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Namco Bandai is turning its idol simulator franchise The Idolmaster into a South Korean TV drama.
Nothing like seeing a troupe of idols standing on stage, singing their headless heads off.
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On October 27, The Idolmaster 2, a pop idol simulator, is being ported to the PS3. The game originally debuted on…
In 2005, Namco released a idol simulator in Japanese arcades called The Idolm@ster. The game ended up being a nerd…
The Tohoku Earthquake caused game after game to be delayed. One game, Disaster Report 4, was even canned. But it's…
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Like its previous title, Namco Bandai's idol simulator THE iDOLM@STER 2 is coming to the Xbox 360. Time to…