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Namco Bandai and Capcom are breaking the first and second rules of Fight Club by not only talking about it, but inviting the rest of you to join in. The rival publishers have teamed up for a special charity event on December 2nd at the Namco Station in London. It …

Namco Bandai’s rock hard RPG Dark Souls has reached 1.5m shipments worldwide in just over one month. Andriasang reports that more copies of the game have been shipped to retailers in Europe than its home country Japan, with 470,000 shipped in the former and 370,000 the latter. 40,000 units have …

Premier PR, Exposure and Kazoo will handle PR for Namco’s early 2012 releases. Premier will handle the consumer PR campaign for Soul Calibur V on Xbox 360 and PS3. Kazoo will support Namco’s lifestyle and national campaign for Inversion, which launches on PS3, 360 and PC on February 10th. Exposure …

Buyers of the upcoming PlayStation Vita handheld will be able to take home new Ridge Racer, Katamari and Shinobido games at launch. The console will arrive on February 22nd 2012 in the UK, US, Europe, Middle East and Australasia. Namco Bandai says the three games will be available at launch …

Publisher Capcom has announced that its IP-blending quasi-3D fighter Street Fighter X Tekken will be released in the UK on March 9th 2012. It will be available for both PS3 and Xbox 360. The US release date is March 6th. A new character for the title has also been confirmed …

Activision brings the worlds of toys and video games together with today’s release of Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure. This ambitious title lets players use special figurines to activate characters in game by placing them on the Portal of Power. These figures will then remember their progress, regardless of what platform they …

Namco Bandai and Cartoon Network will teach over 300,000 kids about the solar system with the help of hit cartoon character Ben 10. A full curriculum-mapped series of lesson plans are now available for teachers to use. They are based on Namco’s upcoming video game Ben 10: Galactic Racing, and …

Consumers prepare to die as the "toughest game ever" arrives on shelves, courtesy of Namco Bandai. Dark Souls is available today and follows on from the PS3 cult hit, Demon’s Souls. The game challenges players to navigate a series of boobytrap-laden dungeons where death is a varied and all-too-regular experience. …

Its spiritual predecessor, Demon’s Souls, was renowned for being tough. And that Dark Souls is harder still has seemingly enchanted critics even more. The review embargo for Namco Bandai’s latest lifted last night to reveal near universal praise for the RPG from game critics. Dark Souls requires intense focus. This …

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