Vader’s apprentice on Soulcalibur IV

Thursday, June 12th, 2008

So here’s the thing: the wise and good people at Namco Bandai decided to put a few Star Wars characters in their Soulcaliber fighting game series. BUT they put Darth Vader in the PS3 version and Yoda in the XBox 360 version, and so never the twain shall meet.
Enter the guy above, Starkiller, Vader’s Sith [...]

Gaming consoles killing Japanese arcades?

Monday, May 19th, 2008

Japan’s $6.9 billion arcade gaming isustry has been hit hard by the increasing popularity of TV gaming consoles, particularly the Nintendo Wii, according to reports.
Sega Sammy Holdings Inc. plans to close a quarter of its outlets, while rival Namco Bandai Holdings has announced that it will shut down roughly 20 percent of its [...]