Category Archives: Namco Bandai

Namco Banfai has released a huge pile of localised screens for From Software’s latest, Armored Core: Verdict Day. A few of these you will have seen before, but the English translations give a much better idea of what to expect from the mech battler’s faction-based multiplayer mode. Verdict Day is heading to PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in Japan in September, and will also arrive in the west sometime this year.

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Here’s a little blip we missed from today’s Tales of Graces f release date announcement; on the PlayStation Blog Tales series producer Hideo Baba said we can expect “a Tales of filled year” and that he has “a lot of surprise announcements lined up”. The next announced western release for the series is Tales of Xillia, which already has a sequel in Japan.

Thanks, Gematsu.

You already knew that Tales of Xillia was heading to PS3 this summer, but until it arrives, you can play Tales of Graces f come next week through PSN. Two versions of the game will be made available: the Standard Edition for $34.99 and the Knight Edition for $54.99 which comes bundled with over 10 DLC items including increased stats, health and currency.

A One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2: Collector Edition has been announced for Europe. It comes with an exclusive 14cm figurine of Luffy created by the sculptor Keiji Iwakura. Also, if you pre-order it or the standard edition, you’ll net exclusive bonuses “to be revealed later on.” Check out a shot of the figurine below. One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 is out exclusively on PS3 in August.

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Star Trek: The Video Game has a new trailer focusing on the Gorn, which delves into the mythos and “the mystery” of this lizard man. In the game, he is much different that the Gorn James Tiberius Kirk faced off with in the “Arena” episode of the original Star Trek series. Plus, the creature is not wearing what resembles a cocktail dress. Matter of fact, it’s some aren’t wearing anything at all. Check out the video below. Developed by Digital Extremes, the action-shooter release on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 April 26.

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Namco has released two trailer for Tales of Xillia which show off Jude and Milla fighting – and in English. The game is slated for release exclusively on PS3 sometime this year in North America and Europe. Thanks, Sililconera.

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Nintendo Life is reporting via Gematsu that the originally PSP-only title Digimon World Re: Digitize is to be released on 3DS.

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Much has been made of the fact that Star Trek’s actors volunteered their services for the upcoming Digital Extremes game, but the stand-alone adventure also introduces two brand-new characters.

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Smash Bros maestro Masahiuro Sakurai has penned another Famitsu column this week, in which he stressed his desire for the next game to feature better online play. His aim is to make it more fun than Brawl.

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The Star Trek reboot wouldn’t have been licensed for a game adaptation if the cast hadn’t agreed to participate in the project.

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Some footage for Tales of Xillia has appeared, in which you can hear the English voice actors speak in-game for the first time. It’s below, courtesy of NeoGAF, via Gematsu. Tales of Xillia is a PS3 exclusive and is out sometime this year.

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One Piece: Pirate Warriors was unashamedly silly, and One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 also appears to be unashamedly silly. The opening cinematic packs in just about all the over-the-top action you’d expect from a union between Omega Force and the manga property.

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Not being a Japanese speaker, I can’t say for sure what exactly Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life is. But I know it is a 3DS game, and it has clothes shopping, fishing, farming and fighting. Oh, and lots of Disney characters.
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Three new gameplay videos for Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 show off Yagura, Roshi and Yugito. Who are these people? I have no idea; I only know I could stare at CyberConnect2′s glorious cel-shaded style all day long.

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Namco has released two new videos for God Eater 2, showing the use of the Burst Hammer. There’s also some nice screenshots to accompany the videos over on AGB, which show off other weapons such as swords and the character Romeo Leoni. The game is slated for release sometime this year on PSP and Vita.

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Smash Bros. series creator Masahiro Sakurai is suffering from calcific tendonitis and ruptured muscle tissues, resulting in such pain that his work on the next brawler has been significantly slowed.

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See the much-loved Tales franchise in action on the Vita thanks to a lengthy gameplay session posted through the break.

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Project X Zone is a strategic RPG presented like a fighter, starring characters from the catalogues of Capcom, Namco Bandai and Sega. It’s coming to a 3DS near you, so get familiar with it in the screens through the break.

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Namco Bandai has confirmed a North American, European and Australasian release for Armored Core: Verdict Day.

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Tales of Hearts R publisher Namco Bandai has gone screen crazy, posting a wodge of images for its colourful JRPG. That’s right, a wodge.

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