Posts Tagged ‘Namco-Bandai’

Tales of Graces F to Embrace Western Gamers on March 13, 2012
Friday, December 9th, 2011

After years of RPG fans asking for Tales of Vesperia to release in North America as a PS3 title, it’s finally begun to set-in that it simply isn’t going to happen. However, its successor will, we will even get the enhanced version, Tales of Graces F.

New Tales of Innocence-R Screens, Videos
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011

Namco Bandai has sent out a heck of a lot of screens as well as some videos to promote the upcoming PSVita RPG, Tales of Innocence-R.

Tales of Graces F Localization All Done
Monday, November 28th, 2011

Tales of Graces F has completed its localization process and is prepped and ready to be released to western audiences – all we need is a date. That’s according to the 8-4 podcast, which was responsible for translating both the audio and text for the upcoming PS3 exclusive RPG.

Ridge Racer Vita Might Be A Glorified Demo
Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011

With the upcoming launch of the PS Vita, Namco Bandai plans to release a new Ridge Racer alongside the portable system. But fans who are hoping to get a lot of mileage on this game might be disappointed.

Why Namco Bandai Chose Ezio for Soulcalibur V
Sunday, October 23rd, 2011

Assassin’s Creed star Ezio Auditore’s inclusion to be a guest character in Soulcalibur V was shocking to say the least. And while it wasn’t as big of a surprise as Darth Vader or Yoda in Soulcalibur IV, most people were assuming it would have been a Capcom character due to its rich selection of characters from its [...]

Tales of the Heroes: Twin Brave Videos Show Xillia Characters
Saturday, October 22nd, 2011

It was recently announced that characters from Namco Bandai’s Tales franchise will be coming together to star in a PSP-based beat’em up, despite the fighting game not being the greatest thing in the world. Entitled Tales of the Heroes: Twin Brave, some videos have surfaced showing the inclusion of Jude and Milla from the recently [...]

Ezio Auditore Crosses Over to Soul Calibur V?
Tuesday, October 18th, 2011

If a recent leak is to be believed, then Ezio will be taking his talents from Assassin’s Creed and applying them to the upcoming Soul Calibur V. PS3Blog recently liveblogged a Namco Bandai event, in which they displayed an image that appears to verify Ezio has a playable character in the game. The image has [...]

Namco Bandai Promises to Support Tales Series
Tuesday, October 11th, 2011

Namco Bandai and fans of the Tales series have butted heads a lot recently, as many of the Tales games have not made their way out of Japan. The publisher is trying to change that, though, and has promised “continued support” for the series moving forward, something that is great news for gamers everywhere.

Tales of Graces F Hitting North American Shores Shortly After New Year
Saturday, October 8th, 2011

The Tales series has been doing extremely well in Japan this generation, with Western audiences begging for localization. Namco Bandai announced in exciting fashion that Tales of Graces F, which is one of the series most acclaimed releases, will be coming to North American and European shores next year. Now they’ve placed a tight release [...]

Katamari Damacy Gets Rolling Officially on the Vita
Friday, September 16th, 2011

Namco Bandai has confirmed that Katamari Damacy, which is a working title, will be releasing for the PlayStation Vita.

Tales of Xillia Sells Over 500,000 Copies; International Release a High Probability
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011

The latest game from the Tales series, Tales of Xillia, released just a week ago, and despite being available only in Japan, it has already garnered a massive number of sales. While great news for Namco Bandai, it could be even better news for RPG fans who live outside of Japan.

Dark Souls Tears Apart Lame DLC Trends with Heaps of Content and No Gouging
Friday, September 2nd, 2011

During Gamescom this year, Namco Bandai shared with the public for the first time that it doesn’t plan to implement post-launch downloadable content for Dark Souls, something that these days, is becoming rare for such a high profile game. Now the game’s publisher has commented on why the upcoming action role-playing game will stray from [...]

.hack//The Movie Blu-ray Announced; Includes PS3 Game
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011

.hack//The Movie was announced today and is set to release next year in theaters and then on Blu-ray, with a nice little bonus.

PSP Import Review – Tales of VS
Thursday, August 18th, 2011

Namco Bandai’s Tales series tends to be hit and miss when it comes to games making it outside of Japan. On handhelds in particular, getting these titles to go abroad is often difficult, as it has apparently not led to a whole lot of bank. Sadly for hardcore fans not in Japan, fighting game spinoff [...]

Over 80 New Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Screenshots
Wednesday, August 17th, 2011

Ace Combat: Assault Horizon is the ninth home console entry in the long-running Ace Combat series of aerial dogfighting games. Publisher Namco Bandai has released a massive slew of new screenshots, just in time for gamescom. You can take a look at over eighty (!) new screens after the jump.