Neowin News Feed for: Namco

Masaya Nakamura, the "Father of Pac-Man" and founder of Namco, has died

Christopher White — Tue, 31 Jan 2017 04:16:02 +0000

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. Read more...

Namco's unusual loading screen mini-game patent has expired

Chris Schroeder — Thu, 03 Dec 2015 22:54:01 +0000

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. Read more...

Galaga comes to Android devices for free

Paul Ferson — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 01:27:49 +0000

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. Read more...

The characters and soundtrack to be expected in Street Fighter X Tekken

Jake Durasamy — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:52:20 +0000

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. Read more...

Bandai Namco Using PS3 Cell in Arcade

Joe Cashman — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 22:36:27 +0000

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... Read more...

Namco narrows Ace Combat 5 release date

Wed, 26 May 2004 05:27:58 +0000

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,"... Read more...

Namco prepares to celebrate 50th anniversary next year

Sun, 23 May 2004 15:38:24 +0000

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... Read more...

Namco Releases Tekken 5 Teaser

Marcel Klum — Sat, 08 May 2004 08:20:45 +0000

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... Read more...

Namco & Hip Interactive Deal To Bring Video Games to PC

Marcel Klum — Wed, 17 Sep 2003 18:19:30 +0000

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... Read more...

Sega courted by Namco

Thu, 17 Apr 2003 08:19:41 +0000

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... Read more...

Namco and Sega Bring GameCube to the Arcades

Marcel Klum — Sun, 24 Feb 2002 10:37:04 +0000

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... Read more...