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Japanese government awarded Nakamura with the Order of the Rising Sun in 2007.
Read More »Devs can now put mini-games on loading screens
Namco’s twenty-year-old patent from original Ridge Racer finally expires
Read More »Free-to-play Ridge Racer enters closed beta
Namco Bandai is giving consumers the chance to be among the first to test Ridge Racer Driftopia, the first free-to-play entry in the series. The game was announced back in April and enters closed beta on Steam today. It is being developed for PS3 and PC by Bugbear Entertainment, the …
Read More »Namco releases first free-to-play Pac-Man
Iconic game character gets F2P title with new achievements, mazes and scoring objectives
Read More »Playing your cards right: an introduction to free-to-play Tekken
Every major games publisher has invested into the ever-growing free-to-play market, and today Namco Bandai announced its biggest F2P venture to date. Tekken Card Tournament is a smartphone, tablet and PC title that brings card-based battling together with the series’ trademark martial arts duels. It is due for release in …
Read More »Tekken Card Tournament mixes trading cards with free-to-play gaming
Namco Bandai has announced an ambitious product that will let retailers cash in on an upcoming free-to-play title. The publisher will soon launch Tekken Card Tournament for smartphones, tablets and PCs. This free-to-play game sees players collecting attack cards that can be used to win traditional Tekken-style battles. Tekken Card …
Read More »Win Tekken Tag Tournament 2 art
Namco Bandai has teamed up with well-known artists to produce some pretty pictures for its ‘We are Tekken’ campaign. You can view the art (which is all Tekken-related) at a special exhibition in London, which takes place on September 13th to 15th. But before that, MCV has teamed up with …
Read More »Tekken X Street Fighter still planned for current gen consoles
The developers behind Tekken X Street Fighter have said the game is still coming to current generation consoles. The Namco and Capcom collaboration was first announced in 2010, but there has been no word on when it will be released. However, this silence doesn’t mean it has been pushed back …
Read More »Namco and Advantage team up for indie day
Namco Bandai is showing off its hottest upcoming games to UK independent retailers at a special event today. The publisher has teamed up with its distribution partner Advantage for the showcase, which is being held at the Alton Towers Hotel. Namco will be giving indies the chance to check out …
Read More »Kerri West joins Namco
Former EA and PlayStation product manager Kerri West has joined Namco Bandai. West joins as senior product manager following a two year stint at SCEE. Prior to this, she worked at EA for over three years on The Sims. Namco Bandai marketing and PR director Lee Kirton said: Kerri brings …
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