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Namco Bandai Editors Day Round-Up

Namco Bandai Editors Day kicked off with the announcement of both Soulcalibur and Tekken games for the PSP – and it was all pretty much gravy from there.


May 2, 2009

Food Network Gets In On Nintendo Cooking Sim Craze

The only thing shocking about Namco Bandai announcing a partnership with the Food Network for new game, Cook or Be Cooked, is that it didn’t happen sooner.


We Cheer 2 Preview: Now With 40% More Male

I didn’t disdain of the first We Cheer because it was a cheerleading game, or even because it required so much shameless Wii-flailing. I sneered at it for being sexist.


Here Are Your Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny Screens

What these screens lack in size and boob, they make up for in colour and Tira.


Klonoa Wii-make Challenge Preview: Yep, It’s Challenging

Klonoa: Door to Phantomile is a classic PlayStation adventure game remade for the Wii that’s entirely true to the original in content, colour and even voice actors.


May 1, 2009

The Munchables Preview: Eat It!

It’s tough trying to trick kids into eating vegetables. Namco Bandai helps out – and cashes in on the Wii’s target audience – with The Munchables, a game where you eat what’s bad to do good.


April 30, 2009

Dead To Rights: Retribution “Embraces The M” Rating

Dead To Rights wasn’t for the faint of heart even when it was on the GameCube. But for its current-gen outing on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, Retribution is really bringing the hurt.


Preview: Invincible Tiger: The Legend Of Han Tao

There’s nothing especially remarkable about a side-scrolling kung-fu fighting game – unless it’s in stereoscopic 3D.


Katamari Forever Now In 1080p… Forever

This is the year of “all things weird and wonderful” for Namco Bandai, according to Todd Thorson, Director of Marketing and Public Relations – and Katamari Forever on the PlayStation 3 proves it.


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Magna Carta II Coming Stateside

Sequel to the PlayStation 2 role-playing game and not related to the historical document created in 1215, Magna Carta II is an Xbox 360 exclusive that seems to have a lot in common with another 360 RPG.