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Katamari Damacy EXPAND STORY TEXTSSubscribe to this tag The art of Once Upon a Pixel: Katamari Damacy 13 Did you enjoy last week's Once Upon a Pixel episode? Want some insight as to how and why I created the dark world that Death Ball takes place in? If the answer to either of these questions is "no... Once Upon a Pixel: Katamari Damacy 44 Once Upon a Pixel kicks off its official first season with an episode based on Katamari Damacy! Except this time, it's not a bright and happy videogame about consumerism. You see, in the world of... Monday Mind Teasers: KOI2 12 Last week was full of violence as Karoshi (Japanese for "death by overwork") brought us countless levels involving suicide strategies. If you thought that was the peak of Japanese odd v... Review: Katamari Forever 49 Naaa na-na na na na na-na na na na na-na naaaaa.Naaa na-na na na na na-na na na na na-na naaaaa.NAAAA na-na na na na na-na na na na na-na naaaaa.Naaa na-na na na na na-na na na na na-na na-na na-... Katamari Forever launch trailer is ... uh, yeah 25 I'm sure you all remember the first trailer for Katamari Forever that Joseph posted a while back. It had a monkey in it, which is really the only reason I remember. Above, you'll find the new lau... Katamari Forever demo hits PSN with two free levels 22 I know full well that the upcoming Katamari Forever is nothing more than a rehash of all the previous games with new skins and music, and you know what? I'm just FINE with that. Much like the Sil... Katamari Forever coming to PS3s on September 22 23 Yes, that's a boring and functional headline, but I'll be damned if I'm going to make like every other blogger and write that Katamari Forever is "rolling" onto the PS3. Everybody's don... Stop making sense: A tribute to videogame gibberish 58 Here's something that a lot of people don't get: videogames shouldn't always talk. There is a variety of reasons for this, but I'll just touch on a few. For one, videogame characters are most oft... Katamari Forever, Tekken 6 playable at GamesCom 09 9 Namco Bandai has just announced its playable games lineup for the 2009 GamesCom in Cologne, Germany, which runs from August 19th through the 23rd. The company will be bringing along 8 new titles ... The Katamari wedding to end all geek-themed weddings 47 Watch this slideshow first. You've just witnessed what might be the geekiest wedding ever to happen. Aidra and Ernest were married in Idaho earlier this month, with the whole event being Katamari... SDCC: Monkey and rooster advertise Katamari Forever 17 If there is one thing that can be said about the Katamari games it is that they are relentlessly normal. They're fantastically amazing games that make total sense and are not strange in any way. ... SDCC: Follow the King of Cosmos on Twitter 8 Naa naaaaa. Everyone is on Twitter. Now, even the King of Cosmos is on Twitter, and he wants you to follow him. What will he tweet about? He'll probably be just like us, bitching about his long-h... Katamari Forever vid shows off Autobot King of All Cosmos 12 Ok, before we even get started, I should warn you all: the video after the jump is gameplay for the upcoming PS3-exclusive Katamari Forever.It's still a Katamari game, and that's really all there... Custom Katamari Damacy box art is na-na-nice and incredible 11 Unhappy with the official box art for Namco Bandai's Katamari Damacy, Destructoid forum-goer Matthew Blake took matters into his own hands. He created his own. While we're flattered by the fact t... Katamari Forever sound director on new score of remixes 5 I love Katamari Damacy's musical score, but I've grown a bit tired of hearing the same thing over and over with its reuse in the last couple of series games. Because of this, I was pleased to fin... Katamari Forever: new modes and screenshots 12 Just when I thought I was tired of Katamary Damacy, Katamari Forever is announced. And after the trailers and material I've seen, I find myself excited about the franchise again. The Prince has t... New Katamari Forever trailer, with 100% more sock puppetry 12 While Jim was busy railing on the Swine Flu sequel-itis epidemic currently gripping the games industry, Namco-Bandai was releasing a new trailer for Katamari Forever, the series' PS3-exclusive fi... E3 09: Have some fresh Katamari Forever trailers 7 Remember that incredible trailer for Katamari Forever that had us all goggling at our computers with it's epic weirdness? Luckily, the game is looking good for its US release later this year and ... Preview: Katamari Forever 44 I tried to put something in the title about the upcoming Katamari Forever being a PlayStation 3 exclusive, and that in in being an exclusive it is making me slooowly come around to considering ge... Katamari shows off its Easter Sunday best 12 I'm on the bad side of town now and it looks like its been rolled over with a giant Katamari ball. There is rubble everywhere. It's the perfect hiding place for that nefarious Easter Bunny. Speak... Katamari Damacy making thrift store paintings so much better 20 If you were to go into a thrift store, the last thing you'd probably buy is a painting. What if that painting had a little videogame spin to it though? That's what Etsy artist loudxmouse has done... Katamari Damacy Tribute trailer looks like a wet dream 47 Topher brought us news about the HD Katamari game yesterday, Katamari Damacy Tribute, and while I was excited then, I'm twice as excited now after seeing the trailer that you can find after the j... Katamari finally hits PS3 (in HD!) with Katamari Tribute 33 It's about time, eh? After its abortion of a less-than-savory 360 offering, Katamari Damacy is finally slated to make its long-awaited return to a Sony console later this year with Katamari Tribu... Ultimate otaku game: Katamari Damacy DSi puzzle game screens and details 15 It's called Korogashi Puzzle Katamari Damacy, and it's a DSiWare title that Namco Bandai is rolling up for Japan. Instead of puzzle pieces, you're arranging rows and columns of things you've roll... Beautiful Katamari coming to PS3? Target says so 19 Namco Bandai's Beautiful Katamari came out for the Xbox 360 in October of 2007, so I have no idea why they'd want to release a PS3 version now. I mean, it's a good game and all, and I'm all for m... i Love Katamari hits the App store 7 Yesterday, Namco officially announced the worldwide launch of i Love Katamari for Apple’s revolutionary handheld devices, the iPhone and the iPod Touch. The game can be downloaded on iTunes... Game Debate to the Death! Katamari Damacy VS Metal Gear Solid 2 127 Last week was the final round of the Nintendo 64 odd debate brackets. GoldenEye 007 is one of the most talked about N64 games of all time, and if there was ever a game from the same era to put it... Roll crap up on your mobile phone in Rolling with Katamari 23 Once original and quirky fun, Namco Bandai's Katamari series may have arguably already "jumped the shark." But this clinches it -- Namco Networks has announced that Rolling with Katamar... Art Attack Friday: Bento box edition 14 Yes, that is a bento box done up as Katamari Damacy. And, yes, I want to eat it.Flickr user kickintheheadcomic has created some of the coolest (and tastiest) art I have ever seen. Using food elem... Katamari Wii never announced, then canceled ... wait, what? 19 Because it's cute, colorful, and quirky, a Katamari Damacy game would be perfect for the Wii. That's what everyone seems to think, at least, but not the game's publisher. Not only has Namco Banda... BREAKING NEWS! KING OF COSMOS IS A CHILD DIDDLING HOMOSEXUAL! 27 Even if you are foolhardy enough to allow videogames into your home (and God knows some of you are, I pity you but I'll still take your tax money), you would hope that by checking the ratings on ... YTMND Thursday: Jesus vs Xbox 360, FIGHT! 35 Sorry loyal YTMND lovers, I had to cut YTMND Thursday short this week. The year is nearing to a close and it's time for me to go through every single YTMND Thursday I have ever done this year and... Katamari creator is contemplating rolling himself into a funk about gaming 25 Keita Takahashi, creator of the famous Katamari Damacy series, is feeling down about the state of gaming in general. In a recent interview with Computer and Video Games, he commented on the curre... Game Debate to the Death! Damacy to the Death! 65 Last week's debate had us all rocking out to our own tunes, then South Park called us fags, and then we rocked out some more. The results are in, and it looks like there's a clear winner in Dtoid... Katamari scuplture includes humping sheep 12 Art isn't art if there isn't some sort of animal humping going on, and apparently Jennie Maneri agrees with me. The creator of this incredible sculpture, Jennie Maneri, decided tha... Fake game Friday: Desu Baaru 12 I must say, this week's fake game is officially one of my favorites we've ever showcased. Submitted by Aoi Tsuki and goddamn brilliantly Photoshopped by our own Topher Cantler, Desu Baaru ("... 'Videogames are a luxury' says Katamari creator 18 I'll be the first to admit that it's easy to lose perspective when you spend days writing about, talking about, and finally playing video games. Katamari Damacy's creator Keita Takahashi hasn't l... Photoshoot of Katamari on a date 15  Livejournal is a vast and wonderful place. One of the hidden troves that popped up was this photoshoot of the Prince of the Cosmos going on a date with his lovely ladyfriend (hopefully not ... Beautiful Katamari DLC announced; 800 points will buy you a complete game 48 Being a fan of rolling, nonsense, and the rampant homoerotic gestures of intergalactic regents, I picked up a copy of Beautiful Katamari earlier this week, eager to sink my teeth into the latest ... TGS 2007: PS3 gets Katamari game ... just not a beautiful one 19 After all the back-and-forth, swings and roundabouts nonsense surrounding Beautiful Katamari and the PlayStation 3, it seems that all the confusion is finally coming to an end with a surprise TWI... YTMND Thursday: WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG, edition 23 I liked how some of you last week were complaining how I don't use your YTMNDs. Well you know what would help? E-mail them to me. Also, I can easily say that Drop it like it's WRONG! is in my top... Beautiful Katamari coming to PS3 after all (Updated: No it's not!) 30 For a good while it appeared that Beautiful Katamari would not be heading to the PlayStation 3 after developer Namco Bandai complained about difficulties with Sony's futuristic devil hardware of ... Beautiful Katamari demo available on XBL 34 Many of you that woke up this morning and checked your Xbox 360 to see if that BioShock demo ever finished downloading may have noticed a nice suprise: the demo for Beautiful Katamari is now avai... Beautiful Katamari intro gets the munchies and asks you to rub its shoulders 22 Just in case any of you out there are wondering what goes on inside of my head all day, just take a look at the above intro movie from the upcoming Beautiful Katamari and wonder no more. Of cours... E3 2007 Last Minute: Hands-on with Beautiful Katamari; happy feet continue 21 What do you get when you combine gigantic ball-rolling fun with weird (and I mean, weird) rainbow loving characters? Easy, you get yourself the overwhelming cuteness of Katamari. What happens whe... E3 2007: Beautiful Katamari trailer makes us stand up and do embarassing dances 42 This is easily the most trouble I've ever had sitting still to write a post. Allow us to present the new trailer for Beautiful Katamari, coming this fall to Xbox 360. The difference made by... Beautiful Katamari jilts PS3 at the altar, elopes with Wii 86 At the end of last month, we reported on a rumor that Beautiful Katamari would dump the PlayStation 3 and move over to the Wii. Those rumors have now been confirmed and Namco's cult roll &#... Namco Bandai E3 line-up revealed; Soul Calibur IV, Tekken 6 sitting this one out 16 Namco Bandai have revealed their line-up for next week's E3 Media and Business Summit, and suspiciously (and sadly) absent is a listing for Soul Calibur IV or Tekken 6. Among the titles that ... Tenuous Katamari reference gives writer excuse to post Norwegian deathpunk vid 29 Say hello to the interestingly named Turbonegro in a video sent to us by Christian, who spotted it on German MTV. He submitted the video to us because it contains what he's called a Deathpunk... My Beautiful Katamari footage; when I think about you, I roll my balls 41   When I started writing this post, a flood of "playing with your balls" jokes entered my head. Luckily for you, dear reader, those jokes have been done to death in regards to the... King of All Cosmos gets a Gamertag: Beautiful Katamari a 360 exclusive 37 Newsweek's Level Up videogame blog is reporting that Namco Bandai's next-gen rolling-s**t-up simulator, Beautiful Katamari, will be coming exclusively to the Xbox 360. When the game was ... The end, my friend: the difficulty in creating an awesome ending to a videogame 87 The ending, it's been said, is the most important part of any story. The beginning sets the scene, the middle develops characters and conflict, and the ending pays off the whole sh... YTMND Thursday: Special Friday edition 25 So sorry for the delay Internet minions! Technical difficulties on my end are to blame. Anyway, big thanks to CannibalCalvin for having no life and sending me a ton of tips each week. Not only th... Bowser Bento Box: You are what you eat 13  Until I see a fully 3D represantation of Midgar as my wedding cake, this wins as one of my favorite food interpretations of video games of all time. Apparently on Live Journal you can mak... Pixelbrushes Two: nerds who knit 7 A nerd with too much free time and a pair of knitting needles is a powerful thing, as evidenced by the gallery. In addition to the top ten geek stitchers on this list, there seems to be a fast e... YTMND Thursday: Rabbits are stealthy, edition 19 Big thanks goes out to CannibalCalvin for finding a good majority of these YTMNDs this week. If it wasn't for him, this post would have come an hour later! Thanks buddy!As always, if you spot... Exclusive preview of Beautiful Katamari in next issue of Official Xbox Magazine 17 Time to get your balls out, Katamari fans. No, the ones you make stars out of. In the game. Shame on you. The June issue of Official Xbox Magazine hits newsstands May 8th with an exclusive look a...		Save cash!   See "Black Friday" video game deals New on Destructoid.TV play all videos Loading Destructoid Videos Win this! 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