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Bandai Namco aims to bring Tekken 7 to consoles worldwide next year, according to a new report. VG247points to a report by Spanish publication Koi Nya, which cites company marketing manager David Fraile at Madrid Games Week. According to the site, Fraile said fans of the fighting game series can …
Read More »Dark Souls III to arrive in Europe after Japan
The wait for Dark Souls III is going to be a longer one for players in Europe and the US than those in Japan. Bandai Namco has confirmed an April release date for the game in both Europe and America, as well as other PAL regions such as the Middle-East …
Read More »Dark Souls III has a Japanese release date
Bandai Namco has confirmed an exact release date for Dark Souls III in Japan. The game will hit both PS4 and Xbox One on March 24th, Gematsu reports. Pre-orders will net a soundtrack and physical map. So far there’s no word yet on whether Western gamers can expect the same, …
Read More »SoulCalibur Lost Swords to down weapons in November
Bandai Namco has said that its free-to-play fighting game SoulCalibur: Lost Swords will be shut down later this year. Eurogamer reports that the servers for the PS3 title will be shut down on November 30th, just a year and a half after the game was first launched. Sales of Continue …
Read More »Project CARS TV ads to hit almost four months after launch
Surprise hit racing game Project CARS is getting its first lot of TV advertising this weekend – almost four months after launch. The game arrived on May 8th, and this post-launch advertising highlights a growing trend of games being promoted long after they first reached shelves. Although post-launch TV activity …
Read More »Bandai Namco is releasing a lumberjack simulator on PS4 and Xbox One
There’s a game called Professional Lumberjack 2016. And it’s going to be released on next-gen consoles. Bandai Namco has announced that Professional Lumberjack 2016 will be released on PS4, Xbox One, PC, PS3 and Wii U – yes, Wii U – on November 30th. Its chum Professional Farmer 2016 will …
Read More »Pokémon fighting game Pokkén Tournament is coming to Wii U next Spring
It’s happening: Pokkn Tournament is headed to home consoles around the world in early 2016. As its name suggests, the title is a combination of The Pokmon Company’s iconic creature-catching franchise and Bandai Namco’s series of brawlers, Tekken. Pokkn adopts the 3D fighting game style of the latter games, allowing …
Read More »Bandai Namco’s bonanza year
Think of Bandai Namco a few years back, and it’s likely that Pac-Man and Dragon Ball Z would come to mind. In 2015, however, it’s titles like The Witcher and Project CARS that have helped to redefine the publisher. The firm had its first monthly UK publisher No.1 in May …
Read More »Pac-Mac 256 arrives on smartphones, along with an interesting IAP system
Publisher Bandai Namco and developer Hipster Whale have finally released the long-awaited Pac-Man 256 on smartphones. The game, from the studio behind the extremely popular Crossy Road, is named after the infamous level 256 glitch in the original Pac-Man. Due to some technical peculiarities of that title, the 8-bit level …
Read More »Bandai Namco announces publishing partnership with The Farm 51 for Get Even
Bandai Namco has announced that it is partnering up with Polish developer The Farm 51 to publish its upcoming game, Get Even. The psychological thriller is set for release on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC in 2016. We are very proud to be collaborating with The Farm 51 on …
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