If Ace Combat: Assault Horizon can have Idolm@ster themed jets, Ridge Racer can have Idolm@ster cars. (I think?) Well, you’re getting them anyway, as downloadable content.

World Race mode has three different kinds of multiplayer options. Ghost Battle lets players exchange data with other players through Near, Wi-Fi, and 3G.

Touch My Katamari’s new feature lets players stretch a katamari using the rear touch pad. This will let the Prince squeeze into small spaces or grab a whole bunch of objects at once with a wide katamari.

Ridge Racer for PlayStation Vita will be a racing game, of course, but I that’s not the game I got to play.

A new trailer for Ridge Racer Unbounded has a bit of what looks like in-game footage.

This week, Namco released a short CG teaser trailer for their destructive Ridge Racer game.

This information comes via the most amusing third-party Iwata Asks yet.

Namco’s PS One classic is headed to the PlayStation Network.

A new promo video finally gives us a look at Ridge Racer 3D in motion.

Namco are putting Ridge Racer games on both the 3DS and the iPad.

Ridge Racer 3D has an alternate control scheme that sounds similar to Mario Kart DS.

The Ridge Racer series is a staple of system launches, so it’s no surprise that the Nintendo 3DS too receives an incarnation of the popular drift-racing series.

Screenshots of Ridge Racer on the Nintendo 3DS are drifting your way.

Namco Bandai are looking to be a heavy proponent of 3D technology in games.

Perhaps, we’ve forgotten about the “It’s Ridge Racer joke”, which means it’s time for a new Ridge Racer game.

While the video game market shrinks in Japan many Japanese publishers are looking at expanding in the West. I spoke with two producers from Namco Bandai Games America about the paradigm shift and what kinds of franchises they have access to.