Tag archive: Namco

After months of average titles and mediocre releases, the Nintendo 3DS is finally beginning to morph into the handheld system that Nintendo always claimed it was. The biggest issues was (and continues to be) the software, but that is slowly beginning to change as more and more franchises are looking to dip their collective toes into the potentially lucrative pool of Nintendo’s waters. Adding to the list of long-running franchises that are now… Read More

The Wii has no shortage of mini-games. You could even go so far as to say it has more than its fair share. Four of the five best-selling Wii titles are filled with mini-games, and the only exception is Mario Kart, which isn’t a mini-game, but it is filled with short bursts of gameplay rather than anything with a story-driven campaign. So there is obviously a market for it, and Namco Bandai is well aware of that. With the Wii in its twilight, we… Read More

Namco has released a compilation featuring two games you may have possibly heard of: Pac-Man and Galaga. Actually, if you haven’t heard of them, there is something very wrong with you. Both games have become iconic and part of the cultural zeitgeist. The Pope knows who Pac-Man is. The Dhali Lama is wicked at Galaga (well, he might be, but odds are he at least knows the game). So it isn’t all that surprising to see yet another collection… Read More

Coming early next year, you will once again be able to sit your best friends down and whoop on them with a sword, nunchucks or other form of weapon–digitally, of course–when the next game in the SoulCalibur franchise comes out. There hasn’t been a lot of info released yet about this game. It will feature the familiar weapons-based fighting that made the series what it is, but so far the details have been on the skimpy side. Because… Read More

Centered out of Saratoga, California, Roku is announcing the release of the fourth generation of Roku players on July 20. Dubbed the Roku 2, this revision of the hardware brings a smaller form factor to the media streamer as well as a plethora of new content including gaming. Similar to the last round of players, Roku launches with three versions of the Roku 2; the Roku 2 HD ($59.99), the Roku 2 XD ($79.99), and the Roku 2 XS ($99.99). In… Read More

It is Christmas in June for gamers, as the flood of trailers and announcements for new games has begun. One franchise that isn’t surprising to see return is Namco’s SoulCalibur, which is back to try to win the crown of king of the fighting games. The competition is fierce, but the fanbase is loyal. SoulCalibur V will be released on the PS3 and Xbox 360. Guest characters have been confirmed, but it is still too early to know—or even guess—who… Read More

If fighting games haven't had enough cleavage for you lately, you're in luck. On Christmas day, Daishi Odashima, a member of the SC team, tweeted that a new SoulCalibur game is in the works. He is the director of the upcoming game. The tweet said this: “SC is back! Get ready, fans!” and had a link to the picture on the left, which shows him, a sketch of the SoulCalibur sword, and a life-size replica of the sword behind… Read More

Last week at ComicCon, Capcom surprised its fans by announcing that a new project with rival publisher Namco was underway. A new game will incorporate the two biggest fighting franchises in the world, with bragging rights up for grabs.  There will be two games released, one of which Street Fighter X Tekken, will incorporate the franchises by bringing Tekken into the Street Fighter world, in terms of gameplay, while Tekken X Street Fighter will… Read More

Video game publisher Namco today announced they were making available a new series of ringtones based upon some of their video games. These tones will be available to subscribers of Namco's Pac-Man's Arcade Corner service. Video game ringtones available through this service, said Namco, include sounds from Katamari Damacy, We Love Katamari, Tekken, Ace Combat, Time Crisis, Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man and Galaga, as well as… Read More

With these released games, mobile customers can now play their favorite arcade classics on their wireless devices. They can also play new, original products specifically designed for the mobile community with wireless functionalities like online over-the-air networked play. RELEASED TITLES: PAC-MAN Bowling by Namco Due to the tremendous success of PAC-MAN on mobile devices, Namco has extended the PAC-MAN brand to other game categories.… Read More

“Flagship Studios is a top notch development group in its talent and industry wisdom,” said Nobuhiro Kasahara, president and chief executive officer of Namco Hometek Inc. “We look forward tobeginning a strong, long-term relationship with Flagship so that we can make great games together.” “This very exciting deal with Flagship Studios marks Namco's official entry into the PC games publishing business,”… Read More

According to Oguchi – who will replace current president Hideki Sato in June following Sato's resignation over the recent failed merger talks with Sammy and Namco – EA has tabled an official offer to work with Sega, and the companies are currently engaged in discussions. EA's name has been associated with Sega throughout the failed merger talks, although it never really seemed likely that the giant publisher would… Read More

Sega, famous for Sonic the Hedgehog, had been in negotiations with pinball machine maker Sammy Corp. about integrating their operations since February. But Tokyo-based Sega called off the talks Thursday after concluding that the merger would not bring benefits initially anticipated. Another possible suitor, videogame rival Namco, announced Thursday it had withdrawn its offer to combine operations with Sega after Sega failed to provide an… Read More

In a public statement, Namco points out that “half a month has elapsed since we put forward the merger proposal in mid-April… We have concluded that we should confirm the other's intention in order to establish the stability of the two companies' business conditions.” However, Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun is reporting that Sammy, which had previously announced plans to complete a merger with Sega in October… Read More