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Namco releases promo iPad/iPhone app for Pac-Man Battle Royale

Namco releases promo iPad/iPhone app for Pac-Man Battle Royale

Shaggy January 27, 2011 10

(Picture of the development version) Here’s a fantastic new idea for marketing a coin-op game, by using an app for a popular portable device to draw attention to a particular game. Namco America has

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EAG 2011 – Full report

EAG 2011 – Full report

HeavyElectricity January 26, 2011 3

The January trade show season is always exciting, isn’t it? New games, lots of people, general excitement. For a few days, a part of London is all about the amusement trade. This year, however,

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New Tekken Tag Tournament 2 screens to drool over

New Tekken Tag Tournament 2 screens to drool over

Shaggy January 17, 2011 2

Famitsu.com has a spread of new screens from the upcoming arcade fighter, Tekken Tag Tournament 2 by Namco and as always, they are something worth checking out. It’s true that it’s better to see

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Pac-Man Battle Royale now shipping

Pac-Man Battle Royale now shipping

Shaggy January 12, 2011 8

When Namco was revealing the different ways in which they celebrated Pac-Man’s 30th anniversary last year, no one product they revealed was more surprising than Pac-Man Battle Royale. We first got a chance to

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Namco’s new Augmented Reality game

Namco’s new Augmented Reality game

Shaggy January 2, 2011 1

(UPDATED) Here’s a nice way to start off the new year – with a look at a new concept for out-of-home entertainment venues that uses Augmented Reality. We’ve discussed various AR games in the

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New trailer for Tekken Tag Tournament 2

HeavyElectricity December 24, 2010 1

Namco’s latest trailer for Tekken Tag Tournament 2 shows that a lot of progress has been made since we last saw the game, back in November. New backgrounds have replaced the featureless stages from

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More details on Namco’s Maximum Heat

More details on Namco’s Maximum Heat

Shaggy December 5, 2010 0

Newsfeed 967 via We’ve already had some hands-on time with Namco’s latest racer, Dead Heat (see IAAPA coverage or search for Dead Heat here in case you missed it) but we haven’t seen much

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IAAPA 2010 – Namco Booth

IAAPA 2010 – Namco Booth

Shaggy November 19, 2010 3

Next up as part of our IAAPA 2010 coverage is Namco. Like Amusement Expo, the company had a large booth where Pac-Man was a big star but they also had plenty of other new

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IAAPA Pics Round 2

IAAPA Pics Round 2

Shaggy November 16, 2010 2

If you have been following my Twitter feed today then you have probably seen a number of grainy photos from the IAAPA show floor (or Round 1)- I didn’t have time to post everything

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Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 4 coming in 2011 + Dragon Ball Heroes video

Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 4 coming in 2011 + Dragon Ball Heroes video

Shaggy November 13, 2010 9

Newsfeed 955 via What you see above is the official logo for the next installment of Namco’s technical arcade racing title, Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 4. Unfortunately, the logo and a release date of

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