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Gearbox: The Wii U Will Get The Best-Looking Version Of Aliens: Colonial Marines Namco Bandai today released their Q1 2010 earnings report. And buried amidst the boring money stuff (net sales are down 15.8%) is something a little more interesting: game sales data.
When Namco Bandai yanked the modern-day Splatterhouse from developers BottleRocket, it was met with boos and hisses from the angry internet mob. But Namco’s Makoto Iwai says the publisher wasn’t trying to be evil.
Hip-hop sensibilities and anime style clash in Afro Samurai, a hack and slash brawler based on the cult-hit animated television series.
The RZA is in Wu-Tang. And the Wu-Tang Clan ain’t, if you must be reminded, nothin’ to fuck with. So when the RZA needs a 360 to game on, he doesn’t game on no 60GB.
Namco Bandai Games christens their new western games division Surge with the release of Afro Samurai for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, based on the Spike TV anime starring Mr. Samuel L. Jackson.
And here I thought novelty celebrity phone messages were a thing of the past. Not so for Game Crazy, who have Samuel L. Jackson reminding customers to pre-order Afro Samurai.
Here’s a trio of new videos from Namco Bandai Surge’s upcoming cutting-edge, genre-defining game targeted at satiating the appetite of western gamers, Afro Samurai.
Namco Bandai Games America has announced Surge, a new studio and publishing label. While NBG’s parent company is based in Japan, its US arm hopes that Surge will strengthen its Western ties.
Namco Bandai Games has Japan locked down with Gundam, Tekken, Tales and Tamogotchi, but now it wants you, John Q. Western Gamer. Today it announced Surge, a new studio and label aimed at Westerners.
The sudden appearance of a fro-stachioed samurai on the stage during Namco-Bandai’s presentation this morning of Afro Samurai was met with such surprise and bewilderment that everyone seemed to be frozen for a moment. And then he was joined by a trio of ninja, kicking off a six minute long performance by the four that involved much sword waggling, mismatched sound effects and blurry visuals. It was sort of like a live action Wii game.
