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Infogrames strikes Namco Bandai deal

Namco Bandai has acquired a 34 per cent stake in Infogrames’ European and Asian distribution operations, in turn creating a new ‘standalone entity’ that will handle the distribution of both businesses’ boxed product as well as other publishers’ titles. The newly-formed group will boast Infogrames’ existing global distribution network, and …

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Namco Bandai Q1 profits down 63%

Namco Bandai has posted 1.02 billion Japanese yen ($9.4 million) in net profit for the three months to June 30th, 2008 – 63 per cent down from the previous year. Revenues stood at 90 billion yen ($826m), a dip of 6.4 per cent year-on-year, whilst operating income for the first …

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UK CHART: SoulCalibur IV debuts at No.1

Ubisoft and Namco Bandai’s SoulCalibur IV has hit the top spot in the official ChartTrack/ELSPA All Formats in its debut week. The title – which contains playable Star Wars characters – represents the first All Formats No.1 for the SoulCalibur franchise since SoulCalibur II, which was released on GameCube, PS2 …

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