Category Archives: Namco Bandai

FromSoftware has released a new video for Armored Core V, showing off lots of mechs and explosions in lovely CGI with dubstep music blasting away in the background. Don’t worry though, dashes of gameplay clips are tossed in here and there for good measure. Enjoy it below. Armored Core V launches in the US on March 20 and March 23 in Europe for PS3 and Xbox 360.

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Namco’s confirmed to Eurogamer that its delayed Ridge Racer Unbounded by four weeks. Originally due on March 2 in Europe, it’ll now release on March 30. The publisher said to EG the delay was so that Finnish developer Bugbear could get “a little bit of extra time to optimise the game.”

Unbounded steps outside the arcade racer’s typical route, into realms inspired by Burnout and Split/Second. It’ll arrive on PS3, 360 and PC.

Those who pre-order Tales of Graces F through GameStop will receive Tales of Destiny costumes for Asbel, Sophie, and Richard. The costumes will be equipped during battles and events when the music in the game changes. A code to download an XMB theme is also being handed out to those who pre-order. Game’s out March 13 for PS3. Thanks, Siliconera.

Sony Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida has admitted the firm missed a grand opportunity to publish FromSoftware’s Demon’s Souls in Europe and the US.

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Namco will publish the tie-in game for the next Star Trek film from Paramount Pictures, which is currently in development by Digital Extremes. The game is based on a stand-alone storyline which continues the adventure of Kirk and Spock as they work together to “stop a legendary enemy race bent on conquering the galaxy.” It was shown for the first time at E3 last year, and is being written by God of War’s Marianne Krawczyk in collaboration with Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, writers and producers for the film. The most exciting part? You can co-op as Kirk and Spock. Get your gold and blue shirts out now. The game will be released during Q1 2013, prior to the May 17 release of the film, for all major home consoles and PC.

Namco Bandai’s announced it’s to include a gold pass system with copies of Ridge Racer Vita from launch.

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Namco Bandai’s announced the formation of a brand new development company in Japan this morning, known as Namco Bandai Studio.

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The first downloadable mission for Touch My Katamari will be released in Japan on February 23, according to Namco. Called Maid Paradise, the content tasks the player with rolling up maids as fast as possible. It also contains a cameo character names Lucky Star which, says Siliconera, Disgaea fans will recognize. Meito Anizawa, who has a cameo in Disgaea 4, even runs out of the Animate store at one point for you to roll over with your massive blog of people and items. The game is out on February 22 in North America and Europe, the same day as Vita. Screens of the new DLC can be found through the link.

Namco Bandai’s released the first behind the scenes video for Ridge Racer: Unbounded, featuring developer Bugbear going drifting on a race track in Finland. If past games are light-based games, Unbounded will be “the dark game,” according to lead designer Karri Kiviluoma. Get it below the break.

Ridge Racer: Unbounded launches in March for PS3, PC and 360.

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Don’t forget about Namco’s Inversion. It still exists, it’s still upside down and it still features a full multiplayer suite, unless these videos are elaborate lies. The gravity-bending shooter was delayed recently for “polish,” and we’re still awaiting a date. See what’s going on with it below.

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CD Projekt has released a set of packshots for the Enhanced Edition of The Witcher II on PC and Xbox 360, as well as the Dark Edition for Xbox 360.The Enhanced Edition for PC will include all of the new cut-scenes along with the extra storyline added for the Xbox 360 release. Check them all out below. Both versions are out in April.

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CD Projekt’s released the first developer diary for The Witcher II on Xbox 360 following the game’s April release announcement a few weeks back. The video details the new content coming for the story and gameplay, how its bringing over improvements from the PC version to the console version and how it’ll be an adaptation of the PC SKU rather than a straight up port.

Get the video over at Joystiq. Witcher II 360 launched on April 17 worldwide from Warner in the US and Namco Bandai in Europe.

The bang you just heard? That’s the starting gun to the 2012 release calendar going off, with Final Fantasy XIII-2 and Soul Calibur out today.

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Ahead of tomorrow’s launch of SoulCalibur V, Namco Bandai has said the resurgence of the fighting genre spurred by the return of Street Fighter will continue to improve over a “period of time.”

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Series fans are going to get a lot out of Soul Calibur 5, as the fighter’s storyline advances further than ever before.

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From Software doesn’t take pleasure in your pain over the punishing difficulty of Dark Souls: Creative director Hidetaka Miyazaki tailored the game to his own wants.

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Namco Bandai’s lifted the reviews embargo for Soul Calibur V, with scores so far being alright to good for the fighter. Get a full list of links below the break. If you have a score to add, do so below.

SCV launches in the US today and releases on Friday for PS3 and 360.

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Namco’s given CVG ten new shots of inversion, featuring the game’s multiplayer. The gravity-based, Gears of War-like shooter was set to come out worldwide next month, but was recently delayed for more polishing time. A new date is expected soon.

It’ll arrive on PS3 and 360.

Namco’s released a video this morning of several grafitti artists giving part of Shortditch a Soul Calibur V-themed makeover, marking its release this week with a new grafitti mural. Watch some of East London get spray-canned after the break.

The fighter’s out tomorrow in the US and Friday in the UK and Europe for PS3 and 360.

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Although it quickly switches to highly dramatic in-game assets, this new Soul Calibur V trailer begins with a bit of cosplay.

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