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The founder of Namco, the company that brought us such games as Pac-Man, Dig Dug, Galaga, and Time Crisis, passed away last week and was announced to the public today. He was 91 years old.
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An unusual patent was granted to Namco over a loading screen mini game that has prevented most game companies from duplicating the idea in modern games. That patent has now expired.
Galaga, that Namco gem of the 1980s, has reached Android devices. Entitled 'Special Edition', the game is free and - according to the Play Store description - compatible with pretty much everything.
Street Fighter X Tekken is about a month away from release, so it's about time we learn the full character list, the soundtrack and the exclusive content to expect when the game drops in March.
Bandai Namco is developing arcade games using the Cell chip from Sony's PlayStation 3. The deal between the publisher and format holder will mark the first time that Sony's Cell processor has been used commercially...
Publisher's site now says its high-flying PlayStation 2 sequel is due in November. Today, Namco announced the release date for Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War--sort of, anyway. Instead of "Fall 2004,"...
Japanese publisher Namco has announced plans to commemorate its fiftieth year of operation next year, with a special 50-year logo to be used on a variety of promotional campaigns and advertisements. Founded in...
While Namco's Tekken 5 won't be officially unveiled until E3 next week, there's a tiny teaser for the game available at Namco's new Japanese webpage promoting the series. If you check out Tekken-Official.jp today, there's...
Namco Hometek Inc. announced today that it has expanded its relationship with Hip Interactive Corp to license several of Namco's key video-game properties for the PC. Hip Interactive will develop and distribute PC versions of...
Japanese software maker Namco Ltd , known for its "Tekken" fighting games, said on Thursday it wants struggling fellow game maker Sega Corp, creator of "Sonic the Hedgehog," to reopen merger talks. A...
In a surprising move, Nintendo Co. Ltd announced today that they'll be developing a GameCube arcade board known as the Triforce with Namco and Sega. According to Nintendo's news story this cooperative...
