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Ace Combat Flies to iPhone, iPod touch

By Chris Faylor, Dec 03, 2009 11:10am PST

Namco's airborne shooter series Ace Combat hit the iPhone and iPod touch with the iTunes App Store release of Ace Combat Xi. Sporting an...

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"That was the single most brilliant thing I've heard all week. Thank you for that."

- pepelouis see all 10 comments

Muscle March Brings Protein Powder Pursuit to Wii

By Chris Faylor, Dec 02, 2009 12:30pm PST

Namco's barely clothed and amazingly quirky downloadable WiiWare title "Muscle March" is coming to North America this winter. The muscular...

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"Oh dear lord!! Looks like It's fun...but yah, not for me, or anyone claiming to be ..."

- ktseymour see all 33 comments

Splatterhouse Gets Exclusive Shoes, New Shots

By Chris Faylor, Nov 24, 2009 9:51am PST

In an announcement highlighting the revelation of "exclusive" Splatterhouse-branded shoes, developer Namco also passed along some new screenshots...

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"There's something seriously lacking in the monster designs I've seen: creepiness. I loved the ..."

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TimeShift Dev Unveils Gravity Bender 'Inversion'

By Chris Faylor, Oct 20, 2009 12:30pm PDT

TimeShift developer Saber Interactive is continuing to wreak havoc with the natural way of things, as the studio's latest packs "a revolutionary...

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"I loved playing TimeShift, that game was pure fun - I'll watch for this"

- tehwalrus see all 14 comments

Namco Pairs with Genji and Heavenly Sword Makers

By Chris Faylor, Aug 19, 2009 9:56am PDT

As part of today's GamesCom festivities, publisher Namco has announced new partnerships with Ninja Theory and Game Republic, the studios...

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Tekken 6, New Soul Calibur Coming to PSP

By Chris Faylor, Apr 29, 2009 8:38am PDT

The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 won't be the only platforms receiving Tekken 6, as publisher Namco Bandai has announced that the upcoming fighter is...

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"Oh, I failed to get across the point that anything is better than the 360's piece of shit d-pad, ..."

- SiW. see all 12 comments

BottleRocket Fires Back at Namco, Suggests Publisher Management Was 'Inept'

By Nick Breckon, Mar 16, 2009 5:25pm PDT

Original Splatterhouse developer BottleRocket Entertainment today shot back at former publisher Namco Bandai, alleging that Namco was "inept" in...

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"And they couldn't have know that before they gave them a game to develop over 18 months?"

- Johnnsen see all 10 comments

Namco: Developer Pulled from Splatterhouse Project Over 'Performance Issue'

By Nick Breckon, Mar 12, 2009 5:05pm PDT

Splatterhouse publisher Namco Bandai has defended its decision to remove original developer BottleRocket Entertainment from the project, saying it...

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"Japanese business = perform or die. maybe if American business kept this attitude we ..."

- cell9song see all 31 comments

Sonic Co-creator Working On New Pac-Man Game

By Nick Breckon, Mar 06, 2009 4:03pm PST

Sonic the Hedgehog co-creator Hirokazu Yasuhara is bringing classic gaming character Pac-Man back for a new game, according to a Gamasutra report....

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"Agreed. I had lots of fun getting all the achievements for that game."

- Vampyre_Dark see all 9 comments

Namco Revives Dead to Rights, Offers Screenshots

By Chris Faylor, Feb 18, 2009 10:43am PST

Though the news has been floating around for a while, Namco Bandai today made it official: the Dead to Rights series, last seen in 2005, is coming...

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"I played the first game, can't remember anything about it. That's how remarkable it must have ..."

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Namco Bandai Staging D3 Buyout

By Nick Breckon, Feb 12, 2009 12:38pm PST

Soul Calibur publisher Namco Bandai is making a grab for Puzzle Quest pub D3 Publisher, according to a Japanese release translated by Adriasang....

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"PleaseDontFuckupPuzzleQuestPleaseDontFuckupPuzzleQuestPleaseDontFuckupPuzzleQuest "

- bigdady92 see all 4 comments

Namco U-Hauls Splatterhouse Dev BottleRocket

By Chris Faylor, Feb 09, 2009 11:52am PST

Update: Namco Bandai has confirmed that BottleRocket Entertainment is no longer involved with Splatterhouse, which is still due on PS3 and Xbox 360 this year. "We have decided to part ways with BottleRocket Entertainment but we are commit

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"i was gonna say i've never heard "u-hauled" used as a colloquialism but then i read the post and ..."

- cpt_gloval see all 18 comments

Invincible Tiger: The Legend of Han Tao To Kick You In The Face

By Maarten Goldstein, Feb 04, 2009 7:26pm PST

Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network are set to receive the over-the-top brawler Invincible Tiger: The Legend of Han Tao, Namco Bandai...

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"Yea this looks nice. I hope it it on some double dragon x 10 gameplay. "

- X-Nice see all 9 comments

Klonoa Wii Coming Stateside, New Screenshots

By Chris Faylor, Jan 09, 2009 11:44am PST

The good news? Namco's Wii remake of its beloved 1997 PlayStation platformer Klonoa: Door to Phantomile will arrive in North America later this...

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"I always thought Klonoa was a STD until someone showed the game when it was first out."

- Derringer see all 7 comments

Namco Plans Satiation, Envelope Pushing with New Surge Label

By Chris Faylor, Dec 04, 2008 2:00pm PST

Western gamers, prepare to be satiated. Namco Bandai has just announced Surge, a new studio and publishing label it says will provide...

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