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Namco Bandai will be releasing Level-5/Studio Ghibli collaboration Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch in North America sometime during "Winter 2012". For Europe, it's early 2013. More »
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That shiny new Star Trek game based off of J.J. Abrams' reboot of the sci-fi classic will be finally going into warp drive next year. Today it was announced that Namco Bandai—best known for Pac-Man, SoulCalibur and Tekken games—will be publishing the action/adventure game and that it'll be out in the first quarter of 2013, ahead of the expected release of Star Trek 2 film. More »
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With the past couple of years dominated by Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat-style 2D fighters, it's nice to see the return of one of the big 3D fighting franchises. That is, unless you're a game reviewer. Then it's time to step into the critical ring. More »
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When the editor-in-chief here asked me to do a video showcasing two of my beloved characters created on Soulcalibur V's character creator, I was elated. I consider myself a connoisseur of character creation and customization, often spending way too much time than any person should on creating the most bizarre and ridiculous characters I possibly can. More »
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Soul Calibur V, like almost all fighting games nowadays, finds itself having to serve multiple purposes for a broad and fragmented user base. Fighting games demand investment if you're actually trying to excel at them. You've got to pick a character that speaks to you and then master enough moves to be competent and diverse. Nobody's just showing up to get beat down, after all, and winning ugly is worse than losing. More »
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SoulCalibur V is in stores today across the U.S., where players are a lot less likely to dress up as a whip-wielding Ivy or Ezio Auditore de Firenze than the special gamers inhabiting the world of the SoulCalibur V launch trailer. More »
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I played a little bit of Soulcalibur V today. I recorded some of it, cut out all the parts where I lost horribly, and made this video for you to watch. More »
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With Dark Souls already out in the world, dev studio From Software's moving from magic to science with the upcoming Armored Core V. This video runs through the basics of multiplayer and shows off the new Operator role in action. It looks like there's going to some tower defense elements in coming to ACV, when it comes out on March 20th. More »
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Mr. N fell in love with Namco's space shooter Xevious. On his job application, Mr. N wrote that from the moment he played Xevious as a junior high school student, he knew he wanted to make games. And he knew Namco was the company for him. More »
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Every Tuesday evening in February London fight game fans can step away from their game console and grab a little fitness with Gymbox's SoulCalibur V: Swordsman Workout class. No, seriously. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5879310&view=rss&microfeed=true Namco Bandai has released a port of the original Soulcalibur on iTunes, but the $12 price tag might drive some folks away. I say get it now before the release sale ends and it jumps to $15. Plactice mode! More »
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With 17 years separating SoulCalibur V from SoulCalibur IV, Project Soul has near two decades' worth of explaining to do. Could this be the most story-driven SoulCalibur yet? More »
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With the success popular 2D fighting franchises like Street Fighter and The King of Fighters have had on the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch, it was only a matter of time before Namco Bandai got in on the action with 3D fighter Soulcalibur, due out for iOS January 19. More »
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Internet petitions are normally as effective in bringing about a desired result as closing your eyes and wishing really hard, but with more than 66.000 signatures accrued in just one week the petition for Namco Bandai to release uber-challenging dungeon crawler Dark Souls on PC seems to have gotten the company's attention. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5875833&view=rss&microfeed=true From Software's upcoming Mech-buster Armored Core V has a release date—it'll be landing in stores on March 20th for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Apparently, it's not really the fifth title in the series, it's the fourteenth. Fancy that. Check out a trailer for the game here. More »
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Shoemakers make shoes. Carmakers make cars. And video game makers? They make video games. More »
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"Internet petitions" rank right up there with "zillion dollar Xbox Live DLC" on my list of favorite subjects. We could spend all day writing about them, and they're still worth the paper they are printed on*. That said, a drive to get Dark Souls ported to the PC has traction, thanks to a Namco Bandai representative's comment to the community. More »
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This, I kid you not, is a poster advertising the upcoming Soulcalibur V in Japan. Stay classy, Namco Bandai. More »
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This screenshot, posted on Street Fighter x Tekken's Xbox Marketplace website, accidentally (?) reveals two new characters for the crossover title. More »
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What do you get when you mix Chun-Li and Cammy of Street Fighter with Lili and Asuka of Tekken? I don't know, some sort of giant woman creature with eight arms and legs? Spider-Woman? Forget it; it was a stupid question. Just watch the video. More »
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Once upon a time, Namco's Katamari Damacy was the freshest of games. You controlled a little green guy who rolled up stuff to make a bigger and bigger ball that could roll up bigger and bigger stuff. More »
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Thought it was stupid and awful that Namco Bandai was releasing Ridge Racer with only three tracks? Wait until you hear what the DLC is. More »
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Starting today, the Tamashii Nation 2011 figure event kicked off in Akihabara. Wrapping up on Nov. 27, the event showcases upcoming plastic figurines. More »
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I like Ridge Racer. It's a guilty pleasure. And I was actually thinking of getting the next game. That is, until I heard what madness Namco Bandai is pulling. More »
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Last summer, Tales producer Makoto Yoshizumi obliquely tweeted, "Meetings and conferences, sleepiness and struggle, it was a day of live or die." That day has come. The Tales Studio is no more. More »
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When Ni No Kuni was released on DS last year, it shipped in just about the coolest box ever, which housed an extravagant spell book. Well, early adopters of the PS3 version, at least in Japan, will get the same book. More »
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Kilik fans rejoice! While there's still no word whether or not the big K will be back for round five, new character Xiba sounds suspiciously like the early concept art for the famed staff wielder. See how monkeyboy handles his rod in this latest batch of Soulcalibur V screenshots, along with a few more familiar faces. More »
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My favorite feature of Soulcalibur IV was the ability to create my own custom characters and see how they fare on the stage of history. Judging by this trailer and these new screens, it'll probably be my favorite feature of Soulcalibur V as well. More »
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Why I am upset over this video of new Soulcalibur V character Leixia being played during Paris Game Week? More »
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You end up spending a lot of your time in Dark Souls dying. Being stabbed, burned, crushed, bludgeoned, whatever. So this custom rig for the game, built out of a coffin, seems wonderfully apt. More »
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This year isn't over. There are still months to go. But according to Famitsu publisher, Nintendo didn't own the first six months of this year. Other years, sure, but not this one. More »
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I'm the kind of guy who'll always give games that muck with the core precepts of spacetime at least a gander. Rewinding and freezing time, opening up wormholes and otherwise bending the forces of the universe spices up otherwise ordinary gameplay. That's the thinking behind Namco Bandai's upcoming shooter Inversion, which lets you reverse gravity to flip enemies out of cover and create absurd grenade throws. Until then, let's hope all that gravity tomfoolery doesn't have the same effects as it does in Slapstick, or Lonesome No More!, the novel by late literary great Kurt Vonnegut: More »
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That'll teach me to doubt! More »
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We got Nintendogs + Cats, Pilotwings Resort and a few more for the launch of the Nintendo 3DS earlier this year. We got Lumines, an Ape Escape and more in 2005 for the launch of the PlayStation Portable. More »
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Dark Souls has a bit of a reputation for being a difficult game. More »
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So we'd be led to believe, going by this single screenshot. Just the one. No video. Taken at a reportedly recent Soulcalibur V press event. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5850793&view=rss&microfeed=true According to Ni no Kuni developer Level-5, Namco Bandai will be publishing the PS3 version coming to North America and Europe next year. [@LEVEL5_IA] More »
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Last week, I purchased my very first strategy guide. Don't judge me! It's one of the best: Future Press' Dark Souls: The Official Guide, a massive, hardcover book that delves into every single little detail of this wonderfully complex and esoteric role-playing game. More »
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Namco Bandai's Ace Combat: Assault Horizon is out there ready to be purchased, or rented, and played. But should you invest the time and money? Since I'm the only one playing, here's my split personality Gut Check: More »
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For nearly two decades fans of arcade-simulation jet combat have found safe haven in Namco Bandai's Ace Combat series, so the developers decided to change everything. Yay? More »
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