The Tales flood doesn’t stop at games. Namco Bandai also has plans to release an anime based on Tales of the Abyss, one of the better PlayStation 2 Tales games, this October in Japan. See some clips of the upcoming…

The Star Wars ties go beyond adding Yoda, Darth Vader, and his apprentice into Soulcalibur IV. In one stage you stand inside a Star Destroyer in the midst of rebels attacking the Death Star. Tie Fighters and X-Wings whiz by…

Namco Bandai hasn’t said much about Dragonball DS other than it isn’t based on the Dragonball Z license. I’m satiated with the existing Dragonball Z fighting games anyways. Dragonball DS revisits the origin of the series with Goku as a…

I picked up Bokura no Telebi Game Kentei expecting Wario Ware with old Namco Bandai arcade games. Bokura no Telebi Game Kentei isn’t far off from that idea, but unlike the Wario Ware series Bokura no Telebi Game Kentei is…

More Tales games? I can’t believe it! In addition to Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World and Tales of Vesperia we know about two portable Tales games coming out in Japan this year thanks to magazine clippings by…

Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm looks great in still shots and almost as great in compressed YouTube quality videos. We have seven clips of Naruto doing a One Tailed Kyuubi Rasengan, Kakashi using his signature Lightning Blade, and a movie of…

Namco Bandai has a number of opportunities for Naruto fans to try Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm with or without a PlayStation 3. Anime Expo and Comic-Con attendees can play the game on the show floor. Once you practice partner attacks…

A Soulcalibur media burst came out from Namco Bandai earlier today with good reason. The official Japanese page for the Xbox Live version of Soulcalibur revealed the release date, which is July 2nd.   This isn’t one of those cases where…

The rumor we posted about Trusty Bell: Chopin no Yume coming out on September 18 was on the mark, except the game will be known as Trusty Bell: Chopin no Yume Reprise when it comes out in Japan. In addition to…

Macross Ace Frontier premiered this spring and someone has to make a game based on it. Namco Bandai gave Artdink the job. However, Macross Ace Frontier isn’t just about the VF-25. Macross Ace Frontier corrals Valkyries from Macross Plus, Macross…

The idea behind Namco Bandai’s bubble wrap popping toy is stress relief. I suppose a daily stress check is a fitting addition to the WiiWare adaptation, Ouchi de Mugen Puchi Puchi Wii (loosely: In Your Home Infinite Bubble Wrap Pop…

Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 2: The Phantom Fortress is essentially Naruto: Narultimate Portable with added bells and whistles. Features like the instant fighting Heroes Mode and game sharing were expected. However, CyberConnect2 spent a little extra time tweaking characters like…