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Hacker Group Claims Elden Ring Publisher Is Its Latest Victim
11.7.2022
Bandai Namco, the Japanese publisher behind the Ace Combat, Dragon Ball Z, and Dark Souls games, appears to be the latest major gaming company to suffer a major hack. The ransomware group BlackCat added the Elden Ring publisher to its list of victims earlier today, though it’s not yet clear...
I Like Bandai Namco's New Logo
5.5.2022
Last year, Japanese publisher Bandai Namco announced that it was doing away with its logo, the same one it had used since the two formerly separate companies had merged all the way back in 2006.Read more
Elden Ring Players Are Getting Soft-Banned After Picking Up Hacked Underwear
18.4.2022
There are many dangers in Elden Ring. Walk through any field or turn any corner in the Lands Between and you’re sure to meet an unceremonious end. However, there seems to be something else for players to fear far more than even Radahn himself. That’s Fia’s underwear, the Deathbed Smalls, which...
Man Arrested For Allegedly Sending Death Threats To Sega
21.3.2022
A 54-year-old resident of Toyokawa, Japan, was arrested on March 16 for allegedly sending repeated death threats to Sega. Read more
Gundam Anime Studio Is Changing Its Official Name
8.2.2022
Founded in 1972, Sunrise Inc. is one of Japan’s most famous anime studios. The studio’s corporate name will be no more starting this spring.IT Media reports that Sunrise will become Bandai Namco Filmworks as of April 1st 2022. Bandai Namco Arts and Bandai Namco Marketing will merge with Sunrise...
Pachinko Is Not Doing Well In Japan
31.1.2022
Japan’s pachinko industry, a bulwark in the country’s amusement industry, has been hit hard during the pandemic. According to pachinko news site Green Belt, nearly 640 pachinko parlors closed in 2021. As of December 2021, there were 7,637 pachinko parlors affiliated with the Japan Amusement...
For $24,000, You Can Buy Tecmo Koei Gold Coins
28.10.2021
Kou Shibusawa isn’t only one of Koei’s founders, he is also a game creator, a producer, and a brand name. As part of Koei Tecmo’s celebration of 40 years of the Kou Shibusawa banner, the company is offering some expensive gold coins. Interested?Read more
Bandai Namco Changed Its Logo And Fans Think It Kinda Sucks
1.10.2021
In 2005, Bandai and Namco merged, and the following year, Bandai Namco was born. To mark the new conglomerate, the company got a yellow, red, and orange logo with the company’s name in white font. It’s not a bad look, and stands out among Japanese game companies. But next year, Bandai Namco...
Konami Fires Soccer Star After Racism Controversy
8.7.2021
Last month, Barcelona and France star Antoine Griezmann was announced as a global ambassador for Yu-Gi-Oh! He’s now been dropped from that role after a video emerged of a teammate saying some pretty bad shit to their Japanese hotel staff.Read more
The Stranger Of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin Demo Is Corrupt And Unplayable
14.6.2021
As promised during Square Enix’s E3 2021 presentation, the playable demo for action game spin-off Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin has been available for download on the PlayStation 5 since yesterday afternoon. Unfortunately, the demo has been corrupt and completely unplayable the whole...
All The Pre-E3 2021 Leaks
10.6.2021
Officially, E3 doesn’t start until June 12. But leaks don’t follow a schedule. So for those out there who love spoilers or who hate waiting for news, we’ve rounded up all the pre-E3 2021 leaks into one convenient place. Read more
Manga Artist Hiro Mashima Is Teaming Up With Square Enix For A Totally New RPG
22.4.2021
Award-winning manga artist Hiro Mashima, best known for the smash hit Fairy Tail, is joining forces with Square Enix for an entirely new fantasy role-playing game called Gate of Nightmares for iOS and Android.Read more
Nexon Is Investing $1.5 Billion In Konami, Sega, Namco Bandai, And More
30.3.2021
This week, Nexon announced that last year the company greenlit up to $1.5 billion worth of investments in Konami Holdings, Bandai Namco Holdings, Sega Sammy Holdings, and Hasbro.Read more
Legend Of Mana’s Grand Score Helps Me Take Its BS Seriously
3.3.2021
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s ongoing hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today, it’s time to revisit an obscure PS1 classic from Square Soft’s JRPG heyday, which had some of the chillest city-builder tunes around. I’m talking about Legend of Mana,...
Another Man Arrested For Sending Death Threats To Square Enix
26.2.2021
A resident of Saitama, Japan is in police custody after sending death threats to Square Enix. A suspect named Toshiyuki Kan sent thirty-seven of them to the game maker last November.Read more
Project Triangle Strategy Just Became One Of My Most Anticipated Games
18.2.2021
Think back to the last argument you had. Did you sway the other person to your side? How much effort did that take? That tug-of-war—the fraught nature of persuasion, and the notion that you don’t initially know if you’ve pulled it off—is the unexpected crux of Project Triangle Strategy, an upcoming...