http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png http://kotaku.com/tag/namco http://kotaku.com/tag/namco Today, Bandai Namco, known as Namco Bandai in the West, revealed it's created a new studio called Bandai Namco Studio. It will be responsible for Tekken, SoulCalibur, Taiko no Tatsujin, the Tales games, and the Gundam games. [BNG] More »
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A Taiwanese gaming site has posted cards detailing the movesets for characters Street Fighter X Tekken, due for release in March. The big news here is that the movesets confirm M. Bison, Xiaoyu, Akuma, Jin and Ogre for the game's lineup. More »
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If you allow people the freedom to create things, you can count on this: sex. Just look at all the dick faces people made with Nintendo Miis. Nintendo Miis! They're the most innocuous things imaginable, and bam, cocks. More »
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Not yet four years has passed, but check out how the latest SoulCalibur compares to SoulCalibur IV. Can you spot the difference? Hint: it's not just the graphics. More »
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While we prepare to beat our opponents into submission using a series of punches and kicks, Namco Bandai prepares to hit your wallet where it hurts with three sets of premium DLC scheduled in the first month of SoulCalibur V's release. Who wants to play dress up? More »
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And you thought the giant boobs were crass? Ha! This is another advert for upcoming fighting game SoulCalibur V. It's cheeky. Literally. More »
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We've known for a while that Kuro and Toro, the Sony cat mascots, would find their way into Street Fighter X Tekken. Also, Cole McGrath from inFamous. The inclusion of classic (i.e. shitty) box art Mega Man and Pac-Man also weren't much of a mystery, but their appearance is confirmed in this video, along with the full terms of their inclusion in the Capcom/Namco fighting team-up. More »
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Revealed today, the unannounced role-playing game Namco Bandai teased in Famitsu is Tokitowa. More »
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Nothing lasts forever. Not you, not me, and certainly not game companies. Just ask Midway, Pandemic, and Acclaim. They're gone. More »
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Tekken character Alisa Bosconovitch is getting the bishojo ("beautiful young girl") treatment from famed Japanese figure maker Kotobukiya. More »
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The Gunpla Builders World Cup 2011 is the world cup of Gunpla, or Gundam plastic model building. With entries from countries all over the world, spanning two divisions (one for over-fifteen years-old and there other for under-fourteen), it showcases the most stunning Gunpla in the world. More »
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They are building the life-sized Gundam—again! They being these folks in hardhats and overalls. More »
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Here's a pure hype video for Tekken Tag Tournament 2, to be shown later tonight at the Spike Video Game Awards. Namco says it'll be here for the holiday season next year. More »
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Earlier this year Polish developer CD Projekt Red got into a legal scuffle with Namco Bandai over the distribution rights to the Xbox 360 port of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings. Now a French court has made it quite clear: THQ is out, and Namco Bandai is in. More »
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Remember R.B.I. Baseball? The classic sports title for the Nintendo Entertainment System? This gamer is so confident that he can defeat anyone at it, he or she took out an ad in a local Oklahoma newspaper. More »
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So, fighting game fans everywhere know that Namco and Capcom will be pitting their marquee martial arts franchises against each other. Each company's making one game and Capcom's first out the gate with Street Fighter x Tekken. This new video shows how the Street Fighter publisher will be implementing the recurring characters from the King of Iron Fist tournament in the crossover title. And who better to comment on the feel of the Tekken guys in SFxT than competitive player Maximillian? No one, I say. More »
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If Yoda and Darth Vader were happy enough to appear on SoulCalibur IV's box art , you can bet SoulCalibur V would not shy away from its Assassin's Creed guest star. 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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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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For a bunch of itinerant warriors chasing after a sentient, demonic weapon all over the medieval world, the characters of Namco's Soulcalibur franchise have always looked exceptionally striking. There's been lots of layers and detailing to the outfits that Taki, Cervantes and Xianghua have rocked over the years. Maybe even appliqué, too? Well, that's all about to get even more fashion-forward in the series' next chapter with the addition of designer Mari Shimazaki. 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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Spotted by game localizer and author Matt Alt, this Namco ad from the mid-1980s originally ran in a toy industry trade publication. In it, an android looks up a woman's skirt. More »
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Sometimes I get stupid email from readers. Sometimes I get nice email. And sometimes, I get email from people with questions. Reader Joel sent me one of those: A question. More »
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Katamari rolls on to the iPhone. Again. This time, the result is better. While it's still not as good as the original console games, this is finally an iOS Katamari title that does the the King of Cosmos proud. More »
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Ultraman. Kamen Rider. Gundam. These three heroes are going forces in the upcoming role-playing game Lost Heroes for the 3DS. It's a dungeon crawler—with badasses. More »
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Level-5 has followed their announcement that Namco will be publishing Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch's western releas, with this trailer, which showcases gameplay, cutscenes, combat and, of course, one gorgeously animated game. More »
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Around the turn of the millennium, Namco showed off an arcade game that looked like it had fallen out of the 22nd century. Housed in a giant cabinet called O.R.B.S., it was a sequel to old-school shooter Star Blade, and could have been just the kind of thing the dying arcade scene was in need of. More »
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To celebrate Akira's 30th anniversary, Bandai Namco is releasing a replica of the cow-hide leather jacket worn by Akira protagonist Kaneda. More »
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Blik, maker of fine stickables, and Namco Bandai, the people who own Pac-Man, are combining their respective powers to bring Inky, Pinky, Blinky, Clyde and other memorable 8-bit sprites to your wall. Starting today, you can put only the finest of Pac-Man decals on your walls, safely and stylishly. More »
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The Katamari Damacy series just keeps on keepin' on with one more entry, this one for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Katamari Amore is hitting iOS next week and arriving with a guest appearance from fellow Namco mascot Pac-Man. More »
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Remember how in May we looked at the bizarre manual of the Japan-only release of Star Wars on the Famicom? More »
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Back in December 2004, I bought two things. One was a PSP. The other was Ridge Racer. More »
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Katamari Damacy is just a working title but, frankly, it's as good as any for the version of the game soon to arrive on PlayStation Vita. Namco Bandai announced today that the venerable roll-em-up will get a Vita release on an unspecified date, and will take advantage of the new handheld's touch-pad controls. More »
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Two more fighters are officially confirmed for next year's most anticipated weapons-based fighter, Soulcalibur V: oversized axe-wielder Astaroth and a new contender, Viola, who has a touch of Freddy Krueger to her. More »
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Whenever a racing game like Forza or Gran Turismo is released, the internet is flooded with car porn. Ace Combat isn't a car game. It's got jets and helicopters. Bring on the flying vehicle screens! More »
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Capcom's Street Fighter meets Tekken title is getting a couple new brawlers: Rolento, Zangief, Heihachi, and Lili. More »
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The heat was unbearable. A group of kids scurried to find shade, but they did't find it under trees. More »
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All right class, what is the first rule of shooters? Stay behind those low walls? Namco Bandai explains why that strategy may not work anymore. More »
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Last night, one of the biggest celebrities in Japan, Shinsuke Shimada, abruptly stated he was leaving the entertainment industry. Shimada, a comedian and talk show host, is the Japanese equivalent of a David Letterman or a Jay Leno—if either of them appeared on six prime time shows and produced music albums. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5833841&view=rss&microfeed=true Namco Bandai established a start-up with Japanese mobile gaming giant DeNA to make social games. Dubbed BDNA, the company's funded by Namco Bandai (75 percent) and DeNA (25 percent). DeNA makes the popular "Mobage" titles in Japan. [IT Media] More »
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