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Capcom explains Street Fighter X Tekken dev separation

By Steve Watts, Oct 26, 2011 4:30pm PDT

Capcom producer Yoshinori Ono explains the development philosophy behind keeping development separate in the Street Fighter/Tekken crossovers.

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"Probably because some people think Capcom has only released Hyper Fighting with fifty add-ons ..."

- Grimp see all 7 comments

Ezio confirmed for Soul Calibur 5

By Andrew Yoon, Oct 21, 2011 7:30am PDT

Confirming previous leaks, Namco Bandai and Ubisoft have announced that Ezio Auditore will be a guest character in Soul Calibur 5.

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"He looks great. I've always liked that when Soul Calibur adds a character like this, they ..."

- darthfusion see all 3 comments

Touch My Katamari, Ridge Racer, and Shinobido 2 ready for Vita launch

By Andrew Yoon, Oct 20, 2011 10:45am PDT

Namco Bandai has announced plans to release three games for Sony's new handheld at launch: a new Ridge Racer, Touch My Katamari, and Shinobido 2.

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"Sounds like that line up is worse than the 3DS line up. I'll wait for things to get better. Wow, ..."

- rtricoche see all 2 comments

Rumor: Assassin's Creed's Ezio in Soul Calibur 5

By Steve Watts, Oct 18, 2011 10:30am PDT

An unconfirmed photo shows Ezio from Assassin's Creed making a cameo in Soul Calibur V.

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"Ezio / Altair makes for an appropriate cameo. I have no freaking clue what they were thinking ..."

- asianwaste see all 4 comments

Street Fighter X Tekken battles in New York

By Xav de Matos, Oct 17, 2011 6:15pm PDT

New footage for Street Fighter X Tekken was released during the 2011 New York Comic Con. One video features new gameplay footage, while the other includes a "breakdown" of the game's battle system.

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Tales of the Abyss releases in February 2012, Tales of Graces F also 2012

By Andrew Yoon, Oct 12, 2011 2:00pm PDT

2012 will mark the end of a four year hiatus of the Tales of franchise in America. Publisher Namco Bandai Games America has announced that Tales of Abyss will be available on 3DS on February 14, 2012--aka Valentine's Day.

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"Being able to play one of the worst games in a series that, if they're fans of it, they probably ..."

- Vincent Grayson see all 5 comments

Namco Bandai promising 'a lot more support' for the Tales franchise

By Andrew Yoon, Oct 10, 2011 11:30am PDT

We speak to Namco Bandai about the future of the Tales series, and why the franchise was put on hiatus in America.

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"I'd be VERY happy to support Namco's Tales series, if they would support my system of choice (360)."

- talespin123 see all 10 comments

Tekken Hybrid Limited Edition announced

By Andrew Yoon, Oct 04, 2011 2:30pm PDT

Namco Bandai has announced a "Limited Edition" version of the upcoming PS3-exclusive movie/game combo, Tekken Hybrid.

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"Wish they would have made tekken tag tournament HD with online multiplayer. I would buy that ..."

- spammehardo see all 2 comments

Dark Souls Japanese launch plagued by online bugs

By Steve Watts, Sep 22, 2011 6:15pm PDT

Dark Souls is reportedly suffering from freezing bugs, and From Software is working hard to fix them as soon as possible.

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"Bit of a sensationalist headline. Sounds pretty standard for a online game launched in Japan. ..."

- apocreg see all 5 comments

From Software reportedly killing early Dark Souls players

By Steve Watts, Sep 21, 2011 2:00pm PDT

From Software is reportedly sending maxed out characters into Dark Souls to brutally convince early players to wait until the game comes out officially.

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"I will make noobs tremble in terror when "YOUR WORLD IS BEING INVADED" flashes across their screen."

- David Craddock see all 53 comments

Katamari Damacy coming to PlayStation Vita

By Steve Watts, Sep 16, 2011 11:00am PDT

Katamari Damacy will get a new entry on the PlayStation Vita, with both touch screen and rear touch pad controls to roll your ball of junk.

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"This is an ideal experience for a portable system...and really, this system is the only one out ..."

- Vorlonesque see all 19 comments

Ace Combat: Assault Horizon demo coming tomorrow

By Andrew Yoon, Sep 12, 2011 4:00pm PDT

Tomorrow, you'll be able to take a test drive of Ace Combat: Assault Horizon for yourself with a downloadable demo on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live.

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"I remember WAKE ISLAND. It wasn't a demo, it was a game in and of itself."

- ManiacalMoose see all 4 comments

Dynasty Warriors and One Piece combine for PS3

By Steve Watts, Sep 02, 2011 4:15pm PDT

Dynasty Warriors is teaming up with One Piece to make "One Piece Pirate Musou" for PlayStation 3.

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"So is it bad I had a dream about this about 1 year ago. And it was a bad game in my dream...."

- XwingVmanX see all 2 comments

.hack//The Movie hybrid Blu-ray includes PS3 game

By Andrew Yoon, Aug 23, 2011 4:45pm PDT

The .hack games are being revived in some form. Namco Bandai announced that the Blu-ray release of the .hack movie will be a "hybrid" disc, not unlike the upcoming Tekken Hybrid.

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"The OVA that came with the PS2 games was really boring, I thought. However, the original TV ..."

- mopic42 see all 6 comments

No plans for Dark Souls DLC

By Alice O'Connor, Aug 23, 2011 7:15am PDT

DLC haters, rejoice! Demon's Souls successor Dark Souls shan't be receiving any DLC, publisher Namco Bandai has said. DLC lovers and casual admirers, hard luck, I'm afraid.

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"No, I'm not arguing for anything. I'm telling you how DLC works, because I actually know how it ..."

- OverloadUT see all 36 comments