After two years of languishing in ninja-less void, the PlayStation 3 finally gets its very own Naruto game with Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm. » 11/21/08 4:00pm 11/21/08 4:00pm

Naruto? Not really our "thing." Chalk it up to ignorance, the daunting back story and the unwillingness to do the work involved to become interested. But the games tend to look » 10/08/08 1:00am 10/08/08 1:00am

CyberConnect2 president Hiroshi Matsuyama is now the number one reason I want to learn to speak Japanese. He has this quick-talking, sly sort of accent that reminds me a bit of a stereotypical used car salesman that is completely compelling to listen to. I almost wish that his translator would stop interrupting at… » 8/21/08 3:30am 8/21/08 3:30am

My very last E3 appointment was at Namco Bandai on Thursday afternoon, and while the majority of my time was spent getting my ass kicked at Soul Calibur IV, which I will handle in a separate post, they did have several interesting offerings on hand, from the girl-friendly We Cheer to the anime-friendly Naruto:… » 7/21/08 1:20pm 7/21/08 1:20pm

It just looks better and better every time I see it. GameTrailers just posted their exclusive trailer for Namco Bandai's Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm for the PlayStation 3, and I have to say that this is hands-down the best looking cell-shaded game I have ever seen. The visuals that I've seen so far have even… » 7/03/08 6:00pm 7/03/08 6:00pm

GameSpot's latest episode of their weekly On The Spot show has Namco Bandai marketing manager In Joon Hwang showing off the PlayStation 3 exclusive Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm in action. The game basically takes the fighting from the previous Ultimate Ninja titles and moves it into a 3D arena. The game features 25… » 6/27/08 11:20am 6/27/08 11:20am

This latest batch of screenshots from Namco Bandai do absolutely nothing to ease my excitement over Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm for the PlayStation 3, despite cell-shaded screenshots always looking a bit rough compared to the game in motion. I'm going to have to sit down with my nephew one day and get a crash course… » 5/06/08 11:40am 5/06/08 11:40am