News Former Bandai Namco president Shukuo Ishikawa dies aged 69 Bandai Namco said it was "deeply grateful for the support and kindness shown to him during his lifetime" Sept. 25, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Tekken boss says microtransactions are prevalent because dev costs are larger Katsuhiro Harada says that Tekken 8 is "more than double or nearly triple the cost of Tekken 7" Feb. 28, 2024 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Namco founder Masaya Nakumura passes away 91-year-old transformed amusement ride company into long-running video games publisher Jan. 30, 2017 James Batchelor
News Wolfenstein takes UK #2, but Project Cars stays on top Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster debuts in fifth May 18, 2015 Dan Pearson
News Project Cars gets second release delay Slightly Mad Studios racer now set for early April Feb. 18, 2015 Rachel Weber
News Developer Shiftylook shutting down "The heavy lifting is completed - and so is our work" March 11, 2014 Rachel Weber
News Namco Bandai charges $55 for iOS iDOLM@STER The iOS versions of last year's PSP title go for a hefty sum April 22, 2013 Mike Williams
News Namco Bandai and Codies expand distribution deal Namco Bandai to distribute GRID 2 in the UK Feb. 11, 2013 Rachel Weber
News Namco Bandai boosts profits despite flat game sales Tekken Tag Tournament 2 the publisher's only game to break 1 million units this fiscal year Feb. 6, 2013 Matthew Handrahan
News Ni no Kuni special edition oversold, customer orders cancelled Avid fans are having trouble getting ahold of Namco Bandai's newest RPG Jan. 25, 2013 Mike Williams
News Ni No Kuni: Marketing magic "You're always going to get a gamer that just wants to shoot things" Jan. 24, 2013 Rachel Weber
News Namco planning Dave & Busters-style restaurant The Chicago area could be home to Namco's new venture Jan. 4, 2013 Mike Williams
News Namco sees 15% revenue rise YoY Has shifted 840,000 copies of Tekken Tag Tournament 2 since September Nov. 2, 2012 Rachel Weber
News Dark Souls director pondering easier difficulty mode Hidetaka Miyazaki wants Dark Souls to be "satisfying rather than difficult" Sept. 4, 2012 Mike Williams
News Namco Bandai Q1 profits up 200 per cent Japanese publisher resurgent as Soul Calibur V hits lifetime sales of 1.38 million Aug. 3, 2012 Matthew Handrahan
News Japan formalises 'complete gacha' ban Randomised item mechanic made illegal by Consumer Affairs Agency May 18, 2012 Dan Pearson
News Namco leads Japanese sales in March Beats Sega and Nintendo to take 40 per cent of software revenues April 17, 2012 Rachel Weber
News Namco Bandai founds new company to handle all development Namco Bandai Studio to deal with both new and existing IP Feb. 10, 2012 Dan Pearson
News Namco Bandai to absorb Tales Studio Wholly owned studio to be dissolved in January, pending approval from the board Nov. 21, 2011 Matthew Handrahan
News Dark Souls: 1.5 million shipped worldwide Namco Bandai and From Software ship 620,000 copies of cult RPG in the US alone Nov. 2, 2011 Rachel Weber
News Namco Bandai doubles six month profit forecast Strong sales lead to predictions of ¥7.8 billion net income Oct. 27, 2011 Dan Pearson
News Namco Bandai and DeNA launch new mobile venture BDNA Inc to start operations in October, will focus on social gaming for smartphones Aug. 22, 2011 Rachel Weber
News Namco Bandai enters legal dispute with Witcher 2 dev Publisher reportedly suing over THQ acquiring publishing rights to 360 SKU July 8, 2011 Dan Pearson
News Carlson Choi tells Nintendo to back 3DS pricing Namco Bandai marketing VP says to ignore calls for price drop June 9, 2011 Dan Pearson
News Namco Bandai confirmed for Eurogamer Expo Ridge Racer Unbounded, Inversion and Dark Souls all playable at consumer show May 18, 2011 Dan Pearson