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Roll It Up With Amazing Katamari Damacy On Mobile

By Kevin Tucker, Dec 07, 2017 2:45pm PST

The King Of All Cosmos has returned with a dire need for players to roll together everything in sight.

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Shack's Arcade Corner: Lucky & Wild

By Greg Burke, Nov 01, 2017 5:35pm PDT

Greg is back with a look at one of the most unique light gun shooters from the arcade days.

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"Man, i still talk about this game even today. Too bad the local arcade is no more.."

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Shack's Arcade Corner: Galaga

By Greg Burke, Jun 07, 2017 4:20pm PDT

Greg is back with an episode about one of the all-time greats of the arcade. Pew! Pew!

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Namco Founder Masaya Nakamura Passes Away at 91, Here's Part of His Legacy

By Brittany Vincent, Jan 30, 2017 10:45am PST

Namco's enduring legacy is due in part to its founder Masaya Nakamura and its body of impressive games. 

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Shack's Arcade Corner: Soul Edge

By Shack Staff, Aug 31, 2016 6:30pm PDT

Greg Burke takes a look at the weapon based fighter, Soul Edge... But the Soul still burns.

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"I never played the original version. I really barely played "Edge" at all. I had very little ..."

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SEGA, Midway, and Namco team up with Oculus VR for Oculus Arcade

By Daniel Perez, Sep 24, 2015 10:34am PDT

Get ready to play your favorite classic arcade games from the comfort of your VR headset as Oculus Arcade has just been announced.

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"They will do something, but it will be less than hoped. Just like all their recent efforts. :\"

- baron calamity see all 3 comments

Tekken 7 director wants feedback on new character

By Robert Workman, Aug 11, 2014 4:00pm PDT

Harada wants to know how fans feel about the new Arab character.

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"AFAIK Tekken 4 is pretty much consistently considered the worst entry in the competitive scene."

- Fayk see all 12 comments

Aero-Cross remaking Metro-Cross for Namco Generations

By Alice O'Connor, Jun 22, 2011 6:00am PDT

1985 arcade running race-o-platformer Metro-Cross is the next game to be remade in the Namco Generations series, becoming Aero-Cross for Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network.

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Killzone 3 'Helghast Edition' Coming to North America for $130; Includes Cat Helmet

By Xav de Matos, Oct 28, 2010 3:35pm PDT

It appears the release of a military grade cat helmet is swayed, solely by the rule of "3." Like Halo 3 before it, Killzone 3 will launch with a...

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"man when they cat army inevitably rises to conquer their human masters they're going to have an ..."

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Google Celebrates Pac-Man's 30th with Style

By Chris Faylor, May 21, 2010 11:40am PDT

Celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of the pill-popping puck, online search giant Google has debuted an interactive rendition of its logo that...

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"There is not much that gets your heart pumpin that fast than controlling both players at the ..."

- Don Soleone see all 16 comments

Puzzle Quest 2 Coming to PC, iPad and iPhone

By Chris Faylor, May 19, 2010 12:20pm PDT

Joining its previously announced Nintendo DS and Xbox 360 brethern, Puzzle Quest 2 is also coming to PC, iPhone, iPod touch and iPad by way of...

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"The artwork seems a little goofy this time around but I'm still excited about it."

- tKillbox see all 4 comments

Namco Bandai Facing Extraordinary $342M Loss, Looking to Cut Workforce by 10%

By Chris Faylor, Feb 02, 2010 10:19am PST

Facing "extraordinary losses" of up to 31 billion yen (~$342 million USD) for the fiscal year ending in March 2010, publisher Namco Bandai has...

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"i dunno, campaign mode is better than every other attempt they've had at it. at least i could ..."

- kiddygrinder see all 13 comments

Ace Combat Returns to PSP with Joint Assault

By Chris Faylor, Jan 12, 2010 11:40am PST

Following up on 2006's Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception (PSP), publisher Namco Bandai today revealed announced that a second entry in the popular...

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"Heh, i remember there was one scene were one enemy pilot looks at some other dude, and thinks ..."

- SpeedComraD see all 9 comments

Ridge Racer Drifts onto iPhone

By Chris Faylor, Dec 16, 2009 1:30pm PST

Continuing to roll its popular franchises onto iPhone and iPod touch, Namco has brought Ridge Racer to the iTunes App Store with Ridge Racer...

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"Am I really the only one that doesn't care for these types of games on the iPhone/iPod? Guess ..."

- haysoos see all 11 comments

Pac-Man Championship Edition Hits iPhone

By Chris Faylor, Dec 10, 2009 11:20am PST

Namco's neon-flavored Xbox Live Arcade revamp of everyone's favorite pill muncher today chomped its way to the iTunes App Store, and thus, the...

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"I love this on the Xbox but I can't imagine playing it without a joystick. :/ "

- ThomW see all 3 comments