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Luigi joins Super Smash Bros for Wii U and 3DS

By Andrew Yoon, Aug 07, 2013 7:30am PDT

Here's the least shocking character reveal for Super Smash Bros for Wii U and 3DS so far. Luigi.

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"Maybe we'll get an X alternate costume scheme or costume altogether? A nice big FU from Capcom."

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Tekken x Street Fighter silence due to Street Fighter x Tekken

By Steve Watts, Aug 05, 2013 1:00pm PDT

Tekken X Street Fighter, Namco Bandai's half of the crossover with Capcom, is still in development. Producer Katsuhiro Harada says they're waiting for the right time to give more details.

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"hopefully this does better. itll be interesting to control ryu and ken like law"

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Ace Combat Infinity for PS3 is free-to-play

By Alice O'Connor, Aug 02, 2013 7:15am PDT

Namco Bandai's announcement of Ace Combat Infinity last month was pretty light on details, basically saying only that it's a downloadable PS3-exclusive shooty plane game. Well gosh golly, the publisher today announced it's actually free-to-play, and dropped a new trailer.

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"They wouldn't have waning sales if they didn't totally fuck up the winning formula with that ..."

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Ridge Racer Driftopia PC beta sign-ups begin

By Andrew Yoon, Aug 01, 2013 4:15pm PDT

If you want early access to Namco Bandai's free-to-play racer, here's an easy way to get beta keys.

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Smash Bros for Wii U & 3DS won't include a story mode

By Andrew Yoon, Jul 25, 2013 10:00am PDT

Smash Bros director Masahiro Sakurai told Japanese magazine Famitsu that the upcoming game will not include a story mode or cutscenes. And the reason? The internet, of course.

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"Haha no. It will be like smash 64 and melee. There will stay be a 1st player mode to play thru ..."

- rtrson see all 23 comments

Tekken Revolution allows Namco to 'try new things,' says producer

By Steve Watts, Jul 23, 2013 9:00am PDT

Tekken series producer Katsuhiro Harada says that Tekken Revolution allows them to be a little more experimental and wacky with its characters.

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Soulcalibur: Lost Swords trademarked

By Steve Watts, Jul 22, 2013 5:30pm PDT

Namco Bandai has registered a trademark for Soul Calibur: Lost Swords, implying another installment of the fighting series is on the way.

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Tekken Revolution update to add new characters, free Practice mode

By Steve Watts, Jul 22, 2013 8:00am PDT

An upcoming Tekken Revolution update adds two new characters, customization options, a level cap increase, and new game modes, among a host of balance changes.

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Tekken Revolution fans choose 'female vampire' as next character

By Andrew Yoon, Jul 19, 2013 4:30pm PDT

Fans were tasked with choosing the next character for the free-to-play PS3 fighter Tekken Revolution. And they've chosen incorrectly.

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"What about a sexy vampire salmon. With gills and scales so hot it'll boil your water, or ..."

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Soulcalibur 2 HD Online announced

By Andrew Yoon, Jul 19, 2013 3:15pm PDT

Namco Bandai has announced Soulcalibur 2 HD Online, an HD remake of the classic fighter.

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"im gussing free to play with characters that you can buy for "soul bux" "

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Ace Combat Infinity coming to PS3 via PlayStation Network

By Steve Watts, Jul 19, 2013 10:50am PDT

Namco Bandai has announced Ace Combat Infinity, coming to PlayStation 3 as a download-only title in September.

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Saint Seiya Brave Soldiers coming to PS3 via PlayStation Network

By Andrew Yoon, Jul 18, 2013 11:30am PDT

Namco Bandai is releasing yet another anime brawler digitally. Saint Seiya Brave Soldiers is coming to PS3 via PlayStation Network.

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Tekken Revolution considering salmon and giant praying mantis for roster

By Andrew Yoon, Jul 15, 2013 5:30am PDT

With kangaroos, pandas, and Bob making part of the Tekken roster, it's clear that Namco Bandai doesn't take themselves too seriously when making new characters for the series. For their latest release, fans will get to choose between a salmon, Female Paul, a giant praying ma...

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"Oh, just checked the link for the original spelling, which is "syake" (which would be pronounced ..."

- RowjinZee see all 6 comments

Ace Combat: Infinity registered, teaser site opens

By Steve Watts, Jul 12, 2013 5:00pm PDT

Namco Bandai has started teasing another Ace Combat game, and a leaked trademark seems to give the name "Ace Combat: Infinity."

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"It won't be Ace Combat without flying carriers, massive beam sattelites and battleship subs. I ..."

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Tales of Xillia 2 coming to PS3 in 2014

By Andrew Yoon, Jul 08, 2013 11:00am PDT

Although Tales of Xillia has yet to reach American shores, Namco Bandai has announced the sequel is also US-bound.

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"The Xillia games are arguably the best Tales games so far. The biggest complaint of the first ..."

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