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Project CARS is No.1 in the UK All Formats Top 40 for the second week running, and is the first Bandai Namco game to achieve this feat since Ridge Racer Type 4 in 1999. The publisher’s racing title maintains the top spot in spite of a 64 per cent drop …
Read More »VIDEO: Bandai Namco releases launch trailer as The Witcher 3 campaign ramps up
The concluding chapter in CD Projekt Red’s trilogy of RPGs starring monster-slayer Geralt is days from release. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will land on PS4, Xbox One and PC next Tuesday, May 19th. This follows two delays for the game, the latest pushing it from February into this month, …
Read More »Twitch bans Witcher 3 streaming after copies leak in UAE
Video streaming platform Twitch has warned users who may have obtained an early copy of The Witcher 3 not to stream the game online. Reports cropped up late last week of the game going on sale in the United Arab Emirates. It’s not due for release until May 19th. With …
Read More »Project CARS is the first racing sim to claim No.1 in UK retail charts since 2013
Bandai Namco’s long-anticipated crowdfunded driving game has zoomed to number one in the UK charts. Project CARS shot to the top in its debut week, making it the first four-wheeled racing sim title to take the position since Codemasters’ GRID 2 two years ago in 2013. Launched on PS4, Xbox …
Read More »Tamagotchi Classic for Apple Watch tops iPhone App Store charts
The resurrection of ‘90s virtual pet simulator Tamagotchi in the form of an app for Apple Watch has seen it shoot to number one in the paid App Store charts. Bandai Namco originally reintroduced the Japanese toy craze to iOS back in 2013. Last week, however, saw the mobile reincarnation …
Read More »Bandai Namco launches Galaga Tekken crossover
An unlikely union of brands has arrived on iOS to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Tekken series. Available now on iOS and Android, Galaga: Tekken 20th Anniversary Edition takes the traditional shooter and replaces the ships with Tekken characters. It also offers some extra mechanics, such as the ability …
Read More »Bandai Namco recruits Hamilton for Project CARS competition
Bandai Namco has teamed up with racing driver Nicolas Hamilton in its latest PR push behind Project CARS. The half-brother of F1 champion Lewis will judge a competition where children aged six to 14 must design a car of the future. The winning entry will receive a PS4, a frame …
Read More »Next-gen Adventure Time game on the way from Little Orbit
Finn and Jake are familiar faces on smartphones, but now the pair are preparing to make their bow on next-gen consoles. Adventure Time: Finn and Jake Investigations is in development at Vicious Cycle for PS4, Xbox One, Wii U, PS3, Xbox 360, 3DS and PC. Bandai Namco will distribute with …
Read More »Year-old Dark Souls 2 bug is finally being fixed
Developer From Software has finally decided to address a bug that has affected players of Dark Souls 2 on PC since release. The game across all formats features a weapons degradation system that sees the durability of an equipped weapon decrease every time it stikes. How quickly it decreases depends …
Read More »Bandai Namco is making the Pixels mobile game
Upcoming movie Pixel will be joined by an associated mobile game from Bandai Namco. The free-to-play title takes the Sony Pictures Entertainment film and turns it into a tower defence title. Notably it will, like the movie, star characters from across the publisher spectrum including Pac-Man, Frogger and Q*bert. "With …
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