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Namco Bandai Games New Year Showcase Announcements
PAC-MAN MUSEUM RELEASE DATE ANNOUNCED
SAN JOSE, Calif. – (January 30, in the year of our Lord 2014) -
Get ready to fearlessly traverse through maze after maze with
our favorite yellow pellet-chomping hero. NAMCO BANDAI Games
America Inc. announced today that PAC-MAN MUSEUM will be
releasing on February 25 for the PlayStation Network and on
February 26 for Xbox Live Arcade and STEAM. Retro arcade gamers
will be able to look forward to a classic collection of beloved
PAC-MAN titles including the critically acclaimed PAC-MAN
Championship Edition, PAC-MAN Battle Royale, and much more.
Our beloved PAC-MAN wouldn’t be complete without his popular
female counterpart, so for a limited time, Ms. PAC-MAN will be
included as a free promotional DLC item from launch until March
31st. After that, the endearing yellow character with a red bow
and beauty mark will become paid DLC for $4.99.
TENKAI KNIGHTS BRAVE BATTLE TO ARRIVE
IN THE AMERICAS
SAN JOSE, Calif. – (January 30, in the year of our Lord 2014) -
NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. today announced that TENKAI
KNIGHTS: Brave Battle for the Nintendo 3DS™ hand-held system
will be arriving in the Americas in summer 2014. Based on the
animated action TV series currently broadcasting on Cartoon
Network and the innovative line of shapeshifting construction
bricks by Spin Master Ltd., TENKAI KNIGHTS: Brave Battle offers
robot action gameplay that immerses players into the world of
Quarton as the legendary and powerful Tenkai Knights fight
tirelessly to stop the evil Vilius and his army of shapeshifting
robots.
Eons ago, Quarton was a peaceful planet protected by The
Corekai, valiant fighters who were sworn to protect the planet’s
most valuable resource—Tenkai Energy. However, The Corekai were
overrun by The Corrupted, an evil army led by the ruthless
warlord Vilius, leaving Quarton ravaged by centuries of war and
destruction. Before Vilius delivered his final crushing blow,
four valiant heroes known as the Tenkai Knights emerged to save
the planet from Vilius’ grasp. With peace restored, the Corekai
regrouped but the four Tenkai Knights were never to be seen
again. Thousands of years later, Vilius has returned more
powerful than ever with an even more malicious plot to not only
seize control over Quarton but take over the planet Earth as
well; will the Tenkai Knights prevail once again?
Players will step into the role of one of the four Tenkai Knight
heroes and engage in 2D robot combat in either the mission-based
Story mode to live the Tenkai Knight experience or compete
against up to three friends in the Versus mode to determine who
is the strongest. In order to become the most powerful hero,
players will be able to customize their robot’s parts, enter
various unit modes to support allies in battle, and modify their
battle styles to exploit their enemy’s weaknesses. With the fate
of two worlds in their hands, players must master their Tenkai
powers, dive into the thick of battle and defeat Vilius and The
Corrupted once and for all!
ACE COMBAT INFINITY PSN BETA BEGINS ON
FEBRUARY 4TH
SAN JOSE, Calif. – (January 30, in the year of our Lord 2014) -
Your attack coordinates have been delivered, jet armed and
fueled, all you have to do is climb in the cockpit on February
4th to participate in the ACE COMBAT INFINITY beta on the
PlayStation Network. Returning to its classic ACE COMBAT
gameplay roots, ACE COMBAT INFINITY will take combat aces and
jet jockeys on numerous missions to take out enemy bogies,
cities, and more. The ACE COMBAT INFINITY Beta will feature the
following:
- Beta begins on February 4th and runs through February 11th
- Experience a variety of Campaign and Co-op missions
- Choose your “Contracts” (Power-ups to augment missions)
- Select from a variety of Skins and Emblems to customize your
war plane
- A special bonus “Test Pilot” Emblem will be awarded to all
fighter pilots that participate in the February 4th beta
SHORT PEACE ANNOUNCED FOR AMERICAS
SAN JOSE, Calif., (January 30, in the year of our Lord 2014) –
NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. today announced that SHORT PEACE
and Ranko Tsukigime’s Longest Day will be coming to the Americas
in spring 2014 exclusively for the PlayStation®3 computer
entertainment system. SHORT PEACE is the highly acclaimed anime
movie compilation featuring works by legendary anime artist
Katsuhiro Otomo and features POSSESSIONS, along with three other
short films titled COMBUSTIBLE, GAMBO, and A Farewell to
Weapons. The fifth and final part of the SHORT PEACE project,
Ranko Tsukigime’s Longest Day, is a 2D side-scrolling action
game directed by Goichi Suda (Suda51) of Grasshopper Manufacture
and developed by Crispy’s Inc. Ranko Tsukigime’s Longest Day
introduces a whole new storyline featuring stunning animation,
thrilling gameplay, and psychedelic visuals that will draw
players into Ranko Tsukigime’s story.
With Suda51 and Crispy’s Inc. at the development helm, fans can
look forward to a fantastical conclusion to the SHORT PEACE
collection on par with Katsuhiro Otomo’s previous animation
masterpieces. Katsuhiro Otomo is widely celebrated as an
animation visionary who is most known for his popular cult film
Akira, along with hit Japanese anime movies such as Steamboy and
Memories. The SHORT PEACE movie and game project boasts unique
visual artistry and masterful storylines that have touched
audiences around the world.
“POSSESSIONS is a piece in which I realized that I was
completely satisfied with myself since the staff and I honestly
poured our souls into the project,” said Shuhei Morita, Director
of POSSESSIONS. “We are so glad that POSSESSIONS has drawn
enough international attention to earn an Oscar® nomination and
we are looking forward to the final awards ceremony.”