Developer- and Publisher-specific Articles: Namco Bandai Games

Ace Combat Assault Horizon – multiplayer details, screens released

Ace Combat Assault Horizon (360, PC) Multiplayer Detailed Announced - Screenshot 1

Ace Combat Assault Horizon is closing in on its October 11 release date, so to get everyone primed for its release, Namco Bandai has announce additional details about the multiplayer component. (Tricky devils!) The four mode are: Co-op, Capital Conquest, Deathmatch, and Domination. To help keep players abreast about their performance, a website will be set up that will keep track of rankings and offer ways for the community to keep in touch with one another as well as Project Aces team members. Additional details about each mode, and some new shots, can be found below.

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DLC, PlayStation 3 News, Xbox 360 News

Dark Souls dated, torment to ensue next month

Dark Souls (360, PS3) Release Date Announcement - Screenshot 1

Looks like you’ll want to budget for an extra controller next month: Dark Souls will be hitting store shelves on October 4 for the 360 and PS3. The spiritual successor to 2009′s PS3-exclusive tough-as-nail action-RPG, Demon’s Souls, finds developer From Software returning to torment gamers with a new quest that will have them facing more traps and creatures on a search for the Eternal Flame of Life. Steel yourself for more fist-pumping in rage and cries of despair as all those precious souls slip away from a stupid mistake—the official site address is PrepearetoDie.com, after all.

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PlayStation 3 News, Xbox 360 News

Katamari Damacy heading to roll up PS Vita

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Roll on, Katamari Damacy, roll on! Namco Bandai has announced that a new entry in the world-rolling series will be released for the PlayStation Vita. As the Prince, players will complete tasks given by the King of All Cosmos by using the front and rear touch screens to create more giant balls of strange junk.

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PlayStation Vita News

Ace Combat Assault Horizon Legacy dated, screens released

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Ace Combat is hitting the third dimension this November with Ace Combat Assault Horizon Legacy for the 3DS. Legacy will feature touch screen targeting and, per publisher Namco Bandai, “exciting dogfights and high-altitude acrobatics, all in 3D for the first-time in the history of the legendary aerial combat franchise.”

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Ace Combat Assault Horizon demo launches on Live, PSN

Ace Combat Assault Horizon (360, PS3) Demo and Screenshot Announcement - Screenshot 1

A new single-player demo has launched for Project Aces’ latest Ace Combat, Assault Horizon, on Live Marketplace and PS Network. The demo includes two missions, one in Miami and another in East Africa, with the chance to pilot a jet fighter and, for the first time in the series, a helicopter. The Miami mission introduces Assault Horizon’s hero, Bishop, while players will get to meet the new protagonist, Markov, in East Africa as they support Delta Force operatives.

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PlayStation 3 News, Xbox 360 News

Ace Combat Assault Horizon – craft lineup, screens released

Ace Combat Assault Horizon (360, PS3) August Screenshots - Screenshot 1

Namco Bandai has announced the full list of the 30-plus pilotable aircraft in the upcoming Ace Combat Assault Horizon. The next release in the long-running series will be available on October 11 for the 360 and PS3.

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PlayStation 3 News, Xbox 360 News

Galaga Legions DX launches on PS Network

Galaga Legions DX (360, PS3) PSN Launch Announcement - Screenshot 1

The DX line continues today with the release of Galaga Legions DX on the PS Network. Following the release of Pac-Man Championship Edition DX, the team continues their work of revamping Namco Bandai classics by cranking the alien invasion notch up to 11. Players will now have to fight through 10 areas filled with thousands of Galagians—I’m going to go ahead and stick with that—that now utilize unique formations for each stage. Players get a boost as well in the form of new offensive and defensive abilities, such as Focus Fire, which increases the ship’s rate of fire the closer enemies gets. As a nod to the past, the game can also be customized with new or classic ships and sprites.

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PlayStation 3 News

Ace Combat Assault Horizon – box art released

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Namco Bandai has revealed the final box art for the next instalment in the long-running Ace Combat franchise, Ace Combat Assault Horizon. The 360, PS3 release is set to hit store shelves on October 11.

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PlayStation 3 News, Xbox 360 News

Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Prologue and Bowl info, screens released

Tekken Hybrid (PS3) Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Prologue Announcement - Screenshot 1

Namco Bandai made some Tekken-style waves at Comic-Con last week, with the announcement of the inclusion of Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Prologue with Tekken Hybrid and Tekken Bowl for iOS.

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Apple Handheld, PlayStation 3 News

New Street Fighter x Tekken characters, screenshots revealed

Street Fighter x Tekken (360, PS3, Vita) Comic-Con Character Announcement - Screenshot 1

The Comic-Con announcements continue with Capcom revealing four new fighters for their upcoming crossover Street Fighter x Tekken. Joining the cast are Street Fighter’s Dhalsim, Steve, and Poison (also of Final Fight fame) as well as Tekken’s Yoshimitsu.

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PlayStation 3 News, PlayStation Vita News, Xbox 360 News