandai, as the publisher of the MMO on the Weste...

28 January 2009
02:39 GMT

Infogrames Launches New Division

Infogrames, the parent company of Atari, is forming a new distribution division, which is to be called Distribution Partners for now, and has named Jackie Fromion, a veteran of the videogames industry who worked within Electronic Arts, as the head of the new entity.Jackie Fromion headed the European operations of Yop...

23 December 2008
03:59 GMT

Namco Bandai Is Launching Surge

Namco Bandai is getting ready to launch a new game label, called Surge, specifically designed to attract more Western gamers to the videogames the company produces. The launch of the brand also means that a new development studio will be established, in charge of all products labeled Surge.The already announced Afro ...

8 December 2008
06:52 GMT

Pac-Man Never Stops Coming

If you recall, last time we talked about Pac-Man, we were saying it was kind of evolving, since at the time, it offered a Pac-Man Pinball version, which sounded extremely nice and promised plenty. Even though this game has had thousands of new launches and small improvements, this next one also seems to be equally wo...

5 December 2008
09:40 GMT

Pac-Man Goes Pinball in The Next Generation

Namco Bandai Networks Europe, which over the years has been offering gamers plenty of exciting challenges such as Pac-Man, Galaga and Galaxians, Time Crisis and Brain Coach, is now releasing their latest Pac-Man creation. Respecting their status as one of the leading global publishers of mobile games, Namco Bandai Ne...

11 November 2008
10:47 GMT

Hellgate Closes on January 31

Namco Bandai, who now own the MMO, are saying that they plan to shut down Hellgate: London on January 31, 2009 because the Flagship Studios developed game is not attracting enough players to justify the day to day costs.Flagship Studios went down at the end of July and are in no way involved in running the game....

27 October 2008
02:38 GMT

'The X Factor 2008 - The Mobile Game' Announced

Namco Bandai recently announced the launch of "The X Factor 2008 – The Mobile Game," a brand new game based on the award-winning entertainment show, which gives mobile subscribers the chance to test out their own star credentials on the move. Available immediately across all major UK operators, including Vodafo...

23 October 2008
03:29 GMT

Classic Dragon Ball Adventures Return with Dragon Ball: Origins

The sentimentalists will definitely be very happy to hear that Atari and Namco Bandai are bringing Dragon Ball: Origins for Nintendo DS to European shores. The original action adventure game will be released in December 2008, probably right before Christmas, for a big boost in sales (not that a Dragon Ball really nee...

19 August 2008
12:11 GMT

Two Million for Soul Calibur IV

Namco Bandai's latest release, the fighting game Soul Calibur IV, seems to be one of those titles that will break a few records. First of all, it was the first title in five years to grab the top spot as the best selling game in the UK and now we have word from the publishers that they have shipped no less than ...

8 August 2008
13:06 GMT

We Cheer in Europe Too

You probably were not completely excited to hear that a cheerleading championship game is going to hit the Nintendo Wiis, but let's face it: it's a game you could definitely try and maybe even enjoy for a few hours. Actually, Namco Bandai, the developer, is so sure that the title is going to be a success th...

8 August 2008
02:31 GMT

Soul Calibur IV, Number 1 in UK

For the first time in five years, a Soul Calibur title managed to grab the top spot in an All Formats Chart released by ELSPA. Namco Bandai's game Soul Calibur IV marked its debut in the United Kingdom as the best selling title of the week, with the Xbox 360 accounting for 56% of the sales. It seems that people ...

5 August 2008
15:06 GMT

Eternal Sonata Announced for PS3

It seems that not only the PlayStation exclusives go Xbox 360 (such as Final Fantasy XIII), but titles previously considered Xbox exclusives are now developed for Sony's console. It's the case of Namco Bandai's Eternal Sonata - the game which allows you to take on the role of composer Frederic Chopin a...

18 July 2008
12:06 GMT

New Splatterhouse on the Way

Namco Bandai has announced that its old and clunky horror action title Splatterhouse is due for a remake. Apparently, after the old TurboGrafx-16 version of the game came out on Nintendo's Virtual Console, a lot of gamers have been asking the company to take and make it play worthy again on next generation conso...

30 May 2008
03:18 GMT

Namco Bandai Targets the Wii Fitness Market

One of the most unlikeable trends in the videogaming industry is for a successful game to spawn a host of clones, which can sometimes take the genre forward because, for most of the time, they're only copycat game mechanics with less than stellar results. It happened at the beginning of the RTS genre, when the m...

15 May 2008
14:06 GMT

Panda Bear Game For the Nintendo DS

There is a limited number of Panda bears left in the world. Most of them live in the relative safety of Zoo's and scientists have been trying for years to make male and female Panda bears mate in order to create sufficient numbers of offspring to save their species. It seems that humans create a very powerful bo...

17 April 2008
19:06 GMT

Afro Samurai to Cut Its Way to the PS3 and Xbox This Fall

Samuel L. Jackson is the perfect leading man if you have a screenplay involving a cursing, tough and cynical African American. If you add a bit of a revenge tale and a lot of sword fighting, you might just end up with the biggest hit in cult martial movie history since Kill Bill Volume 2 hit the movie screens.I only ...

16 April 2008
16:21 GMT

Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3 Coming to North America

Namco Bandai is going very ninja crazy this week. They have recently announced that three Naruto games are being made available for purchase in North America for the PlayStation 2 platform at special retail prices. The main attraction is Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3 which is only now available for sale outside of Japan, ...

27 March 2008
04:51 GMT

'Paper Planes' Lands on Mobile Phones

NAMCO BANDAI Networks Europe Ltd recently launched its newest mobile game, aimed squarely at fun loving casual Players everywhere. Paper Planes lets you build, balance and fly your very own paper planes as you try to beat a series of trials and challenges based on accuracy, distance or even acrobatics.Players create ...

18 March 2008
09:57 GMT

Namco Bandai Brings the Slopes to Your Wii

Namco Bandai does not only mean Soulcalibur, Naruto or Tekken. They also seem to like being the first company to use a new and innovative platform - the Nintendo Wii and its Wii Balance Board. The game they're preparing to launch this spring is called We Ski and it promises to bring you the exciting skiing exper...

4 March 2008
04:32 GMT

Got an iPod? Good, Get Your 3D Racing Game Now!

A proud owner of an iPod, are we? Music, video, games... 3D ones at that. What, you didn't honestly think the iPod couldn't handle a 3D game, did you? Well it can. If your device is either an iPod nano (3rd generation), an iPod Classic, or an iPod that sports video capabilities (5th generation), then Namco ...

22 January 2008
10:50 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

Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles 2 Available for Purchase This March

The European fans of the Naruto series will get the option to play the latest installment of the series starting this March. The only thing needed for Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles 2, developed by Namco Bandai, is a PlayStation 2 and, of course, the original game. Like all the games in the series, the game universe is p...

15 January 2008
02:36 GMT

Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop 3 Will Be Available for DS This Summer

The Tamagotchi Town will be more active than ever, since business there is blooming and over a dozen of shops are moving in. This is the reason Namco Bandai has decided to release the number three in the Corner Shop series and the game is expected to be available for the Nintendo DS consoles this summer.CS3 will feat...

8 January 2008
08:38 GMT

One Piece: Unlimited Adventure Gone Gold for Wii!

So you've heard news of a great game called Uncharted: Drake's Fortune for the PS3 thinking there's no way in heck you'll be able to enjoy that gameplay experience since you don't own a PS3. Don't go that far, there's still chance for a Wii gamer also to explore an uncharted domain,...

4 January 2008
08:31 GMT

Test Your Brain Through Your Mobile

NAMCO BANDAI recently announced "Brain Coach with Dr. Kawashima". The new game will become available this December, growing the existing brain training craze across the world to mobile phones.Officially approved by Dr. Kawashima, the famous neurophysiologist and expert on brain imaging, this mobile phone game has bee...

12 December 2007
04:06 GMT

Culdcept SAGA demo Available on XBLM Now

Good news for Xbox LIVE Gold members, not so good news for Silver members who have to wait for a whole week to get their hands on Namco Bandai's Culdcept SAGA demo, available now via Xbox LIVE Marketplace. What, didn't you know? A Silver account won't do anymore dude, so do what it takes and turn yours...

6 December 2007
04:09 GMT

Tekken 6 Using Octave Engine - Gameplay Demonstration Video Inside

Just recently, more Tekken 6 news have emerged. Sadly, they're not the kind of news fans hoped for (as in PS3 version launch date), but good news nonetheless. According to Dig Info, responsible for the news bulletin we've embedded below, Tekken 6 (arcade version) will be using this new Octave Engine, set to...

16 October 2007
08:30 GMT

Ridge Racer 2 Bonus Cars (PSP)

Perfectly suited to PSP, Ridge Racer 2 is easy to pick up and play, keeping the high speed drifting fun in the palm of your hand and letting you take this supreme racing experience with you wherever you go. Ridge Racer 2 offers nearly three times as much play time as its predecessor. Featuring new cars, new racing mo...

4 October 2007
09:39 GMT

XBL Marketplace Makes Room for 'Eternal Sonata' Demo

Namco Bandai of America has recently made the exciting announcement that they've released the official demo for Eternal Sonata, on Xbox LIVE. Silver and Gold members (oi thank you...!) are able to get the much anticipated demo via Xbox LIVE's Marketplace. The full game launches September 17th this year, for...

8 August 2007
04:44 GMT

EA and Namco Date Hellgate: London for PC

Better lock your doors tight this Halloween because EA and Namco Bandai have just revealed to the press that their demon-infested action RPG, Hellgate: London (the premier title from Flagship Studios), is set to hit North American retailers on October 31, 2007. The European launch will be following shortly after, on ...

7 August 2007
06:34 GMT

Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation First In-game Trailer!

Oh, how some of you Ace Combat fans have been waiting for this moment to arrive. According to this press release I'm currently looking at, Namco Bandai Games has just released the first Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation gameplay footage, along with some new screenshots of the game in action and some information....

23 July 2007
07:23 GMT

Saint Seiya: The Hades - Unlockables (PS2)

Following the release of Saint Seiya, Knights of the Zodiac: The Sanctuary in 2005, Namco Bandai brought a wealth of new elements and enhancements to the fighting systems of Saint Seiya: The Hades, to present a game truly worthy of the seminal manga and anime. Boasting a story from the most widely acclaimed chapter o...

11 July 2007
09:49 GMT

Xbox 360 - Soul Calibur IV Will Feature Online Play!

Generally, online play doesn't come as a feature for fighting games. Only recently Namco Bandai has announced plans of releasing Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection Online, but this is as far as fighting games go online. No wait, that's not entirely true. As it turns out, the latest issue of EGM spills the beans on...

26 June 2007
05:15 GMT


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