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Namco Says Its Not Evil, Dropped Splatterhouse Devs For ‘Performance Issues’

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.


February 21, 2009

Afro Samurai Review: Hip Hop Hack and Slash

Hip-hop sensibilities and anime style clash in Afro Samurai, a hack and slash brawler based on the cult-hit animated television series.


January 29, 2009

Frankenreview: Afro Samurai

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.


December 20, 2008

New Afro Samurai Clips Contain Afros, 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.


December 5, 2008
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Namco Bandai Needs Westerners, Plans ‘Surge’

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.