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It’s nice that we live in a world where any game we can imagine is just a download away, but sometimes that can get…
Last fall, at the Tokyo Game Show, I asked producer Yusuke Tomizawa why there had been such a long gap between the…
If you’ve ever been to an arcade in Japan, you’ve probably seen Wani Wani Panic. It’s similar to Whac-A-Mole, but…
Hiroshi Ono, aka Mr. Dotman, created some of gaming’s most famous pixels while working at Namco. He was a graphic…
Today is the first press day for this year’s Tokyo Game Show (the four-day expo won’t be open to the public until…
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One Punch Man is getting a fighting game. Titled One Punch Man A Hero Nobody Knows, it’s slated for PS4 and Xbox One. The Japanese release date is TBA, and the game has yet to announced for outside Japan.
Stage one: Get one ship captured, then rescue it to double firepower. Stage two: Take advantage of doubled weaponry…
Online for the arcade version of Pokkén Tournament is ending in Japan. The game launched in 2015 and online for arcades will cease from March 25. Shame about arcade online play, but the game is very good on the Switch.
In a surprising announcement, Final Fantasy XV’s Noctis is joining Tekken 7. But fans have their own ideas regarding…
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In Japanese superhero and monster movies, massive battles lay waste to cities. We rarely get to see what it’s like…
Groom Kazuhiro and his bride Yukiko were married today at iconic Tokyo arcade Mikado. As the game center points out,…
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Tekken is coming to iOS and Android. Here’s a look at the smart device version of the iconic fighter. Currently the release date is “coming soon,” but the app has already gotten a soft launch in Canada.
Esports is big business. Yet in Japan, home to many talented players, it has yet to reach the same money-making…
The three-day Tales Festival, celebrating the Tales RPGs, has wrapped up in Japan. Fans seem disappointed that a new Tales console title wasn’t announced at this year’s event. There were, however, trailers for new mobile phone games (here, here, and here).
Bandai Namco announced BXD, a company that specializes in online games and smartphone compatible browser games. Three titles are slated for 2018 in Japan: a new Dragon Ball Z, a new Family Stadium, and a new Idolmaster. No word about international releases.
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown has been delayed. The game was originally slated for a 2017, but Namco Bandai has pushed it back to 2018, citing the need for extra time to finish the game. Better late than not ready!
Namco Bandai announced a new virtual reality experience called Evangelion VR: The Soul Seat.
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Namco Bandai is turning its idol simulator franchise The Idolmaster into a South Korean TV drama.
In Namco Bandai’s VR game Summer Lesson, players are the tutor of schoolgirl Hikari Miyamoto. But that’s the virtual…