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Namco has announced Soul Calibur V, it takes place 17 years after the last game, and thus far the only two confirmed characters are Siegfried (of course) and Patroklos, the son of Sophitia Alexandra, although I would imagine other series favorites will return as well, like Ivy, Taki, Talim and Raphael. That's about all we know, apart from the fact that this is a fighting game, there will be character creation, and the new character of Patroklos looks like kind of a wiener. Read more.

Namco officially confirms a new game in the Ace Combat series. Well, actually, it's more of a reboot than a sequel. Anyhow, Ace Combat Assault Horizon is being referred to as a fast, "in-your-face" and "vicious" aerial combat game...

Namco Bandai Partners VP, Olivier Comte. commented recently that Ubisoft's controversial DRM system is "a good strategy" - albeit only because there isn't a better alternative at the moment he said. Namco stressed that until something better is brought to the table, Ubisoft DRM scheme - which requires a constant Internet connection - is what's best...

Jack Slate returns, along with his faithful little pooch, Shadow. If I recall, the original Dead to Rights game was quite fun and I was looking forward to checking this out. Here's a snip: Jack can also perform lethal and rather brutal takedowns when charges up from performing a variety of moves...

Saber Interactive, the creators of the shooter TimeShift, are now in the process of bringing a new title to the market - a co-op action game that features "a revolutionary gravity manipulation engine." They're calling the game Inversion and are preparing it for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 platforms...

Namco Bandai Games is getting together with Heavenly Sword developer Ninja Theory to work on a project for called Enslaved. The game is being developed for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. "Set in a postapocalyptic America, the game tells the story of slaves forced to work together for survival...

Namco reveals the company's official lineup for the upcoming GamesCom 2009 in Cologne (August 19th – 23rd). - Tekken 6 (Xbox 360, PS3) - Dragon Ball: Raging Blast (Xbox 360, PS3) - Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo (Wii) - One Piece Unlimited Cruise 2 (Wii) - Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the new world (Wii) - Family Trainer: Extreme Challenge (Wii) - Katamari Forever (PS3) - Champions Online (PC)

It's been whispered lately that Namco Bandai plans to revive its Dead to Rights series, which last made an appearance back in 2005. Namco just made an entirely new series official. Scheduled to arrive this fall, Dead to Rights: Retribution is being developed for Sony's PlayStation 3 and Microsoft's Xbox 360...

Ah, Soulcalibur IV... Adding bouncing-boobies to the game and featuring Yoda and Darth as playable characters clearly paid off. Namco Bandai revealed that they sold 2 million copies worldwide since the game launched on July 29 in the United States and on July 31 across Europe and Japan. Soulcalibur IV is currently available in Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 variants. Our review of the Xbox 360 version of Soulcalibur IV here.

Soul Calibur IV for the Xbox 360 has finally arrived. Yep, we chose "Light," which means we got Yoda as the bonus character, whereas PS3 owners will get "Darkness" with Darth Vader. No other differences between the two versions, really. The game features online play for the first time in the history of the series and introduces some nifty improvements as well. Find out more in our Soul Calibur IV review.

Ubisoft's upcoming Prince of Persia isn't the only game in the making to use cel-shaded style graphics. Anime-ispired action game, Afro Samurai, is currently in development at Namco Bandai and is beginning to take shape. Initially announced in Febraury 2008...

Namco Bandai reveals its next project - Splatterhouse. The X360/PS3 action game tells the story of a college student named Rick Taylor as he tries to rescue his girlfriend, Jennifer, who has disappeared after entering the mysterious and run-down West Mansion...

Namco is still keen on pushing its beat-'em-up franchises. Their next game in the popular Soul Calibur series will feature plenty of cool elements that should be enough to entangle both the average console gamer, as well as SC devotees. Oh and Yoda and Vader make an appearance too. Read our Soul Calibur IV preview here. We've also included a batch of new screenshots.