Remember Ridge Racer's amazing Galaga mini-game on PS1? Bandai Namco patented the concept of mini-games in loading screens, but video game lawyer David Hoppe noticed Bandai Namco's patent is about to expire. The patent was filed November 27, 1995, which means developers can build their own on November 27, 2015.

Earlier this fall Bandai Namco released Digimon All-Star Rumble in North America. That's not the game long-time fans…
It looks like Dark Souls' PC version may not be getting worse after all. The takedown action aimed at eliminating the dissemination of DSFix—the modder-made patch that makes the PC version of Dark Souls actually playable—appears to have been the result of a big misunderstanding, according to a new update on NeoGAF. Read more
JoJo fans rejoice, it looks like there's a new game coming your way. Let's hope it's not as DLC-ridden as the last.
After five installments on the PlayStation 3 and four on the Xbox 360, the long-running Naruto Ultimate Ninja…
It's been six years since a Digimon video game was released in North America. If Digimon All-Star Rumble is Namco…

Japan's popular series about life inside video games is getting another game. It lets you fly.
The Super Smash Bros. series has always had a wide variety of characters to choose from, and the roster for the…

The best part of the Star Wars arcade games of yore was how they transported you into the movies, letting you be the…
Dragon Ball Xenoverse allows players to create their own original player character to take part in the history of Dra…
Today in Things I Never Thought Were Actually Possible, Bandai Namco producer Katsuhiro Harada proposed to fans that…
The upcoming Pokémon/Tekken arcade fighting game, Pokkén Tournament caught a lot of us by surprise, but apparently…
What a dirty trick to play, Bandai Namco. Introducing a never-before-seen character for Dragon Ball Xenoverse, leavin…

Despite its loyal fanbase, Digimon has long played second fiddle to Pokémon. Tired of having all their digital…
The next Smash Bros., Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS, will be featuring newcomers like Mega Man, the…
Is this a dream? No! This is very real. Soon, people in Tokyo will be able to walk between the giant Gundam's legs.

I still haven't seen the movie, thanks to Japan being one of the last areas to premiere Godzilla in theaters, but I…
Coming off of their recent movie release, THE IDOLM@STER girls are back with a new game that looks like it's learned…
The 3DS is getting a new Tales of the World RPG in Japan, reports Weekly Shonen Jump (via ANN). The game, called Tales of the World: Reve Unitia, will star several characters from past Tales games, and takes place on Revaria, "a dream world linking the Tales franchise together."

The latest chapter in The iDOLM@STER franchise, THE iDOLM@STER MOVIE: Kagayaki no Mukouhe (Beyond the Radiance),…