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Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Gets Added To EVO 2014 Line-Up
8Whether you love or hate Namco’s long-running Tekken series, you have to admit that it sure was weird not seeing its latest instalment as part of the EVO 2014 line-up. But, Heihachi Mishima fans can rest easy now: Tekken Tag Tournament 2 has just been announced as one of the titles that the world’s best…
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New Dark Souls II Trailer Tries Not To Be Depressing
Everyone who’s rabidly awaiting the arrival of Dark Souls II knows that it’s going to a nihilistic affair where they will die a lot. Nobody’s fooling themselves. But, hey, this new trailer wants you to know all that painful trial-and-error builds character. It’s even got some sunshine in it!
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Japanese Cult Classic Revived As New Game And Anime
Twenty-seven years after her original debut, Wonder Momo, one of Namco Bandai’s older IPs, is getting a franchise. Wonder Momo was originally an arcade game released in 1987. A fairly simplistic (by today’s standards) side-scrolling beat ’em up game, featuring a transforming, hoop-wielding heroine.
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They’ve Turned A Classic JRPG Into An Always-Online, Free-To-Play Joke
Last week Namco Bandai quietly released the English version of classic 1995 JRPG Tales of Phantasia onto iTunes. It’s just like the fully-voiced PSP version of the game, only with sloppy touch controls, in-app purchases, fewer save points and an always-online requirement. Can we not do this?