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Namco Bandai has released a pair of new videos showcasing the combat in Tales of Xillia. As noted last week, the localized footage gives us one of our first opportunities to listen to the English voice acting. It's most...
| Kyle MacGregor |
Namco Bandai has revealed a new Collector's Edition of Pirate Warriors 2, showing off the 14cm Luffy figurine, created by sculptor Keiji Iwakura. There's also an exclusive pre-order "treat" that will be revealed at a later d...
| Chris Carter |
["No items. Fox only." by McGenio] Anyone who has played Super Smash Bros. Brawl knows that the online portion is crap. Whether the less than satisfactory net play can be attributed more to the team's lack of online experienc...
| Tony Ponce |
Voice acting always seems like a contentious issue with Japanese role-playing games. Delivery is frequently stiff or obnoxious, oftentimes taking away from the experience rather than adding to it. From the sound of it though...
| Kyle MacGregor |
I know you're looking at that headline and saying to yourself, "What the hell is Bravoman?" It's a fairly unknown Namco arcade game from the 80s that was later ported to the TurboGrafx-16 -- and incidentally is also available...
| Tony Ponce |
Have you ever wanted to hear Disney characters speak Japanese? Well, provided you haven't seen a Kingdom Hearts trailer before, here's your chance! Namco Bandai has revealed Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life with a new trai...
| Chris Carter |
I met with Kei Hirono, producer on Dark Souls and the upcoming RPG Time and Eternity, at a local hotel. From the ornate, spacious lobby I was guided by an amiable PR fellow around a couple of twists and turns, up a 10-stair, ...
| Steven Hansen |
When the PlayStation 1 and N64 came out and rough, polygonal, 3D character models became the norm, it took me a while to realize what was wrong. Playing certain games would creep into the uncanny. It took me a surprisingly lo...
| Steven Hansen |
Devil Summoner's Raidou isn't the only game star shrinking down to desktop warfare size! Also among Bandai's upcoming list of June toys is D-Arts Blastoise, ready to burst at an even lower price tag of ¥3800 (~$41). The D...
| Tony Ponce |
I'm not all too familiar with the Shin Megami Tensei series or its spinoffs. Bad me, right? What I do know is that Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army is the one of the longest, most obsc...
| Tony Ponce |
Vividred Operation, one of several Japanese animes I know nothing about, is coming to PlayStation 3 courtesy of Namco Bandai, Dangeki announces. The game has a teaser site and three screenshots released, showing off the color...
| Allistair Pinsof |
Solaire of Astora and Black Iron Tarkus are two of the most memorable characters from Dark Souls, and although I love praising the sun, there's a special place in my heart for the latter (prepare to mute). We were graciously ...
| Jordan Devore |
A new Summon Night game, dubbed Summon Night 5, is set to to drop this year in Japan. As we near its completion the first full trailer has debuted, featuring a lot of anime and some strategy RPG based gameplay. The Summon Ni...
| Chris Carter |
After years of putting it off, I'm finally taking the plunge and watching all 500+ episodes of One Piece from the beginning to celebrate the upcoming One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2. You can celebrate by watching new gameplay t...
| Chris Carter |

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